PROGRAM
Day 1 - Sunday, October 30th, 2011, 6:00 - 9:30 PM
“The Star of Palm Beach” Vessel – Pier 40 @ Hudson River Park
6:00 - 6:30 PM Boarding & Networking Reception
6:30 - 9:30 PM Opening Dinner Cruise
Welcome Remark:
Steven Salsberg, Esq., Chairman of Global Access Advisors
Announcement of the Opening of the Conference:
Cheng Siwei, Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress of China
Speakers:
Zukang Sha, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
Jerry Hultin, President of Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Topic: Technology Ushers in a New Golden Age
Day 2 - Monday, October 31st, 2011, 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Session 1 - Marriott Marquis Hotel – 9th floor Marquis Ballroom
7:30 - 8:30 AM Registration & Breakfast
8:30 - 9:10 AM Opening Ceremony
Introductions:
Joyce Moy, Executive Director, Asian American Asian Research Institute, CUNY
Welcome Remarks:
Daxi Li, Chairman of Chinese Association for Science and Business
Matthew Goldstein, Chancellor of the City University of New York University
Speakers:
Sun Guoxiang, Chinese Consul-General in New York
9:10 - 10:00 AM Keynote
Cheng Siwei, Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress of China
Topic: The Lessons China Learned from the World Financial Crisis
10:00 - 10:15 AM Coffee Break
10:15 - 11:05 AM Financial Innovation and the Internationalization of the RMB
John Allen, CEO of Greater China Corporation
Yang Pang, CEO of Shanghai Alliance Financial Services Co., Ltd.
Shengbei Guo, President of GSB Podium
Stephen Chang, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of LBCW Holdings
11:05 AM - 12:05 PM China-US Win-Win Cooperation Model of Innovation
Karl Koster, Executive Director of Corporate Relations/ILP of MIT
Ronald N. Langston, Former National Director, Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce
James Liu, Chairman of Nandasoft Technology Corp.
Xunming Deng, Professor, Toledo University & CEO of Xunlight, Inc.
12:05 - 1:20 PM Lunch
David Munoz, Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc.
Topic: China in the Global Economy: Moving up the Value Chain
1:20 - 1:40 PM Keynote
Man-Chung Tang, Member of U.S. National Academy of Engineering
Topic: About Innovation
1:40 - 2:00 PM T.P. Ma, Professor, Yale University, Member of U.S. National Academy of Engineering
Topic: Breakthroughs in Semiconductor industry
2:00 - 2:20 PM Prof. Ruggero M. Santilli, President of the Institute for Basic Research & CEO of MagneGas Corp.
Topic: Intermediate Controlled Nuclear Fusion without Radiation
2:20 - 2:40 PM Robert Alfano, Distinguished Professor, CCNY
Topic: Advances in Optical Biopsy to Detect Cancer
2:40 - 3:00 PM Jaw-Kai Wang, Member of U.S. National Academy of Engineering, CEO of Jawkai BioEngineering R&D Center
Topic: From Diatom to Bio-crude with Profit
3:00 - 3:15 PM Venue Transfer
(Attendees will be guided to walk to the NASDAQ Stock Exchange)
Session 2 - NASDAQ Stock Exchange
3:15 - 4:20 PM NASDAQ Closing Bell Ceremony
4:20 - 4:30 PM Break
4:30 - 5:30 PM IPO in U.S. or China?
Selig D. Sacks, Partner and Co-Chair China Practice, Pryor Cashman LLP
Karin McKinnell, Corporate Vice President, Global Equity Capital Markets, NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
Harry Edelson, Chairman & CEO of China Opportunity Acquisition Corp.
Weiqing Huang, Managing Partner of Heracles Investment Corp.
Xiaomin Chen, Partner of Deheng Law Offices
5:30 - 6:30 PM Closing Reception