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Speaker Biographies
Mr. Cheng Siwei is currently Chairman of the International
Finance Forum, the Association for Soft Science Research of China, and the China
Research Council of Modern Management. Mr. Cheng was elected Vice Chairman of the
Standing Committee of the 9th and 10thsessions of the National People’s Congress,
the Chinese parliament. He also served as Chairman of the Chinese Democratic National
Construction Committee, one of the eight democratic parties in China, during 1996
to 2007. Mr. Cheng is concurrently Dean of the Management School of the Graduate
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Honorary President of the East China
University of Science and Technology.
Mr. Cheng is widely known as “the Father of Venture Capital in China” thanks to his outstanding commitment to the development of venture capital investment and the establishment of the growth enterprise market in China. Led by Mr. Cheng, the China Venture Capital Investment Research
Mr. Cheng is widely known as “the Father of Venture Capital in China” thanks to his outstanding commitment to the development of venture capital investment and the establishment of the growth enterprise market in China. Led by Mr. Cheng, the China Venture Capital Investment Research
Institute was established in 2003 as the first step of the three-step strategy for
developing venture capital investment, an initiative by Mr. Cheng. He also proposed
a three-step-strategy for the establishment of the growth enterprise market.
Mr. Cheng was born in Xiangxiang, Hunan Province in 1935. In 1937, he migrated to Hong Kong with his father and returned to the Chinese Mainland at the age of 16. From 1951 to 1956, Mr. Cheng studied at the South China Institute of Technology and East China Chemistry Institute, majoring in inorganic chemistry. After his graduation, he worked at the Shenyang Chemistry Research Institute. contributed significantly to the development of the borax industry in China. In 1981, Mr. Chang made another important lifetime decision to shift his interest to management science. He chose to study at the University of California in Los Angels as an exchange scholar. He was one of the earliest Chinese scholars who earned a M.B.A degree.
Mr. Cheng was born in Xiangxiang, Hunan Province in 1935. In 1937, he migrated to Hong Kong with his father and returned to the Chinese Mainland at the age of 16. From 1951 to 1956, Mr. Cheng studied at the South China Institute of Technology and East China Chemistry Institute, majoring in inorganic chemistry. After his graduation, he worked at the Shenyang Chemistry Research Institute. contributed significantly to the development of the borax industry in China. In 1981, Mr. Chang made another important lifetime decision to shift his interest to management science. He chose to study at the University of California in Los Angels as an exchange scholar. He was one of the earliest Chinese scholars who earned a M.B.A degree.
H.E. Ambassador Sha Zukang, a career diplomat, is the
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs who heads
the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. He also convenes the Executive Committee
on Economic and Social Affairs, the UN Secretariat’s network for joint planning
and initiatives on development. In 2010, Mr. Sha was appointed Secretary-General
of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or the Rio+20 Earth
Summit.
Mr. Sha has extensive experience with multilateral organizations and international conferences. He has served as president, vice-president, chairperson, coordinator, and expert in many international conferences in the fields of arms control, trade, intellectual property, social affairs, and telecommunications, among others.
Mr. Sha established the Department of Arms Control in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and became its first Director-General.
Mr. Sha has extensive experience with multilateral organizations and international conferences. He has served as president, vice-president, chairperson, coordinator, and expert in many international conferences in the fields of arms control, trade, intellectual property, social affairs, and telecommunications, among others.
Mr. Sha established the Department of Arms Control in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and became its first Director-General.
He participated, as chief negotiator or representative of the Chinese government,
in the negotiations and review of many important international treaties on arms
control and disarmament. He made great contributions to mine clearance in China
and many other parts of the world. He encouraged the development of Chinese non-governmental
organizations, and facilitated the opening of offices in China by international
organizations.
His postings in diplomatic missions abroad included London, Colombo, New Delhi, New York, and Geneva. Prior to assuming his present position in the United Nations, he was Ambassador and Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Mr. Sha was born in September 1947. A native of Jiangsu Province, he is married with one son. He is a graduate of Nanjing University, China.
His postings in diplomatic missions abroad included London, Colombo, New Delhi, New York, and Geneva. Prior to assuming his present position in the United Nations, he was Ambassador and Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Mr. Sha was born in September 1947. A native of Jiangsu Province, he is married with one son. He is a graduate of Nanjing University, China.
Mr. Jian Xiang Pan is the Chief Executive Officer of
Jiangsu Nandasoft Technology Co., Ltd. (NANDASOFT). He also has been the executive
director of China Mountain Fund, director of Zhengzhou Huaqiao Friendship Real Estate
Development Co., Ltd., executive director of Allied Team International Investment
Limited, general manager of Hong Kong Tien Luen Trade Co., Ltd., and director of
Guangdong Giovanni Trading Co., Ltd..
He has been engaged in international trading for many years and has participated in the operation of a number of world famous brands, including Citizen from Japan, Raymond Weil from Switzerland, Valentino from Italy and Alberto from United States. He possesses extensive experience in international trading and brand marketing in different industries including real estate, funds, cosmetics and retailing.
Since 2007, Mr.Pan has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Jiangsu Nandasoft Technology Co., Ltd.. (NANDASOFT).
He has been engaged in international trading for many years and has participated in the operation of a number of world famous brands, including Citizen from Japan, Raymond Weil from Switzerland, Valentino from Italy and Alberto from United States. He possesses extensive experience in international trading and brand marketing in different industries including real estate, funds, cosmetics and retailing.
Since 2007, Mr.Pan has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Jiangsu Nandasoft Technology Co., Ltd.. (NANDASOFT).
After more than two years of business restructuring and improvement, he directed
the NANDASOFT through streamlining the original IT business. He is continuing to
devote efforts to the research and development of network safety and software services
as well as the development of Nandasoft Technology and Innovation Park. In 2010
NANDASOFT completed the capital increase of 187,000,000 shares of new H shares scheme
in the Growth Enterprise Market of Hong Kong, the proceeds raised were gradually
put into use for the development of IT businesses and the construction of Nandasoft
Technology and Innovation Park and its projects.
Mr.Pan holds the degree from Electrical Engineering Department of Dalian Martime College and the master degree in Engineering from the City College of New York in the United States. He also serves as the vice-president of the New York Chinese Business Association and vice-chairman of Jiangsu Software Industry Association.
Mr.Pan holds the degree from Electrical Engineering Department of Dalian Martime College and the master degree in Engineering from the City College of New York in the United States. He also serves as the vice-president of the New York Chinese Business Association and vice-chairman of Jiangsu Software Industry Association.
Dr. Li Daxi is Chairman of the Chinese Association for
Science and Business (CASB), Chairman of CASB Venture LLC and a director of the
board of US Oriental Bank. He also serves as director of several public companies.
Dr. Li was elected as a special overseas delegate of the Chinese People’s Political
Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the Chinese Senate. He also worked as advisor for
several cities and provinces such as Jilin, Jiangsu, Guangzhou, and Jieyang.
Mr. Li graduated from South China Normal Institute, receiving a B.S in Physics in 1975. Then he received an M.S. in Physics from Sun Yat-sen University in 1980. In 1985, Mr. Li received his PhD in Physics from the City University of New York (CUNY). He was a Postdoctoral Fellow of McGill University of Canada, and associate professor and fellow of CUNY and the Polytechnic of New York.
