2009 - January Annual Meeting

"Doing Business in China - A Tool Kit for Business Leaders"*
Thursday, April 17, 2009
(Please Note the date Change!)

Silver Spring, Maryland

Despite the global economic downturn, China's economy is expected to grow 5-8% this year. Insightful US business leaders recognize the China opportunity in 2009 and the importance of a China presence in coming years. Shouldn't your business investigate whether and how China should be part of your downturn and recovery strategy?

Doing Business in China-A Tool Kit for Business Leaders is designed for just these times. Whether you are a China veteran or rank beginner, this workshop promises the latest analysis, a proven success framework, and savvy strategies for starting, redirecting, or growing your business in or within China.

Tiger Management Consulting Group, LLC, The Maryland-China Business Council, and their Beijing- and U.S.-based partners invite the region's executives and managers to "open" the practical and immediately applicable Tool Kit (Version 1.0) on:

Friday, April 17, 2009
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce
8601 Georgia Avenue, Suite 203
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Who should attend?
Doing Business in China-A Tool Kit for Business Leaders offers insights and practical advice for anyone considering or engaged in a China-related business relationship:

Executives and managers of China-minded and/or -active companies of any size
Leaders of associations and non-profits interested in going global
Local, state and federal government officials responsible for international outreach
Students and academics

What will you learn?
The Doing Business in China Tool Kit:

Offers a framework to help your company develop or refine China business strategies/plans that address critical issues such as cultural sensitivity, government regulations, and intellectual property protection.
Presents the latest trends and directions about doing business in China
Enables your company to learn from case studies of companies (many in the local Washington Metropolitan area) that are doing business in China today
Introduces your company to potential Chinese business partners, products and/or services that could facilitate your company's success in China
Provides one-on-one consultation sessions with experts, i.e. knowledgeable business leaders who live and/or work in China
Delivers classroom or web-based orientation/education for new employees who will be working with your China operations and/or are relocating to your China operations
Provides an on-going mechanism to stay current on China business issues and learn from businesses "on the ground" in China

Who are the Presenters?
Featured speakers include business leaders on the ground in China -- Ted Dean, President and Managing Director of BDA, Beijing and Zvika Shalgo, CEO of PTL Group of Shanghai. Also, Juanita Hardy, Founder/Managing Principal of Tiger Management Consulting Group, DBIC Tool Kit project lead has published and presented in Beijing for the Peking University Business Review, Vicky Jarosz, SVP Operations for i3Logic, experts on online collaboration and change management. Workshop facilitators are China born technology strategist Eugene Liu and strategic change consultant Margaret Yao, both principals of TMCG. Presenter bios.

When:

Friday, April 17, 2009
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Where:

Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce
8601 Georgia Avenue
Suite 203
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Registration Fee:

$100 if you register by April 10.
$150 if you register after April 10.
(includes workshop materials and lunch)*
Space is limited

*Version 1.0 is a limited one-time offering to a select group. Version 2.0 will consist of larger, full-cost, 1-and 2-day events to be held in the Spring, details to follow

Registration: Click below to register on-line, or click here to download a registration form.