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The Symposium on ASIA-USA Partnership Opportunities (SAUPO), the largest Asia business conference in the USA, is organized by KSU Asian Studies Program. Register for $249 dollars online here:\u00a0http:\/\/saupo.kennesaw.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Time:\u00a08:00am-6:00pm, Friday April 13, 2018<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Location: Grand Ballroom, Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel & Convention Center,\u00a02450 Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta GA 30339<\/a><\/p>\n

Your registration will cover Food, Beverage, all SAUPO panels, networking sessions. If you are from a sponsor or a partner company, you do not need to register online. Please email us your name, Job title and Company\/Organization asap, so that we can make badges for you.<\/p>\n

For your convenience, you may book rooms at Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel, 2018 SAUPO host hotel for the discounted rate at $184.00 USD per night: Book your group rate for Symposium on Asia-USA Partnership Opportunities (SAUPO). The deadline for booking with the discount prices is\u00a0March 20, 2018<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/y7f8mwpa<\/a><\/p>\n

The purposes of SAUPO include information exchange, personal network building, global visibility, and investment in the USA. It is anticipated that over 400 business leaders, diplomats, non-profit activists, scholars, investors, and government officials from Asia, USA and other parts of the world will attend SAUPO in Atlanta. \u00a0There will be a delegation of Chinese investors coming, seeking for projects to invest.<\/p>\n

2018 SAUPO-Atlanta Confirmed Speakers include:<\/p>\n

o Ken Harmon, Interim President, Kennesaw State University<\/p>\n

o John Merrill, Secretary of State, Alabama, USA<\/p>\n

o Young-jun Kim, Consul General of Korea in Atlanta<\/p>\n

o Yutaka Nakamura Deputy Consul General of Japan In Atlanta<\/p>\n

o Zhencheng Zhou, Consul, Director of Commerce, Consulate General of China in Houston<\/p>\n

o Mark Viken, VP of Marketing, Hisense<\/p>\n

o Dan Forsman, President & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices<\/p>\n

o Michael Sullivan, Managing Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson<\/p>\n

o Lucy Lu, Global Managing Partner, Lucy Lu & Associates<\/p>\n

o Nagendra Roy, Senior Director -IT, Aptude, Inc.<\/p>\n

o Donald Morrissey, Huawei Technologies USA, Inc.<\/p>\n

o Martin Judge Jr., Chairman, China Arena Football League (CAFL)<\/p>\n

o Glad Cheng, Chairman, China Window Group<\/p>\n

o Jessica Cork, VP, Public Relations, YKK Corporation of America<\/p>\n

o Frank Su, President, Kids’R’Kids China<\/p>\n

o Wade Edwards, Int’l Marketing Director, Habitat for Humanity International<\/p>\n

o Huandong Gao, Sr. Director of Growth, Walmart Headquarters<\/p>\n

o Stephen Haverfield, Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Alumni Association<\/p>\n

o Yoshi Domoto, Executive Director, Japan-America Society of Georgia<\/p>\n

o Wendy Lu, Tax Senior Manager, Aprio<\/p>\n

o Landon Van Dyke, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of State<\/p>\n

o Brendan Tate, U.S. Department of the Interior<\/p>\n

o Brad Taylor, VP, The Coca-Cola Company<\/p>\n

o Shiyu Wang, Chairman, Fargo Fortune Investment Group (China)<\/p>\n

o Stan Shengqi Wang, Managing Partner, Tenfunder Investment Fund (China)<\/p>\n

o Qixin Zhang, Chairman, Phoenix City Investment Fund; CPPCC Member (China)<\/p>\n

o Michael Guo, Sr. Director of Software Engineering, LexisNexis<\/p>\n

Future SAUPO Forecast:<\/p>\n

Friday May 17, 2019<\/span><\/span>\u00a0@ Shanghai, China<\/p>\n

Friday April 17, 2020<\/span><\/span>\u00a0@ Atlanta, USA<\/p>\n

Friday May 14, 2021<\/span><\/span>\u00a0@ Tokyo, Japan<\/p>\n

Friday April 22, 2022<\/span><\/span>\u00a0@ Atlanta, USA<\/p>\n

SAUPO 2016 participants:\u00a0http:\/\/saupo.kennesaw.edu\/docs\/2016-participants.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2017 SAUPO video summary:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SCuLMmTvBxM<\/a><\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"symposium-on-asia-usa-partnership-opportunities-saupo-2","image":false,"all_day":false,"start_date":"2018-04-13 00:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2018","month":"04","day":"13","hour":"00","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2018-04-13 00:00:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2018","month":"04","day":"13","hour":"00","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2018-04-13 04:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2018","month":"04","day":"13","hour":"04","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2018-04-13 04:00:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2018","month":"04","day":"13","hour":"04","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_abbr":"EDT","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"","currency_code":"","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":true,"show_map_link":false,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"In-Person Event","slug":"in-person-event","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1047,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":181,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","id":1047,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/1047","collection":"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[],"venue":[],"organizer":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"Symposium on ASIA-USA Partnership Opportunities (SAUPO)","description":"<p>The Symposium on ASIA-USA Partnership Opportunities (SAUPO), the largest Asia business conference in the USA, is organized by KSU Asian Studies Program. Register for $249 dollars online here:\u00a0http:\/\/saupo.kennesaw.edu Time:\u00a08:00am-6:00pm, Friday...<\/p>\\n","url":"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/event\/symposium-on-asia-usa-partnership-opportunities-saupo-2\/","eventAttendanceMode":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OfflineEventAttendanceMode","eventStatus":"https:\/\/schema.org\/EventScheduled","startDate":"2018-04-13T00:00:00-04:00","endDate":"2018-04-13T00:00:00-04:00","performer":"Organization"}}