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The world is currently facing a plethora of crises and challenges to its global security and the international liberal order. Global and local economic partnerships are changing as well. The decision of US President Donald Trump to withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) signified a major shift in US trade policy since the partnership was supposed to sustain American influence in the Asia Pacific region. Bart Édes, the North American Representative of the Asian Development Bank, will talk about the future of Asia Pacific economic integration and the local and regional impacts of the US' withdrawal from the TPP.

Mr. Édes will also delve on the new role that Asian countries are taking on the international stage as the U.S. becomes more isolationist. As Asia continues to rise, what contemporary challenges does the region face?

Bio for Bart W. Édes:

Bart W. Édes has served as the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB’s) Representative in North America since October 2, 2017. In this capacity, he mobilizes financing for ADB’s developing member countries; shares development knowledge and experience; establishes and deepens partnerships with public, private and nonprofit organizations in North America; and raises public awareness of ADB in Canada and the United States.

His earlier ADB experience includes leading teams responsible for knowledge management, social development, gender equity, the social sectors, civil society engagement, ICT for Development, inclusive business, governance, and public sector management. He guided the formulation of ADB’s Public Communications Policy, which set a new global benchmark for transparency and information sharing among the international financial institutions. Mr. Édes has also served as Alternate Chairperson of ADB’s Appeals Committee, and Member of the ADB Integrity Oversight Committee.

Between 1994 and 2000, Mr. Édes managed communications at SIGMA, a joint initiative of the European Union and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development providing support to public governance reform in Central and Eastern European countries. Mr. Édes has also worked as a journalist, researcher, policy analyst, and specialist on international trade and foreign direct investment.

He has a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Government (cum laude) from Georgetown University. Mr. Édes is a dual national of Canada and the United States.

Schedule:
8-8:30 a.m. Registration and networking
8:30-9:30 a.m. Program

Cost:
$15 - Members of the Nashville Area Chamber, Tennessee World Affairs Council and TN-China Network
$20 - Future members

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IBC Breakfast: Asia and Regional Integration in the Midst of Global Uncertainty