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China Telecom 2000 - Investment and Finance Opportunities in China
September 29-30, 1998 - Helmsley Hotel • New York, NY

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Table of Contents
 Opening Remarks
  • Dr. Hui Pan - Chief Economist & Director of Asia Pacific, Information Gatekeepers Inc.
  • Dr. Paul Polishuk -President, Information Gatekeepers Inc.
  • Mr. Liu Zhaodong - Minister Councilor, Embassy of P.R. China

Keynote Address

The Development and Opportunities in China's Telecommunications

  • Prof. Qian Zongjue - Principal Senior Engineer, Ministry of Information Industry, and former Chief Engineer, Dept. of Science and Technology, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications

Telecom Laws and How to Work Around the Legal Barriers in China:

Issues to Consider in Making Strategic Investments

  • Jeanette K. Chan - Partner
  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, Hong Kong SAR

Overview of PRC Telecoms Foreign Investment Issues

  • Jacqueline Teoh - Associate, Allen & Overy, Hong Kong SAR
  • Kenneth Chan - Head of China Practice Group, Beijing Office, Allen & Overy

Financing China Telecom

  • Rose-Marie Fox - Managing Director. Cornerstone Financial Co.

Investment Strategies - Where Can You Put Your Money? - Views from Investment Bankers and Venture Capitalists

  • Chair: Ken Zita, Telecom Consultant

Investing in Depressed Asian Financial Markets

  • Charles Clough - Chief Investment Strategist, Merrill Lynch

The Investment Environment and Financing Challenges in China

  • Paul Cheng - Director, Barclays Capital Asia Ltd., Hong Kong SAR

Private Equity Investments - Merging Western Knowledge with Eastern Can-Do

  • Philip F. Otto - ChinaVest, San Francisco

Technologies and Players to Watch-Markets for Niche Technologies and Players

Direct and Immediate Presence in the Booming Chinese Internet Market

  • Edward Q. Zeng - Chief Executive Officer, Unicom-Sparkice, China Unicom, China

The IP Telephony Market in China

  • James Shen, CEO, NeTrue Communications

Wireless Local Loop and PACS Development in China

  • Steve Lam - Senior Vice President, World Communications Group

How to Market a Multi-Billion Dollar Telecom Project to China - The Globalstar Story

  • Ming Louie - Vice President, Asia Pacific Globalstar

Keynote Addresses

Investment Opportunities in China's Software Industry

  • Prof. ZHU Qiliang - Director General, Telecom R&D Center, Beijing U. of Post and Telecom, China

Prospect of Development for China's Satellite CATV Market

  • JI San-Meng, President & CEO, Hua Guang Satellite Cable TV Co. Ltd., China

China Telecom (HK) - The Politics of Finance in China's Telecom Development

  • Samantha Hon - Assistant Director & Regional Telecom Analyst, Jardine Fleming Securities Ltd.

The Role of the World Bank in Financing Telecom Projects in China

  • Alberto Cruzat - Senior Telecom Specialist, The World Bank

Cross Border Financing - Connecting China To the World

Financing International Telecom Projects and the Focus of Asia

  • Tara Giunta - Partner, Coudert Brothers

International Submarine Fiber Optic Cable Market and the Development of U.S. - China Cable Network

  • David G. Ross - Director - Technical Marketing, Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd.

Developing and Financing Wireless and Fiber Optic Networks in China

  • Joseph Wright - Chairman and CEO, AmTec Inc.

News And Views From The Front Line- Market Opportunities and Development in the Wireless Market

Speaker 1: Marc Nadell

  • Marketing Manager, Wireless Access Networks, Motorola

Speaker 2: Albert Leung

  • Senior Manager, Greater China CDMA Market Development, Nortel Wireless Networks, Nortel