
HONG
KONG
TURNING CHINA INTO OPPORTUNITY
Philadelphia
- June 9, 2005
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Whether you see
China as an opportunity or a threat, there's no denying its impact!
The good news is that the time has never been better to learn more
about developing or expanding your business with China.
This event offers practical advice and guidance on capturing
these opportunities. All speakers are experts in their fields and
have extensive China experience. We
are happy to have HSBC
Bank USA, N.A. to be the sponsor of this seminar.
HSBC,
the world's local bank,
now has a Global Commercial Banking Center in the heart of Center
City Philadelphia.
Contact:
Thomas Golabek, SVP and District Executive
1515 Market Street (entrance on 16th Street)
Tel: 215-563-2842
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| Date:
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June
9, 2005 (Thurs) |
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Time: |
8:30 a.m.
- 2:00 p.m. (including lunch)
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Venue: |
Loews
Hotel Philadelphia, 1200 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Organizer:
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Hong
Kong Trade Development Council
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| Sponsor: |
HSBC
Bank USA, N.A. |
| Supporting
Organizations: |
The
American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong,
Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Philadelphia,
Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, Philadelphia
Bar Association,
Philadelphia
Regional Port Authority,
Philadelphia
U.S. Export Assistance Center,
World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia |
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Admission
Fee: |
$40
per person
$30 per person (Member of supporting organizations listed
above)
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Seminar
Program
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Plenary
moderator:
Gary
P. Biehn, Esquire, Chairman, Business Department, White
and Williams LLP |
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8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Registration
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9:00 a.m. - 9:05 a.m. |
Welcome
remarks
John
J. Matheussen, Chief Executive Officer, Delaware River
Port Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Founding Member and Board of Director, World Trade Center
of Greater Philadelphia
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9:05 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. |
Hong
Kong's role in your China market strategy
Fred
Lam, Executive Director, Hong
Kong Trade Development Council
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9:20 a.m. - 9:35 a.m. |
China:
Identifying opportunities and developing an entry strategy
Dr.
Allan Wong, Chairman, VTech
Holdings Ltd.
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| 9:35
a.m. - 9:50 a.m. |
Hong
Kong: Safeguarding your intellectual property rights
Daniel
Fung, Chairman, Des Voeux Chambers and Former Solicitor-General
of Hong Kong
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9:50
a.m. - 10:05 a.m. |
Hong
Kong as a regional distribution centre
Peter
Levesque, Chief Executive Officer, V-Logic
Ltd.
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10:05
a.m. - 10:20 a.m. |
Case
study
How a Philadelphia-based company uses Hong Kong as the launch
pad for its China business
Patrick
Hurley, Managing Director, MidMarket
Capital Advisors
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10:20
a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Q
& A Session
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11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. |
Coffee
break
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11:15
a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Breakout
Consultation Sessions on your strategies for China
(1) What services can Hong Kong offer on your market entry
and financial strategies?
- Choosing the right opportunities and regions
- HK’s fund raising role
- Viable business structures for foreign companies in China
- Executing your China investment and exit strategy
- Identifying ideal business partners
| Panelists: |
Hanson
Cheah, Chairman, Hong
Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association Limited |
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Cathy
Jiang, Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers |
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CK
Cheung, Investment & Taxation Director, CK
Cheung Consultants Ltd. |
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Alax
Chik, Partner, Chik, Lee & Co. |
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David
Peters, Manager, Business Development, ICS
Trust (Asia) Ltd. |
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| Session
moderator: |
Patrick
Hurley, Managing Director, MidMarket
Capital Advisors |
(2) Mitigating your risk in China
- Performing due diligence on mainland enterprises
- Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
- Using Hong Kong’s arbitration to resolve business
disputes
- Chinese laws and regulations
- Knowing your partners
| Panelists: |
Daniel
Fung, Chairman, Des Voeux Chambers and Former Solicitor-General
of Hong Kong |
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Dan
Fisher, Senior Vice President Trade Business & Product
Development, HSBC
Bank USA |
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Johnson
Cheng, Business Development Director, We-Software
Ltd. |
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| Session
moderator: |
David
Gitlin, Partner, Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen
LLP |
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12:30
p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Networking
Lunch
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