HYSTA Global Services chapter (GS) 

Speaker
Edward Yang, Chairman of iSoftStone (North Americaand Europe)
Sponsor
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP (http://www.sonnenschein.com)

Event Description

Thecultural differences, when we are not aware can have very direct impact on oursuccess in business. Edward Yang, a thirty-year industry veteran who has servedas Senior VP at several global companies, will share with us from his uniqueperspective and experiences of having conquered the difference not only himselffor his career advancement, but also helping many others succeed.  Ed willdraw a lot from his personal experience for this talk, from very early on hiscareer to the very top when he strategize with power groups within companyboards.  The advice given here is applicable at all stages of the careerfrom your first transitions in advancement to the very top of the management ranks.

For those who are planning a career move froman individual contributor to a management role, having difficulty in climbingcorporate ladders, conducting cross-border management of China-basedbusiness,don’t miss out this insightfulkeynote talk and networking opportunity.

You can expect the following key takeaways:
- Whatare the major cultural differences between Chinese and American?

- Howto avoid cultural difference keeping Asians from advancing in their career?

- Howto thrive on management roles if you are having a technical background and/orused to be an individual contributor?

- Whatto focus on for general career advancement?

- Whatare the pitfalls on cross-border management of China-based business?

- Personalanecdotes from Ed’s career path and business experience to demonstrate thepower of some of the advice given.

Date
Saturday, January 23, 2010

Agenda
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm    Registration and Networking
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm    Seminar
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm    Q&A
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Networking

Place 
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP1530  Page Mill Road, Suite 200,Palo Alto,CA 94304http://www.sonnenschein.com/firm_facts/offices/silicon_valley/directions.aspx

Admission
$10 online$20 walk-in
Free for HYSTA GS/CGSA members

Speaker Biography

Mr. Edward Yang is the Chairman and President of iSoftStoneNorth Americaand Europe Operations. Edward Yang has extensivemanagement capabilities, strong understanding of the client outsourcing valueproposition, and experience in cross-border management of China-based business.

Beforejoining iSoftStone, Edward Yang was formerly the Chairman of the Cross ShoreAcquisition Corporation, a public company listed under London AIM. He was theCo-founder of the company that raised US $112 Million in April 2006, to supportthe acquisition of a leading US-based provider of clinical outsourcingservices, and led its strategic expansion intoAsia.

From 1992 to 2000, Mr. Yang was Corporate Senior Vice President for Electronic DataSystems (“EDS”), responsible for its operations spanning the entireAsia-Pacific region. During his 8+ years with EDS, Mr. Yang brought outsourcingto the Asia-Pacific region and led the Company’s regional expansion from $100million to more than $1.2 billion, with more than $4 billion in contractedrevenue backlog.

Prior to joining EDS, Mr. Yang was Corporate Senior VP for Wang Laboratories,responsible for the Asia Pacific and Americas region, during which time hebrought offshore R&D and manufacturing to Asia and established theCompany’s first Mainland China Joint Venture partnership in Shanghai in 1980.

Mr.Yang currently serves on the Board of Regents of Pepperdine University; Advisoryboard of iSoftStone Information Services Inc.; Advisory board of  AsianPacific American Legal Center ( APALC) and Board of Yunnan Project Hope,building schools in the Yunnan – Tibet region for the minority children. Overthe past 12 years, the project had built over 26 elementary schools in theprovince.

From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Yangserved on the board of Novelis Inc, a NYSE $8 Billion aluminum-rolled productcompany based inAtlanta,GA.Novelis Inc. -was later acquired by Berla group,Indiain 2007. Mr. Yang has also served on the AdvisoryBoard of University of San Francisco McLaren School of Business and iCarnegie,a subsidiary ofCarnegie Mellon University, International Advisory Board of Government of SouthAustralia and the American Chamber of Commerce,Hong Kong.

Born inChina, brought up inMyanmarand educated inTaiwanand US, Mr. Yang earned his Bachelor of Sciencedegree from theNational Taiwan University(1969), M.S. degree fromUniversityofMassachusetts(Lowell1976) and his Presidential Key Executive MBA degree fromPepperdine University(1988). In 1997, he received the DistinguishedAlumnus Award from Pepperdine niversity.

About HYSTA and HYSTA Global Services (GS)
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.

Chapter was formed toserve the needs of China-based global companies and professionals in theoutsourcing industry. GS’s goal is to provide a neutral platform to promote thecommon interests in the global services industry, assist partnership betweenservices providers and buyers, and ultimately help the growth of theChinaoutsourcing industry.