China Expert Shares Secrets and New Insight on How to Enter and Succeed in China’s Market
WASHINGTON, DC | May 27, 2010
China expert Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn was the featured speaker at the International CEO Forum: What You Need to Know to Enter and Succeed in China’s Market, held on May 25 at the Cannon Caucus Room 345, House Cannon Office Building in Washington, DC.
Dr. Kuhn is an international investment banker, corporate strategist and world-renowned author of 25 books, including his recent works “How China’s Leaders Think: The Inside Story of China’s Reform and What This Means for the Future” and “The Man Who Changed China: The Life and Legacy of Jiang Zemin.”
“In the global economy, the presence of China as a key player has increasingly become more difficult to ignore,” said Susan Au Allen, USPAACC National President & CEO. “If you want to do business in China and succeed, this Forum will be your roadmap to understanding the secret to effectively enter this burgeoning—yet complex—multi-billion-dollar market. Further, you will get to know China on a deeper level by getting unprecedented insight into the minds of China’s leaders through Dr. Kuhn’s in-depth interviews and exclusive access to materials.”
This session was part of the 25th Anniversary CelebrAsian Business Opportunity Conference presented by US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC), held on May 25-27, at the U.S. Capitol, Omni Shoreham hotel, and The Ritz-Carlton, Washington DC.
PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi was the Conference Chair; PepsiCo and Wells Fargo were the Corporate Co-Chairs; Alorica, Inc. was the Asian American Business Co-Chair.
CelebrAsian—the largest of its kind in the United States—annually connects hundreds of top-caliber Asian American suppliers and small business owners with buyers from Fortune 500 corporations, the Federal government, and the small/minority business community, through pre-scheduled one-on-one business matchmaking meetings, informative summits, workshops, and networking sessions.
The Conference Program included wealth-creating sessions and turned the spotlight on outstanding achievements, such as: The International CEO Forum: What You Need to Know to Enter and Succeed in China’s Market; How We Built a $120 Million Business through Corporate Contracting (in 12 Years); How I Built a $300 Million Business Through Federal Contracting (in 12 Years); Doing Business with Corporations 101; Summit on the Future of Corporate Supplier Diversity and Federal Small Business Programs; Where are the Opportunities for Sustainability and How to Access Them; USPAACC/Wells Fargo Asian Business Leadership Award Luncheon to recognize three winners for their unique business model, success and community spirit; 25th Anniversary Awards & Recognition Gala with Pinnacle Award Recipients U.S. Senators Inouye and Akaka, and Woman Pioneer Awardee Harriet Michel; Presentation of the “Fast 50 Asian American Businesses” who, together, grossed $4.5 billion last fiscal year; Guanxi* Supplier Opportunity Fair; One-on-One Prescheduled Business Matchmaking Meetings; Business Leaders & Scholarship Luncheon where 20 college scholarships were awarded; and much more (*business term meaning “connections” or “relationship”).
