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Panel Discussion on the Impact of Economic Reforms – Industry Experts Outline the Legal, Trade, Investment, Urban Planning and Architectural Challenges Facing the New China
<pre><br>DATE: Thursday, November 13th, 2003<br><br>TIME: Registration and continental breakfast 8:00 – 8:30am.<br> Presentations from 8:30 – 9:15am followed by Q&A.<br><br>WHERE: The Harvard Club at 27 West 44th Street (between 5th and 6th)<br><br>WHAT: Hosted by RTKL – one of the leading architecture and urban<br> planning firms in the world – the panel discussion will<br> examine the legal, trade, investment, economic, urban planning<br> and architectural challenges facing the New China stemming<br> from reform legislation and new leader Hu Jintao. Learn how US<br> companies and investors can benefit from China’s<br> redevelopment. Topics and panel members include:<br><br>WHO: <br> — Paul Jacob, Chairman of RTKL, sponsor and a major presence<br> in China. 200 million people are expected to migrate to<br> China’s urban areas by 2010. To accommodate this shift,<br> the Chinese Government has pumped billions of dollars into<br> infrastructure projects – roads, rail, subways, power<br> plants, bridges and more – dwarfing the outlays spent on<br> the New Deal and Marshall Plan. Jacob will discuss the<br> modernization of China’s cities and the emergence of its<br> middle class.<br><br> — Dr. Nao Matsukata, Chair of the Strategic and<br> International Business Practice at Hunton and Williams, a<br> leading international law firm. Few issues are more<br> provocative than trade policy between the US and China.<br> Dr. Matsukata will discuss currency, trade policies and<br> operational ramifications for companies doing business in<br> China. Dr. Matsukata is the former Director of Policy and<br> Planning to US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick.<br><br> — Arvind Sachdeva, portfolio manager with Victory Capital<br> Management, the asset management arm of KeyCorp. As China<br> rebuilds its cities and infrastructure, certain US<br> companies and sectors stand to reap sizeable benefits.<br> Sachdeva will explore the likely winners and outline the<br> long-term investment opportunities for global investors.<br><br> — John Trammell, CEO of Investor Select Advisors, a fund of<br> hedge funds that specializes in Asia investing. Hu Jintao<br> has hinted on plans to liberalize China’s investment<br> environment. Simultaneously, there is tremendous pressure<br> on China to float the Yuan, which could open the country<br> to potentially dangerous derivative investing. Trammell<br> will discuss the likelihood of investment liberalization,<br> currency reform and the impact for hedge fund investors.<br><br>RSVP: Media wishing to attend should contact Donna Stoehr at <br> 212-840-1661 or [email protected].<br></pre>
