OYCF in Boston Lecture Series 


Taiwan Issues - Security, Democracy, etc.
Speaker: Dr. Ding ShuFan
Date/Time: Friday, June 4th 8PM-9:30PM
Location: Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, 79 JFK St., L-324
(Fainsod Room)

Note:
1. Room L-324 is located on the 3rd floor above the Forum in the Kennedy
School, which is on JFK Street off Harvard Square).
2. There is a dinner with Dr. Ding at 6:30PM at Penang. Reservation is made
under Ian. Seating is limited. Please RSVP Ian at ian_zhao@ksg.harvard.edu
by Thursday noon time

Trust + Social Capital = Success for Small Entrepreneurs in China
Professor M. B. Neace
Professor Emeritus, Mercer University
Time: 7:30-9:00pm, Tuesday, May 11th, 2004
Location: Littauer M-16 (next to the Science Center)

Map: http://www.map.harvard.edu/level3.cfm?mapname=camb_allston&tile=F6&quadrant=C&series=M

About the Speaker:

   Bill Neace is Professor Emeritus from Mercer University. His research and writing has focused on two areas for the past eighteen years:  small entrepreneurs in developing economies-their impact on civil society through trust building and creation of social capital; and environmental management emphasizing sustainable development using holistic models that demonstrate interconnectedness.  This body of information has been shared globally in over fifty papers, journal articles, conference proceedings, lecture tours and participation in professional organizations.

About the Seminar:

   Professor Neace will share with us his insights on the importance of trust and social capital to success of small entrepreneurs in China.  This seminar will take the form of a dialogue between the speaker and the audience.  In order to facilitate the dialogue, Professor Neace has asked that the audience read the an excerpt  (see attachment) from his recent paper on this same topic written for our HCR's namesake magazine.  

Policy Banking in China
By Ms. Baohua Yang
Deputy Director, China Development Bank
Time: 7:309:00pm, Wednesday, February 18, 2004
Location: Science Center Room 110, Harvard University, 1 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA

Map: http://www.map.harvard.edu/level3.cfm?mapname=camb_allston&tile=F6&quadrant=C&series=M

About the Speaker:

Ms. Baohua Yang has worked since 1996 in the China Development Bank (CDB). As the deputy director of finance and accounting department, she is engaged in formulating CDBs financial and accounting policies, building up the all-levels expenditure authorities system, pursuing budget management reform and streamlining internal and external business relationships. In recent years, Ms Yang has participated in the establishment of managerial accounting systems and financial management benchmarking, as well as coordinating and achieving international auditing of financial statements. Ms Yang holds a master degree in economics from Renmin University in Beijing. She is currently a Humphrey Fellow at Boston University.
China: The Frontier of Information Technology and Media

A talk by Mr. Ying Wu, CEO of UTStarcom China, and Ms. Lifen Wang, Director of China Central Television Economics Channel (CCTV-2)
Time: Sunday, February 15, 2004, 3:00 PM 4:30 PM
Location: Lamont Library Forum Room

Map:http://www.map.harvard.edu/level3.cfm?mapname=camb_allston&tile=F7&quadrant=D&series=NW

About the Speakers:

Mr. Ying Wu
Founder, Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, China Operations UTStarcom (China)

Named by Forbes magazine as the 7th richest person in China in 2003, Mr. Wu has been UTStarcom's Executive Vice-President and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors since October 1995. He is also the Chairman and CEO for UTStarcom China Operations. Prior to its merger with Unitech Telecom, Inc., he was the President of Starcom, Inc. Before founding Starcom, Inc., Mr. Wu was a member of technical staff of Bellcore (now Telcordia). From 1987 to 1988, Mr. Wu was a consultant to AT&T Bell Labs (now part of Lucent Technologies). He holds a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Beijing Industrial University.

Wu Ying is also individually renowned as a successful business man. In June 1998 Asian Edition BusinessWeek, Mr. Wu was elected as one of the fifty Asian Stars who influenced Asian Politics and Economics. He was named by CCTV, China's most authoritative TV channel, as one of the top 10 experts in the field of economics for the year 2003. In addition, Forbes Magazine recognized UTStarcom as the No.9 Fastest Growing Technology Company. UTStarcom has also received recognition as a World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer for 2004 and as one of China's top 10 companies that have contributed to China's national economic growth in 2003.

The topic of Mr. Wu's discussions is China: New Engine of the IT Industry.

