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SUMMARY:Insights Into the Tokyo Olympics
DESCRIPTION:Join the Atlanta Council on International Relations for this event “Insights Into the Tokyo Olympics.” \nSpeakers\nDr. Kirk Bowman\nProfessor\, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs \n  \n  \n  \nDr. Brian Woodall \nProfessor\, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs \n  \n  \n  \nModerator:\nDr. Mary McDonald\nProfessor\, School of History and Sociology \n  \n  \n  \n\n\n	From the archive:
URL:https://www.globalatlanta.com/event/insights-into-the-tokyo-olympics/
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SUMMARY:Promoting Peace Through Education & Research
DESCRIPTION:Join the Atlanta Global Studies Center for a conversation with scholars from the Kennesaw State University (KSU) on innovative curricula and emerging research agendas in 21st-century peace studies. \nSpeakers\nDr. Joseph Bock\nDirector\, School of Conflict Management\, Peacebuilding and Development\, KSU \nJoseph G. Bock is co-convener of the Trust Network (representing the Election Incident Reporting USA team)\, which is dedicated to using Information and Communication Technologies for conflict early warning and early response in the United States in late 2020 and thereafter. He is Director of the School of Conflict Management\, Peacebuilding and Development at Kennesaw State University. He was previously on the faculty of University of Notre Dame. His humanitarian work has included directing Catholic Relief Services’ programs in Pakistan and Jerusalem/West Bank/Gaza Strip. As Vice President of American Refugee Committee\, he oversaw programs in Bosnia\, Croatia\, Guinea\, Iraq\, Kosovo\, Liberia\, Macedonia\, Montenegro\, Pakistan\, Rwanda\, Serbia\, Sierra Leone\, Thailand\, and Uganda\, where he managed a budget of approximately $30 million with a global staff of roughly 1\,500. His most recent humanitarian work was as a Fulbright Specialist with the Municipality of Athens\, Greece\, where he assisted the Mayor and his staff in their response to the influx of refugees and migrants during part of 2015 and 2016. He has worked as a consultant with the World Bank and The Asia Foundation\, and provided guidance to the Gates Foundation and UNICEF on their Polio Eradication Initiative. He is a member of the Pool of International Experts of the research program on Security and Rule of Law in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings of the Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law\, based in the Hague\, the Netherlands. His most recent articles have appeared in Global Governance\, Journal of Information Technology & Politics\, Information Technology for Development\, and Political Geography. He is the author of three books\, the most recent one\, The Technology of Nonviolence: Social Media and Violence Prevention\, was published by MIT Press in 2012. \nDr. Ziaul Haque\nLimited-Term Assistant Professor of Peace Studies\, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies Department\, KSU \nZia Haque completed his Ph.D. in International Conflict Management and is currently a Limited-Term Assistant Professor of Peace Studies in the Interdisciplinary Studies Department at Kennesaw State University. He teaches Introduction to Peace Studies among other courses. Dr. Haque has been working in interdisciplinary programs since 2012. Before moving to the U.S.\, he worked as Lecturer and later Assistant Professor in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Dhaka. His recent articles appeared in Election Law Journal\, Information Technology for Development\, and Global Governance. \nDr. Robbie Lieberman\nCoordinator of Peace Studies and Professor of American Studies\, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies\, KSU \nRobbie Lieberman is Professor of American Studies and Coordinator of Peace Studies at Kennesaw State University in Georgia. Her teaching and research expertise are in peace history\, social movements\, and the U.S. left. She served as editor of Peace & Change: a Journal of Peace Research from 2006-2011\, and is now guest-editing a special issue on racial justice and peace. Her current research is focused on African American writers who were proponents of peace during the cold war era. Her peace-related publications include The Strangest Dream: Communism\, Anticommunism and the U.S. Peace Movement 1945-1963 (Syracuse University