2017 Presentations

2017 Presentations

KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS


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


Australia Commercial Overview

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

 

BURMA/MYANMAR


Burma/Myanmar: The Golden Land

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

 

CHINA


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


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

 

INDIA


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


Indonesia Outlook

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

 

JAPAN


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

 

KOREA


Country Outlook: South Korea

David Gossack - Senior Commercial Officer, Seoul

 

MALAYSIA


Malaysia Outlook

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

 

MEXICO


Mexico: Open for Business

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

 

PHILIPPINES


Country Outlook: Philippines

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

 

SINGAPORE


Singapore: Your Gateway to ASEAN

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

 

TAIWAN


Taiwan Market Overview

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

 

THAILAND


Thailand Market Overview

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

 

VIETNAM


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

 

ASIA-WIDE TOPICS


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.