Talking About the Future of Everything
A lot can change in a year, but imagine what can happen in 10 years.
Kislaya Prasad
Dr. Prasad is a Research Professor at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland. He received his Ph.D. in Economics and M.S. in Computer Science from Syracuse University. Previous positions include Professor of Economics at Florida State University and Research Officer at the University of Cambridge. His principal research focus is on the computability and complexity of individual decisions and economic equilibrium, innovation and diffusion of technology, and social influences on economic behavior.
The Global Shakeout: Five Global Trends that will Impact Global Business
The Center for Global Business (CGB) hosted its annual conversation with Eric Peterson, partner and managing director, Global Business Policy Council, Kearney, on Monday, February 8, as part of the Distinguished Speakers in International Business Series (DSS).
Global Trade Predictions from Two Industry Experts
The Center for Global Business (CGB) hosted a conversation with Javier Lopez Gonzalez, senior trade policy analyst at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and William Reinsch, senior adviser and Scholl Chair in International Business at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), on Thursday, January 14, 2021, as part of the Distinguished Speakers in International Business Series (DSS).
Maryland Smith Taps Five Exporters as Case Studies for ‘Maryland Business Adapts’ Campaign
The Center for Global Business (CGB) at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business will feature five Maryland-based exporting firms for their best practices in COVID perseverance, via a “Maryland Business Adapts” roundtable event forthcoming this spring.
A U.S. Economy Under Biden
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – How will a Joe Biden presidency affect the American economy, and what will it mean for the U.S. role in global economies, including China’s?
Following Biden’s projected election victory, experts David Kass and Kislaya Prasad at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business offered insight from different perspectives.
DOJ and Google
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – As the Justice Department’s $1 trillion antitrust suit alleging Alphabet Inc., illegally uses Google to shut out Internet search competitors heads to a Friday (10/30) status hearing in U.S. District Court, Research Professor Kislaya Prasad at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business says “Google’s search monopoly is too narrow, if not the wrong target.”
A Global Economic Outlook from Citi’s Global Chief Economist
The Center for Global Business (CGB) and Academic Director Kislaya Prasad hosted a conversation with Catherine Mann, global chief economist at Citibank, on Thursday, October 15, 2020, as part of the Distinguished Speakers in International Business Series (DSS).
TikTok’s Ban and What It Means for Chinese Globalization
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – TikTok, the popular short-form video app dubbed the “most valuable startup” in 2018, is being targeted as a threat by President Donald Trump. In a recent pair of executive orders, Trump banned TikTok and WeChat from operating in the United States if they aren’t sold within 90 days by their Chinese parent companies.
Center for Global Business Hosts Conversation With WTO’s Emmanuelle Ganne
In a special summer edition of the Distinguished Speakers in International Business Series (DSS), the Center for Global Business and academic director, Kislaya Prasad hosted a conversation with Emmanuelle Ganne, senior analyst in the economic research and statistics division of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday, July 27, 2020.
‘De-Sinicization’ and Manufacturing in China
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – China is said to be confronting an economic challenge as a trend toward “de-sinicization,” or the removal or elimination of Chinese culture, takes hold in the world supply chain. “Companies around the world are expected to alter their supply chains to be less dependent on China in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis," according to a recent report in The Diplomat.
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