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A Golden Opportunity With China: How California Can Become an Even Bigger Destination for Chinese Foreign Investment
Since embarking on its era of economic growth and expansion in 1979, China has played an increasing
ly large role in the global economy and now ranks as the world’s second-largest economy.
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staff
Sara ElShafie, PhD
Sara ElShafie, PhD, is a senior associate with MI Philanthropy.
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Kristen Fanarakis
Kristen Fanarakis is an associate director of MI Finance, leading the small business policy and i
nnovation initiative, which analyzes the macroeconomic trends and policies affecting small businesses and offers policy recommendations and solutions aimed
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video
The Future of Aerospace in California
Moderator: Jane Wells
Speakers: Kellie Johnson, Jim Simpson, Jakob van Zyl, George Whitesides
article
California’s Golden Opportunity: More Foreign Investment from China
LOS ANGELES—Since embarking on its era of economic growth in 1979, China has become a major economic
player and is now the world’s leading exporter and second-largest economy.
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video
California: Global Incubator for Innovation and Growth
Moderator: Kevin Klowden
Speakers: Bracken Darrell, Gil Elbaz, Adam Miller, Donna Morris
report
Financial Models for Water Sustainability
In 2015, NASA data showed that California reservoirs contained only one year of water supply and Ca
lifornia’s total water storage had been in decline since before 2002.
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video
Agent of Change: The California-Israel Global Innovation Partnership
Moderator: Glenn Yago
Speakers: Naty Barak, Mark Gold, Jay Keasling, Uri Mingelgrin