ASIA/PACIFIC BUSINESS OUTLOOK CONFERENCE
EXPANDING YOUR ASIA PACIFIC
KNOWLEDGE, CONTACTS AND PROFITS
APRIL 8-9, 2013
LOS ANGELES
NOTE: The program is subject to change.
Please check the program schedule regularly for changes and updates.
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Monday, April 8, 2013
Check-in and Continental Breakfast
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Opening Session
Welcome
James Ellis
Dean and Professor of Marketing, USC Marshall School of Business
Los Angeles
Remarks
Francisco J. Sanchez
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, US Department of Commerce
Washington D.C.
Richard Drobnick
Director, Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), USC Marshall School of Business
Los Angeles
Key Socio-Economic and Business Trends in China:
Views of a Major Hong Kong-based Investor
Ronnie C. Chan
Chairman, Hang Lung Properties,
Hong Kong
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Country Outlook: Brazil
Rick A. de Lambert
Counselor for Commercial Affairs, U.S. Commercial Service, International Trade Administration
Sao Paolo
Seminars
Lucky 88: After 8 Years in China, Is Prosperity Ahead in the Next 8 Years?
Christopher Goode
President & Managing Director, White Drive (China) Products
Hopkinsville, KY
Making the U.S. Commercial Service Work for you in Asia/Pacific
Maryavis Bokal
Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Export Assistance Center
Irvine, CA
Ronald A. Duecker
President, JWC Environmental
Costa Mesa, CA
James Mayfield
Commercial Officer, U.S. Export Assistance Center
Irvine, CA
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Country Outlook: Australia/New Zealand
Joseph Kaesshaefer
Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy
Sydney
Seminars
Building Credibility, Competitiveness, and Clarity of Purpose in the Asia/Pacific
Professional Services Sector
Ronald A. Altoon
Founding Design Partner, Altoon Partners, LLP
Los Angeles
Asia Pacific Energy – Trends and Opportunities for U.S. Industry
Julia Nesheiwat
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Energy Resources
Washington D.C.
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Country Outlook: India
Judy Reinke
Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy
New Delhi
Kapil Nanda
President and Chief Executive Officer, infogain
Los Gatos, CA
Seminars
Art of Negotiation - Negotiating With the Chinese Effectively
Mu Dan Ping
Executive Director, World Heritage Foundation
Los Angeles
Opportunities and Challenges in doing Business in Burma/Myanmar
Judy Benn
Executive Director, American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand
Bangkok
Paul Wilson
Managing Director, Myanmar Capital Advisors Pte. Ltd.
Yangon
Michael McGee
Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy
Bangkok
Moderater, Joseph Nunes
Associate Professor of Marketing, USC Marshall School of Business
Los Angeles
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Networking Lunch
Keynote: U.S. Pivots to Asia: Managing Security Challenges in
the Asia/Pacific Region
James C. Grunewald
Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.) , Managing Director, Red Bird Global Services Co., Ltd
Bangkok
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Country Outlook: Korea
James Sullivan
Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy
Seoul
Seminars
Taking Actions on Climate Change Globally: Regional Collaboration with
Technology and Finance
Yufu Cheng
China Country Director, R20: Regions of Climate Change
Beijing and Los Angeles
Protecting Your Patents, Trade Secrets, Trademarks and Copyrights in the Global
Marketplace - an Interactive Workshop
Scott Baldwin
Attorney-Advisor, Policy and External Affairs, U.S. Patents & Trademark Office
Washington, DC
Richard Cole
PCT Legal Examiner, U.S. Patents & Trademark Office
Washington, DC
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Seminars
What to Expect from China's New Leading Team
Sidney Rittenberg
President, Rittenberg & Associates Inc.
Fox Island, WA
Lessons Learned: Doing Business in Asia/Pacific I
International Trade and the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
Evan Yee-Fan Chuck
Partner and Office Managing Partner, Bryan Cave
Los Angeles & Shanghai
Trends in the Asia/Pacific Region: Views from a Logistics Perspective
Steve Arnold
Regional International Sales Manager, FedEx
Los Angeles
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Country Outlook: Indonesia
David Gossack
Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy
Jakarta
Country Workshop: China
William Zarit
Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs, U.S. Embassy
Beijing
William Brekke
Principal Commercial Officer, U.S. Consulate General
Shanghai
Seminars
The Gold Rush to India, Should I Join?: Selling to Companies in India
Gunjan Bagla
Founder, Amritt Ventures, Inc.
