Media Advisory: Committee of 100 to Host 2017 Annual Conference to Promote U.S.-China Relations in Washington, D.C. on May 18-20, 2017

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Committee of 100 – the premier non-partisan organization focused on U.S.-China relations and Chinese American advancement – will host its 2017 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. from Thursday, May 18 - Saturday, May 20, 2017.

The 2017 Annual Conference theme is "Seeking Common Ground." Full list of speakers and agenda HERE.

WHO: Committee of 100 members and over 500 major influencers in government, business, academia, media and entertainment.

WHAT: Three-day annual conference to strengthen U.S.-China relations and advocate on behalf of Chinese Americans. 

WHEN: Thursday, May 18 - Saturday, May 20, 2017. (Details below)

Thursday, May 18, from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. – C100 Awards Gala Dinner

The C100 Awards Dinner Gala will honor those who have advanced U.S.-China relations and advocated on behalf of Chinese Americans.

Location: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center (Atrium), 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004.

Media check-in/set-up at 6 p.m. (Main Entrance)

Speakers to include:

• C100 Chairman Frank H. Wu, Distinguished Professor, University of California Hastings College of Law
• Betty Liu, Bloomberg News anchor (Emcee)
• U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), House Ways and Means Committee member, Congressional Asian Pacific-American Caucus
• U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
• Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai
• Additional Speakers TBA.

Friday, May 19, from 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. – C100 Full-Day Summit

Full-day summit on topics ranging from "Geopolitics in the Trump-Xi Era," to "U.S.-China Trade and Economic Outlooks," "The Role of Media in U.S.-China Relations," "U.S.-China Soft Power Dynamics" and more. The results of C100's 2017 U.S.-China Public Perceptions Opinion Survey will also be released.  

Location: JW Marriott (Capitol Ballroom), 1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004.

Media registration/set-up at 8 a.m. (Capitol Foyer)

Speakers will include:

• U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross – Keynote Speaker
• U.S. Senator Daniel Sullivan (R-AK), Co-Chair of the U.S.-China Working Group
• Charles Boustany, former U.S. Rep. (R-LA), and former Chair of  the House U.S.-China Working Group
• David Ignatius, Associate Editor and Columnist, The Washington Post
• Ginger Lew, former Senior Counsel to White House on Economic Policy
• Cheng Li, Director, Brookings Institute
• U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), House Foreign Relations Committee
• John Pomfret, former Washington Post Bureau Chief (Beijing), and author, The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom
• Ambassador Stapleton Roy, Kissinger Institute on China and the U.S.
• Dennis Wilder, Chair in Asian Studies, Georgetown University
• Others TBA

Saturday, May 20, from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. – C100 Town Hall Meeting

C100 Town Hall meeting event with experts on important topics relating to the advancement of Chinese Americans living in the U.S. and related U.S.-China policy matters.

The C100's White Paper, "Prosecuting Chinese 'Spies:' An Empirical Analysis of the Economic Espionage Act," also will be released, and selected C100 members will engage in a dialogue about current issues.

Location: National Press Club (Main Ballroom), 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20045. 

Speakers will include:

• Nelson Dong, C100 member, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney
• Robert Gee, C100 member, President, Gee Strategies Group
• Andrew Kim, Of Counsel, Beck Redden
• Michelle Lee, Director, U.S. Patent Trade Office
• Sue Van, C100 member, President and CEO, Wallace H. Coulter Foundation
• Benjamin H. Wu, C100 member, Maryland Deputy Secretary of Commerce

MEDIA: Credentialed members of the media are invited to attend for coverage. Media may register online, or via email: media@committee100.org. Media must present official press credentials and photo I.D. upon check-in at all events.

For more information or to request a specific media interview, please contact media@committee100.org. 

SOURCE Committee of 100 and Kirsten Fedewa & Associates, L.L.C.