From 1992 to 2001, Dr. Li worked for Solomon Brother and Lehman Brothers, oversaw many important IPOs and venture capital investments. Currently, as a board director of US Oriental Bank, he oversees the investment committee and the audit committee. Dr. Li also sits as Vice Chairman of the Shenzhen Overseas Chinese High-Tech Venture Park,
Mr. Li graduated from South China Normal Institute, receiving a B.S in Physics in 1975. Then he received an M.S. in Physics from Sun Yat-sen University in 1980. In 1985, Mr. Li received his PhD in Physics from the City University of New York (CUNY). He was a Postdoctoral Fellow of McGill University of Canada, and associate professor and fellow of CUNY and the Polytechnic of New York.
From 1992 to 2001, Dr. Li worked for Solomon Brother and Lehman Brothers, oversaw many important IPOs and venture capital investments. Currently, as a board director of US Oriental Bank, he oversees the investment committee and the audit committee. Dr. Li also sits as Vice Chairman of the Shenzhen Overseas Chinese High-Tech Venture Park,
which was founded in 2001 and has more than 500 high-tech companies as its residents.
In 1997, Dr. Li founded the Chinese Association for Science and Business, with the mission to bridge business with technology and to bridge China with the world. Among its many activities, CASB actively provided suggestions to the Chinese government in response to the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis and for the promotion of the high-tech sector in China. Dr. Li was kindly received by Presidents Jiang Zeming and Hu Jintao, and by Premiers Zhu Rongji and Wen Jiabao.
Elected as a special overseas delegate of the CPPCC in 2005, Dr. Li proposed at its annual session a bill entitled “CASB’s Recommendations for China’s 11th 5-years Plan” to the Central Government. Since 2008, Dr. Li has been actively providing to the Chinese government suggestions on coping with the 2008 financial crisis, promoting the Thousand Talents Plan, and developing the renewable energy industry in China.
In 1997, Dr. Li founded the Chinese Association for Science and Business, with the mission to bridge business with technology and to bridge China with the world. Among its many activities, CASB actively provided suggestions to the Chinese government in response to the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis and for the promotion of the high-tech sector in China. Dr. Li was kindly received by Presidents Jiang Zeming and Hu Jintao, and by Premiers Zhu Rongji and Wen Jiabao.
Elected as a special overseas delegate of the CPPCC in 2005, Dr. Li proposed at its annual session a bill entitled “CASB’s Recommendations for China’s 11th 5-years Plan” to the Central Government. Since 2008, Dr. Li has been actively providing to the Chinese government suggestions on coping with the 2008 financial crisis, promoting the Thousand Talents Plan, and developing the renewable energy industry in China.
Matthew Goldstein has served as chancellor of the City
University of New York (CUNY) since September 1999. He is the first CUNY graduate
(City College, Class of 1963) to lead the nation’s most prominent urban public university,
which comprises 23 colleges and professional schools throughout the five boroughs
of New York City.
Dr. Goldstein has served in senior academic and administrative positions for more than 30 years, including president of Baruch College, president of the Research Foundation, and acting vice chancellor for academic affairs of CUNY. Prior to being named chancellor, he was president of Adelphi University.
He has held faculty positions in mathematics and statistics at Baruch College, the CUNY Graduate School and University Center, Polytechnic University of New York, Cooper Union,
Dr. Goldstein has served in senior academic and administrative positions for more than 30 years, including president of Baruch College, president of the Research Foundation, and acting vice chancellor for academic affairs of CUNY. Prior to being named chancellor, he was president of Adelphi University.
He has held faculty positions in mathematics and statistics at Baruch College, the CUNY Graduate School and University Center, Polytechnic University of New York, Cooper Union,
Eastern Connecticut State University, and the University of Connecticut. He is the
co-author of three books and has written many articles for leading scholarly publications
in mathematics and statistics.
Currently, Dr. Goldstein is a member of the Board of Trustees of the JP Morgan Funds, the Museum of Jewish Heritage, and the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, as well as a director of the Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education, ex officio. By appointment of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, he served as chair of the 2010 New York City Charter Revision Commission.
Dr. Goldstein is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and a fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences.
Currently, Dr. Goldstein is a member of the Board of Trustees of the JP Morgan Funds, the Museum of Jewish Heritage, and the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, as well as a director of the Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education, ex officio. By appointment of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, he served as chair of the 2010 New York City Charter Revision Commission.
Dr. Goldstein is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and a fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences.
Yang Pang, CEO of Shanghai Alliance Financial Services
As CEO of SAFS, Mr. Pang manages business development of the firm and oversees all business units. Prior to joining SAFS, Mr. Pang was on the Management Committee of ZAIS Group where he developed advisory services and oversaw fund management operations. While at ZAIS Group, Mr. Pang founded ZAIS Solutions Shanghai and served as President and Chairman. Before joining ZAIS, Mr. Pang worked at the RiskMetrics Group where he was responsible for CDO analytics.
Before working in the financial industry, Mr. Pang was an assistant professor of physics at Columbia University, and held research positions at various universities and national laboratories in the US. In addition to his responsibilities with SAFS, Mr. Pang also serves as Chairman of Influx Asset Management,
As CEO of SAFS, Mr. Pang manages business development of the firm and oversees all business units. Prior to joining SAFS, Mr. Pang was on the Management Committee of ZAIS Group where he developed advisory services and oversaw fund management operations. While at ZAIS Group, Mr. Pang founded ZAIS Solutions Shanghai and served as President and Chairman. Before joining ZAIS, Mr. Pang worked at the RiskMetrics Group where he was responsible for CDO analytics.
Before working in the financial industry, Mr. Pang was an assistant professor of physics at Columbia University, and held research positions at various universities and national laboratories in the US. In addition to his responsibilities with SAFS, Mr. Pang also serves as Chairman of Influx Asset Management,
a Chinese PE investment management company, and Vice Chairman of the Chinese Association
for Science and Business, a nonprofit organization for promoting scientific and
cultural exchanges with China.
Mr. Pang received his B.S. from Fudan University in Shanghai and Ph.D. in physics from Columbia University.
Mr. Pang received his B.S. from Fudan University in Shanghai and Ph.D. in physics from Columbia University.
Joyce Moy is currently the Executive Director of the
Asian American/Asian Research Institute (AAARI), of the City University of New York
(CUNY). Her field of expertise is economic development and entrepreneurship. She
is also a professor of entrepreneurship in the M.S. in Business and Leadership Program
at CUNY.
She was the first Asian American director of a U.S. Small Business Administration funded New York State Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Later, as Director of Economic Development, she oversaw the SBDC, a Procurement Technical Assistance Center and a Center for Corporate Education. Joyce has conducted numerous research projects on entrepreneurship and immigrant communities, and has been instrumental in guiding Fortune 500 companies on the subject of market penetration through specific research projects and staff training on these markets, infrastructure needs, cultural insights, and marketing materials.
She was the first Asian American director of a U.S. Small Business Administration funded New York State Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Later, as Director of Economic Development, she oversaw the SBDC, a Procurement Technical Assistance Center and a Center for Corporate Education. Joyce has conducted numerous research projects on entrepreneurship and immigrant communities, and has been instrumental in guiding Fortune 500 companies on the subject of market penetration through specific research projects and staff training on these markets, infrastructure needs, cultural insights, and marketing materials.
