BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Mountain Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Mountain Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Mountain Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging discussion with CU Denver MBA/IB Alumni Paul Taylor on "U.S. Commercial Diplomacy and the Emerging Commercial Lan dscape of Southeast Asia."In this presentation\, Paul Taylor will discuss how U.S. embassies and consulates\, through the Foreign Commercial Service and interagency cooperation\, are deepening partnerships with local gover nments and private sectors to advance mutual prosperity. With Southeast As ia becoming increasingly central to global economic trends\, this session will highlight why U.S. commercial diplomacy remains vital in keeping Amer ican companies competitive. \;Paul Taylor\, \;Senior Commercial Of ficer U.S. Commercial Service\, U.S. Embassy\, \;Manila Philippines Pa ul currently serves as the Senior Commercial Officer at the U.S. Embassy i n Manila\, Philippines. Between 2013 and 2022 he served in similar roles a t the U.S. Embassies in Ghana and Indonesia. He brings to these positions more than twenty-five years of international business experience and stron g knowledge of how the U.S. government can facilitate market access and de velopment for U.S. companies in emerging markets.Prior to his assignment t o West Africa\, Paul was the Director of the U.S. Commercial Center in Sha nghai and the Deputy Principal Commercial Officer of the Consulate's Comme rcial Section. Previously he served as a Commercial Officer at the U.S. Em bassy in Beijing\, China\, leading the U.S. Mission&rsquo\;s efforts to cr eate greater market opportunities for U.S. firms in the Information and Co mmunications Technologies industry.In this role he was involved in high-pr ofile market access issues for U.S. internet companies\, helped pave the w ay for one of the largest U.S. acquisitions in China&rsquo\;s IT hardware sector and smoothed operational difficulties for a major U.S. internet-bas ed entertainment company. Paul is recognized within the U.S. business comm unity as a thought leader on IT and telecom policy issues faced by foreign companies operating in China. Mr. Taylor is a fluent Mandarin Chinese spe aker. He received his undergraduate degree from Western State College of C olorado and his MBA from the University of Colorado at Denver. \; DTEND:20250408T001500Z DTSTAMP:20260518T001856Z DTSTART:20250407T231500Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:International Executive Roundtable featuring Paul Taylor UID:RFCALITEM639146603364125774 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join us for an engaging discussion with CU Denver MBA/IB Alumni Paul Taylor on "U.S. Commercial Diplomacy and the Eme rging Commercial Landscape of Southeast Asia."

In this presentation\ , Paul Taylor will discuss how U.S. embassies and consulates\, through the Foreign Commercial Service and interagency cooperation\, are deepening pa rtnerships with local governments and private sectors to advance mutual pr osperity. With Southeast Asia becoming increasingly central to global econ omic trends\, this session will highlight why U.S. commercial diplomacy re mains vital in keeping American companies competitive.

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banner< strong>Paul Taylor\, \;Senior Commercial Officer U.S. Commercial Service\ , U.S. Embassy\, \;Manila Philippines pp

Paul currently serves as t he Senior Commercial Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Manila\, Philippines. Between 2013 and 2022 he served in similar roles at the U.S. Embassies in Ghana and Indonesia. H e brings to these positions more than twenty-five years of international b usiness experience and strong knowledge of how the U.S. government can fac ilitate market access and development for U.S. companies in emerging marke ts.

Prior to his assignment to West Africa\, Paul was the Director of the U.S. Commercial Center in Shanghai and the De puty Principal Commercial Officer of the Consulate's Commercial Section. P reviously he served as a Commercial Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing \, China\, leading the U.S. Mission&rsquo\;s efforts to create greater mar ket opportunities for U.S. firms in the Information and Communications Tec hnologies industry.

In this role he was involved in high-profile market access issues for U.S. internet companies \, helped pave the way for one of the largest U.S. acquisitions in China&r squo\;s IT hardware sector and smoothed operational difficulties for a maj or U.S. internet-based entertainment company. Paul is recognized within th e U.S. business community as a thought leader on IT and telecom policy iss ues faced by foreign companies operating in China. Mr. Taylor is a fluent Mandarin Chinese speaker. He received his undergraduate degree from Wester n State College of Colorado and his MBA from the University of Colorado at Denver. \;

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