Ms. Wang Lifen

Director, Producer of Flagship programs, China Central Television Economics Channel (CCTV-2)

Ms. Wang is currently the producer of flagship programs on China Central Television's (CCTV) economics channel. Ms. Wang initiated the concept of the programs in 1995 when, as a television journalist, Ms. Wang contributed nearly one hundred in-depth analyses to the program output of CCTV 1. Then, as the originator of what has become China television's premier program, Dialogue, Ms. Wang introduced more than 300 international leaders of business and politics to a national television audience in China. Currently, Ms. Wang is executive producer responsible for about 300 staff and four major live, prime-time daily programs on economics and international policy.

CCTV attracts more than 1billion viewers, with coverage of 90.3% of the population in China. CCTV-2 specializes in economics news, and information concerning life and services in China and abroad. It covers the whole of China by satellite, and broadcasts an average of 20 hours a day.

The topic of Ms. Wangs talk is the Role of the Media in Contemporary China.

Reporting the News from a Changing China

Mr. Erik Eckholm
Former Beijing Bureau Chief - New York Times

Time: 7:30-9:30pm, Tuesday, December 2, 2003
Location: Littauer M-16 (next to the Science Center)
Map:http://www.map.harvard.edu/level3.cfm?mapname=camb_allston&tile=F6&quadrant=C&series=M

Mr. Eckholm served as the Beijing Bureau Chief of the New York Times from 1998 to 2003 and is currently a Nieman Fellow at Harvard. He will share with us his thoughts on the evolving role of the free press in China. Eckholm argues that the international press, very much aided by brave Chinese whistleblowers and elements of the Chinese domestic press corps, is playing the vital watchdog and feedback roles that a free media must play in any complex modern society. He will discuss recent examples including personal experiences reporting on AIDS, corruption, and SARS.

As always, we will have dinner with the speaker prior to the start of the seminar from 6:00 to 7:20pm. Guests are expected to pay for their own meals and jointly cover the cost of the speaker's meal. If you are interested, please email mihuanli@harvardchina.org by 5:00 PM, Monday, December 1, 2003 .

Co-sponsored by:
MIT Talent Forum
Overseas Young Chinese Forum

Another Look at Democracy: Overcoming Rankism in America

by Dr. Robert W. Fuller
Former President of Oberlin College
Author of Somebodies and Nobodies: Overcoming the Abuse of Rank

Time: 7:30­9:30pm, Wednesday, October 1, 2003
Location: Littauer M-15
Map: http://map.harvard.edu/level3/3LawSchool4.shtml

About the Seminar:

Having been featured in more than ten campuses, numerous radio shows and other media, Robert W. Fuller will share with us his new book, Somebodies and Nobodies: Overcoming the Abuse of Rank (published April 2003). The problem Fuller describes is not with rank itself ­ power and status differences are a legitimate fact of life. Rather, rankism comes into play when rank is exploited and abused ­ when someone is made to feel like a "nobody."

Fuller's premise is that when we fail to treat others with dignity, the consequences are dire, ranging from educational failure to sexual abuse to corporate corruption to terrorism. Rankism is rampant in nearly every area of our lives and in every institution - in the workplace, schools, HMOs, personal relationships, and even in international relations.

His book will be one of the most talked about books of 2003; and his talk will change the way you think about yourself and your interactions with others.

About the Speaker:

Fuller has had an unusual career path. He entered Oberlin College at age 15 and Princeton University graduate school at age 18. He published a book on mathematical physics, while teaching physics at Columbia University. He became the Dean of Faculty at Trinity College, CT and then President of Oberlin College at age 33 ­ the youngest college president in the United States in the 1970s ­ when Fuller initiated educational reforms that drew national
attention. Later Fuller worked as a citizen diplomat to the USSR and other developing countries. His most recent book, Somebodies and Nobodies, crystallizes his variety of life experiences ­ a media darling in his 30s, a citizen diplomat having met with presidents and prime ministers in his 40s and 50s.

As always, we will have dinner with the speaker prior to the start of the seminar from 6:00 to 7:20pm. Guests are expected pay for their own meals. If you are interested, please email mihuanli@fas.harvard.edu by noon, Tuesday, September 30th.
The Development of Equal Opportunities and Civil Society in China

by Ms. Anna Wu
Former Chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission of Hong Kong
Director of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong

Time: 7:30-9:30pm, Tuesday, September 30, 2003
Location: Littauer M-15 (Map: http://map.harvard.edu/level3/3LawSchool4.shtml)

About the Speaker:

Anna Wu served for four years as the Chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission of Hong Kong before stepping down at the end of July. She was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. While serving in the legislature, Ms. Wu at her own expense initiated the Equal Opportunities Bill to outlaw all forms of discrimination--something that had never been attempted before.

Until last year, she was also chairman of the Operations Review Committee of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, a key body for overseeing the operations of Hong Kong's anti-graft agency. She also chaired the Consumer Council, which battled against cartels and monopolies in Hong Kong, and was a director of the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation, a government corporation.

