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China at the Crossroads: Economy, Population, and Geopolitics
China’s belligerency with an expanded military challenges America and its allies. Is China a “paper tiger” or a significant threat to America’s very existence?
ACIR is honored to host Prof. Joe Bankoff for an in-person event entitled “China at the Crossroads: Economy, Population, and Geopolitics.”At this event, Professor Bankoff will speak about the rise of China, its challenges, and its role on the world stage.
About The Speaker
Joe Bankoff
Joe Bankoff was appointed chair of The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs in the spring of 2012, following six years as president & CEO of The Woodruff Arts Center and 32 years as a senior partner at the Atlanta-based law firm King & Spalding.
Mr. Bankoff’s association with Georgia Tech spans over a decade. It has been primarily focused on his work as the head of the law firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology practice group. In 1998 he worked with his then law partner, Sam Nunn, to create the first of the Nunn Policy Forums at Georgia Tech. He was a member of the advisory board of the College of Computing and served as its vice-chair for several years. He has served as a Georgia Center for Advanced Telecommunications Technology (GCATT) board member. At the request of Georgia Tech President G. P. “Bud” Peterson, he participated in Georgia Tech’s 2010 strategic planning process. He currently serves as the nominating committee chair for the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage.
Mr. Bankoff’s expertise ranges across law and policy, economic development, government legislation, fiscal planning, and global issues. In 1992, he took a sabbatical from his law firm to accept an appointment as a visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property & Competition Law, Munich, Germany. There he became engaged in analyzing multi-jurisdictional copyright claims arising from satellite television in Europe. He later represented German Television (ZDF) in a related dispute with Turner Broadcasting. He also served as counsel to Atlanta’s Olympic Organizing Committee, negotiating the television rights agreements for Europe (EBU), Canada, Australia, Latin and South America, and the United States.
Cancellation Policy: If you need to cancel, please do so no later than 48 hours before the event. ACIR is charged for your meal, so that no refund can be provided after that. The registration deadline is Friday, April 22, 2022, at noon
* For your safety and the safety of others, ACIR requests that only fully vaccinated people or those immune from a previous COVID Infection attend. *
