High-Level Roundtable Series on American Competitiveness
Director: Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow
April 1, 2006 - Present
Part of CFR's Renewing America initiative and made possible by the generosity of the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation, this roundtable series brings high-level attention to issues that affect the competitiveness of the U.S. economy. Meetings have addressed issues such as reform of the U.S. corporate tax system, the effectiveness of the WTO dispute settlement process, and the U.S. approach to inward and outbound foreign investment.
Meetings
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Addressing the Challenge of State-Owned Enterprises
Presider: Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow
November 16, 2011
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U.S. Investment Policy
Speakers: Aaron Brickman, U.S. Department of Commerce
Jonathan Kallmer, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
J. Welby Leaman, U.S. Department of Treasury
Presider: Daniel M. Price, Sidley Austin LLP
December 16, 2010
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Trade and Climate Change: Integrating Economic and Environmental Goals
Speakers: Jason Bordoff, Director for Energy and Climate Change, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Mark Linscott, Assistant Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources
Presider: Edward Alden, Council on Foreign Relations
June 29, 2010
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A Conversation with Rob Davies
Speaker: Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry, Republic of South Africa
Presider: Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, CFR
October 2, 2009
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Financial Crisis and the Future: Perspectives from the Global Investment Community and Chinese Government
Presider: Adam Segal, Council on Foreign Relations
April 29, 2009
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Does DARPA Still Effectively Spur U.S. Technological Innovation?
Speaker: Erica Fuchs, Carnegie Mellon University
Presider: Adam Segal, Council on Foreign Relations
November 25, 2008
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Sustaining American Innovation in the Post-Scientific Society
Speaker: Christopher T. Hill, George Mason University
Presider: Adam Segal, Council on Foreign Relations
October 20, 2008
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The Bilateral Trade Agenda: Colombia, Panama, and Korea
Presider: Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: John Veroneau, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
December 20, 2007
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Managing Globalization: Trade Adjustment Assistance and Wage Insurance
Presider: Sebastian Mallaby, Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Robert J. LaLonde, Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
September 21, 2007
Roundtable Meeting
How Distorted Markets Undermine Free Trade: A New Agenda for Liberalization
Presider: Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, The Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Shanker A. Singham, Partner & Chairman, International Trade Group, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP
June 28, 2007
Roundtable Meeting
China Export Controls
Presider: Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Chris Padilla, Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of State
June 20, 2007
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Self Reliant Innovation and International Controversies: The Future of Intellectual Property in China
Presider: Adam Segal, Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow for China Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Mark Cohen, Senior IPR Attache, U.S. Embassy in Beijing
June 19, 2007
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Foreign Direct Investment: Keeping the United States Competitive in the Global Marketplace
Presider: Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, The Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Franklin L. Lavin, Under Secretary for International Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce
June 8, 2007
Roundtable Meeting
Information Technology and the East
Presider: Adam Segal, Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow for China Studies, The Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Jamie Popkin, Author, Gartner, Inc.
June 5, 2007
Roundtable Meeting
Outsourcing: Three Years Later
Presider: James P. Dougherty, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Business and Foreign Policy, The Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Frances Karamouzis, Research Director, Gartner Research
Catherine Mann, Professor, International Business School, Brandeis University
Matthew J. Slaughter, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Business and Globalization, The Council on Foreign Relations
May 2, 2007
Presentations:
- Frances Karamouzis, Research Director, Gartner Research (PDF 683KB)
- Matthew J. Slaughter, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Business and Globalization, The Council on Foreign Relations (Powerpoint 147KB)
- Catherine Mann, Professor, International Business School, Brandeis University (Powerpoint 839KB)
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Managing Risk at the Border: Finding a Balance Between Security and Openness
Presider: Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, The Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Stewart Verdery, President, Monument Policy Group, LLC
March 26, 2007
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Trade Policy and Competitiveness: What Can we Learn from Europe
Presider: Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, The Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: John Bruton, Head of Delegation, Delegation of the European Commission
March 21, 2007
Roundtable Meeting
The Patent Crisis
Speakers: James P. Dougherty, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Business and Foreign Policy, The Council on Foreign Relations
Josh Lerner, Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking, Harvard University
David Kappos, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, IBM Corporation
John Squires, Vice President, Chief Patent Counsel, Associate General Counsel, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
March 20, 2007
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Trade versus Security: An EU-U.S. Partnership to Confront the Global Challenge
Presider: Lee S. Wolosky, Partner, Boies, Schiller & Flexner
Speaker: Laszlo Kovacs, Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
March 7, 2007
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Atlas of Ideas with James Wilsdon
Presider: Adam Segal, Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow for China Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: James Wilsdon, Head of Science and Innovation, Science and Innovation Program, Demoa
February 12, 2007
Roundtable Meeting
In China’s Shadow: The Crisis of American Entrepreneurship
Presider: Adam Segal, Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow for China Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Reed Hundt, Senior Information Industries Adviser, McKinsey & Company, Inc.
January 29, 2007
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Should Central Banks Burst Asset Price Bubbles? A Debate
Speakers: Adam S. Posen, Senior Fellow, Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics
Nouriel Roubini, Associate Professor of Economics and International Business, New York University, Stern School of Business
Presider: Richard H. Clarida, Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Columbia University
October 24, 2006
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The Demutualization of America's Securities Exchanges: Lessons from the European Experience
Speaker: Rudiger von Rosen, Managing Director, Deutsches Aktieninstitut e.V.
Presider: John J. Phelan Jr., Retired Chairman, NYSE Group, Inc.
June 6, 2006
Roundtable Meeting
The Science Business: Reflections on the Biotechnology Experiment
Speaker: Gary Pisano, Harry E. Figgie, Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University School of Business
Presider: Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Global Environment and Energy Correspondent, The Economist
April 4, 2006
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Competing in a Global Economy: The President's Agenda
Speaker: Matthew J. Slaughter, Member, Council of Economic Advisors
Presider: Sebastian Mallaby, Op-Ed Columnist, The Washington Post
February 23, 2006
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