Press\, 2000); Prairie Power: Voices of 1960s Midwestern Student Protest (University of Missouri Press\, 2004); “`Measure Them Right’: Lorraine Hansberry and the Struggle for Peace\,” Science and Society\, (April 2011)\, and a 2019 Journal of American History essay on “Teaching the Vietnam Antiwar Movement: Myths and Misconceptions. \nMs. Cathia Moon\nPh.D. student in International Conflict Management\, KSU \nCathia Moon is a Ph.D. student in International Conflict Management at Kennesaw State University. After 5+ years as a crime and intelligence analyst for law enforcement\, she has completed a Masters in GIScience and a Masters in Conflict Management. Her research interests are GIS and predictive peacekeeping. \nThis webinar is presented as part of the Atlanta Peace Education Talks: Future of Peace Education & Research series.\nMore information: AtlantaGlobalStudies.gatech.edu/Peace \n\n\n	From the archive:
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SUMMARY:Taiwan: Innovation\, Investment and the Future of U.S. Trade in Asia
DESCRIPTION:While the world reels from a raging pandemic\, Taiwan holds concerts and donates medical masks to partners around the world. By holding COVID-19 at bay\, Taiwan has proven that it’s not only an irreplaceable node in the world’s electronics and manufacturing infrastructure\, but also a model for health care delivery and responsive democratic governance.    \nWith the balance of security and innovation emerging as a fault line in the next era of globalization\, Taiwan is positioning itself as a trusted platform for U.S. companies engaging with Asia\, the world’s most dynamic region.   \nJoin the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta\, Global Atlanta and the Metro Atlanta Chamber to gain a high-level view of partnership prospects in innovation\, technology and trade under the new Biden administration.   \nSpeakers\nRecorded Opening Remarks: Bob Rolfe\, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. \nRecorded Keynote: Mei-Hua Wang\, Taiwan’s Minister of Economic Affairs: Understanding the trajectory of U.S.-Taiwan economic ties and trade talks under the newly inaugurated Biden administration   \nPresentation: Dr. Peter Tsai\, inventor of the core material for the N-95 mask\, and professor emeritus in the University of Tennessee Department of Material Science and engineering: Fostering collaborative innovation in science and health care  \nPanel Discussion: \n\nJohn Woodward\, Vice President of Global Commerce\, Metro Atlanta Chamber\nDr. Sue-ling Wang\, President-elect\, World Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce\nDr. Jeffrey Yiin\, Investment Professional\, Sycamore Ventures\nYi-lung Elliot Wang\, Director-general\, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta\nMartin Chen\, Director of the Economic Division\, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta\n\nModerated by: Trevor Williams\, managing editor\, Global Atlanta  \nSpeaker Bios:\nComissioner Bob Rolfe \nBob Rolfe serves as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. The department is responsible for recruiting business and industry to the state\, supporting existing companies\, expanding economic opportunities across rural Tennessee and boosting the state’s overall economic prosperity. Rolfe has served as TNECD commissioner since March 2017. Under his leadership\, TNECD has increased Tennessee’s global footprint. During Rolfe’s tenure\, he has led Tennessee’s efforts in the recruitment and expansion of over 130 international projects\, which represent an investment of $6.5 billion and 21\,000 job commitments across the state. TNECD has placed a major focus on job creation and community development in rural Tennessee. Since 2017\, the department has provided more than $380 million in funding to rural communities throughout the state. In addition\, companies have invested $7 billion and committed to create 27\,500 new jobs in rural communities. Before joining TNECD\, Rolfe held the position of CEO of Medical Reimbursements of America\, Inc. In 2011\, Rolfe co-founded West End Holdings\, a Nashville-based private equity partnership. Rolfe received his E.M.B.A. from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University and his B.S. from the University of Alabama’s School of Commerce and Business Administration. \nMinister Mei-Hua Wang \n  \n  \n  \n  \nEducation \n\nBachelor of Laws\, National Taiwan