Master Class- Toulouse "The Geopolitical confrontation between China and the US: The New Silk Road of the XXI century"
Présentation
About the Master Class
The lecture will explore the growing confrontation between China and the US in different fronts, built around the so call “New Silk Road of the XXI century”.
Historically speaking, “the Silk Road” has been the oldest and most emblematic international trade route in the world.
In the 21st century, the “New Silk Road” is the Chinese initiative to become the hegemonic power on Earth by 2050, displacing the US as global leading power.
At the conference we will discuss the past, present and future of the Silk Road.
We will comment on the growing confrontation between China and the USA in different battle fronts: commercial, financial, monetary, technological, reputational and military, and its impact on the rest of the world, including Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America.
Professor Biography
Fernando Cortiñas (Buenos Aires, 1962) is an Argentine-Spanish professional with more than 35 years of international work experience in leading multinationals and as a professor in leading academic institutions in Europe and America.
He graduated with honors and various awards as a Bachelor of Business Administration and Public Accountant from the Universidad Católica Argentina (Buenos Aires, 1986), and obtained an MBA from Harvard Business School (Boston, 1992).
His professional career has had a double journey, corporate and academic.
AGENDA
18h30 - 19h00 : Welcoming attendees
19h00 - 20h00 : Master Class
20h30 - 21h30 : Networking drink