2007: Day 1 | |
Dean Judy Olian welcomes guests. | 
Mr. Wilbur K. Woo, Senior Associate Dean Alfred E. Osborne, Jr. and keynote speaker Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn. | 
Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn speaks on "The China You Don't Know" during Thursday's keynote address. |
Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn analyzes the evolution of the Chinese economy. | 
The conference, held February 1-2, is entitled "Entrepreneurial Spirit - Pacific Vision" and focuses on the business relationship between the U.S. and Greater China. | 
I-Chun (Yelena) Wu of the GCBA and Senior Associate Dean Alfred E. Osborne, Jr. thank Dr. Kuhn. |
Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Dean Judy Olian, Dr. Dunson K. Cheng and Mr. Richard King | 
Laurie Dowling, Executive Director of the Office of Executive Education Programs and Senior Associate Dean Alfred E. Osborne, Jr. welcome Brent Jacobson. | 
Mr. Michael Woo and Mr. Richard King serve on the Woo Greater China Business Conference Advisory Committee. |
Mr. Richard King, Mr. John Long and Dr. Dunson K. Cheng | 
Patrick Lee and Michael Chang - board members, Cathay Bank. | 
Mr. Wilbur Woo greets Mark Lam, author of China Now: Doing Business in the World's Most Dynamic Market. |
Ms. Esther Wee and Mr. Wilbur Woo | 
Mr. Wilbur Woo and Dean Judy Olian | 
Thursday's dinner opens with remarks by Cathay Bank Chairman, Dr. Dunson K. Cheng. |
Dr. Dunson K. Cheng toasts the success of the Wilbur K. Woo Greater China Business Conference. | 
Wilbur Woo addresses conference attendees at dinner. | 
Wilbur K. Woo, Vice Chairman Emeritus of Cathay Bank and Cathay Bancorp, Inc, is a major figure in the Los Angeles business, political, cultural and charitable domains as well as in the Chinese-American community. |
The conference was organized through a joint effort by UCLA Anderson and the UCLA Anderson Greater China Business Association. | | |
| 2007: Day 2 | | |
Judy D. Olian, dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management, addresses the growing influence of Greater China in the global economy. | 
Mr. William Grabe, Managing Director of General Atlantic LLC, welcomes Mr. Yibing Wu, Chief Transformation Officer, Lenovo Group. | 
Mr. William Grabe and Senior Associate Dean Alfred E. Osborne, Jr. share the stage during Friday's opening addresses. |
Mr. Yibing Wu, Chief Transformation Officer, Lenovo, addresses business merger challenges and opportunities between China and the U.S. | 
Mr. Yibing Wu addresses conference attendees. | 
Mr. Yibing Wu oversees key strategic initiatives at Lenovo. |
Laura Loh, Co-Director of Marketing for the Greater China Business Association thanks Mr. Yibing Wu. | 
Senior Associate Dean Alfred E. Osborne, Jr. congratulates Yibing Wu on the birth of his child. | 
Rick Welts, Haiwei Wang, Chris Renner and Mitch Kupchak discuss the challenges and opportunities of the sports industry. |
Chris Renner of Helios China with Mitch Kupchak, General Manager of the Los Angeles Lakers - "Playing to Win" Panel. | 
Rick Welts, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Phoenix Suns - "Playing to Win" Panel. | 
Wilbur Woo, Senior Associate Dean Alfred E. Osborne, Jr., Rick Welts and Mitch Kupchak. |
Barry Stavros, Assistant Sports Editor for the Los Angeles Times with Haiwei Wang, Sam Aqua and Chris Renner. | 
Haiwei Wang, Rick Welts, Barry Stavros, Mitch Kupchak and Chris Renner | 
The conference featured panels on the sports industry, banking and venture capital, real estate and media. |
Banking, Venture Capital and Private Equity panel was moderated by Leo Abruzzese of the Economist Intelligence Unit. | 
Michael Berchtold, formally of Morgan Stanley, discusses banking and venture capital in China with Bill Seto and Leo Abruzzese. | 
Bill Seto, a partner at Ernst & Young - Banking, Venture Capital and Private Equity Panel |
Mr. Michael Woo welcomes conference attendees to the second day. | 
Dr. James Tong welcomes Qun Wang, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pearl River Investments. | 
Dr. James Tong, Associate Professor, UCLA Department of Political Science |
Qun Wang, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pearl River Investment, discusses real estate growth in China. | 
Qun Wang has built Pearl River Investments into one of China's leading real estate development companies. | 
Sam Sun of the GCBA and Senior Associate Dean Alfred E. Osborne, Jr. present a gift to Qun Wang. |
Eric Sussman, a UCLA Anderson lecturer in accounting and real estate, moderates the "Building for the Future" panel. | 
Leland Sun, Chairman and Founder of Pan Asian Mortgage Company has over 20 years of secondary mortgage market expertise in Asia and the United States. | 
Leland Sun, Eric Sussman, Adam Lazar and John Long |
The "Building for the Future" panel considered the real estate nexus between China and the U.S. | 
Business leaders, academics and top MBA students were among the conference participants. | 
The role of entrepreneurship in technology and media - "Turning It On" Panel. |
Gigi Johnson and Gang Mai - "Turning It On" Panel | 
"Turning It On" Panel | 
Robert Foster, moderator of the "Turning it On" panel teaches high technology management and strategy, business plan development and management consulting field study at UCLA Anderson. |
N. Mark Lam is Chairman and CEO of Live365, the world's largest internet radio network | 
Gigi Johnson is a lecturer at UCLA Anderson, faculty director of its Global Entertainment Executive Program, and executive director of its Certificate Program in Entertainment/Media Management for undergraduates. | 
Xin (Ellie) Wang, Gang Mai, Robert Foster, Mark Lam, Ching Lee, Gigi Johnson and Victoria Xiaofang Wu. |
Leo Abruzzese, Editorial Director, North America and Financial Services Director, Economist Intelligence Unit presents a global outlook report on China. | 
Leo Abruzzese speaks on "Greater China: Growth and Caution". | 
Career Panel |
Larry Wang, of Wang & Li Asia Resources discusses careers in China. | 
Donghui (Ernie) He, Assistant to the CEO, Pearl River Investments - Career Panel. | 
Ching Lee, President of the GCBA and Conference Co-Lead Coordinator thanks attendees. |
Ms. Esther Wee and Senior Associate Dean Alfred E. Osborne, Jr. present a traditional Chinese art piece. | 
The Greater China Business Association plans to host the Wilbur K. Woo Greater China Business Conference annually. |