University\n\nProfessional Experience \n\nMinister: Ministry of Economic Affairs (June 2020 – present)\nDeputy Minister: Ministry of Economic Affairs (Mar. 2019 – June 2020)\nVice Minister: Ministry of Economic Affairs (July 2016 – Mar. 2019)\nDirector-General: Intellectual Property Office\, MOEA (Dec. 2007 – July 2016)\nDeputy Director-General: Intellectual Property Office\, MOEA (Sept. 2006 – Dec. 2007)\nDirector: Trademark Division\, Intellectual Property Office\, MOEA (July 2003 – Sept. 2006)\nDirector: Patent Division I\, Intellectual Property Office\, MOEA (Dec. 2002 – July 2003)\nDirector: Patent Division III: Intellectual Property Office\, MOEA (Aug. 2000 – Dec. 2002)\nDirector: Legal Affairs Office\, Intellectual Property Office\, MOEA (Jan. 1999 – Aug. 2000)\nDeputy Director: Patent Office\, National Bureau of Standards\, MOEA (July 1997 – Jan.1999)\nDirector: Petitions and Appeals Committee\, MOEA (Sept. 1991 – July 1997)\n\nDr. Peter Tsai \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nPeter P. Tsai\, Ph. D.\, Inventor of N95 Material\, Fellow of American Filtration and Separation Society\, 30-year member of Electrostatic Society of America\nRetired and rehired professor of Materials Science and Engineering\, The University of\nTennessee (UT)\nA number of publications\, presentations\, and patents\, licensed to a number of companies\nworldwide making hundreds of billions of N95 and surgical masks\nA number of awards including two times in 2006 & 2018 of technology transfer awards and\nInnovation Award in 2019 from UT in UT’s history and 2020 Awards Night in Technology\nTransfer from Oak Ridge National Lab.\, 2020 Impact Award from Papier Communications\,\n2020 Honoring Ceremony from Knoxville City Council\, among others\nMore than 50 media interviews in 2020 including Washington Post\, API\, USA Today\,\nNPR\, NBC\, Department of State\, Madrid Live Radio\, Nature\, The Telegraph\, CNN\, WION\,\nVOA\, and India Express\, and a number of Taiwanese media\, etc.\, among others\n2020 Asia’s Most Influential by Tatler\n\nJohn Woodward \nA specialist in cross-border trade and investment\, John Woodward is Vice President\, Global Commerce at the Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC)\, one of the oldest and largest chambers of commerce in the US. He oversees the international team in MAC’s Economic Development division\, which assists foreign-owned enterprises contemplating entry or expansion in the US\, and Atlanta-area companies exploring growth overseas. \nPrior to his role at MAC\, Mr. Woodward was Director of Economic Development for the City of Richmond\, VA. Before that\, he worked in finance and site selection in New York City at the headquarters of Cushman & Wakefield. He was also a foreign exchange trader and managed the Washington\, DC office of Ruesch International. \nMr. Woodward presents regularly at foreign investment seminars in Europe and Asia\, and is a guest lecturer at universities in Atlanta. He serves on several boards\, including the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau and three bi-national chambers of commerce. \nMr. Woodward holds a BSFS from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service\, and an MBA from New York University Stern School of Business. He also completed programs at Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Paris and the University of Strasbourg\, France. He lives in Atlanta’s Westside with his wife\, daughter\, and two dogs. \nDr. Sue-ling Wang \n  \n  \n  \n  \nBorn: 1953 in Taiwan in a farmer family. \nEducation: Ming Chi Institute of Technology ( A school owned by Formosa Plastic family) 1973 \n\nUniversity of Windsor: Master of Chemical Engineer 1978\nUniversity of Detroit: Ph.D. of Chemical Engineering 1982\n\nSpecialties: Polyurethane Chemistry. \nBusiness Established: \n\nHeadway Chemical Inc\, Taiwan Public company 1976\nColor Imaging Inc\, USA Public company 1989\n\nSocial Service: \n\nPresident of North America Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce 1996\nPresident of World Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce 2021\n\nDr. Jeffrey Yiin \nTrained as a communication engineer\, Jeffrey spent 25 years of his career in three rather diverse fields: high-tech industry\, venture investment\, and higher education. For the first 17 years\, Jeffrey held several technical and executive positions in the global mobile semiconductor industry\, including