Gateway to Asia
8:00 Continental Breakfast
8:30 Welcoming Remarks: Jeffrey D. Senese, Ph.D.,
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Philadelphia Universit
8:35 SCO Stewart Ballard, Introduction by Antonio Ceballos
8:40 “Business Opportunities in Hong Kong and Macau” -
SCO Stewart Ballard, Hong Kong
9:10 Q&A
9:20 Panel I: Trade and Finance in East Asia
Moderator: Kenneth Wong,
President’s Advisory Commission Asian Americans,
Managing Partner, Smith Wong LLP
“SBA/Ex-Im Bank Trade Finance” -
Robert L. Elsas, Small Business Administration
“Raising Capital on NASDAQ” -
William Uchimoto, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
9:50 Q&A
10:00 Coffee Break ~ Business Card Exchange ~ Photo Opportunity
10:20 SCO Gregory Wong, Introduction by Antonio Ceballos
10:25 “Taiwan: A Strategic Market for Asia” – SCO Gregory Wong, Taiwan
11:00 Q&A
11:10 Panel II: Legal Aspects, Regulations and Asia-wide Logistics
Moderator: Susan Christoffersen, Ph.D., Philadelphia University,
School of Business Administration
“China 2008: Current Legal Issues & New Developments” -
Gary Biehn, Esq. and Chunsheng Lu, Esq., White and Williams LLP
“Synchronizing the Supply Chain in China”
Steven Emanuel, UPS
“Using your Bank’s Trade Banking Expertise to Advantage” -
Joe Matusz, Citizen’s Bank
11:55 Q&A
12:00 Closing Remarks –Stephen Spinelli, Jr., Ph.D., President, Philadelphia University
Raffle: Continental Airlines: Round-trip airfare to any destination in the
United States, including Alaska; Canada; Mexico; the Caribbean;
and Central America.