At the time that the yuan is becoming internationalized the Chinese economy is slowing, and the Shanghai stock market is a roller coaster of volatility.
Where
Gleacher Center
300
450 Cityfront Plaza Drive
Chicago, Illinois
Driving Directions:
See www.gleachercenter.com
NOTE ON PARKING
300 East Illinois Street (AMC Theater-River East Self Park Garage)
$8.00 after 3:00 pm on weekdays and all day Saturday and Sunday for a 12-hour period
Garage: Self Park Facility
Payment: Automated; at pay-stations by cash or credit card or upon exit pay by credit card only.
To receive discounted rate: There is a card validator at the first floor security desk of the Gleacher Center. You will only need to insert your parking card in the validator and the new price will be automatically applied. When you leave the lot you will be charged for the lower $8.00 fee.
Detailed Directions
Garage is located next to PJ Clarks and below the AMC Theater.
a) When traveling east on Illinois cross over Columbus and enter the Garage on the left (north) side of the street
b) If driving west on Grand (north of Theater), you can enter the garage ½ block before Columbus on the left (south) side of the street.
Event Details
At the time that the yuan is becoming internationalized, the Chinese economy is slowing, and the Shanghai stock market is a roller coaster of volatility, there are mixed signals whether the government is committed to liberalizing the state-controlled economy or to continuing the management of the economy for social order and harmony. Was the recent devaluation a move to spur economic growth or a decision to make exchange rates more market driven? Mr Ma, who focuses on investment and policy programs, as well as leads various research projects and activities at the Institute's think tank, will assess these recent actions and their implications for the global economy.
6pm-6:30pm: Networking
6:30pm-8pm: Presentation
8pm-9pm: Drinks at The Midway Club, 5th floor
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Deadline: 9/9/2015
Speaker Profiles
Damien Ma (Speaker)
Fellow, Paulson Institute
http://www.paulsoninstitute.org/
Damien Ma is Fellow at the Paulson Institute, focused on investment and policy programs, as well as leads on various research projects and activities at the Institute's think tank. He is the co-author of the book, In Line Behind a Billion People: How Scarcity Will Define China's Ascent in the Next Decade. He currently also serves as an adjunct lecturer at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Previously, Ma was a lead China and Mongolia analyst at Eurasia Group, the political risk research and advisory firm. He specialized in analyzing the intersection between Chinese policies and markets, with a particular focus on energy and commodities, industrial policy, elite politics, US-China relations, and social policies. His advisory and analytical work served a range of clients from institutional investors and multinational corporations to the US government. Prior to joining Eurasia Group, he was a manager of publications at the US-China Business Council in Washington, DC. He also worked in public relations firm H-Line Ogilvy in Beijing, where he served major multinational clients.
In addition, Ma has published widely, including in the The Atlantic online, New York Times, Foreign Affairs, The New Republic, Foreign Policy, and Bloomberg, among others. He has also appeared in a range of broadcast media such as the Charlie Rose Show, BBC, NPR, and CNBC. He also served as an adjunct instructor at Johns Hopkins SAIS in Washington, DC. Ma is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and was named a "99under33" foreign policy leader in 2012 by the Young Professionals in Foreign Policy. He speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese.
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Karl L. Buschmann
Co-chair
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