China Law Blog

The University of California, Los Angeles' (UCLA) Anderson School of Management is hosting the Woo Greater China Business Conference on its campus on February 1-2, 2007.  The conference will "bring business leaders, professionals, academics, and students together to discuss business trends, challenges, and impacts of the increasing role of Greater China in the global economy."

Panel discussions will feature a variety of industry experts discussing upply chain integration, human capital management and other industry trends:

• Building for the Future:  The real estate nexus of China and the US
• Playing to Win:  The challenges and opportunities of the sports and entertainment industries
• It Makes the World Go 'Round:  Banking, venture capital and private equity in Greater China
• Turning It On:  Media, technology, and innovation
• Building a China-related Career:  Workshop for MBAs

The Conference will feature a huge and impressive array of speakers:

• Mr. Leo Abruzzese, Editorial Director, North America & Financial Services Director, Economist Intelligence Unit
• Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Senior Advisor, Citigroup; Senior Partner, IMG China, Author, The Many Who Changed China:  The Life and Legacy of Jiang Zemin
• Ms. Mary Ma, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Director, Lenovo
• Mr. Qun Wang, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pearl River Investment
• Mr. Dunson K. Cheng, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cathay General Bancorp
• Dean Judy D. Olian, Dean and John E. Anderson Chair in Management, UCLA Anderson School of Management
• Dr. Alfred Osborne Jr., Senior Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Global Economics & Management, Harold Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, UCLA Anderson School of Management
• Professor James Tong, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles
• Ms. Gigi Johnson, President, Maremel Ventures
• Mr. N. Mark Lam, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Live365
• Mr. Gang Mai, Chief Executive Officer, VenturesLab Inc.
• Ms. Victoria Wu, Chief Operating Officer, Venture Media Inc.
• Mr. Robert Foster, Adjunct Professor, UCLA Anderson School of Management
• Mr. William Grabe, Managing Director, General Atlantic, LLC
• Dr. Donald Straszheim, Vice Chairman, Roth Capital Partners
• Mr. Michael Berchtold, Private Investor (formerly Vice Chairman of Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley)
• Mr. Bill Seto, Partner, Ernst & Young
• Mr. Mitch Kupchak, General Manager, Los Angeles Lakers
• Mr. Chris Renner, President, Helios China
• Mr. Haiwei Wang, Deputy Producer, Beijing Olympic Broadcasting
• Mr. Rick Welts, President & Chief Operating Officer, Phoenix Suns
• Mr. Barry Stavro, Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times
• Mr. Adam Lazar, Managing Partner, Silver Age International
• Mr. John Long, Chief Executive Officer, Highridge Partners
• Mr. Leland Sun, Chief Executive Officer, Pan Asian Mortgage Company
• Mr. Eric Sussman, Lecturer, Accounting & Real Estate, UCLA Anderson School of Management, President, Amber Capital, Inc.
• Mr. Brent Jacobsen, Director of Business Development, Johnson & Johnson Advanced Sterilization Products
• Mr. Haibin (Harry) Song, PRC Staffing Manager, Intel China Ltd.
• Mr. Larry Wang, Founder, CEO & Executive Management Coach & Trainer, Wang & Li Asia Resources; Author, Know the Game, Play the Game

For more information and to register, click here.