Global Los Angeles Summit Speaker Interviews
Global Los Angeles
April 27, 2018

At our inaugural Global Los Angeles Summit, Pacific Council members Kimiya Shokoohi and Farhanaz Kermalli interviewed three speakers on Facebook Live to hear their insights about the local and global aspects of NAFTA and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Watch the full interviews below.

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Dr. Colleen Thouez, senior advisor at the UN Institute for Training and Research on implementing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in Los Angeles:

 

Ms. Penny Abeywardena, New York City’s International Affairs Commissioner on working with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals at the city level:

 

Mr. Carlos Valderrama, president of the Center for Global Trade and Foreign Investment at the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, on NAFTA’s effect on Southern California:

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Learn more about the Global Los Angeles Summit, read about Senator Christopher Coons’ remarks on advancing U.S. interest at home and abroad, and read about and watch UK’s Secretary of State for International Trade Dr. Liam Fox’s remarks about Brexit. Check out photos from the summit on our Flickr page.

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