Shanghai商务活动： Guest Speaker on "Preparing your Guanxi and Doing Business in China" & Networking Mixer

Join us on July 23 Thursday, 2009 for a fantastic evening with guest speaker Dr. William H. Wang on "Preparing your Guanxi and Doing business in China"! The evening will begin with networking and then a keynote speech by Doctor Wang, Professor of innovation management and managerial economics at Euromed Marseille Ecole de Management in France. It will then be followed by two testimonies by two successful managers and followed by a Networking Mixer!

"Preparing your Guanxi and Doing business in China"

It's sometimes difficult to practice the kernel of Guanxi, i.e. a value-laden relationships, in their Chinese business. Expatriates at different career stages, fresh graduates, junior managers and senior managers, are confronting various challenges of doing business in China. Come and hear Dr. William Wang Hua, renowned expert on this field, share insights and case studies on China as the new destination for international talent, oversea Chinese and local professionals. Bring your thoughts and questions for the Q&A.

About the Guest Speaker

Dr. William Wang is associate professor of innovation management and managerial economics at Euromed Management School of Marseille in France. He also teaches "Doing business in China" and "Global strategy in emerging economies". His research interests center on the foreign direct investment, innovation management, transitional economies, and the automotive industry. Dr. Wang speaks English and French and has spent twelve years in France studying and teaching in the above fields. His publications have appeared in European and Asian journals, including Journal of East-West Economics and Business, Asia Pacific Journal of Management.

He is also the author of chapters in edited volumes, published by Palgrave and McMillan. He is French director of China Euro Mediterranean Centre for Diversity (CEMCD) and China Area Manager of Euromed Management.

Two managers will share their experience after the lecture. Graduate Junior manager and Senior manager, they will share with us how they reached the success.

Agenda:

7:00PM Registration, Networking and Cocktail
7:55PM Greetings & Introductions
8:00PM Speech Topic of "Preparing your Guanxi and Doing Business in China"
8:30PM Case of managers sharing experience
8:40PM Q&A
8:50 PM Networking
10:30PM Event Ends