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HONG KONG: Turning China Into OpportunityBreakfast seminar on doing business with Hong Kong and ChinaWednesday, September 19, 20077:30am - 9:30amHilton
Portland & Executive Tower
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The pace of change in China is unprecedented. Long a major manufacturing center and exporter, China is now also a major importer with demand for technology, equipment and products growing at a blistering rate. To succeed in China, sufficient preparation is vital. The size and complexity of the China market require a commitment and a viable business strategy, particularly if you're a small or mid-sized enterprise. Many U.S. companies have chosen the Greater Pearl River Delta region - Hong Kong and the neighboring cities in southern China - as their entry point, and succeeded. You are invited to attend the above seminar and find out how to enter the China market using the Hong Kong platform from a panel of experts and leading business executives.
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7:30am - 8:00am |
Registration, Breakfast & Video Presentation |
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8:00am - 8:05am |
Welcome Remarks
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8:05am - 8:25am |
Hong Kong: Turning China Into Opportunity
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8:25am-9:10am |
Panel Discussion: Business Opportunities and Experiences in Doing Business with Hong Kong and China Moderator:
Panelists:
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9:10am - 9:15am |
Presention of HKTDC Services
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9:15am - 9:25am |
Q&A Session |
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9:25am-9:30am |
Closing Remarks
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Stephen
Wong is the Regional Director of the Hong
Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) for the Americas. He
oversees HKTDC's nine branch offices in North, Central and South
America. Mr. Wong draws upon his extensive experience in trade development
and promotion in the U.S. and Asia to create and facilitate opportunities
in international trade between Hong Kong and its trading partners.
Prior to his transfer to HKTDC's New York Office, Mr. Wong was based
in Hong Kong as HKTDC's Director of Information Services where he
spearheaded the Council's extensive e-commerce capabilities and
business training programs for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Mr Wong also held the positions of Director for Product Promotion
and Head of the Administration Department while serving in Hong
Kong. Mr Wong graduated from the University of Saskatchewan and
completed the Senior Executive Education Program at New York's Columbia
University.
With more
than 40 offices around the world, Hong Kong Trade Development
Council is the statutory organization for promoting Hong Kong's
international trade through comprehensive services of business
matching, product magazines, trade fair information and market
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Akana
Ma offers clients from around the world practical, creative solutions
to business and legal issues involving different cultures, legal
systems, and business. He is Of Counsel in Ater
Wynne's Global Trade Group.
Akana works with companies and individuals conducting business in the global marketplace to help structure international joint ventures; comply with foreign laws and regulations; license and protect technology, trademarks, software and other intellectual property; contract for the sale and distribution of products and services; establish foreign offices, license and finance exports; comply with customs and import laws and regulations; and negotiate and draft commercial contracts. He has practiced international law for more than 20 years. Akana is a founding member of Legal Counsel International, a global alliance of international lawyers and law firms helping clients engaged in a wide range of international business transactions. |
 Charlie Clark Director C&C Offset Printing |
Charlie Clark is Director of the C & C Offset Printing Co. (USA), Inc. The company is the US subsidiary of C & C Joint Printing Co., (Hong Kong) Ltd., one of Hong Kong's largest book printers. He oversees the sales and marketing aspects of the company's North American operations. Charlie's role as a director is to bridge the cultural gaps for the rest of the board, the staff in Hong Kong and his clients throughout North America. He has nearly three decades of experience in working cooperation between the US and Hong Kong. |
 Mark Aoki-Fordham Director and Corporate Counsel Starbucks Coffee Company |
Mark Aoki-Fordham is director, corporate counsel with Starbucks Coffee Company in Seattle, Washington. Mark currently serves as the principal lawyer for the Starbucks Global Consumer Packaged Goods division, which sells Starbucks branded ready-to-drink and packaged coffee and tea products through grocery and other retail establishments in the U.S., Canada, UK, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Mark previously served as counsel to the company's Asia Pacific business, including an assignment in Hong Kong to provide support for expansion of its China business and to set up its legal department in the region. Mark has worked with Greater China legal and business issues over the course of his career at Starbucks and at law firms for companies in the software, manufacturing, aircraft, biomedical and other industries. |
 Walter H. Evans Chair, Trade Policy Committee Pacific Northwest International Trade Association |
Walter Evans chairs the Trade Policy Committee of the Pacific Northwest International Trade Association (PNITA), a program of the Portland Business Alliance. Founded in 1982 PNITA operates as a private, non-profit trade association committed to promoting international commerce throughout the Pacific Northwest region. Today, PNITA represents leading corporations and small business located in Oregon and Washington. Members are exporters in the agriculture, manufacturing and service sectors. He is also president of Western Strategies, LLC. |
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Karen
Goddin |
The
Economic
& Community Development Department of the State of Oregon provides economic and community development and cultural enhancement throughout the state, administers programs that assist businesses, communities and people. To meet its mission of expanding Oregon’s economy, three core objectives are identified: (1) To promote a favorable investment climate to strengthen businesses, create jobs and raise real wages; (2) To assist Oregon communities to build capacity to retain, expand and attract business; (3) To improve national and global competitiveness of Oregon companies.
Karen Goddin is Managing Director, International Trade, Economic & Community Development Department, State of Oregon.
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Northwest China Council
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The Northwest China Council facilitates programs and activities to develop the necessary skills for success in China trade. Its mission is to increase public awareness of culture and contemporary affairs in Greater China, ie, mainland China, Hong Kong and the Chinese diaspora. |
 Kelly Ma Marketing Manager, Los Angeles Hong Kong Trade Development Council |
Kelly Ma is Marketing Manager of the Los Angeles Office of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council responsible for coordinating the Council's marketing activities in the western U.S.A. including the state of Oregon. Prior to her posting to Los Angeles, she has managed major promotional projects for the Council in Hong Kong, China and other emerging markets. |
Supporting Organizations:
 AeA Oregon Council |
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 Portland U.S. Export Assistance Center |
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For questions, please contact:
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Los Angeles
Email: laevents@tdc.org.hk
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