"Doing Business in China:
An Up to the Minute Update"

Friday, May 23, 2003
8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Hosted by: AeA’s ExecutiveCommittee
Hilton Woodbridge
120 Wood Avenue South, Iselin, NJ

8:00 - 8:30 Networking Breakfast 

8:30 - 8:45 Welcome / Highlights of AeA's National Board Meeting

8:45 - 9:45 Business with China / Export & Customs

Ted Dean, Managing Director of BDA, is responsible for overseeing BDA's Consulting Department. He has extensive experience advising foreign telecom and technology firms on their market entry into China including managing projects assisting a foreign handset vendor to identify potential joint venture partners, advising a foreign systems integrator on market entry, and developing strategies for a wide range of foreign telecom and technology firms seeking to participate in the China market. Mr. Dean is a regular contributor to the South China Morning Post technology section and has also written columns on telecom and technology in China for the China Business Review, the China Economic Review, and other industry publications. He is a frequent speaker at industry events including Internet World (Beijing and Singapore) and CommunicAsia (Singapore, 2000 and 2001). Mr. Dean holds an honors B.A. in History from Yale University and also studied at Nankai University and Beijing Normal University.

Mr. Dean will provide an overview of recent developments in the telecom and technology markets in China and discuss some of the key issues companies face planning their market entry including whether to partner, who to partner with, and what pitfalls to watch out for. He will also discuss the business impact of SARS for foreign investors in China.

AnnMarie Treglia, Director of International Trade Regulation for AeA Advancing the Business of Technology, is responsible for AeA’s Export Controls and Customs Committees, and also manages certain issues currently subject to international trade negotiations, such as the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Mrs. Treglia received her bachelor’s degree from St. Mary’s College in South Bend, Indiana, with a major in Psychology and minor in Italian language. She received her master’s degree from The American University in Washington, D.C., in International Affairs concentrating in International Economic Policy.

Mrs. Treglia will discuss export and customs and what you need to know in these areas for doing business internationally especially in China.

9:45 - 10:00 BREAK

10:00 - 10:15 Dealing with a Long Distance Crisis - SARS

An expert from International SOS will explain how SARS has affected business in China and how businesses can handle a long distance crisis in the future.

10:15 - 11:30 Panel Discussion

11:30 - Meeting Adjourned

Hilton Woodbridge, 120 Wood Avenue South, Iselin, NJ
From the Garden State Parkway: take exit 131A-hotel is on the right hand side as you exit.From the New Jersey Turnpike: take exit 11 to the Garden State Parkway North to exit 131A-hotel is on the right hand side as you exit.Amtrak Train / Metropark Station is walking distance from the hotel. Exit the train station and turn right onto Middlesex Turnpike. Turn left at the light (Wood Ave South) and the hotel is two blocks up the hill on the left hand side. Total distance is 2.5 blocks.

Program Fee: $100 Members / $150 Non-members
(This will include a deluxe continental breakfast.)

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Sue Gonzalez
Program Coordinator
New Jersey-Pennsylvania Council
AeA, Advancing the Business of Technology
35 Technology Drive, Suite 350
Warren, NJ 07059
Office 908.561.3513 Fax 908.561.7954
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