A lawyer by profession, Ms. Wu specialized in intellectual property and corporate law before taking over the chairmanship of the Equal Opportunities Commission.

Currently, Ms. Wu is a non-executive director of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and of the Hong Kong Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority. She is also the Chair of the Academic Board of the Hong Kong University's Post Graduate Certificate Course in Law and a member of the governing body of the Lingnan University of Hong Kong.

Ms. Wu has also just been appointed an independent director of TOM. COM, a multimedia listed company focusing on the Greater China region. It is a joint venture between Hutchison Whampoa, Cheung Kong Holdings and other partners.

As always, we will have dinner with the speaker prior to the start of the seminar from 6:00 to 7:20pm. Guests are expected to pay for their own meals. If you are interested, please email mihuanli@fas.harvard.edu by 6pm, Monday, September 29th.

Chinese Film & Television market: Art, Business Opportunity, and Regulation
Ms. ZHENG Kainan
CEO and Chief Producer
Vanke Film & Television Co.

Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm, Sunday, April 13.
Place: Littauer M-16
Map: http://map.harvard.edu/level3/3LawSchool4.shtml

About the speaker and the seminar:

Ms. Zheng Kainan is a famous movie and TV series producer in China. She is currently the CEO and Chief Producer of Vanke Film & Television Co. Ltd. Ms. Zheng got her degree from the Central Academy of Drama in China and began to publish several National-award-winning drama scripts when she was still in school. After graduation, she has worked as playwright, director, and producer for many famous movies and TV series in China.(see list below).

Ms. Zheng will share us her experience, both failures and successes in film and TV industry in China, and will show us part of her most famous films/TV series during and after the seminar.

Also note: If you still remember “subtraction rule” of Mr. WANG Shi, Chairman of China Vanke Co. Ltd, you may come to find out why film and TV series business is still in Vanke, besides real estate.

Business Cycles in China
March 6, 2003, Thursday
by Professor Xu Changsheng
Dean of School of Economics
Huazhong University of Science & Technology
Wuhan, China
Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm, Thursday, March 6th.
Place: Littauer M-16
Map: http://map.harvard.edu/level3/3LawSchool4.shtml

Professor Xu will share with us his recent research findings on business cycles in China. The seminar will cover the following topics

1. General introduction of the 4 business cycles in China since open-up in 1978
2. Causes of 4 shock waves and deflation in China since 1993
3. Discussion & Prospects
(1) Physical economy: Will China really grow into a "World Factory"?
(2) Financial Economy: Hidden problems of bad debts

Professor Xu is currently a visiting scholar in Harvard Asian Center. He received his Ph.D. in Wuhan University and visited Gerhard-Mercator University of Duisburg in Germany in 1997.

His main research interests are Macroeconomics, Development Economics and Financial Economics. As an expert in the fields, he serves as adviser to Government of Wuhan City and Huangshi City.

From Graduate to CEO in China
February 16, 2003, Sunday
by Mr. DUAN Yongping
Chairman and CEO
BBK Electronics Corp. Ltd.
Time:  2:00pm-4:00pm, Sunday, February 16th.
Place: Hawes 201, Harvard Business School
(A brand new building right next to Baker Library and Aldrich.)
Map: http://www.hbs.edu/about/campus/visit.html
Language: Mandarin
 
About the speaker:
As a graduate in econometrics, Mr. Duan Yongping started his career as an entrepreneur in South China in 1989. Ten years later, he achieved great success in building up two of the most famous brands in China Subor (Xiao Ba Wang) and BBK (Bu Bu Gao) and became a young hero of business in China. He, now still in his thirties, is listed by Asia Week as one of the 20 Millennium leaders in Asian commercial and financial circles in recognition of his distinctive insights and innovative ability.
 
Mr. Duan was CEO of Subor Electronics Industry Corporation in China from1989-1995. Subor is the leading manufacturer of "learning computers" in China. He is the founder of BBK electronics which carved out 20% market share of DVD players' market in China in the last three years. BBK is also a leading brand in telephone and stereo market in China.
 
Mr. Duan graduated from the Radio-Engineering Department at Zhejiang University and Econometrics Department at People University in China .He just finished his MBA course at CEIBS (China Europe International Business School ) in Shanghai.
 
Mr. Duan is willing to share his legendary experience with us in the seminar.
 
Notes:
As always, we will have lunch with our speaker before the seminar starts. Guests are expected to pay for their own meals. For those of you who would like to have a closer interaction with Mr. Duan, please RSVP as soon as possible to huijin@fas.harvard.edu, since we only have limited seats. Please title: RSVP Mr. Duan's Seminar in the email.
 
