Opportunity for Silicon Valley – China’s New Ruling Body
China Silicon Valley Organization
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PDT)
Palo Alto, CA
China’s new leadership aims to guide China to a more sustainable model of growth and to manage the
country’s rise to a global power. The elite group has made crucial decisions on the economy, foreign
policy and other major issues and more decisions are coming.
China Silicon Valley is hosting a diverse panel of China-US Business experts to provide a comprehensive insight on the policies and economic changes in China and their impact on silicon valley which will help you in your business.
Hosted By: China Silicon Valley
Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 2550 Hanover Street, Palo Alto CA 94304-1115
6:00pm-6:20pm Refreshments & Networking
6:20pm-6:30pm Opening Remarks -Victor Wang
6:30pm-6:45pm Mr. Xia Xiang Commercial Counselor
6:45pm-7:00pm Dr. Nicholas Hope, Director of SCID
7:00pm-7:15pm Mr. Thomas Shoesmith
Come to join us for the insight from:
Mr. Xiang Xia
Commercial Counselor
Consulate General of P. R. China San Francisco
Mr.Xia is the Economic and Commercial Counselor of The Consulate General of P. R. China in San Francisco
2012.1-2012.10 The Consulate General of P.R. China in San Francisco
1984.9-2012.10 Ministry of Commerce of P.R.China
1992.1-1994.1 The Chinese Embassy of P.R.China in Washington D.C.
1978.1-1989.1 The Chinese Mission to EEC in Brussels
Dr. Nicolas Charles Hope
Director of the Stanford SCID
Dr. Nicolas Charles Hope is the Director of the Stanford Center for International Development (SCID) at Stanford University. He was with the World Bank from 1977-2000. He served as the Director, Office of the Vice President, Europe and Central Asia from 1997-2000. He was the Country Director for China and Mongolia from 1994-1997
Mr. Thomas M. Shoesmith,
Partner at Pillsbury, LLP
US-China Transaction Professional
Mr. Shoesmith specializes in international corporate transactions, with a special emphasis on China. He has handled more than 100 cross-border acquisitions and complex multinational joint ventures involving more than 50 countries around the world. Since 2003, he has focused most of his efforts on transactions in and with China, including foreign direct investment into the PRC as well as corporate finance and public capital markets transactions for PRC-based companies.
Mr. Shoesmith lived in Asia for more than 20 years, and practiced in China between 2003 and 2010. Until his return to California in 2010 he was the head of the firm’s Shanghai office. His relocation to the United States makes his decades of experience in Asia readily accessible to clients based in the US and Canada.
Mr. Shoesmith is a recognized expert and speaker on US-China corporate finance and M&A matters. He has particular expertise in structuring transactions to achieve his clients’ objectives while remaining compliant with the often difficult regulatory and political context of the PRC。
Opening Remarks by Victor Wang
Mr. Victor Wang
President at Hanhai Investment
Co-president of China Silicon Valley
Mr. Wang is the President at Hanhai Investment and Founding Partner at zPark Venture. Mr. Wang holds a Master in Management degree from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BSEE in China. He has over 20 years experience working in China, Japan and U.S. with startup businesses to Fortune 500 companies.
Moderated by Stephanie Xu
Mrs. Stephanie Xu
First Vice President at East West Bank
Co-president of China Silicon Valley
Mrs. Stephanie Xu is the Co-president of China Silicon Valley and First Vice President and Regional Market Development Manager for Northern California at East West Bank.