Month: November 2023 | Clausen Center

CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL ECONOMIC ISSUES 2023

by ClausenCenter | Nov 13, 2023 | Conferences, Events

NOVEMBER 18, 2023
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY

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UC Berkeley’s Clausen Center for International Business and Policy will hold its 4th biennial Conference on Global Economic Issues: Deglobalization and Fragmentation, on Saturday, November 18, 2023.

The Clausen conference will host prominent economists, policymakers, and industry participants. This year we welcome Pinelopi Goldberg, Elihu Professor of Economics and Professor of Management at Yale University, to give the keynote address.

Thank you for joining us for the 2023 Clausen Center Conference!

We hope you enjoy the conference photos and you can find the participant list here.

We look forward to seeing you again and best wishes for the new year!

PROGRAM

8:30-9:00am	Registration & Breakfast
9:00-9:15am	Opening Remarks Benjamin E. Hermalin Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, University of California Berkeley
9:15-10:30am	Session 1 – Energy, Trade and the Environment Moderator: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas International Monetary Fund Panelists: Cullen S. Hendrix Peterson Institute for International Economics (View Session Slides) Catherine Wolfram MIT Sloan School of Management Joseph Shapiro University of California Berkeley (View Session Slides)
10:30-11:00am	Break
11:00-12:30pm	Session 2 – Semiconductors, export restrictions and CHIPs Act Moderator: Matilde Bombardini University of California Berkeley Panelists: Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli University of California Berkeley and co-founder of Cadence and Synopsys (View Session Slides) Chad P. Bown Peterson Institute for International Economics Matthew S. Borman Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration – Bureau of Industry and Security Ronnie Chatterji Duke University and former White House Coordinator for CHIPS Act Implementation at the National Economic Council (NEC)
12:30-1:45pm	Lunch
1:45-3:15pm	Session 3 – Financial issues related to de-dollarization and international capital flows Moderator: Barry Eichengreen, University of California Berkeley Panelists: Patricia C. Mosser Columbia University Gene Frieda London School of Economics Matteo Maggiori Stanford Graduate School of Business
3:15-3:45pm	Break
3:45-4:45pm	Egon & Joan von Kaschnitz Keynote Lecture “Globalization in Crisis” Pinelopi Goldberg Elihu Professor of Economics and Professor of Management, Yale University (View Session Slides)
4:45-5:00pm	Closing Remarks – Matilde Bombardini and Cecile Gaubert (Clausen Center Co-directors)
5:00-6:00pm	Reception

Venue
All sessions will be held at:

Chou Hall
University of California Berkeley
Spieker Forum (6th Floor), Cheit Ln, Berkeley, CA 94720

Parking and Transportation

Parking
Parking Passes for participants can be reserved in advance.
Parking validation is available at Stadium Parking Lot.
Contact econevents@berkeley.edu to request a permit.

Transportation
Shuttle service will be provide to and from the conference venue for all those lodging at Le Meridien San Francisco hotel.

For additional transportation options, please visit Bart.gov or 511.org

Accommodation
Le Meridien San Francisco, 333 Battery Street, San Francisco

Reservations at Le Meridien are now closed. If you require lodging, we recommend Hotel Shattuck Plaza and Residence Inn.

Conference participants are responsible for any lodging expenses.

Please contact econevents@berkeley.edu for more information about discount rates.

Contact

For questions regarding conference logistics, please contact econevent@berkeley.edu

Special Seminar with Japan’s METI Minister Nishimura Yasutoshi

by ClausenCenter | Nov 13, 2023 | Events

The Clausen Center is co-sponsoring a talk by Japan’s Minister of the Economy, Trade, and Industry, Nishimura Yasutoshi, on Nov. 15 at 12:30 pm in Chou Hall’s Spieker Forum. The event is held in partnership with the Berkeley APEC Study Center; the Institute for East Asian Studies; the Center for Japanese Studies; and Berkeley SkyDeck, with support from the Haas Asia Business Club. The talk, covering fostering entrepreneurship and innovation in Japan, will look at how Japan is driving transformation change through its support for startups. Mr. Nishimura will also participate in a conversation with Haas School of Business Acting Dean Jenny Chatman.

The program, which will run from 12:30-1 pm, will be:

Welcome from Clausen Center Faculty Director Matilde Bombardini
Remarks by METI Minister Nishimura Yasutoshi
Fireside interview with Jenny Chatman and Minister Nishimura

Mr. NIshimura has served as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) since August 2022. He was reappointed to his post in September 2023. He was born on October 15, 1962, in Hyogo Prefecture in Japan’s Kansai region. He was first elected to Japan’s House of Representatives in 2003 and has held a number of senior government roles during the past 20 years.

We ask that you register for the free event ahead of time so we can have an accurate count of attendees.

> Register now