A former practicing attorney, she has taught at Cornell University School of Law,
and later at the City University of New York School of Law where she taught business
associations, negotiable instruments and federal income taxation. She has served
as a member of the New York Governor’s Taskforce on Small Business, co-chair of
the NYC Comptroller’s Taskforce on Public Benefit Agreements, and currently is the
Vice-Chair of the Board of the North East Regional US Pan Asian American Chamber
of Commerce, Advisory Board Member of the Queens Borough President’s General Assembly,
and member of the Board of the nonprofit organization, Envirolution. She is the
recipient of numerous awards including the NY Women’s Chamber of Commerce: “Woman
of Excellence Award”, the “Export Appreciation Award” from the United States Commercial
Service, Star Mentor of the Year, among others. She received her Baccalaureate from
Stony Brook University, and Juris Doctorate from Hofstra University School of Law.
Selig Sacks is the Senior Partner in Pryor Cashman’s
Corporate Group and Co-Chair of the law firm’s China Practice.
He represents U.S. and Chinese companies in U.S. capital markets transactions and ongoing SEC compliance. Mr. Sacks is also active in defending U.S. publicly traded Chinese companies in class action lawsuits, and SEC investigations and representing Special Committees of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Sacks also has an active private equity practice. His 2009 transaction, the ESOP Buy-Out of International Intimates, Inc., was honored as Acquisition Financing Deal of the Year by The M&A Advisor.
Mr. Sacks is a frequent speaker in China on public offerings and private placements in the United States. He was a member of the Rockefeller Family Mission to China (March 2010) and the NASDAQ OMX Delegation to Inner Mongolia (May 2010), as well as a speaker at the 12th Annual Private Equity and Venture Capital Forum held in Shenzhen (June 2010), and the China IPO Bootcamp 2011 held in Shanghai. With NASDAQ OMX in March 2011, under the auspices of the International Cooperation
He represents U.S. and Chinese companies in U.S. capital markets transactions and ongoing SEC compliance. Mr. Sacks is also active in defending U.S. publicly traded Chinese companies in class action lawsuits, and SEC investigations and representing Special Committees of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Sacks also has an active private equity practice. His 2009 transaction, the ESOP Buy-Out of International Intimates, Inc., was honored as Acquisition Financing Deal of the Year by The M&A Advisor.
Mr. Sacks is a frequent speaker in China on public offerings and private placements in the United States. He was a member of the Rockefeller Family Mission to China (March 2010) and the NASDAQ OMX Delegation to Inner Mongolia (May 2010), as well as a speaker at the 12th Annual Private Equity and Venture Capital Forum held in Shenzhen (June 2010), and the China IPO Bootcamp 2011 held in Shanghai. With NASDAQ OMX in March 2011, under the auspices of the International Cooperation
Center of the National Development and Reform Commission (ICC-NDRC), Mr. Sacks conducted
seminars for government and business leaders in the Haidian District of Beijing
(China’s Silicon Valley) and the Guanghua School of Management, and in Shijiazhuang
and Hangzhou.
Mr. Sacks was Chair of the 9th Annual M&A Advisor Awards and Summit held in New York In December 2010 and led the BRIC-China Panel, and Chair of the 2011 International M&A Awards and Summit held in New York in October 2011. He was a featured speaker in New York at the “Wall Street China Forum: Assessing U.S. Listed China Companies” sponsored by China Entrepreneurs (May, 2011), West Greets East - 2011 U.S.-China Real Estate Summit (July, 2011), and China Chamber of International Commerce (August, 2011).
Mr. Sacks is a graduate of Stanford Law School, where he was Executive Editor of the Stanford Journal of International Studies. He serves on the Board of Visitors of Stanford Law School, Regional Chair. He served for 6 years on Pryor Cashman’s Executive Committee and as Co-Chair of its Lateral Recruitment Committee.
Mr. Sacks was Chair of the 9th Annual M&A Advisor Awards and Summit held in New York In December 2010 and led the BRIC-China Panel, and Chair of the 2011 International M&A Awards and Summit held in New York in October 2011. He was a featured speaker in New York at the “Wall Street China Forum: Assessing U.S. Listed China Companies” sponsored by China Entrepreneurs (May, 2011), West Greets East - 2011 U.S.-China Real Estate Summit (July, 2011), and China Chamber of International Commerce (August, 2011).
Mr. Sacks is a graduate of Stanford Law School, where he was Executive Editor of the Stanford Journal of International Studies. He serves on the Board of Visitors of Stanford Law School, Regional Chair. He served for 6 years on Pryor Cashman’s Executive Committee and as Co-Chair of its Lateral Recruitment Committee.
Dr. Man-Chung Tang is currently Chairman of the Board
and Technical Director of T. Y. Lin International, an American design and construction
company. Mr. Tang is a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering,
elected in 1995, and a foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Born in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province, China in 1938, Mr. Tang received his engineering degree from Chu Hai College in Hong Kong in 1959. In 1963, Mr. Tang received his engineering degree from the Technical University of Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt), Western Germany. In 1965, Mr. Tang obtained his doctor of engineering degree from the same university.
In 1965, Dr. Tang joined Oberhausen GHH in Western Germany. In 1968, Dr. Tang worked for the Severud & Associates in New York City, USA. In 1978, Dr. Tang founded DRC, an engineering consultancy company. In 1983, Dr. Tang founded Contech, another engineering consultancy company.
Born in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province, China in 1938, Mr. Tang received his engineering degree from Chu Hai College in Hong Kong in 1959. In 1963, Mr. Tang received his engineering degree from the Technical University of Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt), Western Germany. In 1965, Mr. Tang obtained his doctor of engineering degree from the same university.
In 1965, Dr. Tang joined Oberhausen GHH in Western Germany. In 1968, Dr. Tang worked for the Severud & Associates in New York City, USA. In 1978, Dr. Tang founded DRC, an engineering consultancy company. In 1983, Dr. Tang founded Contech, another engineering consultancy company.
In 1994, Tang founded DRC in Chongqing, China, now the China branch of T.Y.LIN International.
From 1989 to 1995, Dr. Tang was an adjunct professor at the Columbia University Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics. Dr. Tang holds honorary professorship at many universities internationally, including Tsinghua University, Tongji University, Southeast University in Nanjing, Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, Chongqing Jiaotong University, and Dalian Institute of Technology.
Dr. Tang also served as Chairman of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Committee on Cable-suspended Bridges. Dr. Tang is a former president of the American Segmental Bridge Institute.
From 1989 to 1995, Dr. Tang was an adjunct professor at the Columbia University Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics. Dr. Tang holds honorary professorship at many universities internationally, including Tsinghua University, Tongji University, Southeast University in Nanjing, Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, Chongqing Jiaotong University, and Dalian Institute of Technology.
Dr. Tang also served as Chairman of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Committee on Cable-suspended Bridges. Dr. Tang is a former president of the American Segmental Bridge Institute.
T.P. Ma is Raymond J. Wean Professor of Electrical Engineering
at Yale University, where he has been a faculty member since 1977. He also serves
as the Director of Yale Center for Microelectronics, and a Co-Director of the Yale-Peking
Joint Center for Microelectronics and Nanotechnology. He was Chairman of the Department
of Electrical Engineering at Yale University between 1991 and 1995, and between
2001 and 2007. His research and teaching at Yale have focused on semiconductors,
CMOS technology, and nanoelectronics.
He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in USA, a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), a Life Fellow of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE), and a life member of the American Physical Society.
He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in USA, a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), a Life Fellow of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE), and a life member of the American Physical Society.
