House of Louie

Presented by the Northwest China Council.

What opportunities are there for U.S. consulting, services, and partner companies to improve their business with Chinese companies coming into the U.S. market? Akana Ma will describe the experiences of some of the Chinese companies he has worked with as they have learned how to do business in the U.S., and touch upon some of the ways in which U.S. firms, both those currently working with and those seeking to do business with Chinese partners, could improve their understanding and bottomline results.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Akana Ma is a partner in the Global Trade Group of Ater Wynne, LLP in Portland, Oregon. He 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.

Lunch presentation with panel discussion by: - (Moderator) Richard Read, The Oregonian - S. Gregory Borossay, Port of Portland, Manager, Marine Marketing - Joel Enderle, Columbia Sportswear, Sr. Dir. of Footwear Manufacturing - Lisa Graff, Intel Corporation, GM, Server Platforms, Digital Enterprise Group - Amy Hsuan, The Oregonian, staff writer currently reporting on green and solar industries in China

In this global economy, the economic meltdown happening in the U.S. is also affecting economies around the world. China, Oregon’s largest export country in 2008, is being negatively affected. We often see bad news coming out of China, such as:

• "China’s Slowdown Sends out Aftershocks”,
• "Jobless Migrants Hit 20 Million as China’s Unemployment Rises”
• "China’s Small Factories Struggle”, etc.

We have assembled a panel of seasoned business people and professionals who have been working and/or traveling in China to give us a closer look at what is really going on over there and share their insights with us. We will also learn about any implications to the Oregon economy due to the current situation in China. Please bring your questions and join us! Ticket Info: $20 members; $30 general; $15 students Tickets at: http://www.nwchina.org/register-cbn.php

NW China Council

CHINA BUSINESS NETWORK PRESENTS

"Sustainable Development Business Opportunities in China" by Bob Wise, Team Oregon, LLC

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:

This presentation will address major challenges facing China, China resource consumption trends, how China is addressing sustainable development, examples of successful projects, future opportunities for business development in China based on Oregon’s strengths, and lessons learned from past experience.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Bob Wise is Senior Project Manager with Cogan Owens Cogan, LLC and Director of Team Oregon, LLC, private firms focused on urban planning and sustainable development in its multiple dimensions. He works in state and local public policy, strategic planning, and sustainable development. 

Lunch presentation by Dirk Hohndel, Intel Corporation Chief Linux and Open Source Technologist. Mr. Hohndel will discuss how open source software works and the place of open source software in Chinese technology, as well as what's different and what's the same about open source in China and the West. It also will provide some insights into Intel's focus in open source and China.

    <p>Dirk is Chief Linux and Open Source Technologist in the <a href="http://software.intel.com/sites/oss/">Open Source Technology Center</a> at Intel, which he joined in 2001.  Dirk has been an active contributor to Linux since 1991. Prior to his work at Intel, he was CTO of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SUSE">SuSE Linux AG</a>, a driver of the XFree86 project, and Unix Architect at Deutsche Bank. Dirk has a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of W&uuml;rzburg, Germany.</p>
    <P><a href="http://www.intel.com">Intel</a>, the world's largest microprocessor company, is a driver of open source development to accelerate adoption and end user benefits from Intel products.  Intel's current focus includes open source projects in areas such as wireless and low-power information technology - especially for its new line of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Atom">Atom</a> microprocessors through the <a href="http://moblin.org/">moblin.org</a> Linux project - virtualization, graphics, system manageability in organizations, and delivering on the promise of  high-performance parallel processing on multicore microprocessors.</P> 
    <P>In addition to the <a href="http://software.intel.com/sites/oss/">Open Source Technology Center</a> in Hillsboro, Oregon, Intel has <a href="http://www.intel.com/cd/corporate/icsc/apac/eng/teams/331393.htm"> China-based open source technology centers</a> in Beijing and Shanghai as part of its <a href="http://www.intel.com/cd/corporate/icsc/apac/eng/379976.htm">Intel China Software Center</a>.</P>

Cost:$20 members (CBN or SAO); $30 non-members; $15 students; $5 extra if late registration.

Rebecca Fannin, author of SILICON DRAGONS: HOW CHINA IS WINNING THE TECH RACE is a financial journalist for the Asian Venture Capital Journal (Hong Kong) and previously was international editor for Red Herring, a leading new technology business magazine in Silicon Valley. Her work appears in Fast Company, Inc, Worth, AsiaWeek, the Huffington Post, and Wired-Asia

This talk will (1) provide an overview of the FCPA's key provisions, (2) highlight recent DOJ and SEC enforcement actions and trends (especially those related to China), and, most importantly, (3) suggest steps companies doing business in China can take to minimize their FCPA exposure.

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