As the Trump administration accelerates efforts to decouple the US economy from China, mounting tensions are creating new challenges for Korea, forcing it to reassess its strategic position amid growing uncertainty. Staying informed and anticipating future developments is crucial for those navigating this rapidly evolving landscape.
Join us for an exclusive, members-only discussion on the evolving US-China economic relationship and its implications for Korea. Moderated by Thomas Byrne, President and CEO of The Korea Society, this session will feature insights from Benjamin Qiu, US-China business expert and NYC-based lawyer, and Kenneth Wilcox, author of The China Business Conundrum and former CEO of Silicon Valley Bank. Together, they will provide a candid assessment of how the US-China economic dynamic may unfold under the Trump administration.
Co-hosted with the Asian Affairs Committee of the New York City Bar Association, this event offers a unique opportunity for members of both organizations to engage in this timely and critical conversation.
*Networking Lunch Event- Light Refreshments Included.
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Breaking Down the US-China Decoupling: Implications for Korea
Friday, February 7, 2025 | 12 PM
IN-PERSON: Members Only
The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
Benjamin Qiu is a New York-based lawyer and China business expert. He co-chairs the Asian Affairs Committee of the New York City Bar Association, and he is a partner of Elliott Kwok Levine Jaroslaw Neils LLP. He is an advisor to London-based China Strategic Risks Institute. He previously headed venture capital practice at international law firms and in-house at a VC fund in China and Hong Kong, and he taught private equity and intellectual property at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is a former board member of Shanghai Foreign Correspondents Club, and his opinion pieces have been published in Wall Street Journal, Nikkei Asia, and New York Law Journal. Benjamin is admitted to practice law in the State of California and Washington D.C.
Kenneth P Wilcox worked at Silicon Valley Bank from 1990 through 2019. From 2001 through 2010 he served as CEO. In that role, he successfully pursued a strategy of global expansion, while remaining focused on the group’s core niches of technology, life sciences, venture capital and premium wineries.
In 2011 he and his wife moved to China, where he both founded and served as CEO of SSVB, an SVB-lookalike in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Suzhou. At the end of 2014 he returned to Silicon Valley. He remained on the board of the bank in China, as Vice-Chair, till the end of 2019.
For the past ten years he’s been Treasurer of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco and Chair of the Credit Committee of a venture debt fund in London serving all of Europe.
Mr. Wilcox was Chairman of the Board of the Asia Society of Northern California, and a member of the Advisory Board of the 21st Century China Center Advisory Board. He is also an adjunct professor and member of the International Advisory Board at Fudan University in Shanghai, and is currently teaching entrepreneurship and leadership at UC Berkeley. Earlier in his career, Mr. Wilcox was a member of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 2006 to 2012.
Mr. Wilcox earned a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School, as well as a PhD in German studies Ohio State University. In January of 2020 he published “Leading Through Culture: How Real Leaders Create Cultures that Motivate People to Achieve Great Things.” His second book, “The China Business Conundrum: Ensure That Win-Win Doesn’t Mean Western Companies Lose Twice” will be published by Wiley in December.
