The symposium is one of PASCN’s information dissemination activities, which provides opportunity for researchers to present and disseminate the results and key findings of their studies to various stakeholders. It is also a forum to discuss important issues and concerns on APEC and related issues, regional integration and globalization as it impacts on the Philippine economy.

The Bay Area Council Economic Institute and the U.S.-Mexico Foundation (USMF) are pleased to invite you to the launch of the Economic Institute’s new report “Southern Connection: Innovation Clusters in Mexico and the Bridge to Silicon Valley”.

During the COVID pandemic, much of life has been conducted online, and Canadians have relied on digital services more than ever before to work, communicate, entertain themselves and shop. At the same time, stores were shuttered and Canadian firms shifted to innovative new strategies to preserve their businesses and serve their customers. The role of certain companies has caused cries of "monopoly" in some sectors, and there is now a populist push in the US and Europe, and increasingly in Canada, to use regulations and anti-trust measures to curb the influence of the likes of Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Alphabet (Google). It's time for some perspective in the debate.

Join for a discussion on trade barriers, illicit markets, and the U.S.- Mexico relationship. Featuring: Rep Jodey Arrington (TX. 19) and Dip. Éctor J. Ramirez Barba: David Luna, GMU; Leroy Sheffer, ITAS Law; Manuel Molano, IMCO; Dr. Roberto León, Atlas, Joseph Humire, Center for a Secure Free Society; and Phillip Thompson, PPA.