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ECCT Premium Event jointly hosted with ICRT - November 2018 Municipal Election Preview

2018/10/23       12:00 - 14:00      Premium Event / 菁英午餐會      Speaker:Shen Fu-hsiung 沈富雄/Jason Hsu 許毓仁, Legislator /Ross Feingold, Senior Adviser, DC International Advisory
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ECCT Premium Event 
Jointly hosted with ICRT

November 2018 municipal election preview

Panellists
Shen Fu-hsiung, Political and economic commentator
Jason Hsu, Legislator, KMT
Ross Feingold, Senior Adviser, DC International Advisory

Moderator
Gavin Phipps, ICRT News Department

12:00-14:00, Tuesday, 23 October, 2018
Regent Taipei, Ballroom B(3F) /台北晶華酒店,宴會廳B (3F)
No. 3, Lane 39, Sec 2 Zhongshan N Rd, Taipei 104, Taiwan /台北市中山北路二段39巷3號

Metropolitan elections will be held on Saturday, 24 November 2018, to elect the municipal mayors, municipal councilors and ward chiefs across Taiwan, including the six special municipalities or megacities (Taipei, Kaohsiung, New Taipei, Taichung, Tainan and Taoyuan). Ahead of the election, the ECCT, together with International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT) will be hosting a panel of high profile experts for a special election preview event. Panelists will discuss and analyse the various races, the candidates, their election prospects and the implications for the political climate, business and trade, depending on the outcome. Given that the guests have very different opinions and are all very outspoken, it promises to be an interesting and entertaining discussion.

Among other subjects, our panelists will discuss:
• The mayoral candidates and their election prospects.
• What has changed since the presidential and legislative elections in 2016 and the last mayoral elections in 2014?
• What are support levels for the traditional pan-green and pan-blue camps? Is there any sign of movement outside the main camps towards the formation of a third force?
• The implications of a change in the status quo for business and trade should the KMT retake any of the races in northern or central Taiwan.
• Will Taiwan be affected by a looming US-China trade war? If so, how?
• What business opportunities can we look forward to after the election? What opportunities are there for European business related to the government’s infrastructure development and 5+2 industry development plans?

About the panellists

Dr Shen Fu-Hsiung is an experienced former Taiwan legislator and a sought-after economic and political commentator. He has served on several legislative committees and formerly held key posts in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), namely Executive Director of the Policy committee and Chairman of the Central Review committee. Dr Shen holds an MD degree from National Taiwan University and a PhD from the University of California.

Jason Hsu is a legislator for the Kuomintang (KMT). Among other positions he has worked for the Executive Yuan's Youth Advisory Council, the Educational Radio Advisory Committee and the Ministry of Education’s National Education Advisory Committee. He is the Curator and Co-founder of TEDxTaipei and the Founder of the Dazaiwen Corporation. He holds a BA in British Literature from National Chengchi University.

Ross Feingold is a senior adviser at DC International Advisory, a consultancy that advises clients on political risk, and a director at Singapore-based SafePro Group, which advises corporate and high net-worth clients on travel security in Asia. Feingold is on the board of the Association of Americans Resident Overseas, a global advocacy organisation for American citizens who live outside the United States. He provides analysis about international and domestic political and economic news in Taiwan’s Chinese and English language media, including ICRT. He is also a frequent guest on global television networks to discuss Taiwan-China-US trade and security issues. Feingold is often invited to lecture at public service and trade organizations, as well as universities, in Taiwan, including a current lecture series at National Taiwan University on the upcoming US mid-term congressional election. He speaks Mandarin and has lived in Asia for over 20 years.

NT$1,400 for members; NT$2,000 for members' guest(s)

To cancel without penalty, written cancellations must be received 24 hours prior to the event.
Contact: Fiona Lee / Tel 2740-0236 ext. 215 / fiona.lee@ecct.com.tw / www.ecct.com.tw

Event Details

Date: 2018/10/23
Time: 12:00 - 14:00
Registration Deadline: 2018/10/22
Cancellation Deadline: 2018/10/22
Venue: Regent Taipei, BallroomB (3F) /台北晶華酒店,宴會廳B (3F)
Address: No. 3, Lane 39, Sec 2 Zhongshan N Rd, Taipei 104, Taiwan /台北市中山北路二段39巷3號
Cost: NT$1,400 for members; NT$2,000 for members guest(s);
Contact: Fiona Lee
Phone: 02-2740-0236 # 215