Conference Venue: The Waldorf=Astoria, New York City
The
Committee of 100 will be holding its 16th Annual Conference on April
19-21, 2007 in New York City at The Waldorf=Astoria.
As one of the first grand hotels to combine luxurious elegance with a myriad of amenities and services, The Waldorf=Astoria has been world renowned for over a century with a reputation for unparalleled hospitality and service, the art deco landmark beckons New Yorkers and visitors alike.
Location & website
The Waldorf=Astoria301 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022-6897
Telephone: 212-355-3000
www.waldorf.com Check out direction, transportation & parking
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CONFERENCE AGENDA (Revised 4/09/07)
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(* denotes Committee of 100 member)
(* denotes Committee of 100 member)
| Thursday, April 19, 2007 | |
| Venue: Empire Room Terrace 11:15am |
Registration |
| Venue: Empire Room noon–2:00pm |
Welcoming Remarks and Luncheon |
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Welcome Opening Remarks Sponsor's Welcome Introduction Keynote |
John L. Fugh*, Chairman, Committee of 100; Major General, U.S. Army (Ret.) Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor, New York City Wei Christianson*, CEO & Managing Director, Morgan Stanley China Jerry Yang*, Co-Founder & Chief Yahoo!, Yahoo! Inc. Henry R. Kravis, Founding Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. |
| Venue: Hilton Room 2:15pm–3:30pm |
Panel:On the Ground – Doing Business in China |
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Moderator Panelists |
Clarence Kwan*, National Managing Partner, Chinese Services Group, Deloitte & Touche Ronnie Chan*, Chairman, Hang Lung Group Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., Chairman & CEO, WL Ross & Co. LLC Andy Solem, CEO & President, General Electric Infrastructure, China |
| 3:45pm–5:00pm | Panel: Investing in China – Opportunities and Risks |
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Moderator Panelists |
Wei Christianson*, CEO & Managing
Director,
Morgan Stanley China Charles R. Kaye, Co-President, Warburg Pincus Daniel S. Och, Founder & Senior Managing Member, Och-Ziff Capital Management Group Richard C. Perry, Founder & Partner, Perry Capital LLCnext>> |
| Friday, April 20, 2007 | |
| Venue: Empire Room Terrace 7:30am |
Registration |
| Venue: Empire Room 8:00am–9:00am |
Breakfast Keynote |
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Introdcuation Keynote |
Anla Cheng*, CEO, Centenium
Capital Partners, LLC; 16th Annual Conference Co-Chair William R. Rhodes, Chairman, President and CEO, Citibank N.A.; Chairman, President & CEO, Citicorp Holding Inc.; Senior Vice Chairman, Citigroup Inc. |
| 9:00am–10:15am | Panel: Attracting the Best and Brightest in China |
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Introduction Moderator Panelists |
Robert Lee*, Former Chairman, Committee of 100 John L. Thornton, Professor & Director of Global Leadership, Tsinghua University; Chairman, The Brookings Institution Michael Barbalas, President, American Chamber of Commerce in China Jia-Bin Duh, Angel Investor & Former President of Cisco Systems China Kai-Fu Lee*, President, Google China & Vice President, Engineering, Google Inc. |
| Venue: Hilton Room 10:30am–11:45am |
Panel: The Changing Face of China’s Consumers |
| Moderator Panelists |
J. Michael Chu*, Founder & Managing Partner, Catterton Partners William J. Amelio, President & CEO, Lenovo Group Ltd. Bill Bradley, Managing Director, Allen & Company LLC Fred Langhammer, Chairman, Global Affairs, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Victor Yuan, Chairman, Horizon Research Consultancy Group |
| Venue: Empire Room noon–2:00pm |
Luncheon Keynote |
| Introduction Keynote Introduction Speaker |
Lulu C. Wang*, CEO, Tupelo Capital Management LLC; 16th Annual Conference Co-Chair Henry M. Paulson, Jr., United States Secretary of the Treasury Savio Tung*, Managing Director, Investcorp International, Inc. Frederick Ma, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Hong Kong SAR |
| Venue: Hilton Room 2:10pm |
Introduction by Maya Lin*, Maya Lin Studio |
| 2:15pm–3:25pm | Panel: China & Energy – Working Toward Common Solutions |
| Moderator Panelists |
Jim Rogers, International Investor & Author Douglas Ogden, Executive Vice President & Director of the China Sustainable Energy Program,The Energy Foundation Victoria Chu Pao, President, Platts, The McGraw-Hill Companies Zhengrong Shi, Founder & CEO, Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. |
| 3:25pm–3:45pm | Presentation by John Sie*, Institute for Sino-American International Dialogue |
| 3:50pm–5:00pm | Panel: China Going Green? |
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Introduction Moderator Panelists |
Robert W. Gee*, President, The Gee Strategies Group Joseph Kahn, China Bureau Chief, The New York Times Linda J. Fisher, Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer, DuPont Ashok Gupta, Air and Energy Program Director, Natural Resources Defense Council Wan Ling Martello, Senior Vice President & CFO, Wal-Mart International |
| Venue: Gotham Hall 1356 Broadway |
Gala and Awards Program (More about Gala Dinnner) previous | next |
| Saturday, April 21, 2007 | |
| Venue: Empire Room Terrace 8:30am |
Registration |
| Venue: Empire Room 9:00am–10:15am |
Panel: Just One Click – New Media in China |
| Introduction Moderator Panelists |
Anthony Sun*, Managing General Partner, Venrock Associates John S. Wadsworth, Jr., Chairman, Ceyuan Ventures Kai-Fu Lee*, President, Google China & Vice President, Engineering, Google Inc. Mary Meeker, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley |
| 10:30am–11:30am | Dialogue: Technology and Partnership – NVIDIA and TSMC |
| Introduction | Bernard Joei, Jr.*, President, Cathay Financial Inc.; 16th Annual Conference Co-Chair
Morris Chang*, Founder, Chairman & CEO,
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Jen-Hsun Huang*, Co-Founder, President & CEO, NVIDIA Corporation |
| Venue: Starlight Ballroom, 18th Floor 11:45am–1:15pm |
Luncheon Conversation: Personal Journey with Steve Chen |
Introduction Interviewer Speaker |
Anla Cheng*, CEO,
Centenium Capital Partners, LLC; 16th Annual Conference Co-Chair Lynn Sherr, ABC News Correspondent Steve Chen, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer of YouTube |
| Venue: Empire Room 1:30pm–5:00pm |
Mentoring Program: Bridge to a Bright Future (More about Mentoring Program) |
| Co-Hosts | David Henry Hwang*, Tony Award Playwright Jenny Ming*, Former President, Old Navy <<previous |