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China Goes Global: Managing U.S.-China Trade and Tech Competition

When

May 1, 2026 2:00pm – 5:00pm EDT

Where

Cyprus Room
Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ
453 John Lewis Freedom Pkwy NE
Atlanta, GA 30307

China Goes Global: Managing U.S.-China Trade and Tech Competition is a half-day event at Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà in Atlanta, Georgia.

Join us May 1 for a fireside chat with Ping Ni (President of Wanxiang America & Vice Chair of China General Chamber of Commerce), followed by panels on the challenges to productive co-existence and guidance for businesses navigating the turbulent U.S.-China relationship.

This event is free and open to the public. Parking at Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà is free.

All portions of this event will be held in the Cyprus Room at Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ. Follow signs for Executive Offices for the correct entrance.

China Focus Event

Event Schedule


2 – 2:15 p.m.
Opening Remarks

  • Chris Hobbs, Deputy Director, Peace Strategy and Operations, The Carter
    Center
  • Maggie Mers, Founder and CEO of MBM International Logistics
  • James Hoadley, Associate Director, Center for International Business Ed and Research, Georgia Tech

2:15 – 3 p.m.
Rebalancing the Relationship via Economic Opportunities
Keynote and Fireside Chat

  • Ping Ni, Chairman, Wanxiang America Corporation
  • Julian Chang, President, Chinese Globalization Association

3 – 3:55 p.m.
Challenges to Productive Co-existence

  • Moderator: Leigh Anne Liu, Professor & Director, Institute of International Business, GSU
  • Ker Gibbs, Executive in Residence, University of San Francisco
  • Penny Prime, Founding Director and Board Member, China Research Center

4:05 – 5:15 p.m.
Options for United States and Chinese Businesses in Times of Turbulence and Uncertainty

  • Moderator: Christina Liao, Vice President, SKIM
  • Shell Huang, Global Vice President, Research to Experimentation, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Ken Li, Principal, Hyper IDC System Integration, Asiacom-Americas
  • Lynne W. Wendt, Partner, Wendt & Temple
  • Pearl Cai, Founder, iSpring

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