Upcoming Events

• GeoScience Conf.,
  

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  Trade for Sustainable Development Forum 2016

  28-30 September 2016, Geneva, Switzerland

  Now in its third year, the annual Trade for Sustainable Development Forum is one of the leading global events focused on how voluntary sustainability standards can support sustainable value chains. Organized by the International Trade Centre (ITC), the T4SD Forum will again take place in conjunction with the WTO Public Forum, from 28-30 September.

  Connecting communities in policy and business, trade and sustainability, the T4SD Forum will challenge thought leaders to bridge the gap between debates on sustainability standards, supply chains, and international trade to work towards achieving the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development (SDGs).

  This year, the focus is on the importance of data-driven decision making in sustainable value chains. Expect candid exchange of views, the latest industry and policy insights and experience.

  Join us and our distinguished speakers for this year’s T4SD Forum to learn why sustainability information and data matter and how to make smarter decisions as a business leader, a policymaker, or a consumer.

• - IEEE GreenTech Conf., Denver, CO

  

• Smart Cities Conf.,

  

   

  The Fourth Annual Seattle Cyber Security Summit

  In partnership with the Hawaii State Energy Office, VERGE returns to Hawaii to lead the state’s transformation to a clean energy future.
  VERGE Hawaii: Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit focuses on how technology can help the state achieve its ambitious mandate of 100% renewable energy by 2045, while making its economy more robust and resilient. Attendees will explore innovative clean energy policies, models, technologies and infrastructure for immediate actions and plans needed to advance clean energy integration.
  This unparalleled event brings together key government officials, military, corporate leaders, utilities and innovators for three days worth of inspirational main-stage sessions, hands-on breakouts and valuable networking opportunities.

  Asia-Pacific’s premier business event featuring APEC Leaders and global business decision makers discussing the future of inclusive free trade and investment.

  17-19 November, Lima, Peru

  Lima, November 17^th – 19^th 2016

  The APEC CEO Summit is the Asia-Pacific’s premier business event and provides unparalleled opportunities for business executives to:

  • engage in dialogue with APEC Economy Leaders, Ministers, and high-level government officials;
  • discover business opportunities through networking with CEOs from hundreds of top Asia-Pacific companies; and
  • forge connections with thought leaders from around the region and the world.

  Under the theme of “Quality Growth and Human Development,” this year’s Summit will bring together in Lima APEC Leaders from the world’s most dynamic economies, speakers from the world’s top companies, and over 700 CEOs from across the Asia-Pacific region. The program will feature two days of discussions, presentations and dialogue on a wide range of issues that will impact the future development of the region, including innovation, trade, sustainability and disaster resilience.

  This year’s Summit will be held from November 17-19 in Lima, Peru.

   

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  Key topics include drivers of Chinese high-tech investment, current trends, and risks and opportunities for the U.S. posed by the investment boom. The report also offers a series of recommendations to policymakers and business leaders in both the U.S. and China.

  Drawing from the Rhodium Group’s proprietary database of Chinese investment in the U.S., the report’s scope is national, but given the industry’s distribution, it is the most relevant to audiences in California, New York, and other high-tech clusters in the U.S. The report is co-authored by Daniel H. Rosen and Thilo Hanemann of the Rhodium Group.

  As Chinese outbound investment shifts from natural resources into more advanced, innovation-intensive industries, a rapidly increasing share is going into U.S. IT, cleantech, biotech, advanced transportation, and more.The new study builds on two previous Asia Society-Rhodium Group efforts, An American Open Door? Maximizing the Benefits of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment (April 2011), which looked at Chinese direct investment into the U.S.; and Chinese Direct Investment in California (October 2012), which focused on investments in California.

  What are the hottest sectors drawing the most Chinese investment? Which Chinese firms are leading the surge and what is driving them? What are the economic and political factors behind these investments, and what are the most serious challenges they face? What is the impact on U.S. jobs, the tax base, and national security?