Panel on the end of the west, question mark, is not one were used to having here at munich. We talk about concerns the middle east, in russia, ukraine, concerns of europe. We have been there over the past years. This year they are still there, but we are asking ourselves much more fundamentally, are we being the beginning of the end of a westernled order . We know why we are asking the questions now, it is President Trump, but it is more structural than that. It has been coming along time, the rising of china, the populism in europe, the brexit, explosions in the middle east. We have to ask ourselves, umber one, can china or anyone else step in . Number two, if they cant, will we have an order without a leader and what does that mean . And number three, to the extent that u. S. Leadership is taking a big hit, can americans get it back . To answer those question is no one questions is no one better to kick it off and senator john mccain. Senator . Questions is no one better to kick it o
Panel on the end of the west, question mark, is not one were used to having here at munich. We talk about concerns the middle east, in russia, ukraine, concerns of europe. We have been there over the past years. This year they are still there, but we are asking ourselves much more fundamentally, are we being the beginning of the end of a westernled order . We know why we are asking the questions now, it is President Trump, but it is more structural than that. It has been coming along time, the rising of china, the populism in europe, the brexit, explosions in the middle east. We have to ask ourselves, umber one, can china or anyone else step in . Number two, if they cant, will we have an order without a leader and what does that mean . And number three, to the extent that u. S. Leadership is taking a big hit, can americans get it back . To answer those question is no one questions is no one better to kick it off and senator john mccain. Senator . Questions is no one better to kick it o
Weve all been there over past years. This year they are still there but this year we are also asking ourselves much more fundamentally, are we seeing the beginning of the end of the westernled order after liberal International Order. We know why were asking the question now, its President Trump. But its also much more structural than that. Its been coming for a very long time. The rise of china. P populism in europe. Brexit. Explosions in the middle east. And we have to ask ourselves, number one, can china or anyone else step in . Number two, if they cant, will we have an order without a leader and what does that mean . And number three, is to the extent that u. S. Leadership is taking a big hit, can the americans get it back . I think to answer those questions, theres no one better to kick it off than senator john mccain. Senator . [ applause ] thank you, thank you for the kind introduction. And can i say, trying to follow bono reminds me of the story of the actress gentleman gentlema
Its no secret that immigrants play an extraordinary role in this country. Everybody who is here is dissented from an immigrant descended from or is an. Mmigrant greatink back to our innovators, we would not be where we are were not for our immigrants or immigration policy. The other thing is as business leaders, we often find it difficult to find the talent or skill in the work ways to meet our business needs. Here to discuss all of that is another great panel led by a principal economist at the Conference Board. Consumerrch focuses on markets, labor demand, and Household Research markets. She also serves as adjunct professor at George Washington university and georgetown university. She does not have to travel arsons both are relatively close together and down the road. Panelists include the president of posey institute, the ceo in general of the Thunderbird School of management and the president of freshdesk. Welcome, everybody. Diane thanks. I was sitting outside the room for the la
[applause] this hearing will come in order. First of all, thank you all for that wonderful welcome, which i know was for Maria Shriver. [laughing] but we senators will pretendwhs [applause] good afternoon to all of you. Im delighted to convene this annual hearing to assess the art of alzheimers, from preventingm cognitive decline to ensuringo quality care for those living with dementia. Its always so inspiring to sit here and look out at betsy a purple. But its also a reminder that this terrible disease has affected each and every one of you in a personal way. Over the years i have met Family Members who have sacrificed so much to care for their loved ones living with this disease. Ive met americans living with alzheimers, with courage and determination. Many of you are here today, and we welcome you. Two years ago i met bob okeefe from waterbury domain. Alzheimers rant in his family. His father and older brotherr both had it. So bob decided to get tested early. He received his diagnos