EIGHTH ANNUAL U.S.-CHINA TRADE CONFERENCE
"
Profiting from China's Growing Middle Class; Dealing with Product Recalls"
Thursday, October 25 and Friday, October 26; Chicago Downtown Marriott, Chicago, Illinois USA

Registration

Registration and Contact Information

   By Mail:    Please complete the attached registration form and return it along with a check payable to U.S.-China
                   Chamber of Commerce with the appropriate fee or credit card information to:

               U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce
Attention:
Eighth Annual U.S.-China Trade Conference
55 West Monroe Street, Suite 630
Chicago, IL 60603 USA

   By Fax:    Complete the registration form with your credit information and fax it to: (312)368-9922
    Download Word Format Registration Form Here

   By Phone:    (312)368-9911

   By Email:    E-mail to info@usccc.org with information the registration form

   Online:  Access our web site at www.usccc.org.  Click “Event” “Eighth Annual U.S.-China Trade Conference”      and complete the registration form.

Fees ($ in US)

Registration

$545    Non-Members

$445    Members of U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce

$495   Customers of Media and Corporate Sponsors and Members of Co.-Organizers

$50     Early Reg. Discount  Registration by October 19, 2007

$50     Group Discount Three or more participants from the same organization

 Registration Deadline

  Enrollment is limited.  Early enrollment is encouraged, and a discount is offered.  Please register on or before 
 
October 19, 2007. 

Location

Registration

 Chicago Marriott Downtown
540 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 USA   Phone 312-836-0100 Fax 312-836-6139

Accommodations

The Chicago Marriott Downtown has reserved a block of rooms available for conference participants at a special rate of $269 per night.  For room information and reservations, please contact the hotel directly 312-836-0100 or call Marriott’s national hotline at 1-800-228-9290 as soon as possible.  The Union League Club of Chicago, which is about a 5-10 minute taxi ride from the Marriott, has also agreed to make a very limited number of rooms available for conference participants at a rate of $125 per night for this special event.  Please contact The Union League Club of Chicago at 312-427-7800 or 1-800-443-0578 for further information.  On both occasions, be sure to mention that you are attending the U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce trade conference. 

Refunds

   A full refund, less a $100 per person administrative charge, will be made for cancellations by October 22, 2007. 
  You are welcome to send a substitute at any time, and if so, please inform our office.
 

Additional Notes

Registration

 §         If you are unable to attend the conference and wish to purchase conference materials and videotapes, please
       contact U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce or visit www.usccc.org.

§         Dinner on Thursday, October 25 is not included. However, a ten course traditional Chinese dinner at a popular restaurant in Chinatown, Chicago will be served at $50.00 per person. Transportation to and from the restaurant will be arranged. SPACES ARE VERY LIMITED; PLEASE REGISTER EARLY.
 

About Us

   United States of America-China Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit, bi-national membership organization  
   dedicated to developing increased U.S.-China trade and investment activities by assisting American and Chinese
   companies, professionals and the general public to better understand the business environment and cultural
   traditions relevant to successfully doing business in both countries.
 

Thursday, October 25, 2007

 

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Registration Begins and Continental Breakfast

 

 

8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.

Welcome Remarks

 

Siva Yam, CPA, CFA, President, U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce

 

 

8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Review and Preview

 

Mark S. Zolno, Esq., Chairman, Customs & International Trade Department, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP & Tim Hanley, Partner and Midwest Manufacturing Industry Leader, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, Conference Co-Chairs
 

 

 

8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Is China’s Economy Overheated? Is the Stock Market Overvalued? What is the Implication on U.S.-China Trade?

 

Dr. Peter Morgan, Chief Economist, Asia-Pacific, HSBC Hong Kong

9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Let the Buyer Beware: Avoiding Legal Pitfalls in Importing Articles from China

 

Mark S. Zolno, Esq., Chairman, Customs & International Trade Department, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

 

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

 

Coffee Break

 

10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Managing Supplier Relationships: Common Sense and Business Ethics.

 

David J. Hoover, C.P.M., Vice President, Strategic Procurement, HNI Corporation, Parent Company of The Hon Company and Allsteel

 

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Going Out: How Do Chinese Companies Integrate into the World Economy?

 

Pin Ni, President, Wanxiang America Corporation

 

11:45 a.m. –1:30 p.m.

Luncheon and Keynote Address
    The Honorable Huang Ping, Consul General, Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago

 

Thursday, October 25, 2007

 

 1:30 p.m. –2:15 p.m.

Finding, Managing and Compensating Talent in China
  Chris Watkins, Managing Director, MRI Worldwide China Group
 

 

 

 

 2:15 p.m. –3:00 p.m.

IT Development and Strategies to Maximize U.S.-China Trade Benefits

 

 

Matt Law, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP

 

 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Coffee Break

 

 

 

 

 3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Serving Global Customers on a Local Basis. A Case Study

 

 

Craig E. Harrison, Director, Global Business Development, RR Donnelley Graphics Management

 

 

 

 

 4:00 p.m. – 4:45p.m..

Managing Logistics in U.S.-China Trade

 

 

Xiang Feng, Director of Public Affairs, UPS China
 

 

 4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception

 

 

 

Friday, October 26, 2007

 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

 

 

 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.

Reversing Fortune: How Can U.S. Companies Seize the Opportunities and Succeed? A Case Study

 

Joe Zhou, Director, Park Ohio Industrial Inc.
 

 8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Growing Globally Through Strategic Expansion and Acquisition

 

 

Norman R. Bates, Vice President, Kinetek Industries Inc., A Jordan Company

 9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Selling to the Chinese: What Does a U.S. Company Need to Know?

 

Edward Wajda, Senior Vice President, Global Medical Division & Command Division, Oshkosh Truck

 10:15 a.m. –10:30 a.m.

Coffee Break

 

 

 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Will Outsourcing to China Continue to be Strategically Essential?

 

Jay A. Fine, Vice President of Global Sourcing, CompX International, Inc.
 

 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Life after the Beijing Olympics 2008: Risks and Opportunities

 

    Siva Yam, CPA, CFA, U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce

 

 

 12:00 p.m.

Conference Adjourns