He has received the 2008 Connecticut Medal of Technology, the 2006 SIA (Semiconductor
Industry Association) University Researcher Award, the 2005 IEEE Andrew S. Grove
Award, a 2005 Pan Wen-Yuan Research Award, a 1998 IEEE EDS Paul Rappaport Award,
and the 1991 Yankee Ingenuity Award.
He is a co-founder and Chairman of BAMC (Being Advanced Memory Company), headquartered in the USA with its major operation in Beijing, China. The company’s near-term objective is to become the leading semiconductor memory chip company in China by 2015.
He is a co-founder and Chairman of BAMC (Being Advanced Memory Company), headquartered in the USA with its major operation in Beijing, China. The company’s near-term objective is to become the leading semiconductor memory chip company in China by 2015.
Jaw-Kai Wang is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
He obtained his bachelor’s degree from the National Taiwan University in 1953 and
his doctorate from Michigan State University, East Lansing in 1958. He is a registered
professional engineer in the State of Hawaii. Dr. Jaw-Kai Wang has made significant
contributions to the design of integrated marine aquacultural production systems
and to the basic science in aquaculture effluent management. His current interest
is in the development of open production system for diatoms. He co-founded a company,
Shenzhen Jawkai Bio Engineering R&D Center, which has achieved an annual yield of
120 mt of dry diatom per hectare. He also pioneered the production of diatom using
treated wastewater as sources of nutrients, thus combines the production of renewable
fuel with environmental improvement.
Dr. Wang is one of the founders and the first president of the Aquacultural Engineering Society (1993-95). He was the founder and President of Aquaculture Technology, Inc. (1990-1996), a company devoted to the development of biotechnology for marine aquaculture production and large-scale marine micro-algae production.
Dr. Wang is one of the founders and the first president of the Aquacultural Engineering Society (1993-95). He was the founder and President of Aquaculture Technology, Inc. (1990-1996), a company devoted to the development of biotechnology for marine aquaculture production and large-scale marine micro-algae production.
Dr. Wang was given the 1990 Governor’s Distinguished Service Award by the State
of Hawaii. He was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers
in 1980 and a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
in 1994. He received the Kishida Award from the American Society of Agricultural
Engineers in 1991. The Hawaii State Senate passed a resolution in 1986 and the Hawaii
State House of Representatives passed a resolution in 1996 recognizing his contribution
to the state of Hawaii. Dr. Wang was appointed to the Expert Panel on Agricultural
Mechanization by the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization,
United Nations, 1984-1990.
Dr. Wang served as consultants to several governmental departments and foundations and has received numerous grants from sources. He contributed over 160 technical articles to professional journals, served as editors to a number of conference proceedings and authored and edited two books. He is the holder of several patents, four of these patents were issued in China relating to open production of diatom.
Dr. Wang served as consultants to several governmental departments and foundations and has received numerous grants from sources. He contributed over 160 technical articles to professional journals, served as editors to a number of conference proceedings and authored and edited two books. He is the holder of several patents, four of these patents were issued in China relating to open production of diatom.
Karl F. Koster is the Executive Director of the MIT Office
of Corporate Relations. The Office of Corporate Relations at MIT includes the Industrial
Liaison Program, which celebrated 60 years of service to the Institute and its corporate
partners in 2008.
In that capacity, he and his staff work with the senior administrative and faculty leadership of MIT in developing and implementing strategies for enhancing corporate involvement with the Institute. Mr. Koster has been involved with faculty leaders in identifying and designing a number of major international programs for MIT. Many of these programs focus on institutional development and are characterized by the establishment of strong, international, programmatic linkages between universities, industry, and governments.
In that capacity, he and his staff work with the senior administrative and faculty leadership of MIT in developing and implementing strategies for enhancing corporate involvement with the Institute. Mr. Koster has been involved with faculty leaders in identifying and designing a number of major international programs for MIT. Many of these programs focus on institutional development and are characterized by the establishment of strong, international, programmatic linkages between universities, industry, and governments.
Mr. Koster graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in geology and economics
in 1974, and received a M.S. from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1980. At
the Sloan School he concentrated in international business management and the management
of technological innovation. Prior to returning to MIT, Mr. Koster worked as a management
consultant for seven years in Europe, Latin America, and the United States on projects
for private and public sector organizations.
James Liu,graduated from the Mathematics Department of
Nanjing University, and then studied International Trade in Columbia University
in the USA in 1989.
Mr. Liu established in 1991 JBL International, Inc., which was engaged in international textile trade between China and the US. The products were sold in Wal-Mart, Target and JC Penny. Mr. Liu co-founded Lotus Pacific Inc. in 1996 (the company has changed its name to Opta Corp.), and he was director of the company until December 2006. Listed in NASDAQ, Opta Corp. carries out R&D for Internet equipment manufacturing. Under Mr. Liu’s leadership as general manager since 1998, T&G has focused on international trade, real estate and financial investment. Mr. Liu was involved in the formation and investment of China Mountain Fund in February 2006.
Mr. Liu established in 1991 JBL International, Inc., which was engaged in international textile trade between China and the US. The products were sold in Wal-Mart, Target and JC Penny. Mr. Liu co-founded Lotus Pacific Inc. in 1996 (the company has changed its name to Opta Corp.), and he was director of the company until December 2006. Listed in NASDAQ, Opta Corp. carries out R&D for Internet equipment manufacturing. Under Mr. Liu’s leadership as general manager since 1998, T&G has focused on international trade, real estate and financial investment. Mr. Liu was involved in the formation and investment of China Mountain Fund in February 2006.
He is Honorary President of General Chinese Commerce Chamber in New York and a Vice
President of American Chinese Commerce Chamber. Mr. Liu was appointed Chairman of
Nandasoft Technology Co., Ltd. in December 2010.
Jerry M. Hultin is the 10th president of Polytechnic
Institute of New York University (then, Polytechnic University).
Before joining Polytechnic, Mr. Hultin was the dean of the Wesley J. Howe School of Technology Management and professor of management at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J.
From 1997 to 2000, he served as under secretary of the U.S. Navy. In this position, he led numerous programs that supported innovation in strategic vision, war fighting, and business operations to meet the evolving needs of the Navy and Marine Corps in the 21st century. He helped direct a department composed of two military services, the U.S. Navy and the U. S. Marine Corps.
Over the course of his career, he has helped create and support a number of national, non-profit programs that provide leadership,
Before joining Polytechnic, Mr. Hultin was the dean of the Wesley J. Howe School of Technology Management and professor of management at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J.
From 1997 to 2000, he served as under secretary of the U.S. Navy. In this position, he led numerous programs that supported innovation in strategic vision, war fighting, and business operations to meet the evolving needs of the Navy and Marine Corps in the 21st century. He helped direct a department composed of two military services, the U.S. Navy and the U. S. Marine Corps.
Over the course of his career, he has helped create and support a number of national, non-profit programs that provide leadership,
community development, and job skills to young people from all walks of life.
A 1964 graduate of Ohio State University, where he also received his commission as a naval officer, and a 1972 graduate of Yale University Law School, he spent more than 25 years in the private sector in Ohio and Washington, D.C. His work included the practice of law, management of small businesses, and business consulting in areas including technology, defense, health care, finance, and the environment.
