Dr. Francisco González is the Riordan Roett Senior Associate Professor of Latin American Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). His research interests include the political economy of Latin America, global and regional energy issues,
London – ‘China’s Approach to the Cyber Domain’ with Nigel Inkster, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

Nigel Inkster is a director of Transnational Threats and Political Risk at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. He served for 31 years in the British Secret Intelligence Services (SIS). He had postings in Asia, Latin America and Europe and worked
Hong Kong – ‘Free Trade Among China, Japan and Korea’ with Scott Harold

Dr. Scott Harold, who will be speaking about the proposed Free Trade Agreement between China, Japan and South Korea. Scott will talk for around 20 minutes, followed by a brief Q&A. Please join us for what is sure to be
Hong Kong – ‘How Asia Works’ with Joe Studwell, author and founding editor of the China Economic Quarterly

A freelance journalist in Asia for over twenty years, Joe has written for the Economist Intelligence Unit, The Economist, The Financial Times, The Asian Wall Street Journal and The Far Eastern Economic Review. He is the author of The China Dream and Asian Godfathers, and he recently
Shanghai – ‘Ancient Chinese Thought and Modern American Life’ with Sam Crane, Chair and Professor of Political Science at Williams College
Sam Crane is Chair of the Political Science Department at Williams College, where he teachers Chinese Politics and Ancient Chinese Philosophy. He completed his Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and taught at Georgetown University and The Hopkins-