If any of you would love to have simultaneous interpretation during the seminar, please let us know as soon as possible. Please email to huijin@fas.harvard.edu as well. We will arrange translations during the seminar.

China's Political System Reform - The Latest Development, Problems and Solutions
Featured Speaker Mr. Gao Xinjun
Visiting Scholar in Kennedy School of Government
Research Fellow at Central Editing and Translation Bureau
China Senior Editor of China Comparison of Economic Social System
Time: Saturday January 18th 2pm
MIT Room 5-233

Mr. Gao' speech will focus on the reform of China's political system, it's development history, currently status (pros and cons) and future opportunity. He will also answer questions raised by audience. Building 5 is located at http://whereis.mit.edu/bin/map?oldstate=0&off.x=0&off.y=0&pinset=atm.dat&pri.x=316&pri.y=119

Shanghai: An Emerging International Financial Center
By Mr. Hongjun LU
President, Shanghai Institute of International Finance
Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm, Tuesday, January 14th
Place:  Hawes 202
http://www.hbs.edu/about/campus/visit.html

Professor Lu has over 20 years experience in China’s government, academia and corporate advisory. He founded the Shanghai Institute of International Finance in 1994 to provide financial and management training to senior and middle managers in China. He is also the President of the Shanghai CFA® Training Center. Previously Professor Lu served as Director General, Shanghai Branch of the Development Research Center at China’s State Council.

Professor Lu also serves in a number of senior advisory and consulting roles for China’s central and local governments and top companies.  He is an Advisor for APEC’s Financial Development Project and China’s Ministry of Finance. He was an advisor for the Mayor of Shanghai. Working with the World Bank and IMF, he has co-chaired three International Conferences on Finance over the past years.

Professor Lu was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award on International Human Resources Development by United Nation in 1988. He also won several Scientific Progress Awards and Outstanding Papers Awards by China’s government. He has published six books and over 50 papers on human resources development and financial development in China.

Professor Lu got his BA from the China Journalism University. He attended the CEO Circle Program at the Wharton School in 1999.

Built In China
Mr. Yung-Ho Chang
Principal Architect, Atelier FCJZ
Head Professor of the Peking University Graduate Center of Architecture.
Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm, Saturday, December 14th.
Place: Littauer Room M-16

Born in 1965 in Beijing, Chang is the Principal Architect of Atelier FCJZ as well as the Head Professor of the Peking University Graduate Center of Architecture. After studying and teaching in the US for 15 years, he went back to his native Beijing to establish the private firm Atelier FCJZ ("Fei Chang Jian Zhu" or unusual architecture), and is now a leading architect in China. Chang has won a number of prizes, such as First Place in Shinkenchiku Residential Design Competition in 1987, the 2002 UNESCO Prize for the Promotion of the Arts, and published two monographs so far. Chang is currently teaching a course called "Beijing: Urbanism" at the Design School. His father was the designer
for the auditoria outside Tianmen Wall.

In the unprecedented rapid and radical modernization and urbanization process in China, the questions of the relation between international influence and Chinese tradition is a persistent one in architecture as well as the arts in general. Having experience in both the West and China, Yung Ho Chang critically observes and analyzes the current situation of urban explosion in China and proposes highly inventive solutions. Inspired by both the transformational capacity of traditional Chinese architecture and urban planning as well as contemporary developments in architecture, economics and technology, Yung Ho Chang and his firm have developed new concepts and approaches, such as "Micro-Urbanism," to negotiate the urban condition of high density and complexity.

Here is the description of one of the firm's recent projects:

Hebei Education, Shijiazhuang, 2003

The Publishing House only needs three stories of spaces itself. Yet the lively real estate market in China of the moment and the high land cost drive the company to build a twelve-story building and to develop rental office space, conference and exhibition facilities, hotel, restaurant, cafe, book store, even an art museum and an indoor basket ball court. The hybrid use inspires and informs the architectural design: The singular structure is thus dissolved into three relatively independent micro-buildings. The publishing house is located on the top with a rental office building and a commercial building bellow. The spaces between the micro-buildings thus open to the public and form specifically a vertical urban garden while serving as fire escape. This very urban quality of the in between spaces pushes the edifice towards a micro-city.

Southwest China Bio-Tech Pilot Base, Chongqing, 2001 A singular edifice with several independent yet connected parts is conceived to meet a mixed program of facilities for research and production, offices, dormitories, etc. Two parallel concrete block facades unify the various quarters, meanwhile their differences are pronounced through the changing openings and splits. Internally, each functional zone possesses a distinctive spatial organization.

