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Changing
China
China's
globalization has been advancing at a considerable pace, as the
country's businesses develop more alliances with foreign companies
and investment increases. Yet doing business in China is as high
risk and competitive as it is promising. Click2Asia CEO Gareth Chang,
a speaker at the upcoming China
Compass Conference whose track record in Asian business includes
serving as the former head of McDonnell Douglas’s Asian operations
and Executive Chairman of Star TV, discusses the history and challenges
of China's shifting economic landscape.
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Announcements
January
15-16: Larta University, Marketing and Sales
An effective marketing and sales strategy should be a primary
part of any company's business plan, as it can largely determine
whether a company will fail or flourish. This workshop covers
issues such as: determining and defining the total addressable
market, competitive analysis, brand placement, P.R., viral
campaigns, and the selling process. We will also help you
refine your selling skills.
more
information >
February
7: China Compass Conference, Navigating U.S. - China Business
Opportunities
China Compass Conference (C3) is a major conference that
brings together executives, investors, innovators, and strategic
players interested in market trends in U.S.-China business
and the reality of doing business today. C3 features incisive
and provocative minds at the forefront of business and finance
in the U.S. and China. Speakers include GARETH CHANG (Click2Asia;
former Executive Chairman, Star TV); CHENG WEN CHENG (President
& CEO, AcrossAsia Multimedia Limited; former COO, Philips
Electronics China Group); WILLIAM OVERHOLT (RAND; author of
"The Rise of China"); DESMOND SHUM (HanQing Investment
Co.; former Chief Representative, ChinaVest); and HOMI KHARAS
(Chief Economist, World Bank, East Asia and Pacific Region).
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Articles
Sponsored By:
Business,
Investment, and Entrepreneurship:
Intellectual
property: Partnering for profit (McKinsey Quarterly)
Many companies are sitting on an untapped source
of revenue: patents and proprietary processes that could,
if licensed, bring in 5 to 10 percent of their operating
income. But tapping that revenue isn't easy; in most
cases, companies don't know what they have or what it
is worth to others. To profit from intellectual property,
companies need to build networks of specialists who
can spot profitable IP and the likely customers for
it.
full
article >
For
Tech, Bush's Plan Is No Help (Business 2.0)
The industry and its investors had hoped for
a helping hand. They won't get it.
full
article >
Will
Your Company's Capabilities Lead Directly to Profits?
Think Again (Knowledge at Wharton)
Conventional wisdom maintains that a company's
capabilities--what it does well--are crucial in determining
whether it does well. But a multi-year research project
by Wharton management professor Jitendra Singh and colleagues
at the University of Michigan, based on data from an
Indian software services firm, shows that all capabilities
are not created equal. Some have a greater impact on
the bottom-line than others. The trick is figuring out
which ones count most in your business.
full
article >
Digital
Media:
Case
to Resign as Head of AOL (Los Angeles Times)
The Internet pioneer who shaped the troubled merger
with Time Warner bows to investor pressure and will
step down in May.
full
article >
Biotech:
Military
Says It Can't Make Enough Vaccines for Troops (New
York Times)
One of the Army's top biodefense officers said that
the Pentagon does not have vaccines to protect troops
from some virulent biological agents because it has
not been able to offer enough money to commercial pharmaceutical
companies to produce them.
full
article >
Nanotech:
Companies
put their MEMS together to drum up more customers (Small
Times)
Four businesses have struck a partnership to offer unified
MEMS product development, an effort to jump-start broader
industrial interest in microtechnology. The Generics
Group crafted the deal with Coventor Inc. Epigem Ltd.
and LioniX BV. The main goal is to give customers an
easier way to integrate MEMS into their products.
full
article >
Security:
Bush
To Name Tech Security Leaders (Washington Post)
The White House is planning to nominate a former intelligence
agency chairman and a high-ranking Commerce Department official
to shape the way information technology is used in the fight against
terrorism, according to government and technology industry sources.
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*********** Events Calendar ***********
This events calendar is provided as a service by Larta about
events vetted and endorsed by Larta.
January
15: Association for Corporate Growth, Los Angeles chapter, Presents
The Amazing Story of United Online, Inc. — Turning Failed
Net Hopes Into Real Net Profits
A new breed of survivors, rising from the rubble of the dot-com
implosion, is aiming to redefine how we use--and pay for--technology.
This technology industry address will feature Mark R. Goldston,
Chairman, President and CEO of United Online, Inc. (NASD: UNTD).
Learn how Goldston took a cash-burning Internet Service Provider
that gave away its dial-up service in hopes of attracting advertising
dollars, and turned it into the world's only profitable independent
ISP.
more information
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January
16: CTIA's Wireless Internet Caucus presents, Taking M-Commerce
to the Max
The executive roundtable and panel discussions bring all parts
of the m-com eco-system together to discuss management of mobile
commerce challenges and respective approaches to market development
for mobile commerce solutions both in the U.S. and abroad. These
events stress attention to the perspective of the end user, rapid
advancement of network utilization, and collaborative initiatives
that further both ARPU and new market conquests for all segments
of the m-com economy. The sessions are interactive and conducive
to peer-to-peer exchanges.
more
information >
January
29-March 19: Marketing for the Modern World
This
course is designed to empower working professionals with practical
insights for marketing a business online and offline. It will
combine lectures, discussions, web site analyses, and guest speakers
providing real world case studies and guidance.
more
information >
February
5-7: Infocast: NBIC Convergence 2003
The convergence of nanoscience, biotechnology, information
technology and cognitive science ("NBIC") offers immense
opportunities for the improvement of human abilities, social outcomes,
the nation's productivity and its quality of life, and also represents
a major new frontier in research and development. The NBIC Convergence
2003 conference will feature a remarkable panel of nationally
recognized experts, and will analyze the opportunities NBIC convergence
presents for human performance improvements, including work efficiency,
learning, sensory and cognitive capabilities, communications,
human-machine interface, life extension, defense and human health.
The conference will be co-chaired by Mihail C. Roco, Ph.D., Senior
Advisor, NSF, and Chair of the National Science and Technology
Council's subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology;
and Carlo D. Montemagno, Ph.D., Co-Director of the Institute for
Cell Mimetic Space Exploration (CMISE) and the Chair of the Department
of Bioengineering at UCLA.
more
information >
February 9-10: IBF Conference: 2nd Annual Nanotechnology Investing
Forum
IBF Conferences and the NanoBusiness Alliance have gathered
the leading nanotech investors and the leading research institutions
in nanotechnology. Hear from the experts about the opportunities,
challenges and potential opportunities of investing in nanotechnology
today.
more
information >
February
11-13: The NASA Medical Technology Summit Presents Forging
Partnerships to Commercialize Emerging Technologies
NASA invites you to participate in the NASA Medical Technology
Summit: Forging Partnerships to Commercialize Emerging Technologies.
This one-of-a-kind event will showcase more than 20 NASA technologies
that have commercial applications in biomolecular sensors, physiological
monitoring, diagnostic instruments and techniques, therapeutic
devices, and advanced instruments. Don't miss this exciting opportunity
to learn how your company can partner with NASA to jointly develop
or license some of the hottest technologies NASA has ever developed.
more
information >
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We apply knowledge in practical ways on behalf of cutting edge companies,
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markets through four core services: business training, market research,
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