China Goes Global: Managing US-China Trade and Tech Competition is a half-day event at The Carter Center in Atlanta, GA. Join us May 1, 2026 from 2:00PM to 5:00PM.
This event is free and open to the public. Parking at The Carter Center is free.
All portions of this event will be held in The Cyprus Room at The Carter Center. Follow signs for Executive Offices for the correct entrance.
Event schedule:
2:00pm to 2:15 pm
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 pm to 3:00 pm
Rebalancing the relationship via economic opportunities
Keynote and Fireside Chat
Ping Ni, Chairman, Wanxiang America Corporation
Julian Chang, President, Chinese Globalization Association
3:00 pm to 3:55 pm
Challenges to productive co-existence
Moderator: Leigh Anne Liu, Professor & Director, Institute of International Business, GSU
Speakers:
Ker Gibbs, Executive in Residence, University of San Francisco
Penny Prime, Founding Director and Board Member, China Research Center
4:05 pm to 5:15 pm
Options for US and Chinese businesses in times of turbulence and uncertainty
Moderator: Christina Liao, Vice President, SKIM
Speakers:
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
We look forward to seeing you at The Carter Center!
