US-CHINA MANUFACTURING SYMPOSIUM HAS STARTED

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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Mar 26 2014 7:06 PM

DOTHAN: This afternoon at 5 pm the US-China Manufacturing Symposium kicked off with last mintue registration. In the morning the symposium will kick off at 9 am with remarks from Dothan Mayor mike Schimtz and Raymond Cheng. Below is the two day's schedule.   

 

US-CHINA MANUFACTURING SYMPOSIUM

March 27

Venue:

Dothan Civic Center

8:00 a.m.

Registration Opens

9:00 a.m.

Symposium Opens

Welcome remarks

• Mayor Mike SCHMITZ

Mayor of Dothan, AL

• Raymond CHENG

Founder/CEO, SoZo Group

9:10 a.m.

Opening Remarks by the Governor

• Governor Robert BENTLEY via Video Link

9:15 a.m.

Right Time, Right Place, Right People

• Mr. Ronnie CHAN,

Businessman, philanthropist and Co-Chair of the

Asia Society.

9:30 a.m.

 

China Going Global

• Minister Ning HE

Minister, Office of Economic and Commercial

Affairs, Embassy of China in USA.

9:45 a.m.

 

Why invest in USA?

• Secretary Francisco SANCHEZ

former US Under Secretary for

International Trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce.

10:00 a.m.

 

What we have to offer? Community’s presentations

• 6 communities @ 5 minutes each

Dothan, AL

Thomasville, AL

Center Point, AL

Huntersville, NC

Monroeville, AL

 

South Carolina.

10:30 a.m.

Networking Break

11:00 a.m.

Chinese Communities

Introducing Chinese companies and communities present at the

Symposium — Dalian and Yingkou of the Liaoning Province, and

Shunde of the Guangdong Province.

Raymond Cheng, Ken Li and Linda Yang

11:15 a.m.

 

Removing Tinted Glasses

USA

o Ken TUCK,

SoZo Communications Director

o Bob WOODALL,

Chairman of Dothan Area Chamber of

Commerce

 

o Jill SWAIN,

Mayor, Huntersville, NC

China

o Juliana LAM,

Managing Director, AML Grou

o Loretta LEE,

Chairperson, Loretta Lee Ltd.

o John LING,

Managing Director of Asia Office, South Carolina

Department of Commerce

11:45 a.m.

 

Understanding China and Building Sustainable Bridges with China

— Dialog with Sidney

• Sidney RITTENBERG,

President, Rittenberg and Associates, Inc.

12:05 p.m.

Building a sustainable business - Dialog with Loretta Lee

• Loretta LEE

Chairperson, Loretta Lee Ltd, businesswoman

12:20 p.m.

Working with Federal Government

Jim DAVIS,

partner, Holland and Knight

12:30 p.m.

On a Green Mission

• David YEUNG,

Founder, Green Monday

• Juliana LAM

Managing Director, AML Group

12:45 p.m.

Lunch

Town hall meeting with Minister Ning HE

2:15 p.m.

Manufacturing Trends

Pane

• Mark STEVENS,

Partner, Wipfli LLP (CPAs and Consultants)

• Graham TROMANS,

Principal Industry Consultant, GP Tromans Associates

• Ning LIAN,

CEO and General Manager of Dothan 3D

2:45 p.m.

From Congress to Economic Development, Job Creation in USA

• Jo BONNER

Vice Chancellor, University of Alabama

3:00 p.m

Job Creation in China — The Dalian Story

• Secretary Jihua WU,

The Party Secretary, Xigang District, Dalian

3:15 p.m.

Networking Break

3:45 p.m.

Growing and Engaging Customers

 

• Mark STEVENS,

Partner, Wipfli LLP (CPAs and Consultants)

• Terrence KERSCHER,

Partner, Wipfli LLP (CPAs and Consultants)

4:15 p.m.

The New way to pay

- Thomas GRANT,

U.S. Director, Global Foreign Exchange, BBVA.

4:30 p.m.

The Role of Education in Economic Development

• Dr. Jack HAWKINS,

Chancellor, Troy University

4:45 p.m.

Day 1 Program ends

6-10 p.m.

International Foster Fest

Day 2 March 28

Venue:

Dothan Civic Center

9:00 a.m.

US-China Relationship Building — Business meeting

10:00 a.m.

Business Canvas Mapping Workshop: Mark Stevens, Partner, Wipfili LLP

What is important to us?

Juliana Lam, Managing Director, AML Group

11:00 a.m.

Recap of Day 1

11:15 a.m.

Dialog with U.S. Senator Sessions

• U.S. Sen. Jeff SESSIONS

11:45 a.m.

Earthpulse Foundation

• Hing CHAO,

founder

• Juliana LAM,

Managing Director, AML Group

12:00 p.m.

Announcements

12:15 p.m.

Networking Lunch

1:30 p.m.

Financing your expansion

• April CHAN,

Senior Credit Products Office

• Jeff WILLIAMS,

International Manager, BBVA

1:45 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

Maximizing full potential of US-China relationships

• Mayor Mike SCHMITZ

• Juliana LAM — Manufacturing

• Mark STEVENS — Technologies

• Xiangrong MEI — China Legal

• Jo BONNER — Education and Federal

• Ning LIAN — Manufacturing

South Carolina — Lessons Learned

• Mr. John LING

Managing Director of Asia Office, South Carolina

Department of Commerce

2:45 p.m.

The Myth about corporate structure, financing your expansion and

taxes

— Aaron GRUNDMAN

Partner, Deloitte

3:00 p.m.

Choosing the Right Location

Darin BUELOW,

Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP

3:15 p.m.

Alabama Advantage

• Sec. Greg CANFIELD,

Secretary of Department of Commerce, AL

3:30 p.m.

Day 2 Program Ends

7:00 p.m.

Gala

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