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NOTE: All speakers are confirmed. The schedule, however, is subject to change. Please check the program schedule regularly for changes and updates.
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| 7:30 – 8:30 AM | CHECK-IN AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST |
| 8:30 – 8:45 AM | OPENING SESSION AND WELCOME James Ellis, Dean, USC Marshall School of Business Richard Drobnick, Director, Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), USC Marshall School of Business and Managing Director of the APRU World Institute William Zarit, Regional Director, East Asia/Pacific, U.S. Department of Commerce (Washington, D.C.) |
| 8:45 – 9:00 AM | "Pacific Economic Outlook: 2008-2009"
Richard Drobnick, Director, Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), USC Marshall School of Business and Managing Director of the APRU World Institute |
| 9:15 – 10:05 AM | Country Outlook: CHINA Barry Friedman, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Beijing) William Brekke, Commercial Counselor, U.S. Embassy (Beijing) Country Outlook: MEXICO Michael A. Lally, Commercial Counselor, U.S. Embassy (Mexico City) SEMINARS "Doing Business in Vietnam" Walter Blocker, Chief Executive Officer, GANNON Limited, Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City "Making the U.S. Commercial Service Work for you in Asia/Pacific" Maryavis Bokal, Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce, Newport Beach, CA Annie Vonheim, International Manager, Metagenics, Inc. San Clemente, CA "Winning the Hearts, Minds and Wallets of Japan's Affluent Consumer" Debbie Howard, President, Japan Market Resource Network (JMRN) -Tokyo |
| 10:20 – 11:10 AM | Country Outlook: JAPAN John Peters, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Tokyo) Country Outlook: THAILAND Ann Bacher, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Bangkok) SEMINARS "China’s Emergence: Implications for the Wholly-Owned Foreign Enterprise" Christopher Goode, President, White Drive Products (Zhenjiang) "The Changing Face of Asian Banking" Steven Bash, Executive Vice President, Global Correspondent Banking, Wells Fargo Bank (San Francisco) "Penetrating the Diverse Asia/Pacific Professional Services Market: A Case Study of the Little Engine That Did" Ronald Altoon, Founding Partner, Altoon + Porter Architects (Los Angeles) |
| 11:25 – 12:15 PM | Country Outlook: INDIA Carmine D’Aliosio, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (New Delhi) Country Outlook: INDONESIA Richard Rothman, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Jakarta) SEMINARS "Succeeding in Japan – Challenges and Lessons Learned" Kevin McAuliffe, President, Newport Ltd. (Tokyo) "A Pot of Gold? Or a Lump of Coal? Getting the China Market Right" Ted Plafker, Correspondent, The Economist, Beijing Bureau "Doing Business in Southeast Asia" James Rooney, Chairman, J.P. Rooney & Associates, Bangkok |
| 12:30 – 1:40 PM | NETWORKING LUNCH
Keynote Speaker: "China Changes Its Development Model -- Will the New Revolution Succeed? What Does it Mean for American Business?" Sidney Rittenberg, President, Rittenberg & Associates (Fox Island, WA) |
| 2:00 – 2:50 PM | Country Outlook: MALAYSIA Joseph Kaesshaefer, Jr.,Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Kuala Lumpur) Country Outlook: SINGAPORE Daniel Thompson, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Singapore) Country Workshop: CHINA Barry Friedman, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Beijing) William Brekke, Commercial Counselor, U.S. Embassy (Beijing) James Zimmerman, Chairman, American Chamber of Commerce and Chief Representative & Partner Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP, Beijing SEMINARS "Global Warming and World's Energy Crisis: Strategic Investments in Renewable Energy" Darr Hashempour, President and Founder, Expedient Energy, Tustin (CA) "Korean Cultural Values and Interpersonal Communication" Michael Robinson, Professor of Political Science, Indiana University |
| 3:05 – 3:55 PM | Country Outlook: TAIWAN Greg Wong, Senior Commercial Officer, American Institute in Taiwan (Taipei) Country Outlook: VIETNAM Donald Nay, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Hanoi) SEMINARS "Managing the power of perceptions/expectations - how to work with the Chinese effectively" Mu Dan Ping, Executive Director, World Heritage Foundation (Los Angeles) "China, Asia and America: A Dangerous Confusion" William Overholt, Asia Policy Chair and Director, RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy (Santa Monica) "What did they Really Say? Where Business Breaks Down with the Japanese" Diana Rowland, President, Rowland & Associates (Del Mar, CA) |
| 4:10 – 5:00 PM | Country Outlook: AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND David Murphy, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Sydney) Country Outlook: KOREA John Fogarasi, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Seoul) SEMINARS "Is China Going to Be the Next Superpower?" John Pomfret, Editor Outlook, Washington Post and former Washington Post bureau chief in China (Washington, D.C.) "Investing in America: The Indian Story" Ron Somers, President, U.S. - India Business Council, (Washington, DC) |
| 5:00 – 6:30 PM | HOSTED NETWORKING RECEPTION |
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| 8:00 – 8:30 AM | CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST |
