This webinar was the first day of US-PECC's annual Policy Forum event and took place on June 30, 2021. This session opened with a conversation with Representative Rick Larsen followed by a panel discussion focused on digital governance.
In recent years, leading economies in the Indo-Pacific concluded two major plurilateral trade agreements that exclude the United States. The Biden administration has expressed a desire to reverse this trend by re-engaging with multilateral institutions and bolstering economic engagement in this critical region. However, the domestic political environment makes neither U.S. accession to an existing trade agreement nor the launch of new talks likely in the near term. This two-part event will feature speakers from business, government and academia who will discuss the administration’s trade and economic priorities in the Indo-Pacific and ways the U.S. can achieve its objectives when the usual tools for writing the rules of trade in the region are not at hand.
This webinar was the second day of US-PECC's annual Policy Forum event and took place on July 1, 2021. This session focused on inclusive trade.
In recent years, leading economies in the Indo-Pacific concluded two major plurilateral trade agreements that exclude the United States. The Biden administration has expressed a desire to reverse this trend by re-engaging with multilateral institutions and bolstering economic engagement in this critical region. However, the domestic political environment makes neither U.S. accession to an existing trade agreement nor the launch of new talks likely in the near term. This two-part event will feature speakers from business, government and academia who will discuss the administration’s trade and economic priorities in the Indo-Pacific and ways the U.S. can achieve its objectives when the usual tools for writing the rules of trade in the region are not at hand.
The U.S. Committee for the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council hosted this online discussion in November of 2020 on the policy agenda for the Asia Pacific with Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University. Professor Sachs shared insights from both his 25 years of experience advising governments on economic development and his latest book, The Ages of Globalization, addressing questions such as:
- How can trade and investment policy facilitate sustainable and inclusive growth?
- How can the COVID-19 crisis be a catalyst to reset priorities, address inequalities and unsustainable practices to create a better future for all people?
- What is the role for consensus-based economic forum like APEC, which includes the world’s two largest economies, to promote efforts to achieve a more equitable, sustainable and prosperous future?
