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2010 California-China Trade & Investment Conference
Developing Stronger Commercial Ties Between California & China
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Doing business with China has changed in the past year. This Conference, held October 21, 2010, provided valuable insider information to the business owner on how to profit in China in the current economic climate of 2010. Expert speakers from a wide variety of trade sectors will go to the core of successful business in China with how-we-did-it case histories of California companies finding success in China.
The U.S. Commercial Service provided case histories of how they have provided valuable services to build successful US-China trade relationships.
Sectors included export and brand development case histories in cosmetics, energy transmission, IT, computer software, finance, new tax and accounting regulations and others.
The Conference showcased senior government officials from both nations, and a roster of notables. Featured Speakers included: US Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke (Video Presentation), Mr. William Zarit, Minister Counselor, Commercial Affairs, US Embassy, Beijing, Consulate of the PRC (LA), BYD USA (electric cars), NAROS (Andrew Pan), ExIm Bank, KPMG, Mr. Edward Nixon, NBA China and others.
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The
District Export Council
(DEC) is an organization of leaders from the local business
community, appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, whose knowledge of
international business provides a source of professional advice for
local firms. For more than 30 years, DECs have served the United
States by assisting companies in their local communities export, thus
promoting our country's economic growth and creating new and
higher-paying jobs for their communities.
Closely
affiliated with the U.S. Commercial Service's U.S. Export Assistance
Centers, the 56 DECs combine the energies of more than 1,500
exporters and private and public export service providers throughout
the United States. DEC members volunteer their time to sponsor and
participate in numerous trade promotion activities, as well as to
supply specialized expertise to small and medium-sized businesses
that are interested in exporting. www.decsocal.org
Asia Society Southern California, founded in Los Angeles in 1985, is an independently funded regional
office that creates its own programs and activities. Home to the
largest Asian population in the United States, Los Angeles is a
vibrant microcosm of Asian and American relations. Asia Society
Southern California strives to cultivate these ties through programs
on topics ranging from art, society and culture, to business, policy
and contemporary affairs. A nonprofit, nonpartisan educational
organization, the Society provides a forum for building awareness of
the more than thirty countries broadly defined as the Asia-Pacific
region - the area from Japan to Iran, and from Central Asia to New
Zealand and the Pacific Islands. www.asiasocietysocal.org
USC
U.S. – China Institute aims
to enhance understanding of the 21st century’s definitive and multidimensional relation through
research on trends and issues affecting the two giant trading
partners. With extensive and influencial public events and
professional development efforts, the U.S. – China Institute is
globally recognized as a leader in promoting trade, economics and
culture between the US and China. www.chinausc.edu/
The
USC Marshall School of Business> is a private research and academic institution committed to
educating tomorrow's global leaders. Ranked as one of the country's
top school's for accounting, finance, entrepreneurship and
international business studies, Marshall shares the rich history of
the USC academic system. www.marshall.com
The
U.S. Commercial Service is the trade promotion unit of the International Trade Administration
of the U.S. Government. U.S. Commercial Service trade specialists in
107 U.S. cities and in more than 80 Embassy’s globally work
with your company to help you get started in exporting or increase
your sales to new global markets. Learn how your company can benefit
in China with their Gold Key and International Partner Search and
many other services. www.export.gov/pacificsouth
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