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Thursday, October 23
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Summit Check-in
Grand Hyatt Hotel - Crystal Ballroom Foyer (Podium Level II)
 
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm OPENING NETWORKING RECEPTION - Crystal Ballroom (Podium Level II)
 
Welcome Remarks

Tom O’MALIA, Director, Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Kinko's Director Chair in Entrepreneurship
USC Marshall School of Business

Ronnie CHAN, Chairman, Hang Lung Properties, Trustee, USC

Lloyd GREIF, President & CEO, Greif & Co.

Introductions of selected entrepreneurs by Partner Schools Directors

Networking

Entertainment

Evening Participants on their own for continued networking; dinner; personal activities
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Friday, October 24
Morning

8:15 am - 8:20 am Welcome & Introduction of Keynote Speaker  - Grand Ballroom II (Podium Level II)
 
Richard DROBNICK, Director, Center for International Business Education & Research
USC Marshall School of Business and Managing Director, APRU World Institute

 
8:20 am - 9:00 am Keynote: "The Influence and Challenge of the Current Financial Crisis on China's Economy"
Dr. Xinkui WANG, Vice-President, All-China Federation Of Industry & Commerce and Chairman, Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce
 
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9:00 am - 10:30 am "CULTURE" - Plenary: Overview presentations - Grand Ballroom II

Moderator: Tom O’MALIA, Director, Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies,
USC Marshall School of Business

Communication & Negotiation
Ron ALTOON, Founding Partner, Altoon & Porter
Marketing Nuances & Branding Considerations
Lan ZHANG, Chairman, South Beauty Group
Entrepreneurs & Adventure Capitalism in China: "Reality Check"
Jim McGREGOR, Chairman and CEO, J L McGregor & Co. and Author
 
10:30 am - 11:00 am Networking Break - Crystal Ballroom Foyer
 
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Culture breakout sessions

Communication & Negotiation - Crystal Ballroom I

Moderator: Richard SEYMOUR, Sesquicentennial Lecturer in International
Entrepreneurship, University of Sydney

Ron ALTOON, Founding Partner, Altoon & Porter
Robert COLLINS, CEO, Doing China Business LLC, and Author
Kevin McAULIFFE, President, Newport Ltd.

Marketing Nuances & Branding Considerations - Crystal Ballroom II

Moderator: Starr MARCELLO, Sr. Associate Director, Michael P. Polsky, Center for
Entrepreneurship, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago

Ramona CAPPELLO, President and CEO, Corazonas
Gabrielle CHOU, CEO, Acxiom
Lan ZHANG, Chairman, South Beauty Group

Entrepreneurs and Adventure Capitalism in China: "Reality Check" - Crystal Ballroom III

Moderator: Richard DROBNICK, Director, Center for International Business Education &
Research USC Marshall School of Business and Managing Director, APRU World Institute

Carson BLOCK, Founder, Love Box Storage Ltd.
Chris GOODE, President, White Drive (China) Products
James McGREGOR, Chairman & CEO, JL McGregor & Company and Author
Eric RONGLEY, Founder & CEO, Bleum

 
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm NETWORKING LUNCH - Grand Ballroom I
Keynote: Dr. Charles ZHANG, Chairman & CEO, SOHU.COM
 
Afternoon
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2:00 pm - 3:30 pm "PARTNERING" - Plenary: Overview presentations - Grand Ballroom II

Moderator: Shuming ZHAO, Dean, School of Business, Nanjing University

Strategic Partnering
Ronnie CHAN, Chairman, Hang Lung Properties
Sourcing, Outsourcing, Distribution
Michael SINGER, President and CEO, Strategic Partners Inc.
 
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Networking Break - Crystal Ballroom Foyer
 
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Partnering Breakout Sessions

Strategic Partnering  - Crystal Ballroom I

Moderator: Zhongming WANG, Executive Dean, Zhejiang University, School of Management  

Ronnie CHAN, Chairman, Hang Lung Properties
Frances CHOU, President, Schechter + Chou, Inc.
Bongrak SOHN, Chairman, TCC Steel

Sourcing, Outsourcing and Distribution  - Crystal Ballroom II

Moderator: James SHEIN, Professor, Kellogg School of Management,  
Northwestern University

Paul BARTLEY, Chairman, Access Global Asia (HKG), Ltd.
Francis BASSOLINO, Managing Partner, Alaris Consulting
Michael SINGER, President and CEO, Strategic Partners Inc.
 
