China Business Colloquium

The China Business Colloquium is a series of seminars offered in Minnesota to U.S. professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences in China.

 

Upcoming Colloquium

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Past Colloquia

  • April 29, 2004 – Ms. Gina DeConcini, partner, tax department at Lurie Besikof Lapidus
    & Company, LLP; Mr. Kent Kedl, partner in Technomic Asia; and Dr. Charles Lee, Asian-American venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and author of Cowboys and Dragons; discussed the finer details of how to determine what the right China opportunity is for your company. How do you evaluate potential partners and their companies for market strength, profitability, and reliability? What partnership structure provides the least amount of risk and the greatest promise?
  • October 12, 2004 – Mr. Yiping Xu, founding partner of Shanghai Patent & Trademark Law Office, talked about the intricacies of intellectual property (IP) laws of China. Ms. Janal M. Kalis of Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner and Kluth, discussed strategies for Protecting IP in China. Mr. Michael Schumann, senior partner with Merchant & Gould, finished with a discussion of specific IP issues to know before going to China.
  • March 2, 2005 – Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, and the China Center cosponsored, Developing an Intellectual Property Strategy for China. It featured presentations by Mr. Nelson Dong, a partner at Dorsey & Whitney; Mr. Dave Gahn, vice president and general manager of SoftBrands, Inc.; and Mr. Wang Wenjie, director of development for FourthShift, a subsidiary of SoftBrands. All speakers talked about managing intellectual property issues in China.
  • January 31, 2006 - Jim McGregor led the discussion at this China Business Colloquium.  Author of the highly acclaimed book, One Billion Customers: Lessons from the Frontlines of Doing Business in China, McGregor talked about his own experiences in China over the last 15 years and then gave specific tips on the differences between Chinese and American management styles. He discussed why joint ventures often fail and what approach to blending the two styles might work the best. McGregor peppered his talk with his own observations on U.S.-China relations and many humorous stories from his journey.  Anthony R. Zeuli,  an attorney with Merchant and Gould, discussed intricacies of protecting intellectual property in China. He recounted his own experience working through IP issues for a client. Closing the seminar, Jeff Jiang, representing our cosponsoLurie Besikof Lapidus and Co., discussed their China Strategies Consulting Group and their upcoming business tour to China. For more information about their business or the business tour, please visit their website at http://www.lblco.com/csc.htm.