Mr. Hultin is an honorary fellow of the Foreign Policy Association, a member of the New York/London Transatlantic Council, a director of BABI, the founding chairman of the Technology Management Education Association, and an adviser to senior military and defense leaders.
A 1964 graduate of Ohio State University, where he also received his commission as a naval officer, and a 1972 graduate of Yale University Law School, he spent more than 25 years in the private sector in Ohio and Washington, D.C. His work included the practice of law, management of small businesses, and business consulting in areas including technology, defense, health care, finance, and the environment.
Mr. Hultin is an honorary fellow of the Foreign Policy Association, a member of the New York/London Transatlantic Council, a director of BABI, the founding chairman of the Technology Management Education Association, and an adviser to senior military and defense leaders.
Dr. Xunming Deng is the President, CEO and Co-founder
of Xunlight Corporation. Xunlight Corporation is a venture-backed advanced technology
company that specializes in the development of high-performance, flexible, and lightweight
solar modules. Founded in 2002, the company was established to commercialize the
solar technology developed by Co-founder Dr. Deng in his University of Toledo Thin
Film Silicon Photovoltaic Laboratory.
Dr. Deng is a recognized authority in thin film silicon photovoltaic technology and has a strong track record in the development of high-efficiency solar cells and in the design, construction and optimization of high-throughput photovoltaic manufacturing equipment.
Dr. Deng is a recognized authority in thin film silicon photovoltaic technology and has a strong track record in the development of high-efficiency solar cells and in the design, construction and optimization of high-throughput photovoltaic manufacturing equipment.
Dr. Deng received his PhD in physics in 1990 from the University of Chicago with
a dissertation focused on amorphous silicon materials and solar cells. He then worked
as Senior Scientist and Project Manager for Photovoltaic Development at Energy Conversion
Devices, Inc.’s Machine Division, building roll-to-roll PV production lines.
Dr. Deng joined the University of Toledo (UT) faculty in 1996 and founded UT’s amorphous silicon PV program.
Dr. Deng joined the University of Toledo (UT) faculty in 1996 and founded UT’s amorphous silicon PV program.
Mr. Shengbei Guo is the founder and CEO of GSB Podium
Advisors, LLC, an investment management firm specializing in quantitative research
and trading.
From 2008 to 2009, he was a Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Galleon Quantitative Management Group. From 2006 to 2007, he was a Managing Director of Broadstreet Capital Partners, where he managed most of the assets for Deutsche Bank Noetic Funds and other clients. From 1997 to 2006, he was a Managing Director of Deutsche Bank, where he developed multiple proprietary trading programs, including Equity Statistical Arbitrage, CTA, Emerging Market Currency, High Frequency Trading and other trading approaches. From 1992 to 1997, he was a Vice President of Morgan Stanley, where he was a system architect and primary designer of multiple major enterprise systems. He also developed multiple futures and equity based trading models for proprietary trading.
From 2008 to 2009, he was a Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Galleon Quantitative Management Group. From 2006 to 2007, he was a Managing Director of Broadstreet Capital Partners, where he managed most of the assets for Deutsche Bank Noetic Funds and other clients. From 1997 to 2006, he was a Managing Director of Deutsche Bank, where he developed multiple proprietary trading programs, including Equity Statistical Arbitrage, CTA, Emerging Market Currency, High Frequency Trading and other trading approaches. From 1992 to 1997, he was a Vice President of Morgan Stanley, where he was a system architect and primary designer of multiple major enterprise systems. He also developed multiple futures and equity based trading models for proprietary trading.
Mr. Guo holds a BS in Computer Science from Peking University (1990), an MS in Computer
Science from Columbia University (1991), and an MBA from Wharton School of the University
of Pennsylvania (1999).
John W. Allen is the Chairman & CEO of Greater China
Corporation.
Mr. Allen was instrumental in starting and building more than 20 companies worldwide, some of which have reached a $multi-billion size. He involved in Asia and China for over 30 years. Also, he is the founding member of the China Investment Group LLC and the founding Trustee of the Chinese Cultural Foundation. Mr. Allen is also the CEO of Turtlesnap Ventures, Inc. and Spring Investment Corp.
Mr. Allen helped to found AIESEC in China and was Chairman of the Board of AIESEC, US and of AIESEC Yale. He also headed the international investment subsidiary of the Bank of Boston and at Schroder Bank and Trust Company was Assistant to James D. Wolfensohn (former head of the World Bank). Subsequently he became President of the International Securities Exchange Corporation.
Mr. Allen was instrumental in starting and building more than 20 companies worldwide, some of which have reached a $multi-billion size. He involved in Asia and China for over 30 years. Also, he is the founding member of the China Investment Group LLC and the founding Trustee of the Chinese Cultural Foundation. Mr. Allen is also the CEO of Turtlesnap Ventures, Inc. and Spring Investment Corp.
Mr. Allen helped to found AIESEC in China and was Chairman of the Board of AIESEC, US and of AIESEC Yale. He also headed the international investment subsidiary of the Bank of Boston and at Schroder Bank and Trust Company was Assistant to James D. Wolfensohn (former head of the World Bank). Subsequently he became President of the International Securities Exchange Corporation.
Mr. Allen served as a Trustee of the Soros Open Society Institute and as one of
three Trustees of the International Science Foundation along with George Soros and
Nobel Laureate James Watson and the director of the World Policy Institute and of
the International Business and Academic Council, a successor of the Business Council
for the United Nations. He is also the advisor to Womensphere.org.
Mr. Allen received B.A. from Yale University and M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Mr. Allen received B.A. from Yale University and M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Dr. Fengbo Zhang, a leading Chinese economist, has been
advising the top Chinese leadership in policy-making since 1980s. In 1986, he became
the first PRC citizen to receive a Ph.D. in economics from an overseas country.
Dr. Zhang was a Senior Research Fellow as well as the Founder and Head of the Chinese
Macroeconomic Research Group at the State Council’s China Research Center. He introduced
western economics to China, helped the Deng Xiaoping leadership in promoting the
reform and open policy. He is a founder of China’s GDP system and established the
theory and method for Chinese macroeconomic research.
In 1988, he was a visiting scholar at Harvard University and the National Bureau of Economic Research, USA. In 1989, he represented leading Japanese companies during the rapid investment boom in the USA. He joined Fuji Bank in 1996 and weathered the world financial storm in 1997. In 2003,
In 1988, he was a visiting scholar at Harvard University and the National Bureau of Economic Research, USA. In 1989, he represented leading Japanese companies during the rapid investment boom in the USA. He joined Fuji Bank in 1996 and weathered the world financial storm in 1997. In 2003,
he joined Citigroup as a Senior Vice President, and was awarded the CitiStar – Citibank
NA’s highest honor, during the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009. He published more
than ten books. He is regularly invited to speak to Chinese government and business
leaders and international forums.
Kevin K. Wu is a Partner and CEO of PreIPO Capital.
Mr. Wu started working for academic institutes and government agencies from 1987. In 1992, he started to devote his attention to securities investment, investment advisory and investment banking when the Chinese capital markets were launched. In 1995, Mr. Wu began his venture capital-investing and private equity-investing career in Wall Street. In 2002, Mr. Wu created PreIPO Capital in China. As of today, PreIPO Capital has invested 61 projects out of which 16 have been successfully listed in various exchanges worldwide. The average return was 7 to 8 times and the highest, 50 times.
Mr. Wu initially took PreIPO concept to China and promoted SPAC funds in the country. PreIPO Capital founded the Pantheon China Acquisition Corporation SPAC fund.
