October 2, 2010
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2010 HYSTA Platinum Sponsors
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Deloitte Touche LLP

Deloitte U.S.'s Chinese Services Group (CSG) (www.deloitte.com) co-ordinates with Deloitte China and Deloitte U.S. to assist U.S. companies investing and operating in China. Whether contemplating market entry, M&A, or optimization of existing operations, Deloitte U.S., in collaboration with Deloitte China, can help U.S. companies implement cross-border investment strategies and navigate the associated risks.
For more information, please visit us at www.deloitte.com/us/csg or contact us at uscsg@deloitte.com.
 

GSR Ventures

GSR Ventures (www.gsrventures.com) primarily invests in early stage technology companies with substantial operations in China that have potential to become global leaders. GSR's investments include semiconductor, Internet, wireless, new media, and clean technology. The fund currently has about $300 million under management, and has offices in Beijing and Silicon Valley.
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(http://www.jpmorganchase.com)(NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2 trillion and operations in more than 60 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management, and private equity. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world‘s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan, Chase and WaMu brands.
 

Microsoft Corporation
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's broad range of services and legal disciplines is focused on serving the principal challenges faced by the management and boards of directors of business enterprises. The firm is nationally recognized as a leader in the fields of corporate governance and finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, securities class action litigation, employment law, intellectual property, and antitrust, among many other areas of law. With long-standing roots in Silicon Valley, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has offices in Austin, New York, Palo Alto, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C. For additional information, please visit www.wsgr.com.
 

Yahoo! Inc.

Yahoo! Inc. (www.yahoo.com) is a leading global Internet brand and one of the most trafficked Internet destinations worldwide. Yahoo! is focused on powering its communities of users, advertisers, publishers, and developers by creating indispensable experiences built on trust.
Founded in 1994 by Stanford Ph.D. students David Filo and Jerry Yang, Yahoo! began as a hobby and has evolved into a leading global brand that has changed the way people communicate with each other, conduct transactions and access, share, and create information. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with a presence in more than 20 markets and regions around the globe.
 


2010 HYSTA Gold Sponsors
Alibaba Group

Alibaba Group(www.alibaba.com) makes it easy for anyone to buy or sell online anywhere in the world. We are a family of Internet-based businesses that encompasses business-to-business trade- Alibaba.com, retail- Taobao, payment- Alipay, business management software- Alisoft and classified listings-Yahoo! Koubei. The Group was founded in 1999 by Jack Ma, a pioneer who has aspired to help make the Internet accessible, trustworthy and beneficial for everyone. The privately held Alibaba Group reaches Internet users in more than 240 countries and regions, and employs 12,000 people in more than 40 cities in mainland China as well as in Hong Kong, Taiwan, London and Silicon Valley.
 

ChinaRock Capital Management

ChinaRock Capital Management (CRCM) has offices in San Francisco, Shanghai and Hong Kong and has been investing in private deals in China since 2004.  Our past private investments included E-house(NYSE: EJ), Yingli(NYSE: YGE), Allyes(Nasdaq: FMCN), Youku(NYSE: YOKU) etc.  CRCM’s Venture Capital team works closely with the Hedge Fund team, so as to leverage our public investment network and domain knowledge to source investments, to aid during due diligence, to be a value-added partner to portfolio companies, and to facilitate exits. We generally invest during the early stage of a company’s startup phase.

Deutsche Bank
Fortinet, Inc.

Fortinet (www.fortinet.com) is a worldwide provider of network security appliances and a market leader in unified threat management (UTM). Our products and subscription services provide broad, integrated and high-performance protection against dynamic security threats while simplifying the IT security infrastructure. Our customers include enterprises, service providers and government entities worldwide, including the majority of the 2009 Fortune Global 100. Fortinet's flagship FortiGate product delivers ASIC-accelerated performance and integrates multiple layers of security designed to help protect against application and network threats. Fortinet's broad product line goes beyond UTM to help secure the extended enterprise - from endpoints, to the perimeter and the core, including databases and applications.

K&L Gates LLP.

K&L Gates LLP. (www.klgates.com) comprises nearly 2,000 lawyers who practice in 38 offices located in the U.S., Asia, Europe and the Middle East. We represent leading global corporations, growth and middle-market companies, and entrepreneurs in every major industry group. Our practice is a robust full market practice - cutting edge, complex and dynamic, at once regional, national and international in scope. Our two Bay Area offices have a particularly strong cross-border Asia practice, working closely with attorneys in the firm’s Hong Kong, Taipei, Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore and Tokyo offices to serve the legal needs of companies doing business in China and beyond. We are proud to be ranked as the 8th largest law firm in the U.S. (National Law Journal).

 

KPCB

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) is a leading venture firm that focuses on digital, green tech, life sciences and China. KPCB established its China partnership in 2007, creating a conduit that gives China’s best entrepreneurs access to some of China’s best venture capitalists. Since then, the proven investors at KPCB China have leveraged their experience, passion and commitment to business-building throughout the region, contributing to growth, jobs and innovation in China and worldwide.

KPMG

KPMG LLP is the accounting, tax and advisory firm that understands business, particularly, the distinctive needs of market leaders. The firm offers clients a powerful combination of people, products, technologies, and results-oriented strategies to help them meet their challenges and improve performance. KPMG LLP (www.us.kpmg.com) is the U.S. member firm of KPMG International.
KPMG International is the global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 144 countries and have over 104,000 client service professionals and support staff around the world. Our purpose is to turn knowledge into value for the benefit of our clients, our people, and the capital markets we serve.

