Beijing China Operations Conference 2008
Wednesday, May 21
8:30am-5:00 pm
Sofitel Wanda Beijing
93 Jianguo Road, Tower C Wanda Plaza
Chaoyang District, Beijing
Preliminary Agenda
| 8:30-9:00 am | Registration |
| 9:00-9:45 am | Keynote Address: China's Changing Energy Policies Zhang Guobao, Vice Chair, National Development and Reform Commission; Commissioner, National Energy Administration (Invited) |
| 9:45-10:15 am | China Economic Update Wang Tao, Senior China Economist, UBS |
| 10:15-10:45 am | China in US Politics Erin Ennis, Vice President, US-China Business Council (USCBC) |
| 10:45-11:00 am | Coffee Break |
| 11:00-11:30 am | Government Affairs in China—an Amway Case Study Audie Wong, President, Amway (China) Co., Ltd. |
| 11:30 am-12:00 pm | Corporate Social Responsibility Case Study: Successful Energy Efficiency Initiatives Albert Xie, General Manager, Ecomagination, GE China |
| 12:00-1:30 pm | Luncheon Address: USCBC at 35: The Past and Future of US Business in China Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr. |
| 1:30-2:15 pm | China's Changing Priorities in Attracting Foreign Investment Lin Zheying, Deputy Director General, Foreign Investment Department, Ministry of Commerce |
| 2:15-3:15 pm | Challenges of Expansion Building Efficient Logistics Systems Jack Gross, Vice President and General Manager, International, Schneider Logistics |
| Human Resources Issues in Expansion to Second- and Third-Tier Cities Roger Ng, Senior Human Resources Director, PriceWaterhouseCoopers |
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| 3:15-3:30 pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:30-4:30 pm | Panel Discussion: Corporate Structures and Financial Planning |
| Moderator: Emerging Structural Options Godfrey Firth, Chief Representative, Shanghai, USCBC |
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| Optimizing Structures for Large Capital Investments Xu Weiqing, Controller, Albany International |
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| Internal Systems and Controls Dong Haochun, Chief Financial Officer, Cummins (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (Invited) |
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| 4:30-5:00 pm | Western Media, the Olympics, and Coverage in 2008 Charles Hutzler, Beijing Bureau Chief, Associated Press Eugene Tang, Beijing Bureau Chief, Bloomberg |