China - Beyond the Olympics

Learn the best niches to be in now. In this discussion, guests will discover opportunities that exist in China today, how to manage the early stages of fledgling companies, and the changes of laws and regulations and its impact on operations in China. Just as important, they will learn exit strategies to maximize their return on investment. This knowledge will give you a one up on success when investing in a new company in China.

Moderator:
Lili Zheng, Partner, Deloitte LLP

Panelists:
David Cao, Founder of ExtendLogic
Wayne Dai, CEO of Verisilicon
Jim Li, Director of Engineering of Cisco
Jimmy Zhang, Senior VP of Synergenics

HYSTA VC and ELF Chapters proudly present One-On-One VC Mentoring Session to give you the opportunity to sit down with well known venture capitalists and successful entrepreneurs to showcase your company or project and get direct feedback from these successful veterans. This is a by invitation only event. To participate, you need to submit an application here. The application deadline is September 19, 2008.

Upon acceptance, you will get to meet and talk to multiple investors one-on-one for at least 15 minutes each (detailed logistics will be finalized when we send out the invitation). Limited space available, so don’t let this great opportunity pass by!

Moderator:
John Liu, Council of Corporate Group, Fenwick & West LLP

Confirmed Mentors:
James Boettcher, Founding Managing Director, Focus Ventures
Milton Chang, Founding Managing Director, Incubic Venture Fund
David Chao, Co-Founder and General Partner, DCM Ventures
Sandy Chau, Founder of Achievo & AAMA
CK Cheng, General Partner, Harbinger Ventures
Feng Deng, Founding Managing Partner, Northern Light Venture Capital
Kevin Fong, Managing Director, GSR Ventures
Hsing Kung, Partner, Acorn Campus Ventures, & Civic Leader
Ping Li, Partner, Accel Partners
Richard Lim, Managing Director, GSR Ventures
Berlin Tsou,General Manager, Hotung Capital Mgmt Inc.
Henry H. Wong, Venture Partner, Garage Technology Partners
Jimmy Lu, Managing Director, iD Ventures America
Lee Ting, Managing Director, WR Hambrecht Ventures
Chester Wang, Managing Director, Acorn Campus Ventures
Hing Wong, Managing Director, Walden International
Steven Xi, Managing Director, Riverwood Capital
Wei Zhou, Partner, WSGR & Former General Manager of Affymetrix China

The services outsourcing industry in China is critical for creating an environment friendly economy in China. In the last few years the government has invested billions of dollars into this sector. 4 of the top 10 IT outsourcing companies in China will join us for the panel discussion. We will exchange perspectives on the latest and best practices in service outsourcing. More and More software is outsourced every year. Here participants will gain insight to China’s manufacturing base and effectively outsourcing business to China. You will learn how to use China’s skills to decrease project time and costs.

Moderator:
Lilly Chung, Principal, Deloitte LLP

Panelists:
David Chen, President of VanceInfo
Jean Cholka, CEO of Freeboarders
Walter Fang, VP, Global Business Development and Marketing, Neusoft Corporation, and General Manager, Neusoft America
Ben Wang, CEO of BeyondSoft
George Wu, CMO of HiSoft

This is a panel session where guests will gain an insight to the investment from a VC perspective. Take advantage of years of top VC's knowledge to look at investment opportunities in a new light. Understand why what may seem to be a good investment is not and the risks associated with investing in different types of companies.

Moderator:
Steve Toronto, Managing Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP

Panelists:
David Chao, Co-Founder and General Partner of DCM Ventures
Milton Chang, Founding Managing Director, Incubic Venture Fund
Feng Deng, Founding Managing Partner, Northern Light Venture Capital
Richard Lim, Managing Director, GSR Ventures
Hing Wang, Managing Director, Walden International

HP Jin, HYSTA Vice President and 2008 Annual Conference Chairman, CEO of TeleNav

Deepak Advani, CMO of Lenovo

Guests will learn the inner mechanisms to china's rapidly expanding economy. Here you willl learn the ins and outs, opportunities and threats to anyone doing business with this economic giant. Whether you are planning to start a company in the USA, in China or both, this knowledge will greatly enhance the knowledge you need to succeed.

Moderator:
David Lee, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Panelists:
Walter Fang, VP, Global Business Development and Marketing, Neusoft Corporation, and General Manager, Neusoft America
Bill Huang, General Manager, China Mobile Research Institute
Don Ye, Managing Partner, Tsing Capital

Learn the impact China's burst on to the world's economy today and tomorrow. Get a better grasp on the immediate and future shifts in manufacturing, investment and global exchange rates. How this changes could affect your marketing, product line, holdings and planned acquisitions. Learn what strategies you can employ to take the biggest economic advantages of opportunities on the horizon.

Moderator:
Carmen Chang, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Panelists:
Bob Huang, President and co-CEO of Synnex
Ping Wu, President and CEO, Spreadtrum Communication Inc.
Yibing Wu, Managing Director, Legend Holdings

Master of Ceremony:
Jay Stone Shih, producer & host of Dialogue360

Closing Remarks and HYSTA Awards:
Qi Lu, Co-President of HYSTA, ex-EVP, Yahoo! Inc

Fireside Chat:
Hong Chen (moderator), Co-President of HYSTA, Chairman & CEO of The Hin a Group
Jack Gao, VP Newscorp & CEO of Star China
Harry Shum, Corporate VP, Microsoft