[UPDATED] Will global value chains survive COVID?
The world's changing attitudes towards globalization and the China-US trade disputes are disrupting global value chain. Edwin Lai (HKUST), Hoe Ee Khor (ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office) and Nelson Chow (EY) will discuss and explore whether recent events and the COVID-19 would make things worse or offer an opportunity to reform the current model of globalization.
This event is part of the HKUST IEMS & IPP - EY Emerging Market Insights Series, which is co-organized with HKUST Institute for Public Policy with support from EY.
This is an online event using Zoom. Please sign up at the event webpage https://iems.ust.hk/events/insights/will-global-value-chains-survive-co…
Edwin Lai is Professor of Economics at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology since July 2009, and later appointed Director of the Center for Economic Development.
Hoe Ee KHOR is Chief Economist at ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO). He oversees AMRO’s work on macroeconomic and financial market surveillance of its member economies, which comprise 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China (including Hong Kong), Japan and South Korea.
Nelson Chow is Partner, Supply Chain & Operations Consulting at EY. He leads EY Greater China Procurement Consulting and EY China South Supply Chain Consulting practices. He has an Executive MBA degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and an undergraduate degree from HKUST.