Los Angeles
Investing in Asia: Perspectives and Lessons Learned
George Drysdale
Chairman and CEO, Marsman-Drysdale Group
Manila
The U.S. and China: Ever Closer, but Less Trusting
Clayton Dube
Executive Director, USC US-China Institute
Los Angeles
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Hosted Networking Reception
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Special screening of the documentary film "Crocodile in the Yangtze", followed by a brief discussion by the director Porter Erisman
Porter Erisman
Filmmaker & Director of, “Crocodile in the Yangtze”
Shanghai
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Continental Breakfast
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Country Workshop: Thailand and Vietnam
Judy Benn
Executive Director, American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand
Bangkok
Herb Cochran
Executive Director, American Chamber of Commerce
Ho Chi Minh City
Sarah Kemp
Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy
Hanoi
Michael McGee
Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy
Bangkok
Seminars
A Study on the Identification and Quantification of the Most Significant
Barriers and Impediments to Trade in Services in the Asia/Pacific Region
Carl Voigt
Associate Professor of Management & Organization, USC Marshall School of Business
Los Angeles
How to Grow and Operate Business in China’s Highly Competitive Labor Market
Alex Xu
Founder and Chairman, GreenTree Inns Hotel Group
Shanghai
Materialism, Middle Class Aspirations, New Youth Lifestyles and Behavior,
and a Growing Self-Confidence: The Implications of a Rising China for
American Business
Stan Rosen
Professor of Political Science, University of Southern California
Los Angeles
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Country Workshop: Indonesia and Philippines
George Drysdale
Chairman and CEO, Marsman-Drysdale Group
Manila
David Gossack
Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy
Jakarta
James McCarthy
Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy
Manila
Seminars
Managing the Power of Perceptions/Expectations: How to Work with the
Chinese Effectively
Mu Dan Ping
Executive Director, World Heritage Foundation
Los Angeles
Creating Tomorrow's City Today: The Case for Sustainable Urban Development
Richard Drobnick
Director, Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), USC Marshall School of Business
Los Angeles
Bruce Pickering
Executive Director, Asia Society Northern California
San Francisco
Lessons Learned: Doing Business in Asia/Pacific II
Key Areas to Understand Profitable Growth through the Korea Free Trade Agreement
Tracey Lewis-Rendinelli
West Region International Director, UPS
Laguna Hills, CA
Trends in the Asia/Pacific Exhibition Markets: How SMEs Can Grow their Exports
Christina Zoccoli
Export Development Manager, International Sales Group, Reed Exhibitions
Norwalk, Connecticut
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Country Workshop: Taiwan
William Bryson
Partner, Jones Day
Taipei
Helen Hwang
Senior Commercial Officer, American Institute in Taiwan
Taipei
Country Workshop: Russia
John McCaslin
Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy
Moscow
Michael Rae
President, Argus Limited
Rockville, MD
Seminars
The Chinese Are Coming! Good or Bad?
Raymond Cheng
CEO, SoZo Group and Founder, Alabama China Partnership
Hong Kong
Qiwei Chen
Chairman, ABC Holdings, and Managing Partner, ABC Capital China Consulting China
Shanghai
Thomas E. McLain
Senior Counsel, Arnold & Porter, LLP and Chairman of the Asia Society Southern California
Los Angeles
Vietnam 2013: The Urgent Reform Agenda – Vietnam at the Crossroads
Herb Cochran
Executive Director, American Chamber of Commerce
Ho Chi Minh City
Competing for Infrastructure Projects: Feasibility Studies, Financing and
Advocacy in Asia
Malcolm Burke
Regional Manager Southeast Asia, Advocacy Center, U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington D.C
Henry Steingass
Regional Director, South and Southeast Asia, U.S. Trade and Development agency
Arlington, VA
Margaret Keshishian
Senior Commercial Officer, Asian Development Bank
Manila
Moderater, James Mayfield
Commercial Officer, U.S. Export Assistance Center
Irvine, CA
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Networking Lunch
Keynote: Myanmar’s Unprecedented Transition: Market Opportunities
and Challenges
Paul Wilson
Managing Director, Myanmar Capital Advisors Pte. Ltd.
Yangon
Remarks
Kenneth E. Hyatt
Acting Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington D.C.
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Country Workshop: Hong Kong
Scott Shaw
Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Consulate
Hong Kong
Richard R. Vuylsteke
President, American Chamber of Commerce in
Hong Kong
Country Workshop: Japan
Bryan A. Norton
Chief Executive Officer, T-Mark Kabushiki Gaisha
Tokyo
Andrew Wylegala
Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy
Tokyo
Seminars
From Fiscal Cliff to Fiscal Abyss
Lawrence E. Harris
Professor of Finance & Business Economics, USC Marshall School of Business
Los Angeles
What to Expect from China's New Leading Team
Sidney Rittenberg
President, Rittenberg & Associates Inc.
Fox Island, WA
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Country Workshop: Brazil
Rick A. de Lambert
Counselor for Commercial Affairs, U.S. Commercial Service, International Trade Administration
Sao Paolo
Seminars
Promoting US-China Collaboration and Trade on Clean Technologies
Feng An
President and Executive Director, Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation(iCET)
Beijing & Los Angeles
Recruiting Chinese Investment - A Roadmap for Sustainable Relationship
Raymond Cheng
CEO, SoZo Group and Founder, Alabama China Partnership
Hong Kong
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Country Workshop: China
William Zarit
Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy
Beijing
William Brekke
Principal Commercial Officer, U.S. Consulate General
Shanghai
Country Workshop: Australia/New Zealand
Joseph Kaesshaefer
Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy
Sydney
Country Workshop: Malaysia and Singapore
Stephen Jacques
Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy
Kuala Lumpur
Patrick Santillo
Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy
Singapore
Country Workshop: Mexico
Dorothy Lutter
Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy
Mexico City
Seminars
American Dream v2.0: A Brief Glance at China's Companies Acquisition in the U.S
Qiwei Chen
Chairman, ABC Holdings, and Managing Partner, ABC Capital China Consulting China
Shanghai
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Conference Closes