The Outlook for U.S. Business in South and Southeast Asia in 2017 and Beyond

Robert Blake – Senior Director, India & South Asia Practice, McLarty Associates and Former U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, Washington, D.C.

Driving Innovation in China: A Venture Capital Perspective

Gary Rieschel – Founding Managing Partner, Qiming Venture Partners China, Seattle

China Financial Market Challenges and Lessons of 2015/16

John Wadsworth – Honorary Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and Advisory Director, Morgan Stanley, San Francisco

Australia Commercial Overview

Douglas Wallace – Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Consulate, Sydney

Burma/Myanmar: The Golden Land

Manoj Desai – Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, Yangon

Country Outlook: China

Scott Shaw – Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, Beijing

Materialism, Middle Class Aspirations, New Youth Lifestyles and Behavior, and a Growing Self-Confidence: The Implications of a Rising China for American Business

Stanley Rosen – Professor of Political Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Navigating China Today 2017 Executive Update

Perry Moreth – Senior Vice President, Global Banking Consultant, International Group, Wells Fargo & Company, Los Angeles

Navigating China Today: Unlocking Opportunities and Understanding China’s New Economy

Kenneth Petrilla – Managing Director, ChinaVest, San Francisco

RMB Fantasy & Reality

William H. Overholt – Senior Fellow, Harvard Asia Center, Cambridge, MA

Why Would a $6B Revenue Company Buy a Small Independent WOFIE in China?

Christopher Goode – Business Development Director
Danfoss Power Solutions – Work Function Division, Hopkinsville, KY and Zhenjiang, China

Hong Kong: Helping Your Business to Capitalize the Arising Opportunities in China and Asia

Lawrence Tang – Head, Investment Promotion, Hong Kong Economic Trade Office, San Francisco

Hong Kong Market Brief

Scott Shaw – Senior Commercial Officer, Embassy of the United States of America, Beijing

Sectoral Focus: Opportunities and Challenges

Stella Poon – Director, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Los Angeles

Exporting to India in the Age of Trump

Gunjan Bagla – Managing Director, Amritt, Inc., Malibu, CA

India Outlook

Patrick Santillo – Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, New Delhi

India’s Reform Scorecard

Ron Somers – Founder & CEO, India First Group, Washington, D.C.

Indonesia Outlook

Rosemary Gallant – Senior Commercial Officer, U.S Embassy, Jakarta

Beyond Abenomics: The Bullish Case for Japan

Andrew Wylegala – Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, Tokyo

Open for Business: Starting and Building a Business in Japan

Kevin McAuliffe – Founder & President, Newport Ltd., Tokyo

Country Outlook: South Korea

David Gossack – Senior Commercial Officer, Seoul

Malaysia Outlook

Catherine Spillman – Senior Commercial Officer, U.S Embassy, Kuala Lumpur

Mexico: Open for Business

Brian Brisson – Senior Commercial Officer, U.S Embassy, Mexico City

Country Outlook: Philippines

Diane Jones – Senior Commercial Officer, U.S Embassy, Manila

Singapore: Your Gateway to ASEAN

Margaret Hanson-Muse – Senior Commercial Officer, U.S Embassy, Singapore

Taiwan Market Overview

Ireas Cook – Senior Commercial Officer, American Institute in Taiwan, Taipei

Thailand Market Overview

Greg Wong – Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, Bangkok

It’s Time to Rethink Vietnam

Stuart Schaag – Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, Hanoi

North Vietnam: The Best Location to Make Money?

Frank Wouters – General Director, Deep C Industrial Zones, Haiphong City, Vietnam

Vietnam Outlook After the U.S. 2016 Elections

Herb Cochran – Executive Director, American Chamber of Commerce, Ho Chi Minh City

Advocacy Center

Jason Evans – Regional Manager, Asia-Pacific Advocacy Center, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

ASEAN Business Outlook Survey 2017

Judith Fergin – Executive Director, American Chamber of Commerce, Singapore

Best Practices for Securing Your Supply Chain

Evan Kent – Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, Los Angeles

Susan Ross – Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, Los Angeles

How Globalization Technology and Omni Channel Will Define the Future

Nick Vyas – Executive Director, Global Supply Chain Management Center, USC Marshall School of Business, Los Angeles

Global Trade Powered by E-Commerce

Lee Broadhurst – International Marketing Manager, UPS, Riverside, CA

Principles and Strategies of Investing in High Growth Emerging Markets in Southeast Asia

George Drysdale – Chairman and CEO, Marsman-Drysdale Group, Manila

U.S.-Asia Trade Update 2017: Tracking Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Nicole Simonian – International Trade Practice Co-Leader, Asia Coordinator, & Partner, Bryan Cave LLP, Los Angeles & Singapore

David Stepp – Singapore Office Managing Partner, Bryan Cave LLP, Los Angeles & Singapore

Using the U.S. Commercial Service to Expand Your Export Sales to Asia/Pacific

Jason Evans – Regional Manager, Asia-Pacific Advocacy Center, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.