CONFERENCE TO FOCUS ON ASIA'S ECONOMY.Byline: Enrique Rivero Daily News Staff Writer Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade The Under Secretary for International Trade is a position within the United States Department of Commerce that leads the International Trade Administration.[] The Under Secretary also serves as a member of the Tourism Policy Council[1] David Aaron and New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. chairman Richard Grasso are among the financial heavyweights expected to gather today for USC's three-day Asia/Pacific Business Outlook 1998. The conference, sponsored by the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business The Marshall School of Business (also known as USC Marshall School of Business) is the business school at the University of Southern California. It is the largest of USC's 17 professional schools. The current Dean is James G. Ellis. , comprises addresses, workshops and seminars intended to give local business people insights into commercial opportunities in Asia, Mexico and the Russian far east Russian Far East, formerly Soviet Far East, federal district (1989 est. pop. 7,941,000), c.2,400,000 sq mi (6,216,000 sq km), encompassing the entire northeast coast of Asia and including the Sakha Republic, Maritime Territory (Primorsky Kray), . Though the conference will cover a wide range of business topics, much of the focus this year will be on the financial crisis that has roiled much of Asia's economy, said conference director Susan Bradforth. ``This year the Asian financial crisis will be very high on the agenda,'' said Bradforth, also the associate director of the business school's International Business Education and Research Program. ``That's going to be the overriding theme at this conference.'' Six special sessions have been added to address the issue, she said. The annual Asia/Pacific Business Outlook, now in its 11th year, is run jointly by the IBEAR and the United States Department of Commerce The United States Department of Commerce is the Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth. It was originally created as the United States Department of Commerce and Labor on February 14, 1903. . The conference typically attracts 100 speakers and 300 attendees, Bradforth said. More than 125 workshops and seminars will be conducted over the three days at the university's Davidson Conference Center. It will begin today with a panel discussion featuring Aaron, USC vice provost Richard Drobnick and John Wolf, an ambassador to APEC APEC in full Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Trade group established in 1989 in response to the growing interdependence of Asia-Pacific economies and the advent of regional economic blocs (such as the European Union and the North American Free Trade Area) for the U.S. Department of State. Fees are $475 for a single day and $1,150 for the full conference. For information or to register, call (213) 740-6893. |
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