Review of China's Real Estate Industry
Mr. WANG Shi
Chairman, China Vanke Co., Ltd
Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm, Saturday, November 16th.
Place: Aldrich 109, Harvard Business School ( For those of you
who need more detailed directions, please check out
http://www.hbs.edu/about/campus/visit.html ).

About the speaker:

He was a worker, he was a soldier, he was as ordinary as us. Now, he is a successful entrepreneur. He is the biggest player in real estate industry and he has made Vanke the most honorable brand in Chinese real estate industry. He's also one of the richest people in China.

What's more, he loves hiking, he flies in the sky, he enjoys his life. Coming down in a balloon, that's he in the ad of Motorola's A6288, its first ever GPRS cell phone, a symbol of success of balanced life and career.

That's what he is. An entrepreneur with persistence and patience, a pioneer to foresee and challenge future, a charming speaker with stories to tell.

Harvard China Review (HCR) is honored to have Wang Shi, chair of board, China Vanke Co., Ltd as our speaker for the next upcoming seminar series.

Please join us for a wonderful afternoon with Wang Shi, who will share with you the insights into China's real estate industry, as well as his passion for life.

Mergers & Acquisitions Market in China
 Mr. CHEN Jian
Chief Executive Officer
Holy High International Capital
Time: 7:35-9:00pm, Wednesday, November 6, 2002
Location: Littauer M-16, Harvard University
Map: http://map.harvard.edu/level3/3LawSchool4.shtml

Currently there is a wave of mergence and acquisition in Chinese capital market. As CEO of a mainland based company specializing in M&A affairs, Mr. Chen Jian will share his expertise in general description of the emerging business in China and the many cases his company. Mr. Chen will come with a delegation made of Chinese CEOs including:

  • Mr. Liu, Huiwen Tianjin Teda Investment Holding co.,Ltd President
  • Mr. Wan, Jun Hunan Valin Steel Tube & Wire Co.,Ltd Vice General Manager
  • Mr. Chen, Jian Holy High International Capital CEO
  • Ms. Liu, Xiaodan Holy High International Capital Managing Director
  • Mr. Wu, Guoyuan Holy High International Capital Manager
  • Ms. Tan, Zhaohui Guangzhou Hengda Industrial(Holding) Ltd. Vice General Manager
  • Mr. Hou, Qi Beijing Beida Jade Bird Group Vice President

This seminar will also be a good opportunity to meet with Chinese
entrepreneurs.

Discussion on the Current Economic Issues in China
Mr. CAI Zhongzhi
Director, China International Trust and Investment Corporation(CITIC)
Time: 8:30-9:45pm, Tuesday. October 29, 2002
Place: Littauer M-16
Map: http://map.harvard.edu/level3/3LawSchool4.shtml

Mr. Cai received his Ph.D. in economics from the Graduate School of the People's Bank of China(PBOC), and he was promoted to Vice President of Hainan Branch of PBOC in 1992 and then served as the director of Office of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan affairs in PBOC in 1994. Mr. Cai joined CITIC as Executive Vice President of CITIC Industrial Bank and introduced innovative banking products to China. During his term as President and CEO of CITIC Ka Wah Bank Ltd., a Hong Kong based public-listed bank, he saved the bank from the brink of collapse after Asian financial crisis and transformed it into the 4th largest listed bank in Hong Kong. He is currently in AMP program in Harvard Business School.

With comprehensive working experience in Chinese financial system, Mr. Cai will share his view on the track of Chinese economic development as well as his expertise in academia, government and banking industries. He welcomes questions and discussion with him during the semi-formal seminar.

MPA and Public Policy in China: Education, Research and Advising
Professor XUE Lan
Executive Associate Dean
School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University

Time: 9:15pm - 10:45pm, Wednesday, September 18, 2002
Location: Littauer M-16, Harvard University
Map: http://map.harvard.edu/level3/3LawSchool4.shtml

Professor XUE Lan is Executive Associate Dean of the School of Public Policy and Management, and Executive-Vice President of the Development Research Academy for the 21st Century, Tsinghua University. He received his Ph.D. in Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University in 1991 and taught at the George Washington University before returning back to China in 1996. His teaching and
research interests include public policy analysis, S&T policy, and innovation management. He has consulted for the World Bank, US National Institute for Standards and Technology, SRI International, and many Chinese Government agencies.

Reform in China's Election
Professor Cai Dingjian
Deputy Director, General Secretariate of the National People's Congress and Executive Director, Center on People's Congresses and Parliaments at Beijing University Law School

When: Tuesday, July 2, 2002, 8 pm.
Location: Charles Wang's residence, 39 Ellery Street, Apt. 4, Cambridge, MA 02138

Before the salon, we will have dinner with the speaker at 6:30PM on Tuesday. The place is Yanjing Restaurant, right at Harvard Square. The cost of dinner is around $10-15 per person (except for the speaker).

