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PANELISTS:
ThreeSixty Sourcing (Irvine, California) –
Peter Waller, CEO
Peter Waller is an acknowledged international business executive
who is a leading authority on China sourcing and the effects and
benefits to US based consumer products companies. Peter Waller has
been CEO of ThreeSixty since September 2001 and has significantly
improved the depth and breadth of operations, including the opening
of new offices in Shanghai and Shenzhen. Peter is a 25-year veteran
of global branded consumer goods marketing, with a proven track
record of starting and building businesses. Most recently, he served
as President of the $5 billion Taco Bell business, where, during
his three years, he amassed sales and profit growth. Prior to Taco
Bell, Peter served at KFC in the roles of SVP Marketing for the
U.S., Head of Marketing for Australia, New Zealand and South Africa,
and Managing Director of Western Europe. Peter also spent eight
years with Braun, a subsidiary of Gillette, where, based in Germany,
he was responsible for key worldwide consumer electrics businesses.
University of California, Irvine (Irvine, California)
– Marty Wartenberg, International Project Management Consultant
and former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
of Interstate Electronics (now L3 Communications) in Anaheim, California.
Martin Wartenberg is currently a consultant to the University of
California, Irvine (UCI). In this role he is responsible for developing
new programs in the areas of international project management and
product development. Prior to UCI, Martin was the Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer of Interstate Electronics
(now L3 Communications) in Anaheim. Martin has led many medium and
large high technology projects in aerospace, commercial product
development, medical instrumentation and oil field instrumentation
in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific. His specialization is in the
design and management of complex hardware and software systems.
As part of his private consulting practice, he has led many hardware
and software installations worldwide including process development
efforts at companies such as Boeing, Xoirant/TekEdge, Southern California
Edison, Intel/Trillium, Fluor Corporation and T-Systems International.
Martin has been an officer and is currently active in the Project
Management Institute, The IEEE, and the American Electronics Association.
Market Development Consultancy (Dana Point,
California) – Kaye Crippen, Ph.D., Principal
Kaye Crippen, Ph.D., is Principal of Market Development Consultancy.
The firm specializes in developing new markets for new products
from idea generation through product launch. Kaye specializes in
taking products to market in Asian countries and serves as the Asian
Leader for the International Committee for The National Association
of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) www.nawbo.org.
Kaye is a top international marketing consultant who has provided
consulting services throughout the Asia Pacific region. Kaye’s
extensive product marketing experience includes fifteen years experience
from DuPont Corporation in the area of marketing, new product packaging
and development. She has been on the faculty at the National University
of Singapore and the University of Houston. She is a graduate of
Purdue University and later received her Ph.D. from the University
of North Carolina.
Lithe Technologies (Beijing, China) –
Leslee Xu, M.S., President
Leslee Xu is a top software development consultant with extensive
experience developing enterprise-level software development applications
in both the US and China. Lithe Technologies currently provides
offshore software development services for large US companies such
as Clear Channel Communications. Leslee, a representative of the
China Software Association, has knowledge of the state of the software
industry in China and current software sourcing requirements. Leslee
is a graduate of Tsinghua University who later received his M.S.
from the University of California, Irvine.
Henan Science and Technology Bureau (Zhengzhou,
China) – Li Mengshun, Vice Director General and Dr. Shawn Chen,
California Industrial City
Li Mengshun leads one of the most influential government organizations
in the Henan province. The Henan Science and Technology Bureau oversees
the planning and development of the technology industry in the Henan
province. Director Li will present Henan’s technology sourcing
requirements as many large local companies are currently in need
of US technology products and services.
Dr. Shawn Chen, an American of Chinese decent, is an American success
story in the area of international industrial manufacturing, including
diversified investments in a conglomerate of hotels and restaurants
in the Los Angeles region and manufacturing companies in China.
Dr. Chen was recently awarded a land grant in the Henan Province
to develop a California Industrial City. The proposed city will
enable US companies to profitably conduct business in the Henan
province in a culturally familiar environment. (Li Mengshun and
Dr. Shawn Chen will be joining the panel via videoconference from
China)
If you have questions for our panelists, please email them to
Jack
Bicer at president@TechBizConnection.org.
This event is likely to sell out quickly, so please RSVP
today!
When: Wednesday, November 17,
2004
Where: Connexion by Boeing
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MAP
15460 Laguna Canyon Road
Irvine, CA 92618
Time: 6:00pm - 9:30pm
MEETING AGENDA
6:00pm - 7:00pm - Registration / Networking / Buffet
Dinner
7:00pm - 7:15pm - News & Announcements
7:15pm - 8:00pm - Panel Discussion
8:00pm - 9:00pm - Q & A from the Audience
9:00pm - 9:30pm - Closing, Networking
Cost: $25 - If RSVP'd
on or before November 15th
$30 - After November 15th and at the door
RSVP
now!
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