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On November 8 the United States will head to the polls following the most contentious campaign in its election history. What can the world expect? Join Asia Global Institute for its inaugural Global Thinkers event, After the Vote: Radical Change or Business as Usual? 

The event will feature a keynote address by Nobel Laureate and AGI Academic Council Chairman Michael Spence. He will then join a distinguished panel composed of AGI Director Zhiwu Chen, Advisory Board Chairman Victor K Fung, and Advisory Board Member and SEB Chairman Marcus Wallenberg. The discussions will cover:

• Economic and trade priorities of a post-Obama administration
• Inequality in a globalizing economy
• U.S. policy for a post-Brexit EU
• The future of U.S.-China ties

Launched by the Asia Global Institute, Global Thinkers is a public outreach program that features a panel of internationally-renowned experts and thought leaders who will address pressing global issues of our time.

Members of the press are cordially invited to attend this event:

Date: November 17, 2016
Time: 1630-1800
Venue: Grand Hall, Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
Event page: http://www.asiaglobalinstitute.hku.hk/en/events/global-thinkers-vote-radical-change-business-usual/

For media enquiries, please contact:
Ms Beth Kwok, Asia Global Institute, Tel: +852 3917 1274, kgkbeth@hku.hk
Ms Hope Ngo, Asia Global Institute, Tel: +852 3917 1273, hopengo@hku.hk

ABOUT ASIA GLOBAL INSTITUTE 
The Asia Global Institute at The University of Hong Kong was inaugurated on July 1, 2015. It seeks to generate and disseminate innovative thinking on global issues from Asian perspectives. It aims to inform global policy and actions towards a prosperous and sustainable future for all.