Mark your calendar for October 11, 2007

It's been confirmed! The International Trade Center, Free Trade Alliance San Antonio, and US Chamber of Commerce will be hosting Business China 2007:Unlocking Opportunities for Texas Businesses on October 11th in the Sky Room at Incarnate Word University in San Antonio.

This conference is one of the most exciting international events in South Texas for companies interested in expanding and/or developing their business in China by providing the latest US-China trade info, invaluable contacts, and breakout sessions for sourcing and exporting.

Our special guests this year include Minister Zheng Zeguang, Deputy Chief of Mission, Chinese Embassy and Leslie Schweitzer, Sr. Trade Advisor, US Chamber of Commerce.

Here is the tentative agenda - we'll keep you posted on updates and revisions.

Give us a call at 210.458.2470 for more detail information.

8:00 am - 8:30 am

• Registration and networking, continental breakfast

8:30 am - 8:35 am

• Welcoming remarks

8:35 am - 8:40 am

• Remarks on US Chamber's grassroots trade campaign

8:40 am - 9:25 am

• China Business: Economic foundations and global implications. Presentation summarizes the primary forces driving China's economic growth, the policy debates arising from that growth, and the future potential market opportunities. A comprehensive picture of China is developed in a short period of time, and the strategic decisions facing US businesses are made clear. The bottom line is that our economic success or failure with respect to China has mostly to do with our decisions, not with policies made by Beijing. Daniel Rosen, Principal, China Strategic Advisory

9:25 am - 10:25 am

• China business fundamentals: an on-the-ground perspective Moderator: Leslie Scheweitzer, Senior Trade Advisor, US Chamber of Commerce Hank Levine, Senior CP, Stonebridge China Charlie Martin, Former President, AmCham-China Bill Weidner, President and COO, Las Vegas Sands

10:45 am - 11:45 am

• Resources for Texas businesses, Moderator: William Zarit, Regional director, East Asia/Pacific, US Commercial Service, US Dept. of Commerce

12:00 pm - 12:20 pm

• Afternoon keynote: His excellency Zheng Zeguang, Deputy Chief of Mission, Chinese Embassy

12:20 pm - 1:00 pm

• Lunch

1:00 pm - 1:15 pm

• Closing Lunch Remarks, Leslie Scheweitzer, Senior Trade Advisor, US Chamber of Commerce in the afternoon after lunch, we will have a Logistics session on how to move products from and to China.

1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

• Moving a Box from and to China - Logistic Trends and Updates
  

2:15 pm - 2.30 pm

• Break

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

• Two afternoon plenary sessions:

1. Project Management Sourcing: Topics include

• How to find a manufacturer



• Customs regulations Quality Assurance



• Negotiating price



• Intellectual Property

2. Project Management Exporting: Topics include

• Market feasibility and analysis



• Distribution and sales channels



• Finding a local partner



• Top sectors for U.S. companies

4:30 pm Conclusion of Seminar