Mr. Wu started working for academic institutes and government agencies from 1987. In 1992, he started to devote his attention to securities investment, investment advisory and investment banking when the Chinese capital markets were launched. In 1995, Mr. Wu began his venture capital-investing and private equity-investing career in Wall Street. In 2002, Mr. Wu created PreIPO Capital in China. As of today, PreIPO Capital has invested 61 projects out of which 16 have been successfully listed in various exchanges worldwide. The average return was 7 to 8 times and the highest, 50 times.
Mr. Wu initially took PreIPO concept to China and promoted SPAC funds in the country. PreIPO Capital founded the Pantheon China Acquisition Corporation SPAC fund.
Mr. Wu graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University with dual degrees of engineering
and technical economics. He received a M.B.A from the University of Southwestern
Louisiana.
Prof. Ruggero M. Santilli Obtained the Ph.D. in theoretical
physics in 1965 at the University of Torino; the chair of nuclear physics at the
Avogadro Institute in Torino also in 1967; visiting scientists at the University
of Miami in Coral Gables under NASA support in 1967-1968; faculty of the Department
of Physics of Boston University under support by the USAF from 1968 to 1974; visiting
scientist at the Center for Theoretical Physics of MIT from 1974 to 1977; member
of the Department of mathematics of Harvard University from 1977 to 1981 under DOE
support; President and Professor of Physics at the Institute for Basic Research
on Harvard Grounds since September 1981. Santilli is the author of 20 post Ph.D.
monographs and about 300 papers in mathematics, physics and chemistry the editor
of various scientific journals; and the recipient of various prizes and nomination.
Walter Huang is Managing Partner of Heracles Investment
Corp. He also serves as a Board Director and Senior Vice President of China Wind
Power International Corp., a wind energy company publicly traded on the TSX Venture
Exchange in Canada; and an independent director of China Golf Group, Inc., a leading
developer of golf facilities in China.
Mr. Huang has more than ten years of private equity investment and investment banking experience and, in particular, has strong expertise in investing in Chinese companies and taking Chinese companies public in North American stock markets. He led the whole process of the public listing of China Wind Power International Corp. to a private placement that raised approximately US$ 25 million for the company, which was eventually went public. For the after-market support and financings, he raised approximately 9 million US dollars.
Mr. Huang has more than ten years of private equity investment and investment banking experience and, in particular, has strong expertise in investing in Chinese companies and taking Chinese companies public in North American stock markets. He led the whole process of the public listing of China Wind Power International Corp. to a private placement that raised approximately US$ 25 million for the company, which was eventually went public. For the after-market support and financings, he raised approximately 9 million US dollars.
Before establishing Heracles, Walter Huang was a founding partner of a private equity
investment firm based in Newport Beach, California. Mr. Huang has years of experience
in investing in such industries as Internet/telecommunication, media, high-tech,
consumer products, clean technology, and renewable energy.
He is currently a member of the Board of Advisors for "the 128 Chinese Union of Technology Enterprises" and a council member of the Tianjin Overseas Exchanges Association. Mr. Huang is a recipient of the 2010 Outstanding 50 Asian-Americans in Business.
Mr. Huang graduated from Fudan University, Shanghai with a B.S. Degree in Electronic Engineering, and carried out his graduate study at the University of Cincinnati for three years.
He is currently a member of the Board of Advisors for "the 128 Chinese Union of Technology Enterprises" and a council member of the Tianjin Overseas Exchanges Association. Mr. Huang is a recipient of the 2010 Outstanding 50 Asian-Americans in Business.
Mr. Huang graduated from Fudan University, Shanghai with a B.S. Degree in Electronic Engineering, and carried out his graduate study at the University of Cincinnati for three years.
Robert R. Alfano, Distinguished Professor of Science
and Engineering at The City College of the City University of New York, is a pioneer
in the application of light and photonics technology to the study of biomedical
systems and a leader in inventing novel light sources and developing ultrafast laser
spectroscopic techniques.
His contributions to the field of photonics over the past 30 years of his professional career are documented in over 700 research articles, 106 patents, several edited volumes and conference proceedings, and well as over 10,000 citations. His research achievements include pioneering contributions in developing laser spectroscopic and optical biomedical imaging techniques for noninvasive, pain-free detection and diagnosis of diseases.
His contributions to the field of photonics over the past 30 years of his professional career are documented in over 700 research articles, 106 patents, several edited volumes and conference proceedings, and well as over 10,000 citations. His research achievements include pioneering contributions in developing laser spectroscopic and optical biomedical imaging techniques for noninvasive, pain-free detection and diagnosis of diseases.
He has received his Ph.D. in physics from New York University. Received OSA Charles
Hard Townes Award in 2008 for super continuum discovery and tunable laser development.
Kenny Zhang, President & CEO of Potsdam Specialty Paper,
Inc.
In 1994, Kenny Zhang founded Coastline International, which became the exclusive specialty paper distributor for Mead Westvaco--the third largest paper manufacturer in America. Through his 2008 acquisition of the Specialty Paper Division of Mead Westvaco and its reorganization into Potsdam Specialty Paper, Inc. (PSPI), Kenny helped salvage a factory on the brink of bankruptcy and turned it into a thriving, hi-tech-driven business by 2010. In the process, he saved and created 83 jobs through the Empire Zone project in St. Lawrence County, New York. Now, PSPI is a global leader in the production and distribution of specialty paper, including medical sterilization packaging, masking tape base, wallpaper base, and other specialty performance application papers. While actively exporting to Asia and expanding in China, PSPI is keeping the core of their R&D in America.
In 1994, Kenny Zhang founded Coastline International, which became the exclusive specialty paper distributor for Mead Westvaco--the third largest paper manufacturer in America. Through his 2008 acquisition of the Specialty Paper Division of Mead Westvaco and its reorganization into Potsdam Specialty Paper, Inc. (PSPI), Kenny helped salvage a factory on the brink of bankruptcy and turned it into a thriving, hi-tech-driven business by 2010. In the process, he saved and created 83 jobs through the Empire Zone project in St. Lawrence County, New York. Now, PSPI is a global leader in the production and distribution of specialty paper, including medical sterilization packaging, masking tape base, wallpaper base, and other specialty performance application papers. While actively exporting to Asia and expanding in China, PSPI is keeping the core of their R&D in America.
As a steward of innovation, environment conservation, and job creation recognized
for its “green, clean & lean” paper manufacturing strategy, PSPI was featured in
CNN’s Inside Business Report and recognized by the Minority Business Development
Agency (MBDA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce as Manufacturer of the Year in
2010. Kenny Zhang was also a proud recipient of the 2011 Ellis Island Medal of Honor
for distinguished immigrants.
Mr. Xiaomin Chen is currently a managing partner of DeHeng
Chen, LLC in New York City and global partner of DeHeng Law Offices, an international
law firm based in Beijing. He was admitted to the bars of New York State, the US
Supreme Court, and the US Court of International Trade; He was qualified for the
Bar of the People’s Republic of China; J.D. Brigham Young University Law School,
1994; L.L.M. in International Economic Law, Xiamen University, 1986; Master in Comparative
Law, Dickinson Law School of Pennsylvania State University, 1989.