Lucent Technologies\, Silicon Labs and MStar Semiconductors. While in MStar\, he successfully integrated a global R&D team from Asia\, Europe and US\, and built the mobile phone division that shipped 2G/3G mobile products to the ultra-competitive China market. The company was eventually acquired by MediaTek in late 2012. After leaving the industry in 2012\, Jeffrey turned his passion for technology innovation to angel and venture investing. He has been actively investing in early-stage start-ups from various leading-edge technology sectors\, including green energy\, AI\, industrial IoT\, medical devices\, edge/cloud computing and smart manufacturing. In 2017\, he joined Sycamore Venture as a Partner\, where he is responsible for technology and business evaluation. He also serves as the independent board member for Alcor Micro since 2017\, a public IC design company based in Taiwan. Jeffrey started to teach as a part-time professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Kennesaw State University since August 2020. He enjoyed sharing his industry experience and insight with the young engineering students. Since 2013\, Jeffrey has been active in supporting the NPOs in Taiwan that tackle the education issues for under-privileged children. He provided and organized pro-bono services for the NPOs. He was a board member of the Kid’s Bookhouse Foundation from 2015 to 2018\, an organization based in Taitung\, a remote city in the east coast of Taiwan. Jeffrey received his PhD degree of Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1996. He holds a BSEE degree from National Taiwan University in 1986. \nYi-lung Elliot Wang \n  \n  \n  \n  \nEducation & Professional Training \n\nManagement Development Training (MDT)\, Take Off Program\,\nNational Academy of Civil Service\, R.O.C. (Taiwan) May – Sep. 2018\nSenior Executive Program\, Kennedy School\, Harvard University 2008\nDiplomat training program\, Oxford University 1999\nM.A.\, Diplomacy\, National Chengchi University\, Taipei\, R.O.C. (Taiwan) 1995\nB.A.\, International Relations\, Tunghai University\, Taichung\, R.O.C. (Taiwan) 1993\n\nCareer \n\nChief Secretary\, Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (IDIA)\,\nMinistry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) 2018 – 2019\nDeputy Counselor on Home Assignment\, Department of North\nAmerican Affairs\, MOFA July 2016 – Oct. 2018\nDivision Chief & Deputy Division Chief\, Taipei Representative\nOffice in the EU and Belgium Jan. 2011 – July 2016\nSection Chief\, Department of North American Affairs\, MOFA Jan. 2008 – Jan. 2011\nThird & Second Secretary\, Taipei Economic and Cultural\nRepresentative Office in the U.S. Jan. 2002 – Jan. 2008\nDesk Officer\, Department of News and Information\, MOFA June 1999 – Jan. 2002\n\nMartin Chen \nMartin Chen has been the Director of the Economic Division of the Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Atlanta since 2019. He previously represented the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) in Canada\, France\, and Boston of United States. He has also served in the Bureau of Foreign Trade\, the Department of Investment Services\, and the Department of International Cooperation within MOEA. Martin graduated with an MBA degree from the University of Pittsburgh. \nTrevor Williams \nA seasoned digital journalist\, Trevor Williams has spent the last decade covering the intersection between local and global business\, traveling to more than 30 countries on five continents in pursuit of stories linked to his native state of Georgia. He focuses intently on Asia and also has written extensively on foreign direct investment\, trade and exports\, Georgia’s ties with China\, and Atlanta’s emergence as a payments hub\, among other topics. He earned dual bachelor’s degrees in magazine journalism and religion at the University of Georgia\, also minoring in Chinese language and literature. He is a proud husband and father of two young sons\, as well as the editor of the book “Making Men: Five Steps to Growing Up.” \n  \n \nPresented by: Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Atlanta\nOrganized by: Global Atlanta\nSupporting Partners: Metro Atlanta Chamber\,  Atlanta Global Studies Center\, Monte Jade Science and Technology Association Southeastern U.S. \n\n\n\n	From the archive:
URL:https://www.globalatlanta.com/event/taiwan-innovation-investment/
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