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Day 1 - Monday, May 16
[ 2005-04-07 13:56:24] |
| 8.00-9.00 |
REGISTRATION
CONCURRENT ROUNDTABLES |
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| 8:30-16:00 |
China Sports Roundtable: Rapid Development and Emerging
Opportunities |
A powerful sports boom is under way in China, with
significant implications for companies looking to build their brands with
the country's enormous consumer population. The 2008 Beijing Olympics are
a major catalyst for change, and rapid development is also occurring in
virtually every other sports sector.
Speakers include Liu Peng,
China Sports Ministry General Secretary; Paul Tagliabue, Commissioner of
the NFL; and Peter Ueberroth, Chairman, U.S. Olympic Committee, among
others.
Separate Registration is required. |
| 9:00-16:00 |
Meet the New China: Cultural Changes, Challenges, and
Opportunities |
Since 1978, China has moved more than 250 million people
out of poverty-an accomplishment unprecedented in human history. To
maintain the forward momentum, 15 million new jobs need to be created
every year. During the next decade, more than 400 million people will need
to move from the countryside to cities.
Featured speakers include
Hernando de Soto, Author, The Mystery of Capital; Paolo Zegna, of the
Zegna Group; and Zhao Qizheng, Minister, State Council Information Office,
among many others.
Separate Registration is required.
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| 19:30-22:00 |
GALA DINNER and KEYNOTE ADDRESS |
Keynote Address:
His Excellency Hu Jintao, President,
People's Republic of China | |
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English