How to deal with the 70% of Chinese population - Changes of rural organization and farmers' life in China since 1949
Professor ZHAO Shukai
Senior Research Fellow and Director, the Department of Rural Organization of the Studies,Development Research Center of the State Council, People's Republic of China

Time: 3:00 - 5:00pm, Sunday, June 30, 2002
Location: Room 110, Science Center, Harvard University
Direction:(http://www.map.harvard.edu/level3/3LawSchool4.shtml)

Professor Zhao Shukai is currently a visiting fellow in Asian center, Harvard University. He has conducted comprehensive research on the issues of rural grass-roots organization, the relationship between peasants and the local government, agricultural operational system etc. with following experiences:

1982-1987, Assistant Research Fellow, Research Center for Rural Development, the State Council (the Office for Rural Policy Studies, CCCPC )

1990-1995, Deputy Director, Department of Rural Organizational Studies. DRC (1993-1995,Editor of Wanli Collections CCCPC, Part time work)

1995-now, Director, Department of Rural Organizational Studies, DRC

Professor Zhao received his Bachelor's degree in Literature from Shandong University and Master's degree in Sociology in 1990 from the Central Party University of CCCPC.

The Seminar Series is co-sponsored by the Harvard China Review (http://www.harvardchina.org) and the Overseas Young Chinese Forum (http://www.oycf.org).

The Country Calls On You: Prospect of Returning Oversea Students
Yu, Ming-Hong, CEO of the New Oriental School

Entrepreneurship Back Home: Stories of Returning Oversea Entrepreneurs
Qian, Yong-Qiang, Vice President of the New Oriental School

Time: June 2nd, 2002, Sunday, 4:30pm-6:15pm
Location: Sperry Room, Andover Hall, Harvard Divinity School
Directions: http://www.hds.harvard.edu/dpa/directmap.html

Sponsor: "Welcome Returning Oversea Entrepreneurs" Chinese Delegation
Harvard China Review
Overseas Young Chinese Forum

Yu, Ming-Hong, CEO of the New Oriental School is a well-known expert of English education. The New Oriental school that he founded has occupied 80% of the education market of going abroad training in Beijing and 50% of the whole country. 70% of the oversea students came out of its training program. In May, 2000, He was invited by Chinese students association of Harvard and Yale to speak on the topic of "The Current Development of China and Chances of Oversea Students,"which was greatly applauded.
http://www.neworiental.org/orientalhome/qxcc/ymh/mhjl_0006.php

Qian, Yong-Qiang, Vice President of New Oriental School is an MBA from Yale. He's in charge of Internet education and GRE training. Thousands of students went abroad through his training program.

Members of the delegations:
Yu, Ming-Hong, CEO of New Oriental School
Wang, Qiang, Vice CEO of New Oriental School
Qian, Yong-Qiang, Vice President of New Oriental School
Zhao, Yong, Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Youth League
Wang, Ti-Xian. Director of the Department of Youth Affairs, Central Committee of Chinese Communist Youth League
Yu, Li-Qun, Chief Secretary of Western Returned
Students Association
He, Ping, Vice president of Peking University
Pan, Guo-Hua, President of the College of International Relations, Peking University
Wu, Hong, Student of the College of International Relations, Peking University
Wang, Jun-Jie, Secretary General of China National Cereals, Oils&Foodstuffs imp.&exp.Corp.
Jin, Ji-Qi, Vice Secretary of the General Technology Group
Song, Yu-Fang, Vice CEO of China Minmetals Group
Jiang, Dan, Vice Secretary of the Chinese Red Cross
Jiang, He, President of the Zhong-Shan Painting and Calligraphy Academy

Many People, Few Names: Causes and Consequences
Dr. Endymion Wilkinson, Senior Fellow, Asia Center, Harvard University
8:30 -10:30pm, Thursday, May 2, 2002
Room M-16, Littauer Building, Harvard
University (http://www.map.harvard.edu/level3/3LawSchool4.shtml)

We will conclude this year's seminar series with an interesting discussion with Dr. Endymion Wilkinson on the Chinese culture. Dr. Endymion Wilkinson was the EU Ambassador to China (1994 to 2001), heavily engaged in the EU-China WTO negotiations and at the same time overseeing the expansion of the EU grant aid program to China to $250 billion.

Aside from his distinguished career in public services, Dr. Wilkinson is also a renowned scholar on East Asia. His publications include: Chinese History: A Manual, Japan versus the West, Studies in Chinese Price History, The History of Imperial China: a Research Guide, and Landlord and Labour in Late Imperial China.