Before coming to the United States, Mr. Chen was the Director of International Economic Law Specialty at Xiamen University Law School in China and practiced law at the Xiamen No. 2 Law Firm. After graduating from American law schools, Mr. Chen has worked as an associate or Chinese law counsel for Woodbury & Kesler (Salt Lake City, UT), McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn (Burlingame, CA) and NuSkin International (Provo, UT).
Before coming to the United States, Mr. Chen was the Director of International Economic Law Specialty at Xiamen University Law School in China and practiced law at the Xiamen No. 2 Law Firm. After graduating from American law schools, Mr. Chen has worked as an associate or Chinese law counsel for Woodbury & Kesler (Salt Lake City, UT), McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn (Burlingame, CA) and NuSkin International (Provo, UT).
Mr. Chen has served as counsel to many prestigious clients, many of them are public
companies listed in China, H.K. and US. He has also counseled for cross-boarder
M&As. Mr. Chen represented Narada Group as a Venture Capitalist in financing a high-tech
company in Silicon Valley. He was retained by the PRC State Council Information
Office as the chief legal advisor for Experience China 2000, the most important
comprehensive cultural event ever held by the Chinese government in the United States.
Besides his professional achievements, Mr. Chen is well published on various legal subjects. He currently is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of “American Law Review”, a quarterly magazine published by China Legal Press. He has co-authored many books and published in many professional and trade publications throughout the world.
Besides his professional achievements, Mr. Chen is well published on various legal subjects. He currently is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of “American Law Review”, a quarterly magazine published by China Legal Press. He has co-authored many books and published in many professional and trade publications throughout the world.
Harry Edelson, CFA, CDP, CCP, has been Chairman and CEO
of China Opportunity Acquisition Corp. since inception. Since 1984 he has managed
a series of five venture capital technology funds for ten multinational corporations
(AT&T, Viacom, 3M, Ford Motor, Cincinnati Bell, Colgate-Palmolive, Reed Elsevier,
Imation, Asea Brown Boveri and UPS) and two large pension funds. Venture capital
investments have been made in virtually all areas of technology and throughout the
world. Notable investments in China include Chinadotcom, its majority owned subsidiary
HongKong.Com and eChinaCash. Before his career in venture capital, Harry Edelson
was a technology securities analyst for three leading investment banking firms;
Merrill Lynch, Drexel Burnham and First Boston. He has been the featured speaker
at numerous conferences throughout the world, including China and Hong Kong. He
is former President of the Analyst Club, the oldest club on Wall Street founded
in 1925 and is a founding member of the China Investment Group.
He has been a member of the Juilliard Council since 1999. Juilliard is one of the
world’s leading schools in the fields of music, dance and acting. Mr. Edelson was
honored in the Knesset by receiving the Israel 50th Anniversary Award from the Premier
of Israel. Previous experience includes transmission engineer at AT&T, computer
engineer at Univac and head of marketing and sales at a data terminal company serving
the nascent development of the Internet, then called Darpanet. Mr. Edelson has a
B.S. in Physics from Brooklyn College and an MBA in Management from New York University.
While at AT&T he completed a special telecommunications program at the Cornell Graduate
School of Electrical Engineering.
Consul General Sun Guoxiang, of Zhejiang descent, was
born in Shanghai in February 1953. He has a master's degree.
2011- Consul General of the People's Republic of China in New York
2008-2011: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
2006-2008: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Turkey
2002-2006: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and concurrently to the Republic of Maldives
1993-2002: Deputy Director, Director, then Deputy Director General, Department of Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2011- Consul General of the People's Republic of China in New York
2008-2011: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
2006-2008: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Turkey
2002-2006: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and concurrently to the Republic of Maldives
1993-2002: Deputy Director, Director, then Deputy Director General, Department of Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1995-1996: School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), John Hopkins University,
USA
1991-1993: Second Secretary, then First Secretary, Chinese Embassy in Canada
1984-1991: Third Secretary, then Second Secretary, General Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1983-1984: Staff Member, Department of Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1980-1983: Staff Member, Chinese Embassy in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
1979-1980: Staff Member, Department of Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1991-1993: Second Secretary, then First Secretary, Chinese Embassy in Canada
1984-1991: Third Secretary, then Second Secretary, General Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1983-1984: Staff Member, Department of Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1980-1983: Staff Member, Chinese Embassy in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
1979-1980: Staff Member, Department of Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Karin McKinnell is the corporate Vice President of Nasdaq
OMX and started the Global Equity Capital Markets Group. In her current role, she
heads up the outreach to Venture Capital, Private Equity and Banking communities.
She launched and operates the Portal Alliance, a trading and transfer system for
privately placed 144a equity securities, in conjunction with 9 bulge bracket firms.
She has spent the last 14 years working at NASDAQ OMX including a stint running the Nasdaq-Reuters joint venture The Independent Research Network. She served as the advisor to approximately 900 companies in a relationship management and business development capacity. She is a key member of the Global Corporate Client Group having served 40% of the top 25 NASDAQ issuers including Microsoft, Intel, Dell, Oracle, eBay and Google, while working closely with management teams and company board members. She was brought back to
She has spent the last 14 years working at NASDAQ OMX including a stint running the Nasdaq-Reuters joint venture The Independent Research Network. She served as the advisor to approximately 900 companies in a relationship management and business development capacity. She is a key member of the Global Corporate Client Group having served 40% of the top 25 NASDAQ issuers including Microsoft, Intel, Dell, Oracle, eBay and Google, while working closely with management teams and company board members. She was brought back to
headquarters in NY in 2006. She ran the IPO team and launched the Private Company
Practice Group targeting over 3,000 private companies.
Prior to NASDAQ, McKinnell worked at The Franklin Templeton Group of Funds, The Portola Group, and Goldman Sachs & Co.
Prior to NASDAQ, McKinnell worked at The Franklin Templeton Group of Funds, The Portola Group, and Goldman Sachs & Co.
Steven P. Salsberg is the Chairman of Global Access Advisors,
a strategic advisory, investor, and access to capital firm with offices in NYC,
Washington DC, Melbourne and Tel Aviv.
Steven is President of Salsberg Advisors and the founder of numerous companies in Digital Technology, Admiralty, Events and Sustainable Enterprise. His specialties are strategic marketing and transactional work, and his current focus is on advising and representing companies seeking to raise capital and do business in the United States and Israel. He is active in the technology, admiralty, food and beverage, and hospitality sectors, and is a member and active director of numerous boards including the Board of Visitors of the CUNY School of Law, The Friends of Hudson River Park, and the Social Venture Network (SVN).
Steven is the Vice Chairman of the GROWNYC, formerly the Council on the Environment of New York City, appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Steven served from 2005 to 2008 as the CEO of BCD, LLC, a revenue partner of American Express, for the BuilderCard®, and related products. He created TASP, LLC in 2005, which is a
Steven is President of Salsberg Advisors and the founder of numerous companies in Digital Technology, Admiralty, Events and Sustainable Enterprise. His specialties are strategic marketing and transactional work, and his current focus is on advising and representing companies seeking to raise capital and do business in the United States and Israel. He is active in the technology, admiralty, food and beverage, and hospitality sectors, and is a member and active director of numerous boards including the Board of Visitors of the CUNY School of Law, The Friends of Hudson River Park, and the Social Venture Network (SVN).
