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mber of Commerce Senior Confirmed Speakers (growing):
Vice President for Asia Charles
Freeman. Freeman has been
helping companies navigate
complex markets in the Asia-
Pacific for 25 years.
Freeman was assistant US trade Charles Freeman The Honorable Tom Loeffler Professor Manson Fok
representative for China affairs Former Principal U.S. Former U.S. Congressman World Recognized
and served as the principal US Trade Negotiator with from Texas; National
trade negotiator with China. He China and Assistant U.S. Chairman for Gov. Jon Surgeon; Entrepreneur and
also was legislative counsel in the Trade Representative for Huntsman’s Presidential Philanthropist; Founding
US Senate where he concentrated China Affairs; Senior Vice Campaign; National Finance Dean of the Faculty of
on East Asian economic and trade President for Asia, U.S. Chairman for John McCain;
issues. After leaving government, Chamber of Commerce National Co-Chairman, Medicine, Macau University
Freeman consulted on Chinese Republican National of Science and Technology
and other Asia-focused business Committee's Team 100
and policy matters for some of the
world’s leading companies.
Certainly, one of issues on the
mind of many people attending the
May summit will be the struggle
over China’s treatment of IP. A
central complaint levied by foreign
companies doing business in China
has as much to do with a state-
coordinated campaign to gallop
up the value chain as it does with
reforms over the past 40 years.
A variety of expert speakers— The Honorable Brian Dr. Du Qirui Professor Michael J. Enright
including senior speakers from David Schweitzer Deputy Director,Institute of A“World Reigning Strategy
The 23rd Governor of Overseas Investment and Guru”; Professor, School of
the State of Montana; Economic Cooperation, Business, University of Hong
acificFormerChairmanofthe Chinese Academy of Kong; Director of Johnson
U.S. Western GovernorsInternational Trade andElectric Holdings;
Association; ChairmanEconomic Cooperation
of the U.S. Democraticof Foreign InvestmentFormer Faculty of Harvard
Governors Association Business School
Institute, Ministry of
Commerce PRC
South China Business Journal 10
Vice President for Asia Charles
Freeman. Freeman has been
helping companies navigate
complex markets in the Asia-
Pacific for 25 years.
Freeman was assistant US trade Charles Freeman The Honorable Tom Loeffler Professor Manson Fok
representative for China affairs Former Principal U.S. Former U.S. Congressman World Recognized
and served as the principal US Trade Negotiator with from Texas; National
trade negotiator with China. He China and Assistant U.S. Chairman for Gov. Jon Surgeon; Entrepreneur and
also was legislative counsel in the Trade Representative for Huntsman’s Presidential Philanthropist; Founding
US Senate where he concentrated China Affairs; Senior Vice Campaign; National Finance Dean of the Faculty of
on East Asian economic and trade President for Asia, U.S. Chairman for John McCain;
issues. After leaving government, Chamber of Commerce National Co-Chairman, Medicine, Macau University
Freeman consulted on Chinese Republican National of Science and Technology
and other Asia-focused business Committee's Team 100
and policy matters for some of the
world’s leading companies.
Certainly, one of issues on the
mind of many people attending the
May summit will be the struggle
over China’s treatment of IP. A
central complaint levied by foreign
companies doing business in China
has as much to do with a state-
coordinated campaign to gallop
up the value chain as it does with
reforms over the past 40 years.
A variety of expert speakers— The Honorable Brian Dr. Du Qirui Professor Michael J. Enright
including senior speakers from David Schweitzer Deputy Director,Institute of A“World Reigning Strategy
The 23rd Governor of Overseas Investment and Guru”; Professor, School of
the State of Montana; Economic Cooperation, Business, University of Hong
acificFormerChairmanofthe Chinese Academy of Kong; Director of Johnson
U.S. Western GovernorsInternational Trade andElectric Holdings;
Association; ChairmanEconomic Cooperation
of the U.S. Democraticof Foreign InvestmentFormer Faculty of Harvard
Governors Association Business School
Institute, Ministry of
Commerce PRC
South China Business Journal 10
