People realize the importance of policies when in crisis. California, the 7th largest economy in the world, had enjoyed decades of economic booming. Today, the state faces, among many other problems, staggering deficit, stalled economic growth, and growing energy pressures. Is it merely economical cycles? What policies had worked so well for California before? What must California do to regain its economic and innovation strength? Will China play a role in the recovering?
 
It is our great honor to present Tom Campbell, former State Finance Director, State Senator and U.S. Congressman, and currently a frontrunner as the Republican Governor candidate, to give us his insights on his takes on these questions.

Admission is free. Seats are limited and pre-registration is highly recommended..
Date & Time: 6:00PM – 8:30PM, Friday, September 18, 2009
Venue: Fenwick & West, 801 California Street, Mountain View, California 94041

Agenda:
5:45PM – 6:15PM  Registration and Networking
6:15PM – 6:25PM  Introduction by HP Jin, President of HYSTA, CEO of Telenav
6:25PM – 6:35PM  Introduction by Niandong Wang, Founder of HaasCBA
6:35PM – 7:15PM  Speech by Tom Campbell
7:15PM – 8:30PM  Q&A

Biography of Speaker
 
Tom Campbell has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago and a JD from Harvard University. At the University of Chicago, Tom’s faculty advisor was Milton Friedman. Tom’s free market economics training cemented a life-long commitment to limited government and greater individual liberty.
 
After serving in the Reagan Administration and becoming a tenured Professor at Stanford Law School, Tom was elected five times to the U.S. Congress, representing districts in the Silicon Valley. He was also elected a California State Senator, and served as Director of Finance for the State of California. During Tom’s tenure as State Finance Director, California’s budget was balanced with no tax increases, no new borrowing, and no accounting gimmicks. Tom was also the Dean of Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley from 2002 to 2008.

The National Taxpayers Union Foundation named Tom the most frugal member of the 102nd Congress, and the California Journal named Tom the “State Senate’s best problem-solver”.
 
About HYSTA
HYSTA (Hua Yuan Science and Technology Association, www.hysta.org) is a leading Chinese professional association in US. Founded in 1999 by a group of successful Chinese entrepreneurs, HYSTA aims at nurturing entrepreneurship and career development among Chinese technology and business professionals and facilitates networking and the exchange of business ideas between Silicon Valley and China. This event is organized by Distinguished Speaker Series (DSS), a HYSTA chapter.
 
 
About Haas Chinese Business Association (HaasCBA)
The Haas Chinese Business Association (HaasCBA) serves the Chinese community (students, alumni and faculty) affiliated with the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, as well as anyone who has interests in learning Chinese cultures, doing business, and making friends with the Chinese business community.

HaasCBA was founded by a few enthusiastic Berkeley Chinese MBA students in 2002. It has since grown to embrace and serve people from all different ethnicities and backgrounds as one of the most active professional organizations in Bay area with members around the world.

More details can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/haascba/.