Keynote Speakers

Gilbert B. Kaplan

Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, D.C.

The Honorable Gary Locke

Chairman, Locke Global Strategies LLC
Former U.S. Ambassador to China, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and Governor of the State of Washington
Seattle, WA

Wendy Cutler

Vice President and Managing Director
Asia Society Policy Institute
Washington, D.C.

Richard Drobnick

Director, IBEAR MBA Program
USC Marshall School of Business
Chairman, Asia Society of Southern California
Los Angeles

Speakers

Gunjan Bagla

Managing Director
Amritt Inc.
Malibu, CA

Rebecca Balogh

Commercial Officer
U.S. Commercial Service
San Diego, CA

Judy Benn

Executive Director
American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand
Bangkok

Maryavis Bokal

Senior International Trade Specialist
U.S. Export Assistance Center
Irvine, CA

Brian Brisson

Senior Commercial Officer
U.S. Embassy
Mexico City

Lee Broadhurst

Industry Segment Manager
UPS
Los Angeles, CA

David Carter

Executive Director, USC Sports Business Institute
Associate Professor, USC Marshall School of Business
Los Angeles

Cecilia Chan

Managing Manager
Octonovem
New York

Ivanhoe Chang

Director
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
San Francisco

QiWei Chen

Chairman
Asia Business Consulting
Shanghai

Evan Yee-Fan Chuck

Partner, Shanghai Office Liaison and Chief Legal Representative
Bryan Cave LLP
Los Angeles and Shanghai

Herb Cochran

Senior Director, Trade Facilitation
American Chamber of Commerce HCMC
Ho Chi Minh City

Ireas Cook

Senior Commercial Officer
American Institute in Taiwan
Taipei

Richard Drobnick

Director, IBEAR MBA Program
USC Marshall School of Business
Chairman, Asia Society of Southern California
Los Angeles

George Drysdale

Chairman & CEO
Marsman-Drysdale Group
Manila

Clayton Dube

Executive Director
USC US-China Institute
Los Angeles

James Ellis

Dean
USC Marshall School of Business
Los Angeles, CA

Diane Farrell

Deputy Assistant Secretary
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington D.C.

Patrick Fazzone

Member
Montgomery Fazzone PLLC
Washington D.C.

John Fleming

Senior Commercial Officer
Yangon, Myanmar

Wayne Forrest

President
American Indonesian Chamber of Commerce
New York

Rosemary Gallant

Senior Commercial Officer
U.S. Embassy
Jakarta

Alison Germak

Director, Corporate Development
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
Washington, D.C.

Cynthia Griffin

Minister-Counselor
U.S. Embassy
Beijing

David Gossack

Senior Commercial Officer
U.S. Embassy
Seoul

Margaret Hanson-Muse

Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs, ASEAN
U.S. Embassy
Singapore

Marianne Hughes

Regional Director, West Region
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Irvine

Doug Jacobson

Principal Commercial Officer
U.S. Consulate
Ho Chi Minh City

Diane Jones

Senior Commercial Officer
U.S. Embassy
Manila

Jonathan Karp

Executive Director
Asia Society of Southern California
Los Angeles

Ira Kasoff

Advisor
APCO Worldwide
Los Angeles

Keith Kirkham

Senior Commercial Officer
U.S. Embassy
Tokyo

Chris Lo

Director
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Los Angeles

Biswajeet Mahapatra

Vice President and Head of Trasers
Trianz
Santa Clara, CA

Sri Manchala

CEO & President
Trianz
Santa Clara, CA

Kevin McAuliffe

Founder & President
Newport Ltd.
Tokyo

Adrian Mutton

Founder & Group Chief Executive Officer
Sannam S4 Group
New Delhi

William Overholt

Senior Fellow
Harvard Asia Center
Cambridge, MA

Geoffrey Parish

Deputy Senior Commercial Officer
U.S. Consulate
Hong Kong & Macau

Bruce Pickering

Vice President, Global Programs and Executive Director
Asia Society of Northern California
San Francisco

Mu Dan Ping

Executive Director
World Heritage Foundation
Los Angeles

Tom Plate

Distinguished Scholar of Asian and Pacific Studies
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles

Christopher Quinlivan

Senior Commercial Officer
U.S. Embassy
Ottawa

John P. F. Rockhold

Executive Director
American Chamber of Commerce
Ho Chi Minh City

Stanley Rosen

Professor, Political Science
University of Southern California
Los Angeles

Robert Saikali

Vice President and Manager, International Banking and Trade Finance
City National Bank
Los Angeles

Patrick Santillo

Senior Commercial Officer
U.S. Embassy
New Delhi

Ken Silverman

Head, North America
Sannam S4 Group
Pasadena, CA

Ron Somers

Founder & CEO
India First Group, LLC
Washington, D.C.

David R. Stepp

Partner
Bryan Cave LLP
Los Angeles, CA

Michelle Sylvester-Jose

Policy Advisor, Data Flows and Privacy Team
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, D.C.

Alan Turley

Deputy Assistant Secretary, China
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, D.C.

Nick Vyas

Executive Director, Global Supply Chain Management
USC Marshall School of Business
Los Angeles

Douglas Wallace

Senior Commercial Officer
U.S. Consulate
Sydney

Tony Wang

Partner
O’Melveny & Myers
Newport Beach, CA

Gregory Wong

Senior Commercial Officer
U.S. Embassy
Bangkok

Kazunori Yozawa

CEO & CTO, Global Business
NTT Security Japan
Tokyo

William Zarit

Chairman
American Chamber of Commerce in China and Senior Counselor at The Cohen Group
Beijing

Norman (Bob) Zukis

Adjunct Professor of Management & Organization
USC Marshall School of Business
Los Angeles