Dr. Wilkinson received his Bachelor's degree from King's College, Cambridge University and his Ph.D. degree from Princeton University.

Before the seminar, there will be a casual dinner with Professor Wilkinson at the Pho Pasteur restaurant in Harvard Square. The dinner starts at 7pm. The costs of the dinner will be shared by dinner participants (except for the speaker). If you are interested in attending the dinner, please RSVP to Jin Hui at huijin@fas.harvard.edu by 8pm on Wednesday, April 30, 2002.

The Seminar Series is co-sponsored by the Harvard China Review
(http://www.harvardchina.org) and the Overseas Young Chinese Forum
(http://www.oycf.org).

Financial Reforms and Corporate Governance in China
Professor Anthony Neoh (LIANG Dingbang), QC, SC, JP, China Securities
Regulatory Commission, Chief Advisor
8-10pm, Thursday, April 4, 2002
Room M-16, Littauer Building, Harvard University (http://www.map.harvard.edu/level3/3LawSchool4.shtml)

Professor Neoh is Chief Advisor to the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”). He was Chairman of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) from 1995 to 1998. From 1996 to 1998, he chaired the Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”), a Committee which develops uniform regulatory standards for the most developed markets of the world. On 1 July 1997, he was appointed by the Standing Committee of the National People Congress as a Member of the Basic Law Committee. In September 1998, he was invited by Premier Zhu Rongji to be Chief Advisor of the CSRC.

Professor Neoh served as a member of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Council and its Listing Committee, and chaired its Disciplinary Committee and Debt Securities Group. As a Member of the Exchange HK/China Listing Group, he was instrumental in developing the legal framework which facilitated the listing of PRC enterprises on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.

Professor Neoh was appointed Queen’s Counsel (now retired, Senior Counsel) in April 1990. He is a law graduate of London University and has been a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Law School. In addition to being Visiting Professor at Peking University, Professor Neoh holds various adjunct academic appointments in universities in China, including Hong Kong.

Before the seminar, there will be a casual dinner with Professor Neoh at the Penang restaurant (57 JFK Street, 617-234-3988) in Harvard Square. The dinner starts at 6:30pm. The costs of the dinner will be shared by dinner participants (except for the speaker). If you are interested in attending the dinner, please RSVP to Catherine Ying at xying@law.harvard.edu by 10pm on
Wednesday, April 3, 2002.

The Seminar Series is co-sponsored by the Harvard China Review
(http://www.harvardchina.org) and the Overseas Young Chinese Forum
(http://www.oycf.org).

A Real Picture of China's Software Industry: Current Status, the Trend and the Insides
Mr. Robert Xu, Chairman and CEO of Kingdee
7:00-8:30pm, Friday, March 22, 2002
Lecture Hall E, Science Center (Basement), Harvard University, (http://www.map.harvard.edu/level3/3LawSchool4.shtml)

A young entrepreneur, Mr. Robert XU is Chairman and CEO of Kingdee, a HK-listed public company and the No.1 Chinese ERP and e-commerce software vendor. Starting in 1991 with only 2 people and 1 computer in Shenzhen, Kingdee grew from the leading accounting software vendor in China to a public company with over a thousand employees and the largest market share among Chinese vendors. Kingdee's story represents the legend of China's software industry.

Mr. XU will share with us his experiences in leading Kingdee all the way through from start up, angel investment, VC financing, IPO and Acquisition to Strategic Investment. He will also discuss with us his insights of the general picture of the current status and the trend of China's software industry.

The Seminar Series is co-sponsored by the Harvard China Review (http://www.harvardchina.org) and the Overseas Young Chinese Forum (http://www.oycf.org).

The Question of Lu Xun's Right to Likeness -- Intellectual Property and China
Dr. Peter Feng, Visiting Professor, Harvard Law School
2-4pm, Sunday, March 10, 2002, Room M-16, Littauer Building, Harvard University (http://www.map.harvard.edu/level3/3LawSchool4.shtml)

We are pleased to announce our first seminar this semester featuring Professor. Peter Feng from Harvard Law School. Professor Feng's talk will focus on Intellectual Property and China.

Professor Feng has written extensively on law, literature and religion, including Intellectual Property in China (Sweet & Maxwell Asia, 1997), Wooden-legged Justice (Zhongshan Univ Press, 1999), the Chinese translation of Beowulf (Beijing Sanlian, 1992) and the Torah (forthcoming). He is currently Chairman of the Kollen House Consulting Group (KHCG) in Newburyport, Massachusetts and Professor of Law, Oriental School of Law and Business, East China Normal University, Shanghai. In 2002 he is Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School, teaching a seminar “Securities Markets and Business Regulation in the People's Republic of China”.

