Security, Work, Multi-Cultural Populations, and Values

This panel discussion will focus on bringing the broad themes of the conference into sharper focus as tools for thinking about and discussing the issues that have materialized around our growing multi-culturalism.

Daniel Rose is a leading investor and philanthropist based in New York, prehaps the most successful multi-cultural urban setting in America.

How the Emergence of the Chinese Economy Will Change the World

This session will examine the near-term and long-term prospects for the Chinese economy and how its evolution will impact the U.S. and the rest of the world economically, politically, and culturally.

The session will delve into the workings of the Chinese economy and transactions market and examine the emerging role of a Chinese middle class. How will China's emergence as a dominant player in the early 21st century affect the U.S. and the rest of the world?

Patrick Cheung, QED Global Ltd. & Vision 2047 Foundation
Rick Schulberg, China-US Center for Sustainable Development

Our Post-Ethnic Future

This session will provide insight into the effect of immigrant groups on the shape and characteristics of our cities and our suburbs. Kotkin has studied the multi-generational patterns of ethnic groups and immigrants in the US, Canadian and European cities. His vision of a "Post-Ethnic" future may surprise you. Kotkin has been stimulating presence at High Level conferences in the past.

Joel Kotkin - Irvine Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation