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-- Wednesday, November 15 --

8:00 Check In and Registration

8:45 Welcome
Steve Allred, Executive Associate Provost
UNC at Chapel Hill

9:00 North Carolina and the Global Economy
Gary Gereffi
Center on Globalization, Governance, and Competitiveness
Duke University
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10:15 Break

10:30 Global Economic Governance: Free Trade vs. Protectionism
Alfred Field
Department of Economics
UNC at Chapel Hill

11:30 The Fragile Energy Assumptions of Global Growth
Gerald Cecil
Department of Physics and Astronomy
UNC at Chapel Hill
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12:30 Lunch (Trillium Dining Room)

1:30 Concurrent Sessions I:
1. Capital Markets in China
Robert Bushman
Kenan-Flagler Business School
UNC at Chapel Hill
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2. India: Economic Briefing
Pranab Majumder
Fuqua School of Business
Duke University
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3. The European Union: Economic Briefing
Darius Zifonun
European Studies Program
UNC at Chapel Hill
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4. Globalizing Community Colleges: Lessons from the Trenches
Bernard Yevin
Forsyth Technical Community College
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2:45 Break

3:00 Concurrent Sessions II:
1. Africa: Economic Briefing
Julius Nyang'oro
Department of African and Afro-American Studies
UNC at Chapel Hill

2. Latin America: Economic Briefing
Marco Fernandez
Department of Political Science
Duke University
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3. Developing Partnerships with the Business Community
Carol Conway
Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
UNC at Chapel Hill
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4. Internationalizing the Community College Curriculum
Neil Bolick, World View
Ruth Mitchell-Pitts, Center for European Studies, UNC at Chapel Hill
Lisa Norberg, UNC University Library - PDF of Presentation
Nicklaus Steiner, University Center for International Studies, UNC-CH

4:15 Team Meetings on Action Plans Faculty from international programs at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University and representatives of the NC Community College System will assist teams in developing Action Plans.
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For Participants not in Teams:
The Doha Round of the World Trade Organization
Thomas Oatley
Department of Political Science
UNC at Chapel Hill
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5:30 Reception for Participants & Faculty at the Home of Robert and Jean Phay

-- Thursday, November 16 --

8:00 Coffee, Juice, and Pastries

8:30 Globalization: An Economic Perspective
Peter Brews
Kenan-Flagler Business School
UNC at Chapel Hill

9:45 The Role of Technology in the Global Economy
Noel Greis
Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
UNC at Chapel Hill
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10:45 Break

11:00 Preparing Students for the Global Economy
Gordon Smith
Smith Barney
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12:00 Next Steps
Robert Phay, Director
World View
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12:15 Adjourn