A panel discussion at the third annual forum of the Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI) Annual Forum in Taipei, titled "Trump, Trade, and Tariffs: Protecting Economic Resilience in an Era of Disruption," shed inspiring insights on how to build resilience amid the rapidly shifting world order.
Expert panelists from diverse backgrounds, including government, academia, finance, and the private sector, discuss the multifaceted consequences of the Trump administration's trade policies. They share their insights on the impacts from investor, policymaker, and industry perspectives, considering historical context, economic realities like currency manipulation and trade friction, and the broader implications for international relations and global economic order. The conversation explores the challenges of navigating a world facing economic bifurcation and waning trust in established international institutions, while also identifying potential opportunities for resilience and recalibration for nations and alliances in this changing landscape.
Alicia Garcia Herrero is the Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Nexesis. She also serves as a Senior Fellow at the European think tank, RUGEL, Non-resident Senior Fellow at the East Asian Institute of the National University of Singapore.
Alicia is also an adjunct professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, a member of the Council of Advisors on Economic Affairs to the Spanish government, and an advisor to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's Research Army. She's a board member of CAPRI.
Kathy Matsui, is a founding general partner of NPower Partners, Japan's first ESG-integrated global venture capital fund.
She is the former vice chairman of Goldman Sachs Japan and the chief Japan equity strategist. Her groundbreaking work is on Womenomics. She served as advisor to the Japanese government to promote gender equality and diversity. And she has advised corporations on governance and best practices on diversity. She has a master's from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and is a graduate of Harvard.
Mara Rudman is a James D. Schlesinger Distinguished Professor at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia, where she runs the Ripples of Hope Project. She served on the 2022-2024 National Defense Strategy Commission, was Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs in the Obama and Clinton Administrations, Deputy Envoy for the Office of the Special Envoy for Middle East Peace at the U.S. Department of State, Assistant Administrator for the Middle East at USAID, and Chief Counsel to the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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