Asia Society's "Investing in China's Capital Markets: Where Will WTO-Sparked Reforms Lead?" Conference to be held in N.Y.C. on May 9, 2002

http://www.asiasociety.org/policy_business/springconference2002

This event will be held on May 9, 2002 at the Asia Society (725 Park Avenue at 70th Street) in New York City on Thursday, May 9, from 9:00am - 4:00pm. The cost to attend this event will be $125 for members of the Asia Society and collaborating organizations, $150 for non-members and $75 for accredited academics and members of NGO's. Presentation remarks will be on-the-record.

Agenda
Panel One: How the Process of Raising Capital Will Change - the Investment
Banking Perspective
Panel Two: Reforming the Asset Management Industry
Panel Three: How China's Stock Markets Will Change - the Investor's
Perspective
Spotlight: Non-Performing Loans as an Emerging Asset Class
Panel Four: Are Functioning Debt Markets on the Horizon?

Speakers Include:
David Bednar, Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Morgan Stanley
Chang Zhenming, Vice Chairman, China International Trust and Investment
Corp. (CITIC)
Howard Chao, Chair, Asia-Pacific Practice, O'Melveny & Myers
Chen Yunxian, Chairman and CEO, GF Securities Co., Ltd.
Vincent Duhamel, Principal and Chief Executive, State Street Corporation
Mark Frazier, Assistant Professor, Lawrence University
Fang Xinghai, Deputy CEO, The Shanghai Stock Exchange
Patrick Hardy, Partner, O'Melveny & Myers
Carlos Hernandez, Managing Director & Global Head, Equity Capital Markets,
JP Morgan
Kenneth Ho, Vice President, China Research, JP Morgan
John Holden, President, National Committee on US-China Relations
John Langlois, Princeton University
Nicholas Lardy, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institute
Yadong Liu, Managing Director, Medley Global Advisors
Joydeep Mukherji, Director, Sovereign Ratings, Standard & Poor's Corp.
Sun Jianyong, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Labor and Social
Security
Xing Yi, General Manager, Fund Investment Department, Ping An Insurance Co.
Yang Kaisheng, President, China Huarong Asset Management Corporation

In Collaboration With:
National Committee on US-China Relations

Corporate Sponsors:
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
JP Morgan Chase

Corporate Supporter:
Morgan Stanley

Additional Corporate Support:
State Street Corporation
Asian Venture Forum

Outreach Provided by:
Chinese Investors Association
Hong Kong Association of New York
KWR International, Inc.
New York Society of Security Analysts
US-China Chamber of Commerce

For program and sponsorship information, contact:
Justin Sommers
Asia Society, Policy and Business Programs
725 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Tel: 212-327-9292
Fax 212-517-8555
Email: justins@asiasoc.org
For press information, contact:
Elaine Merguerian
Tel: 212-327-9313
Email: elainem@asiasoc.org

How To Register
Investors, executives, financial and service professionals and other
interested individuals are invited to register as mentioned below:

To register (credit card orders only), please print and fill out this
registration form, then fax to 212-517-8315. You may also contact the Asia
Society Box Office at:
Tel: 212-327-9276 (M-F 10am to 5pm); Email: boxoffice@asiasoc.org

Registration Form
Name____________________________________________________
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Address__________________________________________________
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Telephone/Fax_____________________________________________
Email_____________________________________________________
Registration Price:
Member $125: _____________________________________________
Non-Member $150: _________________________________________
Academic & NGO Rate $75: __________________________________
Total Enclosed: ____________________________________________
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