Join us for a captivating China Town Hall event cohosted by the World Affairs Council of Austin and San Antonio, set to take place on December 2nd at Texas State University. Immerse yourself in an afternoon of insightful discussions and engaging presentations by well-accomplished industry experts and scholars who bring a wealth of knowledge about China’s dynamic landscape. After the China Town Hall, we invite you to join us for a post-event social at the local Ivar’s River Pub.
China Town Hall Details:
Date: December 2nd, 1 pm-3 pm
Location: Texas State University, McCoy College of Business- Room 125
601 University Dr, San Marcos, TX 78666
Post-Town Hall Social:
Continue the conversation and networking at Ivar’s River Pub for a post-town hall social. Share your thoughts, connect with fellow attendees, and enjoy a relaxing atmosphere by the river.
Date: December 2nd, 3 pm
Location: Ivar’s River Pub – 701 Cheatham St, San Marcos, TX 78666
Speakers Include:
Justin Payne: VP of Frost Bank in San Marcos & Board Chair of the San Marcos Chamber of Commerce.
Nicholas Burns: Ambassador Burns has had a distinguished career in American diplomacy, serving six U.S. Presidents and nine Secretaries of State over 27 years. His State Department roles include the State Department’s third-ranking official and most senior career diplomat, U.S. Ambassador to NATO, U.S. Ambassador to Greece, and State Department spokesman. Before that, he worked at the National Security Council at the White House, where he served as Special Assistant to President Clinton and Senior Director for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia Affairs and as Director for Soviet Affairs for President George H.W. Bush during the collapse of the USSR.
[Ambassador Burns will not be present, but will offer opening remarks via a pre-recorded message]
Tyler Johnson: Founder of Laowai Enterprises & Global Fortune 50 Executive, shares his wealth of experience from years spent in Shanghai, China, while working for Dell Technologies. He led sales and operational organizations for Dell within China and across Asia, and his organization was responsible for Dell’s Global Asia Business Unit, which represented the largest companies in the world (Global Fortune 500).
Gina Tam, Ph.D.: Associate Professor of Modern Chinese History and co-director of Women and Gender Studies at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. She is also a Public Intellectual Fellow at the National Committee on US-China Relations, a Wilson Center China Fellow, and the Book Review Editor for the Journal of Asian Studies. She completed her Ph.D. in modern Chinese history at Stanford University in 2016.
Xiaobo Lü, Ph.D.: Associate Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Lü’s research focuses on how fiscal policies are distributed in authoritarian regimes, with a particular emphasis on China. In 2011, Dr. Lü earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale University. Currently, he is engaged in several paper projects concentrating on the correlation between fiscal extraction and state-society relations, as well as a book project focused on party building in authoritarian regimes.
Liza L.S. Mark: Partner, Chief Representative and Shanghai Office Managing Partner. With over two decades of legal expertise across the U.S., Hong Kong, and Shanghai, her key figures lie in private equity, securities, and cross-border M&A. Her proficiency lies in advising private equity clients on international investments, skillfully navigating legal complexities across jurisdictions. Liza is well-versed in diverse financing transactions, including SPAC acquisitions, PIPEs, and Hong Kong IPOs. Her sought-after counsel extends to foreign private issuers for U.S. and Hong Kong securities offerings, coupled with strategic insights into corporate governance and compliance.
