"The State of the Chemical Industry: Outlook for 2021 & Beyond"
Debate on the Question: “Will the Trade Policies of the New Administration have a negative impact on Chemicals?”
Given the major changes occurring in the global geopolitical situation, global economy and the chemical industry, Société de Chimie Industrielle has gathered an exceptional expert panel to share their views on the topic of “The State of the Chemical Industry: Outlook for 2021 and Beyond” followed by a debate on the above topic. Each speaker will give a 10-minute presentation looking at the issues from his own perspective. After the three presentations, there will be a debate between Rob Westervelt and Joe Chang, moderated by Peter Young.
The debate question is whether the new administration’s trade policies will hurt or help the chemical industry. Given how radical the changes were during the Trump administration, there will undoubtedly be many changes when the Biden administration takes over. We will conduct the debate session in a novel way by taking a poll of the attendees before the start of the debate as to their view of the answer to the question. At the end of the debate, we will poll the audience again and ask them for their new answer to the question to find out if their view changed because of the debate and we will ask the audience to vote on who the best debater was!
Please join us for what will be both an insightful set of speeches and an intriguing debate on an important topic. Featured Speakers:
Joseph Chang Global Editor
ICIS Chemical Business
Robert Westervelt
Editor-in-Chief
IHS Chemical Week
Peter Young
CEO & President
Young & Partners