Inside International Washington

December 6 - 8, 2006

Agenda

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

Venue: Robert H. Smith School of Business, 2517 Van Munching Hall,
University of Maryland, College Park
6:30- 8:00 p.m. Welcome Reception
Welcoming Remarks- Dr. Howard Frank, Dean

Wednesday, December 6, 2006

Venue: Robert H. Smith School of Business, Ronald Reagan Building
8:00- 8:55 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00- 9:15 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Vinod K. Jain, Director, CIBER and Center for Global Business
Dr. V. Scott Koerwer, Associate Dean, Professional Programs
and Services
9:15- 10:15 a.m. Keynote Address: Next Steps in America's Trade Agenda
Ambassador Clayton Yeutter, Senior Advisor, Hogan & Hartson, LLP Former United States Trade Representative
10:15- 10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
10:45- 11:45 a.m. Implications of the Mid-Term Elections for America's Foreign Policy
Dr. Norman J. Ornstein, Resident Scholar,
American Enterprise Institute
11:45- 12:30 p.m. Business Lunch
Venue: International Monetary Fund
1:00- 2:30 p.m. IMF's Role and Experiences in Emerging Markets
Dr. Prakash Loungani, Chief of Communications, IMF
Venue: Council on Foreign Relations, Carnegie Endowment Building
3:30- 4:30 p.m. Religion, Foreign Policy, and Washington, D.C.
Ms. Nancy E. Roman, Vice President and Director, Washington Program, Council on Foreign Relations
Venue: Embassy of India
5:00- 6:30 p.m. Dr. V. S. Seshadri, Minister (Commercial), Indian Embassy

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Thursday, December 7, 2006

Venue: Peterson Institute for International Economics
8:30- 9:00 a.m. Coffee
9:00- 10:15 a.m. American Trade Politics
Dr. I.M. (Mac) Destler, Professor, School of Public Policy,
University of Maryland
10:15- 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break
10:30- 11:45 a.m. U.S. National Security and Inward Foreign Direct Investment
Dr. Edward M. Graham, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
11:45- 12:30 p.m. Packed Lunch
Venue: The Capitol Hill
1:00- 2:30 p.m. At the Intersection of Foreign Policy and Commerce: The Roles of the Senate Foreign Relations and Banking Committees
Dr. Diana Ohlbaum , Professional Staff Member Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Mr. Stephen Kroll , Special Counsel Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Venue: Embassy of the Peoples Republic of China
3:00- 4:30 p.m. Mr. You Shaozhong, Minister-Counselor for Education Affairs; Embassy of the Peoples Republic of China

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Friday, December 8, 2006

Venue: Robert H. Smith School of Business, Ronald Reagan Building
8:00- 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:00- 9:45 a.m. Protecting Intellectual Property in Emerging Markets- India
Dr. Raj S. Davé, Principal, Morrison and Foerster LLP
9:45- 10:30 a.m. Protecting Intellectual Property in Emerging Markets- China
Mr. Edward Blocker, Principal IP Counsel,
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards, Philips Electronics
10:30- 10:45 a.m. Q&A
10:45- 11:00 a.m. Coffee Break
11:00- 11:45 a.m. U.S. China Trade: The Impact of Export Controls
Dr. Paul Freedenberg, Vice President- Government Relations, The Association for Manufacturing Technology, former Under Secretary for Export Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Venue: The National Press Club
12:15- 2:30 p.m. Luncheon Meeting: Panel of Foreign Journalists
Images of America and American Business Abroad
Moderator:
Mr. Kevin Drawbaugh, Congressional Correspondent, Reuters
Participants:
Mr. Luis Botello, Director, Latin American Program, International Center for Foreign Journalists
Mr. K. P. Nayar, Correspondent for The Telegraph, India
Mr. Alistair Scrutton, Editor for Latin America, Reuters
Mr. David Smith (Invited), United Nations, formerly Washington Correspondent for Britain's ITV
2:30- 3:00 p.m. Closing Reception
3:00 p.m. Seminar Ends

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