Thursdays, October 25, 2001

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Registration Begins and Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
Introduction
Mark S. Zolno, Esq. & Jeffrey A. Sacks, CPA, Conference Co-Chairs
Siva Yam, President, U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce

8:15 a.m. – 8: 35 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
Alderman Edward Burke, Chairman, Finance Committee, Chicago City Council and Prescott S. Bush, Jr., Chairman, U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce

8:35 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
China’s Economic Development and Its Future: Implications on U.S.-China Trade Relations
The Honorable Wei Ruixing, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago

9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Trading with China: What Products are Still Competitive?
Jack Hirsch, Co-Founder and President, V-Tech Industries

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Coffee Break

10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Import Compliance: What Has Changed Recently and What to Expect?
Mark S. Zolno, Partner and Co-Chairman, Customs Practice, Katten Muchin & Zavis

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
U.S.-China Tax and Business Issues
Jeffrey A. Sacks, Partner, Andersen, Chicago; Becky Lai, Partner, Andersen, Hong Kong Office

12:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Luncheon and Keynote Address
“U.S.-China Trade Relations”
Ambassador Robert Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative

2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Technology and Its Impact on Global Supply Chains
Don Laurvick, Vice President of International Business Development, UPS

2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Opportunities to Save Costs: Logistics, Shipment Consolidation, and Sourcing from Multiple Sources
Andrew Weiss, Director of Asia Development, USF Logistics Worldwide

3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Coffee Break

3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Teaming Up with the Right Partners: Managing Relationship
Dr. Ming-Jer Chen, E. Thayer Bigelow Research Professor, Darden School, University of Virginia and Author, “Inside Chinese Business: A Guide for Managers Worldwide”

4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Cocktail Reception

Friday, October 26, 2001

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

8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Investment In and Trading with China: Risks and Rewards
David Gries, President, Asian Strategies Group and Former Director of Congressional Affairs, CIA

8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Finding Information and Doing Due Diligence
Bryan Batson, Founder & CEO, The China Business Group

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Coffee Break

9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Putting It All Together: Financing U.S.-China Trade and Investments
Kathy Jiang, Vice President, Bank One

10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Successfully Selling to an Economy that Grows 8% a Year and with a Population of 1.3 billion
Nanci Cheberenchick, Director, International Market Planning, United Airlines

11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Protecting Intellectual Property Rights and Managing Government Relations
John Childs, Esq., Partner, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal; Gina M. Capalbo, Manager of New Markets – International Government Affairs, Ford Motor Company