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	Pacific Leadership Fellow Miguel Székely Pardo: Social Mobility in Mexico As the former Undersecretary for Planning and Evaluation at the Ministry of Social Development in Mexico, Miguel Székely Pardo drew on his expertise in development economics and research on poverty,
	Pacific Leadership Fellow Alejandro Pisanty: Challenges in IT & Telecommunications in Mexico An expert in IT and communications, Pacific Leadership Fellow Alejandro Pisanty has spent the last decade involved in various organizations dedicated to exploring the impact of telecommunications on M
	Pacific Leadership Fellow Lázaro Cárdenas Batel: Democracy, Security, and State Capacity in Mexico Lázaro Cárdenas Batel is the former Governor of Michoacán, Mexico, representing the Party of the Democratic Revolution. Before serving as governor from 2002 – 2008, Cárdenas Batel represented hi
	Pacific Leadership Fellow Takatoshi Ito: The Chinese Property Bubble -- Can Lessons be Learned from Japan's Lost Decade? In this public lecture, Pacific Leadership Fellow Takatoshi Ito discussed the circumstances that led to Japan's financial crisis two decades ago, comparing and contrasting those events with the Chines
	Chung-in Moon: The Political Economy of Division and Unification in Korea In this public lecture Chung-in Moon shared his perspective on inter-Korean relations, drawing on his experiences as both a scholar and a political adviser to the Korean government. Chung-In Moon has
	Pacific Leadership Fellow Emilia Pires: Lessons in Statebuilding and Peacebuilding Pacific Leadership Fellow Emilia Pires presented a lecture on the efforts the Timorese government has made to build Timor-Leste -- newly independent in 2002 -- from the ground up. Ms. Pires is the Min
	Pacific Leadership Fellow Sung-Hoon Kim: Perspectives on the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Pacific Leadership Fellow Sung-Hoon Kim engaged in discussion with IR/PS Dean Peter Cowhey about the Korea-United States (KORUS) Free Trade Agreement, delving into trade strategy, with Peter Cowhey pr
	Pacific Leadership Fellow Kazuhiko Toyama: Corporate Restructuring in the 21st Century Kazuhiko Toyama, CEO and Representative Director of Tokyo's Industrial Growth Platform, Inc., discusses his perspectives for corporate restructuring during a time of economic volatility, citing exampl
	Pacific Leadership Fellow Xiaonian Xu: The Chinese Economy in a Post-Crisis World Dr. Xiaonan Xu presented a public lecture discussing the impact and implications of the world financial crisis from China's perspective, delving into the economic development and breakthroughs of a co
	CPE-CIEPLAN Conference, January 21, 2010 The Center on Pacific Economies and the Latin American Economic Research Center (CIEPLAN) of Chile collaborated to present "New Challenges for Democracy and Development in Latin America." Bringing tog
	Pacific Leadership Fellow Masakazu Toyoda: Japan's Approach to Climate Change Pacific Leadership Fellow Masakazu Toyoda presented a lecture on Japan's approach to climate change and how the recent change in Japan's government administration will affect the country's plans for t
	Pacific Leadership Fellow Sigrid Arzt: Organized Crime, Militarization, and Human Rights in Mexico On September 29, 2009, Ms. Sigrid Arzt of Mexico presented a lecture titled "Organized Crime, Militarization, and Human Rights." Drawing on her experience as President Felipe Calderon's National Secur
	Pacific Leadership Fellow Chan-Mo Park: Science & Technology Collaboration in North & South Korea Pacific Leadership Fellow Chan-Mo Park talked about his work as co-chair of the founding committee of Pyongyang University of Science & Technology
	Pacific Leadership Fellow Glen Fukushima: Prospects for U.S.-Japan Relations At a public lecture on April 27, 2009, Pacific Leadership Fellow Glen Fukushima, president and CEO of Airbus Japan, addressed the changing relationship between the U.S. and Japan over the years and wh
	Pacific Leadership Fellow Do Hoai Nam: Economic Reform in Vietnam Pacific Leadership Fellow Do Hoai Nam, president of the Vietnamese Academy for the Social Sciences (VASS), offered a presentation on the process of modern economic reform in Vietnam. He was joined in
	Pacific Leadership Fellow Chalongphob Sussangkarn: The Financial Crisis in Asia Dr. Chalongphob Sussangkarn, Distinguished Fellow at the Thailand Development Research Institute and former Minister of Finance, discussed the current financial crisis in Asia. Using examples from the
	Pacific Leadership Fellow Ryozo Hayashi: Panel Lecture on Japanese Business Pacific Leadership Fellow Ryozo Hayashi, a consulting fellow at Japan's Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, drew on his experience in Japanese business and government as he discussed pa
	Pacific Leadership Fellow Andrew Robb: Lunch with Students Pacific Leadership Fellow Andrew Robb engaged students in a discussion about politics and campaign strategy, drawing on his own experience as Campaign Director for the liberal party of Australia.
	Pacific Leadership Fellow Andrew Robb: Dean's Roundtable Pacific Leadership Fellow Andrew Robb addressed climate change and emissions trading at a Dean's Roundtable breakfast event on Thursday, January 22, 2009.
	Pacific Leadership Fellow Patricio Meller: Latin America & the Obama Administration Pacific Leadership Fellow Patricio Meller and Professor of International Political Economy Richard Feinberg engaged in a roundtable discussion focusing on the possible new directions of the Obama Admi
	Pacific Leadership Fellow Lecture: Young Professionals in the Philippine Environment On Friday, November 21, 2009, Pacific Leadership Fellow Jaime Laya addressed the Filipino community in a private lecture about young professionals in the Philippines.
	Book Presentation: The Closing of the American Border On Thursday, November 20, 2009, the Center on Pacific Economies co-sponsored a book talk featuring Ted Alden, the Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
	Pacific Leadership Fellow Lecture at the San Diego Museum of Art November 19, 2008 saw the CPE partnering with the San Diego Museum of Art to host Dr. Jaime Laya’s presentation on missions in California and the Philippines.
	Lecture: Beyond Diplomatic Channels: Building Partnerships for the 21st Century U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Cameron Hume presented a lecture discussing how the United States must look beyond traditional diplomatic channels to advance U.S. foreign policy priorities in the 21st ce
	Expat Entrepreneurs in Vietnam: Open the Taps, Avoid the Traps Kien Pham, Pacific Leadership Fellow, and Tuan Pham, Senior Visiting Scholar, discussed case studies of foreigners and overseas Vietnamese entrepreneurs who have been successful in Vietnam, with parti
	2007 U.S.-Mexico Binational Conference on Migration and Social Policy Research This conference assembled faculty and doctoral students from Mexico and the United States to present and discuss empirical research on migration and social policy in Mexico.
	Alumni Reception: Energy & the Environment in the Pacific Rim