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Asia and Latin America: Setting the Agenda Discussing the new dynamics of the relationship between Asia and Latin America and setting a framework for studying the interaction between the regions in the coming decade. 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Robert and Judi Prokop Newman Alumni Center, UM Launching the Asia-Latin America Working Group at the University of Miami. Registration required at: www.as.miami.edu/clas/SettingTheAgenda2012 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11TH This event is free and open to the public. Morning Schedule 8:30-9:00 Check-in and coffee service 9:00-9:15 Welcome remarks 9:15-10:45 Session I: Asia and Latin America as Subject and Object of Globalization • Joseph S. Tulchin, Harvard University Latin America, Asia, and Hemispheric Politics • Julia Strauss, University of London Latin America and Asia: Globalization Trumps Power Politics • Osvaldo Rosales, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Latin America, Asia Pacific, and the 21st Century Global Economy • Maria Herminia Tavares de Almeida, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil Global Markets, Strategic Alliances, and the New Powerbrokers • Laura Gomez-Mera, University of Miami Asia, Latin America, and Global Networks: A Perspective from Human Trafficking 10:45-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:30 Session II: Comparative Perspectives • Deborah Brautigam, American University China, the Developing World, and the Global Aid Architecture • Enrique Dussel Peters, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Latin America, Mexico, and China: Economic Conditions and Challenges • Barbara Kotschwar, Peterson Institute for International Economics East Asia and Latin America: Comparative Approaches in Regional Integration • Hongbo Sun, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, P.R. China Asia, Latin America, and Energy Policy: A View from China • Vladimir Rouvinski, Universidad Icesi, Colombia Asia-Latin America Interactions from a Sub-National Perspective Afternoon Schedule 12:30-1:45 Networking Luncheon 1:45-3:15 Session III: Empirical Research • Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente, University of Cambridge Chinese Resource Extraction in Latin America • Johanna Andrea Parra, Universidad Icesi, Colombia Goods and Traders in the General Sociology of Business • Matthew Ferchen, Tsinghua University, P.R. China Informality in China and Latin America • Daniel Suman, University of Miami China and Latin America: Environmental Perspectives • June Teufel Dreyer, University of Miami Asia and Latin America: Military and Security Issues 3:15-3:30 Coffee Break 3:30-5:00 Session IV: Connecting Research Agendas and Defining a New Field of Inquiry • Ariel Armony, University of Miami • Cynthia Arnson, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 5:00 Adjourn In partnership with: - The Miami Consortium for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Supporting Sponsors: - University of Miami School of Law - University of Miami Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER) 
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