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm NETWORKING RECEPTION - Grand Ballroom II
 
Evening Participants on their own for continued networking; dinner; personal activities
 

Saturday, October 25
Morning
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9:00 am - 10:30 am "TECHNOLOGY"- Plenary: Overview presentations - Grand Ballroom II

Moderator: Paul JERDE, Director, The Deming Center for Entrepreneurship, Leeds School of Business
University of Colorado at Boulder

Business Opportunities in Wireless , Mobile & Software Applications
Michael ALFANT, Group President & CEO, Fusion Systems Shanghai/Tokyo Co., Ltd.
Business Opportunities in Hi-Tech Industries
Dennis DECOSTE, Chairman & CEO, Homeland Security Technology Corporation
Businesses Opportunities in Internet Commerce, Entertainment & Media
George CHAPMAN, General Manager, Business Development (Radio), Astro All Asia Networks
 
10:30 am - 11:00 am Networking Break - Crystal Ballroom Foyer
 
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Technology Breakout Sessions

Business Opportunities in Wireless, Mobile and Software Applications - Crystal Ballroom I

Moderator: Tim CHOU, Associate Dean of International Affairs & Global MBA, College of Management,
National Taiwan University

Michael ALFANT, Group President & CEO, Fusion Systems Shanghai/Tokyo Co., Ltd.
Charles CHANG, CEO, Twin Cypress Group
David RAKHIT, CEO, Intersoft K.K.
Annie ZHAN, Founder and CEO, Skybridge Limited

Business Opportunities in Hi-Tech Industries  - Crystal Ballroom II

Moderator: David ALLEN, Associate Vice President for Technology Transfer, 
University of Colorado at Boulder

Haminnuddin ABDUL HAMID, Managing Director, Ideal Healthcare SB
Dennis DECOSTE, Chairman & CEO, Homeland Security Technology Corporation
David HODGKINSON, Executive Director, Emerald Capital Asia Ltd.
Mingdong ZHOU, Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Scientist, Zensun (Shanghai),
Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
 
 
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm NETWORKING LUNCH  - Grand Ballroom I

Keynote: "China in the Year 2013"
Dr. Min ZHU, Group Executive Vice President, Bank of China
 
Afternoon
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2:00 pm - 3:30 pm "MONEY"- Plenary: Overview presentations - Grand Ballroom II

Moderator: Asher Epstein, Managing Director, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship,
Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
 

Real Estate Investment & Development
Carl EVERETT, Chief Executive Officer, Capital Services Group
Investment Banking - IPOs, Reverse Mergers, M&A
Lloyd GREIF, President & CEO, Greif & Co.
Venture Capital and Private Equity
Tien WONG, Chairman and CEO, Opus8
 
3:30 pm - 4:00 am Networking Break - Crystal Ballroom Foyer
 
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Money breakout sessions

Real Estate Investment & Development - Crystal Ballroom I

Moderator: Aaron SCHECHTER, Chairman & CEO, Schechter + Chou Inc.

David Ta-Wei CHANG, President, China Credit Service Ltd.
Carl EVERETT, Chief Executive Officer, Capital Services Group
Roy HO, Assistant Director, Hang Lung Properties, Ltd.
Stephen S.S. WONG, President Chongbang Group, and Managing Director
Edward Wong Development Co. Ltd.

Investment Banking - IPOs, Reverse Mergers, M&A - Crystal Ballroom II

Moderator: Gene MILLER, Assistant Professor, Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies,
USC Marshall School of Business

Lloyd GREIF, President & CEO, Greif & Co
Michael VERGE, Group Treasurer, PCCW Ltd.

Venture Capital and Private Equity - Crystal Ballroom III
Moderator: Linda WELLS, Executive Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, 
Stanford Graduate School of Business

Xiaodong JIANG, Managing Director, New Enterprise Associates (Beijing) Ltd.
Brandon LIN, Partner, SAIF Partners
Tien WONG, Chairman and CEO, Opus8
Steven XI, Managing Director, Riverwood Capital LLC
 
 
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm NETWORKING RECEPTION & CLOSING DINNER - Grand Ballroom II

Closing Remarks
Brief Entertainment
 
Evening Participants on their own for continued networking; personal activities
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Sunday, October 26
Morning

EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR - Boardroom - Podium Level II
 
9:30 am - 11:30 am "The Basics of Becoming an Entrepreneur in America"
Tom O'Malia and Gene Miller, Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies,
USC Marshall School of Business
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