Highlights 2004

Title: Business, Finance, Law and Political Economy in China

Co-Sponsors:  Columbia University Chinese Students and Scholars Association

                          Columbia Business School Greater China Society

Time:   Saturday, November 20th, 2004, 10am - 7:30pm
Venue: Columbia Business School 

Title: Career Development in the US as an Asian

Speaker: Robert Chen – Managing Partner of Raffles Capital
Time: Wednesday, Sept 15th, 2004, 7pm - 9:30pm
Venue: Evergreen Restaurant, E 38 St, New York

Founded the Raffles Capital in 1991. Previously was Managing Director at Sound View Technology Group Inc(now part of Wit Capital Group Inc), Senior Vice President at Dean Witter Reynolds Inc-Merger & Acquisition Group, and Vice President at Bank of America-Merger & Acquisition Group. Former Director, Board of Commissioners of Currency, Republic of Singapore. Past member of Western Association of Venture Capitalists. Current member of Association of Corporate Growth, and Connecticut Venture Group. BBA and MBA from University of Michigan. Robert Chen is an investment banker with 26 years of experience in investment banking. In 1991, Robert founded Raffles Capital Group Inc., a merger, acquisition, and corporate financial advisory firm that advise technology and financial service companies.

 Title: Business Opportunities in China II

Speaker: Gang Chang – Chairman, North American Council of Chinese Enterprise Association
Time: Saturday, Sept 11th, 2004, 2pm
Venue: 24 Clark Street, Selden, NY 11784

Gang Chang, Co-author of “Yellow River Elegy” - 20 years of experience as researcher, business thinker, and policy maker at State level in China (last position was member of State Economic Reform Committee under Prime Minister Ziyang Zhao); 10 years of experience as successful business entrepreneur in the US and investor in China with extensive contacts at both public and private sectors in China.

 Title: VC investment in China

Speaker: Mark Chen – Managing director of Easton Capital
Time: 6pm EDT, June 25, 2004
Venue: Evergreen Restaurant, E 38 St, New York

Mark Chen brings fifteen years of comprehensive experience in venture investment and hands-on operations management. Since the formation of Easton Hunt Capital Partners, he has been leading Easton’s investment focus in Technology, with additional involvement in Easton’s investments in Life Sciences and Traditional Business. Prior to joining Easton Capital in 1998, he held numerous executive and operation positions. He was a founder of SureData, a computer subsystem products marketing company. Previously, he was a manager responsible for development and market launch of advanced materials product lines of Cincinnati Milacron Company, a leading global industrial consumables company. Mark holds an MBA with distinction from Columbia Business School, an MS in Materials Science & Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, and a BS in Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Mark currently serves on the Board of Sonics, and is a Board observer of Luminous, OptiX, TransMolecular and EXIMIAS.

Title: Business Opportunities in China I

Speaker: Dr. Mingfu Wang – Chairman, 和君创业研究咨询有限公司
Time: 6pm EDT June 16, 2004
Venue: Evergreen Restaurant, E 38 St, New York

和君创业研究咨询有限公司董事长、律师、法学硕士、金融学博士，美国伊利诺
大学高级访问学者，我国著名的证券投资专家和并购重组专家。历任君安证券研究所
所长、君安证券收购兼并部总经理、中国人民大学金融与证券研究所执行所长等职
务。
　　王明夫先生长期以来为政府、上市公司和机构投资者担任经济顾问和经营策划，
主要擅长公司战略策划、资本运作、收购兼并、资产重组、证券投资组合设计等，经
手大型按理十余宗，服务企业十余家，累计发表学术论文和专业著述逾百万字。

Title: Sino-US Import/Export
Speaker: Professor Larry Delson, New York University.
Time: Saturday, May 8th, 2004, 3pm - 430pm
Venue: Rm 142, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School

Professor Delson is both a scholar and a practitioner on import/export business. He's been involved in Sino-US import/export trade for more than 20 years, and he teaches a course on 'how to start and run your import/export business' at NYU. Whether you are interested in US-China trade in general, or in an entrepreneurial venture in particular, This seminar should be of interest to you as Prof. Delson will not only discuss the big picture issues related to Sino-US trade, but also give practical advice to prospective entrepreneurs. Prof. Delson is open to speaking on particular issues that interest you on this subject - please feel free to email me with topics you are interested in discussing.

Title: Cross-border transaction

Speaker: Jingzhou Tao – managing partner, Coudert Brothers LLP, Beijing
Time: April 16^th, 2004, 6:30pm

Jingzhou Tao is the managing partner of Coudert Brothers' Beijing office, where he advises on commercial litigation and corporate planning and strategies in China. Mr. Tao specializes in representing foreign corporations in China-related activities such as mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and strategic investment planning.