Steven is the Vice Chairman of the GROWNYC, formerly the Council on the Environment of New York City, appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Steven served from 2005 to 2008 as the CEO of BCD, LLC, a revenue partner of American Express, for the BuilderCard®, and related products. He created TASP, LLC in 2005, which is a
certified Third Party Processor for American Express, a Microsoft Development Partner
and a National Co-Seller for ATT. He is a founder of Digital Edge Technology, Inc.,
which built fixed income trading modules used in the secondary mortgage market.
He co-founded Strategic Edge Technology in Washington DC, which built fixed income
securitization applications employed by Fannie Mae. In 2000, Strategic Edge Technologies
was purchased by Appix Inc.
Steven is an owner, operator and designer of U.S. Small Passenger Ships. Active in a variety of organizations in the passenger vessel industry he has focused on sustainability and on security and emergency response. He is the owner of the 540 passenger, USCG-certified, Queen of Hearts which operates as a floating nightclub. The companies he founded also own the 430 passenger, USCG-certified Star of Palm Beach which is a dinner boat. Steven designed the USCG-certified M/V Atlantic and hopes to construct the 144 foot M/Y Caesarea.
Steven currently represents and advises multinational companies focusing on Natural and Green Products, waste and energy technologies, and digital technologies.
Steven is an owner, operator and designer of U.S. Small Passenger Ships. Active in a variety of organizations in the passenger vessel industry he has focused on sustainability and on security and emergency response. He is the owner of the 540 passenger, USCG-certified, Queen of Hearts which operates as a floating nightclub. The companies he founded also own the 430 passenger, USCG-certified Star of Palm Beach which is a dinner boat. Steven designed the USCG-certified M/V Atlantic and hopes to construct the 144 foot M/Y Caesarea.
Steven currently represents and advises multinational companies focusing on Natural and Green Products, waste and energy technologies, and digital technologies.
David Munoz is a Managing Director and the Global Head
of Credit Strategy for BlackRock's Fixed Income Division and for the R3 Fund, focusing
on absolute return based research and trade ideas across asset classes.
In this capacity, Mr. Munoz is a member of BlackRock's Core Portfolio Strategy Group, which determines portfolio positioning across the division. Prior to BlackRock, Mr. Munoz was a senior investment professional within Lehman Brothers’ Global Principal Strategies (GPS) group since late 2006. Prior to joining GPS, Mr. Munoz was a senior banker in Lehman Brothers’ investment banking division between 2004 and 2006.
In this capacity, Mr. Munoz is a member of BlackRock's Core Portfolio Strategy Group, which determines portfolio positioning across the division. Prior to BlackRock, Mr. Munoz was a senior investment professional within Lehman Brothers’ Global Principal Strategies (GPS) group since late 2006. Prior to joining GPS, Mr. Munoz was a senior banker in Lehman Brothers’ investment banking division between 2004 and 2006.
During his tenure, Mr. Munoz completed approximately $20 billion in M&A and $8 billion
in financing transactions. Prior to joining Lehman in 2004, Mr. Munoz was an M&A
specialist at Credit Suisse First Boston for seven years. Mr. Munoz was a specialist
in highly structured transactions and executed over 30 M&A transactions with an
aggregate value exceeding $80 billion and numerous capital markets transactions
valued at over $15 billion. Prior to joining Credit Suisse First Boston in 1997,
Mr. Munoz was an investment banking analyst at Baring Securities.
Mr. Munoz graduated from Princeton University with an A.B. in economics.
Mr. Munoz graduated from Princeton University with an A.B. in economics.
Stephen Chang, Managing Director and Chief Investment
Officer, LBCW Holdings LP.
Stephen manages the investment activities of LBCW, an alternative assets holding company developed on behalf of the Hamlin Family and select ultra-high net worth partners and peer investors. LBCW focuses primarily on “special situations” and structured solutions for difficult-to-finance circumstances, but as a closely held entity not beholden to institutional investors, it has the flexibility to invest across multiple structures and asset classes. LBCW is also an active secondary buyer across a range of illiquid assets, and a recognized sponsor of emerging managers.
Prior to LBCW, Stephen spent 13 years in investment banking, primarily focused on M&A, special situations and structured solutions at Citigroup and Deutsche Bank/Bankers Trust.
Stephen manages the investment activities of LBCW, an alternative assets holding company developed on behalf of the Hamlin Family and select ultra-high net worth partners and peer investors. LBCW focuses primarily on “special situations” and structured solutions for difficult-to-finance circumstances, but as a closely held entity not beholden to institutional investors, it has the flexibility to invest across multiple structures and asset classes. LBCW is also an active secondary buyer across a range of illiquid assets, and a recognized sponsor of emerging managers.
Prior to LBCW, Stephen spent 13 years in investment banking, primarily focused on M&A, special situations and structured solutions at Citigroup and Deutsche Bank/Bankers Trust.
As an investment banker, Stephen led over 35 completed corporate, transactions,
including acquisitions, divestitures; spin-offs; carve-outs, restructurings and
pre-packed bankruptcies, as well as highly structured capital market monetization,
which twice earned “Deal of the Year” recognition from industry trades. His clients
included large multinational, entrepreneur-owned, as well as financial sponsor-backed
companies, and he has completed transactions in Australia, Europe, South America
and Asia.
Prior to his career as an investment banker, Stephen founded and successfully sold two private software companies to public acquirers. Stephen received an AB cum laude in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University, and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Prior to his career as an investment banker, Stephen founded and successfully sold two private software companies to public acquirers. Stephen received an AB cum laude in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University, and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Ronald N. Langston is the former National Director of
the Minority Business Development agency (MBDA), U. S. Department of Commerce, Washington,
D.C. and was the first individual to hold the title of National Director. Mr. Langston
holds the distinction of being the longest serving Director in the agency’s history.
Mr. Langton directed MBDA through a reorganization, and transformation from a bureaucratic and administrative agency to an entrepreneurial organization resulting in the agency achieving the first recorded $Billion in procurement and financial transactions on behalf of USA minority business entrepreneurs.
In January 2009, he established Langston Global Enterprises, (LGE), LLC, entrepreneurial and business innovations consulting firm focusing on organizational management and leadership training, and business-to-business global relations between U.S.
Mr. Langton directed MBDA through a reorganization, and transformation from a bureaucratic and administrative agency to an entrepreneurial organization resulting in the agency achieving the first recorded $Billion in procurement and financial transactions on behalf of USA minority business entrepreneurs.
In January 2009, he established Langston Global Enterprises, (LGE), LLC, entrepreneurial and business innovations consulting firm focusing on organizational management and leadership training, and business-to-business global relations between U.S.
businesses and Small and Medium Enterprises in Africa, the Caribbean, the South
Pacific, and China.
Mr. Langston has served as a guest business enterprise speaker at the TUCK School of Business at Dartmouth. He is a member of the Villanova School of Business Dean’s Advisory Committee. He serves as a lecturer on behalf of the International Leadership Foundation providing leadership and management training to young future leaders from the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan.
He holds degrees from the University of Iowa, City University of New York, and Harvard University. Mr. Langston resides in Des Moines, Iowa and Washington, D.C.
Mr. Langston has served as a guest business enterprise speaker at the TUCK School of Business at Dartmouth. He is a member of the Villanova School of Business Dean’s Advisory Committee. He serves as a lecturer on behalf of the International Leadership Foundation providing leadership and management training to young future leaders from the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan.
He holds degrees from the University of Iowa, City University of New York, and Harvard University. Mr. Langston resides in Des Moines, Iowa and Washington, D.C.