the way forward
building bridges for the heartland
Upcoming Webinars
Past Webinars
Preventative Healthcare for Rural Communities
This virtual dialogue will bring together public health professionals, healthcare practitioners, and administrators who are recognized as subject matter experts and key opinion leaders from both the U.S. and China to explore innovative strategies to advance preventative healthcare in rural
2024 Prospects for U.S. Ties with China: “Are We Partners or are We Adversaries?”
Three members of the USHCA’s leadership had the honor to be invited to a small “old friends” reception to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco on November 18, 2023, the same day that President Biden and President Xi met on the sidelines of the APEC meetings. Following that small gathering, the USHCA representatives then joined close to 200 guests from around the U.S. to attend an exclusive dinner at which President Xi delivered a significant speech in which he shared China’s openness to cooperation and posed a crucial question: “Are we partners or are we adversaries?”
Is a Reset of U.S.-China Relations Possible in 2023?
https://youtu.be/S4KHOa90Tkk 2022 is critical for both China and the United States. For Beijing, its partnership with Moscow has caused worldwide concerns. Its zero-Covid approach is decoupling itself from the rest of the world. It increasingly worries about the Cross-Strait situation
International Logistics in a Time of Turmoil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRGvapqAjWs&t=7s At this time of turmoil in the world, how are companies coping with international logistical challenges, and what are the major trends and shifts? This special webinar moderated by Dr. Haozhe Chen, Professor of Supply Chain Management at Iowa State University,
Finding security: US-China Ag Trade in a changing world
Despite growing competition between the U.S. and China, trade volume between the two countries remain significant and robust. U.S. agricultural exports to China, in particular, has seen tremendous growth. Â But the world is changing dramatically and the impact is felt locally in the Heartland, where a majority of the U.S. agricultural exports to China are produced.Â
Global Pandemic Response: What’s Next?
The pandemic has challenged healthcare systems around the world. Global responses to the pandemic has been so uneven and varied that it may feel like we are living through a giant experiment everywhere, despite a shared understanding of the science.
Now in its third year, what have we learned? What is the next? What choices do we have? How do we balance the social and economic dimensions with managing the health and health system impacts?
We have gathered experts from different countries to share lessons learned under different healthcare systems to shed light on the potential best path forward.