Northern Light Venture Capital

Northern Light Venture Capital ("NLVC") http://www.northernlightvc.com/ is a China concept venture capital firm focused on early and growth stage opportunities in technology enabled businesses. NLVC targets businesses that leverage China's industrial, economic, or human resources to build exceptional, lasting enterprises in the global economy.
NLVC was founded in 2005 by a group of experienced entrepreneurs with experience dealing with the challenges of starting a new venture in a competitive market, and subsequently, creating success through the smart leverage of resources and market opportunities in China.
 

Orrick

Orrick (www.orrick.com) is the premier legal advisor for emerging companies. We offer our clients in-depth experience representing emerging companies, a focus on emerging companies, a network of strong investor relationships, capabilities that scale with our clients as they grow and global resources, including offices in Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Today's emerging companies combine energy and innovation with a focus on long-term growth and success. So does the Orrick Emerging Companies Group. Our multi-disciplinary group of lawyers merges deep experience and commitment to high-growth businesses with a broad national and global platform that scales with our clients as they grow.
 

Summit Partners
Telegent Systems
TeleNav, Inc.

TeleNav, Inc., a privately-held company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, was the first to launch a cell phone GPS system in the U.S. TeleNav's solutions include TeleNav GPS Navigator (GPS navigation), TeleNav Track (Mobile Resource Management) and Whereboutz (social networking). Deployed by 15 carriers in 21 countries, TeleNav is a global leader in wireless location-based services (LBS). TeleNav products are available on more than 450 wireless devices and run on all major mobile platforms currently available. Currently, the company's solutions are available in four continents, including North and South America, Asia and Europe.
For more information on TeleNav, please visit www.telenav.com.
 

VanceInfo Technologies Inc.

VanceInfo(www.VanceInfo.com)
 

Wilmerhale
Woodside Capital Partners

Woodside Capital Partners (http://woodsidecap.com/) Woodside Capital Partners is a boutique investment banking firm providing M&A and capital raising financial advisory services to emerging growth companies in the digital media, semiconductor, software, life science, and advance material science and technology sectors. The firm reputation is built on deep industry expertise, senior-level attention, and a proven track record of building value for clients. Its business network encompasses strong relationships with venture capitalists, corporate executives, and entrepreneurs throughout the world. The firm also specializes in cross-border transactions.

 
2010 HYSTA Silver Sponsors
Focus Ventures

Focus Ventures (www.focusventures.com)
 

Hisense Group

Hisense Group (www.hisense.com) was founded as Qingdao No. 2 Radio Factory in 1969 and has now developed into a multibillion dollar global conglomerate, which includes three public listed companies and owns three famous trademarks (Hisense, Kelon and Ronshen). Hisense provides a wide range of products and services including “multimedia”, “home appliances”, “telecommunications” and ”information technology” and had a sales revenue of $9.5 billion in 2010. With the development strategy of "high-tech, high-quality, high level of service, and creating an internationally famous brand", Hisense has R&D centers in Qingdao, Shenzhen, Shunde, Beijing, USA and Europe.

IDG China

IDG has over 40 magazines and newspapers in the fields of computer technology, electronics and telecommunications in China. Every year, it holds over 18 expositions and 60 conferences on the IT industry. IDGVC has become a leading venture capital firm in China, with US$800 million under management.

Sidley Austin

Sidley (www.sidley.com) is a global law firm, with approximately 1600 lawyers in 17 offices. We are privileged to serve clients across the entire spectrum of law, from complex transactions to “bet the company” litigation to cutting-edge regulatory issues. Sidley provides a broad range of legal services to meet the needs of our diverse client base. The strategic establishment of our offices in the key corporate and financial centers of the world has enabled us to represent a broad range of clients that includes multinational and domestic corporations, banks, funds and financial institutions.

Sierra Ventures

Sierra Ventures(www.sierraventures.com)
 

Walden International

Walden International (http://www.waldenintl.com/)
 


2010 HYSTA Event Sponsors
Beijing Oversea Talents Center
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd.

Shanda (www.snda.com) was named by Forbes Magazine as one of the "100 Fastest-Growing Companies” in 2009 and ranked 7th in their global Network Ranking, overtaking famous multinational companies such as Amazon.com (#52) and Google (#68). Shanda was ranked 2nd in the global entertainment industry ranking, which was the highest among Chinese companies and higher than multinational competitors such as DreamWorks SKG (#4) and Blizzard Entertainment (#6).
As one of the four giants of China’s internet industry, Shanda’s dedication to innovation has been one of the primary factors behind its rapid growth in the past ten years. It led the online game industry in China with its cutting edge business model and was the first to develop, establish, and set the rules for how the industry would develop. It survived the collapse of the internet bubble in China by creating and switching to the CSP, or come stay pay, business model from the CPS, or come pay stay, business model. As the first Chinese internet company to generate positive net income, it became the leading force in the interactive entertainment industry in China by consolidating the entire industry value chain, including online and offline resources, literature, music, movies, and tourism. With one of the best and most progressive management teams in China, the company has become a magnet for some of the finest and most creative talent in the business.

SISPark

SISPark(www.sispark.com.cn)
 

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