Conference

CHINA CONNECTIONS

~ Doing Business in China ~

-Learn How to Do Business in China by Meeting with Key Government and Business Leaders from China

Location:        
Room 0105, St. Mary’s Hall/Language House 
University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742

Time:  3:00pm – 7:00pm, November 18^th, 2002

 Conference Description:

The purpose of this conference is to build up a platform by which government officials and business leaders in the United States can better understand how best to, approach the Chinese market, and conduct business in China. Participants will benefit from first-hand knowledge about the law, regulations, opportunities and trends in China by meeting with some key local Chinese government and business leaders from Jiangsu Province, one of the richest provinces in China .We hope that through this seminar, more mid to small sized enterprises in the United States will be able successfully access the Chinese market. We all know that the key element of doing business in China is knowing the right people, and we also know that the major challenge of surviving in China for US mid-size and small businesses are either lack funds or no suitable connections. Connections are always fatal in China. Now we provide the opportunities for US mid-size or small business that have interests in doing business in China to meet some key government and business leaders from China to build up such connections.

Organizer:          
Institute for Global Chinese Affairs, University of Maryland

Co-Sponsor:   
Maryland-China Business Council

Key Note Speakers:

(Our speakers will give very brief introduction about China economic development, WTO issues, and business and investment opportunities before the face to face discussion begin.)

Conference Program:

1.    40 minutes brief introduction about China given by our keynote speakers

2.    20 minutes introduction of our 20 leaders from China to all the audiences and brief introduction about their authorization area.

3.    Two hour discussion for all the participants.

Key Registration Fee:       $50.00 per person including admission, parking, Chinese buffet dinner, interpreting if needed.

 ~ Pre-registration before November 12, 2002 can get 20% discount of the registration fee ~ 

We would be honored if you could join us at this conference.  Please RVSP by Friday, November 15, by e-mail at LZ45@umail.umd.edu, by fax at 301-405-0219, or by calling Linda Zhao at 301-405-0209.

Government and Business Leaders from China: 

Zhou Wei, Director, Jiangsu Provincial Foreign Affairs Office

Fu Cheng, Director, Nanjing Foreign Affairs Office

Xu Jinhui, Director, Jiangsu Provincial Taxation Bureau

Wang Hanchun, Director, Investment Division, Jiangsu Provincial Planning Committee

Chen Huijuan,  Mayor, Rugao City,  Jiangsu Province

Chen Yang, Mayor, Yizheng City, Jiangsu Province

Xie Bo, Mayor, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province

Ma Minglong, Mayor, Wujiang City, Jiangsu Province

Li Chi, Mayor, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province

Li Xiaoping, County Magistrate, Zhenjang County, Jiangsu Province

Song Wenhui, County Magistrate, Suzhou County, Jiangsu Province

Zheng Ning, County Magistrate, Xuyi County, Jiangsu Province

Chen Liangling, County Magistrate, Lianyungang County, Jiangsu Province

Hu Zongyuan, County Magistrate, Dantu County, Jiangusu Province

Yu Airong, CEO of Jiangsu Fangyuan (Group) Ltd.

Jiang Kai, Vice President, Jiangsu International Trust and Investment Corp.

Sun Mei, Vice President, Jiangsu Yangtze Machinery (Group) Ltd.

Yan Hao, Director, Investment Division of Jiangsu Foreign Trade & Cooperation

Zhang Yaohuan, Director, Xuzhou Foreign Trade and Cooperation Bureau