AUSTRALIA
Country Outlook: Australia
Douglas Wallace, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Consulate, Sydney
CAMBODIA
Country Outlook: Cambodia
Greg Wong, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, Bangkok
CHINA
Country Outlook: China
Cynthia Griffin, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, Beijing
Materialism, Middle Class Aspirations, New Youth Lifestyles and Behavior and Growing Self-Confidence: The Implications of a Rising China for American Business
Stanley Rosen, Professor of Political Science, University of Southern California
HONG KONG
Country Outlook: Hong Kong
Geoffrey Parish, Deputy Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Consulate, Hong Kong & Macau
The Strategy Plan for the Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Great Bay Area
Ivanhoe Chang, Director, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, San Francisco, CA
Chris Lo, Director, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Los Angeles
INDIA
Country Outlook: India
Patrick Santillo, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, Delhi
How India Offers Ten Ways to Improve the U.S. Trade Deficit
Gunjan Bagla, Managing Director, Amritt, Inc., Malibu, CA
Preparing for “India’s Century” in the Run-Up to the 2019 General Elections
Ron Somers, Founder and CEO, India First Group, Washington, D.C.
INDONESIA
Country Outlook: Indonesia
Rosemary Gallant, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, Jakarta
Doing Business in Indonesia: Tips from the Front Lines
Wayne Forrest, President, American Indonesian Chamber of Commerce, New York
JAPAN
Country Outlook: Japan
Keith Kirkham, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, Tokyo
Successfully Selling Products and Services in Japan
Kevin McAuliffe, Founder & President, Newport Ltd., Tokyo
MALAYSIA
Country Outlook: Malaysia
Catherine Spillman, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, Kuala Lumpur
MEXICO
Country Outlook: Mexico
Brian Brisson, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, Mexico City
MYANMAR
Country Outlook: Myanmar
John Fleming, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, Yangon
PHILIPPINES
Country Outlook: Philippines
Diane Jones, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, Manila
SINGAPORE
Country Outlook: Singapore
Margaret Hanson-Muse, Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs, ASEAN, U.S. Embassy, Singapore
THAILAND
Country Outlook: Thailand
Greg Wong, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, Bangkok
VIETNAM
Country Outlook: Vietname
Doug Jacobson, Principal Commercial Officer, U.S. Consulate, Ho Chi Minh City
ASIA-WIDE TOPICS
Digital Transformation of Industry and Government Eco-systems- Excerpts from the Trasers 2018 Global Digital Transformation Study
Biswajeet Mahapatra, Vice President and Head of Trasers, Trianz, Santa Clara, CA
Sri Manchala, CEO & President, Trianz, Santa Clara, CA
Emerging Asia / Pacific Landscape for E-Commerce
Lee Broadhurst, Industry Segment Manager, UPS, Los Angeles
Michelle Sylvester-Jose, Policy Advisor, Data Flows and Privacy Team, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.
Bruce Pickering, Vice President, Global Programs and Executive Director, Asia Society of Northern California, San Francisco
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Financing and Risk Mitigation: Perspectives from the Public and Private Sectors
Alison Germak, Director, Corporate Development, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), Washington, D.C.
Marianne Hughes, Regional Director, West Region, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Irvine, CA
Robert N. Saikali, Vice President & Manager, International Banking & Trade Finance, City National Bank, Los Angeles
Diane Farrell, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Global Markets-Asia U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.
Key Considerations for Cross-Border Transactions in Asia
Evan Yee-Fan Chuck, Partner, Shanghai Office Liaison and Chief Legal Representative, Bryan Cave LLP, Shanghai & Los Angeles
David R. Stepp, Partner, Bryan Cave LLP, Los Angeles
Principles and Strategies of Investing in High Growth Emerging Markets in South East Asia
George Drysdale, Chairman & CEO, Marsman-Drysdale Group, Manila
The NBA: Leveraging Asian Markets to Build Brand & Increase Asset Value
David M. Carter, Executive Director, USC Sports Business Institute; Associate Professor, USC Marshall School of Business
Using the U.S. Commercial Service to Expand Your Export Sales to Asia/Pacific
Rebecca Balogh, Commercial Officer, U.S. Commercial Service, San Diego, CA
Maryavis Bokal, Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Export Assistance Center, Irvine, CA