The Virtual Trade Mission brings together students and faculty from the member economies of APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) in order to learn more about the issues facing APEC today. Students interview trade ministers, business executives, and other dignitaries from APEC countries at the site of the annual CEO Summit, and they document their reflections on the conversations, interviews, and meetings that are part of their APEC experience on a blog during the conference and on a website after the Summit is over.

This year, junior Economics-Political Science double major Kristen Capogrossi joins Furman students Daniella Fergusson, Webb McArthur, Ke Ji,  intern Cindy Youssef and Political Science faculty member Brent Nelsen in Hanoi, Vietnam for events that surround the CEO Summit. Furman University's VTM project is coordinated through the Richard W. Riley Institute at Furman.

Above: Kristen Capogrossi, Brent Nelsen, Daniella Fergusson, Ke Ji, and Webb McArthur.

For more information, contact Ken Peterson in the Department of Economics.