CBSI—Bridge for the Asia-Pacific Region

(November 18, 2023) The Center for Business Studies and Innovation in Asia-Pacific (CBSI) was privileged to partner with The Carter Center to host “The Inaugural Jimmy Carter Conversation on US-China Relations” at the close of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit in San Francisco. Five years ago, on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the normalization of US-China relations, President Carter published an op-ed in the Washington Post titled “How to Repair the US-China Relationship—and Prevent a Modern Cold War.” In words that still ring true today, he wrote that a “balance approach is key to ensuring that the United States and China continue to work together toward solving…the most intractable global problems.” Reflecting that in 1979 he and Deng Xiaoping “knew (they) were advancing the cause of peace,” President Carter observed that while “today’s leaders face a different world, the cause of peace remains just as important.” He appealed for “new vision, courage and ingenuity” for

On November 13, 2023, The Center for Business Studies and Innovation in Asia-Pacific (CBSI) collaborated with Global Women Asia (GWA) in providing career development workshops and a closing reception honoring the inaugural cohort of up-and-coming, young professional GWA “Sustainability Fellows.” The program highlighted and celebrated the impressive accomplishments of the Fellows, as well as the broader importance of women’s leadership, equality and empowerment within the Asia Pacific region. Five CBSI Global Student Ambassador Program (GSAP) students were invited to take part in select workshops, the ABAC luncheon and many more participated in the culminating evening reception. In November, San Francisco hosted the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit, an important annual gathering of heads of state, policy makers and business leaders. Focused on creating economic opportunities, APEC brought together CEOs, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and other stakeholders together with the most senior political leaders from throughout the Asia-Pacific region for