| 8:30 – 9:20 AM | Country Outlook: PHILIPPINES Judy Reinke, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Manila) Country Workshop: JAPAN John Peters, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Tokyo) Harry A. Hill, President, Oak Lawn Marketing, Inc. (Tokyo) SEMINARS "Business Opportunities for American Firms in China: Direct Investment and Private Equity Investments" Chen QiWei, Chairman and CEO, Asian Business Consulting Co. (Shanghai) "Political changes in South Korea and North Korea Update" Michael Robinson, Professor of Political Science, Indiana University "China: The Victory of Materialism, The Rise of the Middle Class and the Implications for American Business" Stan Rosen, Professor of Political Science, University of Southern California |
| 9:35 – 10:25 AM | Country Outlook: HONG KONG Stewart Ballard, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Hong Kong) Country Workshop: KOREA John Fogarasi, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Seoul) Tami Overby, President & CEO - American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (Seoul) SEMINARS "Is China Going to Be the Next Superpower?" John Pomfret, Editor Outlook, Washington Post and former Washington Post bureau chief in China (Washington, D.C.) "Why Small to Fortune 500 Companies New to International Manufacturing Choose Zhenjiang" Jian She Chen,Vice Mayor, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu "Winning the Hearts, Minds and Wallets of Japan's Affluent Consumer" Debbie Howard, President, Japan Market Resource Network (JMRN) (Tokyo) |
| 10:40 – 11:30 AM | SEMINARS
"Manufacturing in Mexico. Why & How." Ricardo Vidal, President, Clemex U.S.A. (Mexico City) "A Pot of Gold? Or a Lump of Coal? Getting the China Market Right" Ted Plafker, Correspondent, The Economist, Beijing Bureau "Delivering Business Priorities in APEC: How U.S. Business influences the APEC Policy Process" Robert Modarelli, Policy Director, National Center for APEC, Seattle, WA "Getting Past the ‘Hai’: Negotiating with the Japanese " Diana Rowland, President, Rowland & Associates (Del Mar, CA) "Looking for the Political-Economic 'Deep Throats': The bad guys who are out to kill asian economies-- A journalist looks out for the next 'Big One' " Tom Plate, Director, Asia Pacific Media Network, University of California at Los Angeles |
| 11:50 – 1:10 PM | NETWORKING LUNCH |
| 1:30 – 2:20 PM | Country Workshop: CHINA Barry Friedman, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Beijing) William Brekke, Commercial Counselor, U.S. Embassy (Beijing) James Zimmerman, Chairman, American Chamber of Commerce and Chief Representative & Partner Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP (Beijing) Country Workshop: INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES Judy Reinke, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Manila) George Drysdale, Chairman and CEO, Marsman-Drysdale Group (Manila) Richard Rothman, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Jakarta) Joseph Ryan, President, Top Oil Products, Jakarta and Burlingame, CA Country Workshop: MEXICO Michael A. Lally, Commercial Counselor, U.S. Embassy (Mexico City) Ricardo Vidal, President, Clemex, USA (Mexico City) SEMINARS "Art of Negotiation - Negotiating With the Chinese Effectively" Mu Dan Ping, Executive Director, World Heritage Foundation (Los Angeles) "Thailand: Political & Economic Perspective" James Rooney, President, J.P. Rooney and Associates (Bangkok) |
| 2:35 – 3:25 PM | Country Workshop: HONG KONG Stewart Ballard, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Hong Kong) Kim Johnson, Vice Chairwoman, The American Chamber of Commerce in Macau Country Workshop: INDIA Carmine D’Aliosio, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (New Delhi) Ron Somers, President, U.S. - India Business Council (Washington, DC) Country Workshop: THAILAND AND VIETNAM Ann Bacher, Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Bangkok) Walter Blocker, Chief Executive Officer, GANNON Limited, Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City) Christopher Knight, CEO, Everett Knight Ltd. (Bangkok) Donald Nay, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Hanoi) SEMINARS "China Changes Its Development Model -- Will the New Revolution Succeed? What Does it Mean for American Business?" Sidney Rittenberg, President, Rittenberg & Associates (Fox Island, WA) |
| 3:40 – 4:30 PM | Country Workshop: AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND David Murphy, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Sydney) Kevin Hobgood-Brown, Partner , Deacons (Sydney) Country Workshop: MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE Jeff Hurst, Globalization Strategy Analyst, Integrated Defense Systems, Boeing Company, (St. Louis, MO) Joseph Kaesshaefer, Jr.,Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Kuala Lumpur) Kristin Paulson,President, South Asia Pacific, International Operations, United Technologies (Singapore) Daniel Thompson, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy (Singapore) Country Workshop: TAIWAN Greg Wong, Senior Commercial Officer, American Institute in Taiwan (Taipei) SEMINARS "Developing International Research Capabilities on Pacific Rim Policy issues: Climate Change, Public Health and Economic Integration" Richard Drobnick, Director, USC Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) and Managing Director, Association of Pacific Rim Universities World Insitute (AWI) |
| 4:30 PM | CONFERENCE CLOSES |
