1:45 AM - 2:15 AM
Opening Session
Welcome by Chris Heavey, PhD, President;
UNLV Senator Jacky Rosen, US Senator;
Representative Dina Titus, US House of Representatives, Nevada's First Congressional District;
His Excellency...
Welcome by Chris Heavey, PhD, President;
UNLV Senator Jacky Rosen, US Senator;
Representative Dina Titus, US House of Representatives, Nevada's First Congressional District;
His Excellency Xie Feng, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the US;
The Honorable David Perdue, US Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China;
Rob Goldstein, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Las Vegas Sands.
view more 2:15 AM - 3:15 AM
Healing Across Borders: USโChina Collaboration in Public Health and Cancer Research
Moderator: Alison Netski, MD, Interim Dean of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, Vice President for Health Affairs, UNLV;
Panelists:
Roberta Lipson, Vice Chair, New Frontier Health...
Moderator: Alison Netski, MD, Interim Dean of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, Vice President for Health Affairs, UNLV;
Panelists:
Roberta Lipson, Vice Chair, New Frontier Health Founder, United Family Healthcare;
Denis Simon, Ph.D., Visiting Professor, Asian Pacific Studies Institute, Duke University;
Jay Shen, Ph.D., Professor and Associate Dean of the School of Public Health, UNLV.
view more 3:30 AM - 4:30 AM
Education as Diplomacy: Building Durable ChinaโUS Institutional Partnerships
Moderator: Jennifer Keene, Ph.D., Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Professor of Sociology, UNLV;
Panelists:
Elizabeth Knup, Senior Fellow, Center for China Analysis, Asia Society Policy...
Moderator: Jennifer Keene, Ph.D., Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Professor of Sociology, UNLV;
Panelists:
Elizabeth Knup, Senior Fellow, Center for China Analysis, Asia Society Policy Institute;
Yingyi Ma, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Syracuse University & Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution;
Honghui Deng, Ph.D., Professor, Management, Entrepreneurship & Technology, Lee Business School, Special Advisor on China Initiatives, UNLV.
view more 4:30 AM - 5:30 AM
Lunch & the Student Experience Panel
Moderator: Robert Futrell, Ph.D., Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts, UNLV;
Panelists:
The UNLV Sands Scholar experience:
Victor Lagunas, UNLV Sands Scholar;
The UNLV student study...
Moderator: Robert Futrell, Ph.D., Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts, UNLV;
Panelists:
The UNLV Sands Scholar experience:
Victor Lagunas, UNLV Sands Scholar;
The UNLV student study abroad experience in China:
Bea Verry, Beijing Normal University participant and UNLV Sands Scholar;
Giovanni Nunez, Beijing Normal University participant and UNLV Sands Scholar;
Jorge Ruvalcaba, Sun Yat-Sen and Wynn Macau participant;
The UNLV international student experience:
LI Ao, UNLV Global Ambassador.
view more 5:40 AM - 6:40 AM
Higher Education Cultural Exchange in Action
Presenters:
Lindsey Gruber, Senior Executive Director, UNLV Global;
Huajing Maske, Ph.D., Director, Sands Institute for Chinese Language and Culture at UNLV;
Honghui Deng, Ph.D.,...
Presenters:
Lindsey Gruber, Senior Executive Director, UNLV Global;
Huajing Maske, Ph.D., Director, Sands Institute for Chinese Language and Culture at UNLV;
Honghui Deng, Ph.D., Professor, Management, Entrepreneurship & Technology, Lee Business School, Special Advisor on China Initiatives, UNLV;
Min Fan, Executive Director, US Heartland China Association;
John Flower, Ph.D., Founder, China Folk House Retreat.
view more 6:40 AM - 7:40 AM
People-to-People Engagement through Tourism, Sports, and Hospitality
Moderator: Steve Hill, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority;
Panelists:
David Cรกrdenas, Ph.D., Dean, William F. Harrah College of...
Moderator: Steve Hill, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority;
Panelists:
David Cárdenas, Ph.D., Dean, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality, UNLV;
Leif Rogers, CEO & Founder, Red Phoenix Entertainment;
Zac Hudson, Executive Vice President and Global General Counsel, Las Vegas Sands;
view more 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Synthesis Panel and Discussion: Charting the Future of US-China People-to-People Ties
Moderator: Kate Korgan, Ph.D., Executive Vice President & Provost, UNLV;
Panelists:
Zhang Qi, Ph.D., Vice President, Sun Yat-sen University;
Jessica Bissett, Senior Director for...
Moderator: Kate Korgan, Ph.D., Executive Vice President & Provost, UNLV;
Panelists:
Zhang Qi, Ph.D., Vice President, Sun Yat-sen University;
Jessica Bissett, Senior Director for Government Engagement, National Committee on US-China Relations;
Andy Abboud, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Las Vegas Sands;
Chris Heavey, Ph.D., President, UNLV.
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