U.S.-CHINA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

THIRD MIDWEST MANUFACTURERS’ CONFERENCE ON CHINA SERIES

“How Do Midwest Manufacturers Turn Challenges into Opportunities?”

(Subject to Change)

Registration and Contact Information

Fees ($ in US)

Registration Deadline

Enrollment is limited to 300 participants.  Early enrollment is encouraged. Please register on or before June 25, 2007.

Location

Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers ● 301 East North Water Street ● Chicago, IL, 60611 USA ● Phone: 312-464-1000 ● Fax: 312-464-9140
 

Accommodations

Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers has reserved a block of rooms available for conference participants at a special rate of $189 per night. For room information and reservations, please contact the hotel directly at 800-233-4100 or call Sheraton’s national hotline at 1-800-325-3535 as soon as possible. The Union League Club of Chicago, which is a 10-15 minute taxi ride from the Sheraton , 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 Third Midwest Manufacturers’ Conference.
 

Refunds

 
A full refund, less a $100 per person administrative charge, will be made for cancellations by June 25, 2007. You are welcome to send a substitute at any time, and if so, please inform our office as soon as possible.
 

About Us

USCCC 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 environments and cultural traditions relevant to successfully doing business in both countries. USCCC conducts a wide range of activities - such as seminars, conferences, workshops, executive briefings, trade missions and networking events - to identify the technological, economic, financial, demographic and cultural trends that are critical for successful economic development between the U.S. and China.

Significance of the Program

 

▪	Timeliness: China has reported unprecedented record trade surplus. Despite a concerted effort to reverse the trend, it seems that China is on the way to report another record year. With an unstoppable economic growth and continued unchecked capital expansion in China, it seems that there is a perpetual increase in energy and raw material cost. Midwest manufacturers face not only challenges from overseas competition but also rising energy and raw material cost complicated by the inability to pass the cost increase to their customers.
▪	Practicality: All speakers are practitioners primarily from the manufacturing sectors. They have experienced the same challengers, and many of them have turned those challenges into opportunities.
▪	Uniqueness and Highly Focused: The Conference emphasizes on actual case study. Participants and speakers are highly selected primarily from the Midwest manufacturing sector.
▪	Objectivity: The program addresses various relevant issues from different angles and fosters unbiased, neutral, to the point discussions. All speakers are encouraged to share their first hand experience and express their own opinions.
▪	Solution Oriented: There are many answers to a single question. While the Conference does not purport to provide a solution to some of the challenges that Midwest manufacturers are facing, the Conference strives to provide insiders’ insight on what possible solutions are available.

Thursday, June 28, 2007

     

7:30a.m. –8:30 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.	A Review of the Current Global Manufacturing Climate    Peter Morgan, Chief Economist, Asia-Pacific, HSBC
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Strategy to Improve Shareholders’ Value in an Increasing Competitive Industry in the 21st Century: A Case Study   Frank Mehwald, President, Atlantic Tool and Die Company
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Coffee Break
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Welcome Remarks   The Honorable Edward Burke, Chairman, Finance Committee, City Council of Chicago
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.	A Tale of Two Entrepreneurs: Why and How Do They Set Up a Company to Sell to Factories in China?   Tyler Xu, President and Founder, Polymax
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.	Lessons Learned from 20 Years of Doing Business in China.   Glenn Spungen, Executive V.P., & Brian Cohen, V.P. Strategic Sales, Peer Bearing Company
12:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Luncheon
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.	What Have I Done to Grow My Business Since the Second Midwest Manufacturers’ Conference?   James Herring, President, Circuit Service , Inc.
2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Effective Strategy to Balance the Global Portfolio in Marketing and Manufacturing.   Michael Rodenberg, Director Asia, Methode Electronics, Inc. (Invited)
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.	Coffee Break
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Why and How to Set Up a Licensing and Joint Venture Agreement in China?   Steven Hyde, V.P., Director OEM Business, International Truck and Engine Corporation
4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.	The Emerging Laws & Regulations and Filings of Law Suits: What Do Those Mean to Midwest Manufacturers?   Mark Zolno, Chairman Customs Practice, Katten Muchin & Rosenman LLP
4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.	A Scrap Book of What We Have Seen in the Changes in China Since Second Midwest Manufacturers’ Conference   Siva Yam, CPA, CFA and John Clarke, US-China Chamber of Commerce

 

Corporate Sponsors: HSBC Bank USA • C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
Media Sponsor: Manufacturers’ News, Inc.
Co-Organizers: Precision Metalforming Association • City of Novi
Rockford Area Economic Development Council • Elgin Area Chamber