Professor Feng holds degrees from Harvard (Ph.D), Yale (J.D) and Beijing University (M.A).

Before the seminar, there will be a casual brunch with Professor. Feng at Border Cafe in Harvard Square. The brunch starts at 12:30pm. The costs of the brunch will be shared by brunch participants (except for the speaker). If you are interested in attending the brunch, please RSVP to Catherine Ying at xying@law.harvard.edu by 10pm on Friday, March 8, 2002.

The Seminar Series is co-sponsored by the Harvard China Review (http://www.harvardchina.org) and the Overseas Young Chinese Forum (http://www.oycf.org).

Hukou System and Discrimination against Rural Population in China
Ms. Wenzhuo HOU, Visiting Fellow, Harvard Law School
8-10pm, Tuesday, November 20, 2001
Room M-15, Littauer Building, Harvard University (http://www.map.harvard.edu/level3/3LawSchool4.shtml)

We are pleased to announce our third seminar this year featuring Ms.
Wenzhuo HOU from Harvard Law School. Ms. HOU will talk about how the Hukou
system has contributed to various discrimination against rural residents
and rural migrants in China. Ms. HOU will analyze the system's legal
significance in the Chinese society and its meaning from a human rights
perspective. Comparisons with other countries like South Africa and some
East Asian countries will also be discussed.

Ms. HOU is Visiting Fellow at Harvard Law School and has previously worked
at UNIFEM (UN Foundation for
Women) and UNICEF (UN Children's Foundation) branches in Beijing. Her
research focuses on the rural migrant workers in China. Before coming to
Harvard, Ms. HOU established "Internal Migrant Workers Legal Aid and
Research Center", an NGO in Beijing, and conducted various research
projects on China's rural migrant workers and migrant-child labor.

Ms. HOU holds Master's degrees from University of Oxford, Refugee Program,
and from Peking University, Psychology Department.

Before the seminar, there will be a casual dinner with Ms. HOU at the
Yenching restaurant in Harvard Square. The dinner starts at 6:30pm. The
costs of the dinner will be shared by dinner participants (except for the
speaker). If you are interested in attending the dinner, please RSVP to
Catherine Ying at xying@law.harvard.edu by 8pm on Sunday, November 18,
2001.

The Seminar Series is co-sponsored by the Harvard China Review
(http://www.harvardchina.org) and the Overseas Young Chinese Forum
(http://www.oycf.org).

911 Terrorist Attack and Its Impact on International Relations
Professor Ezra F. Vogel, Research Professor, Harvard University
8-10pm, Thursday, November 1, 2001
Room M-16, Littauer Building, Harvard University (http://www.map.harvard.edu/level3/3LawSchool4.shtml)

We are honored to have Professor Vogel to discuss with us the 911 terrorist attack and its impact on international relations. Professor Vogel is former Director of the Fairbank Center for East Asian Research and the first Director of the Harvard University Asia Center. He also directed the American Assembly on China and served as the National Intelligence Officer for East Asia at the National Intelligence Council in Washington.

Professor Vogel has published many books on Asia and US-Asia relations, and is well known for his long and distinguished career in promoting mutual understanding between the United States and Asian countries including China and Japan.

Before the seminar, there will be a casual dinner with Professor Vogel at the Yenching restaurant in Harvard Square. The dinner starts at 6:30pm. The costs of the dinner will be shared by dinner participants (except for the speaker).

If you are interested in attending the dinner, please RSVP to Catherine Ying at xying@law.harvard.edu by 8pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2001.

The Seminar Series is co-sponsored by the Harvard China Review (http://www.harvardchina.org) and the Overseas Young Chinese Forum (http://www.oycf.org).

Reform and Development of the State-Owned Banks in China
Dr. Yi Wang, Deputy Governor, China Development Bank
8-10pm, Monday, October 15, 2001, Room M-16, Littauer Building, Harvard University

We are honored to have Dr. Yi Wang to launch our 2001 Seminar Series. Dr. Yi Wang is Deputy Governor of China Development Bank (CDB), where he is responsible for the divisions of International Business, Investment Banking, Information Technology, Credit Banking and e-Banking. Dr. Wang is also a member of the Board of Directors of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (NYSE: SNP). Prior to joining CDB, Dr. Wang served as Vice Chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission.

Dr. Wang played an important role in securities legislation in China. As an expert on financial systems, Dr. Wang also authored, co-authored or co-edited a number of books and published over a dozen articles on China's capital market, state-owned enterprises reform and general economic development.

Dr. Wang holds his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in History from Beijing University, and his Ph.D. in Economics from China Southwest Finance University.

The seminar will be conducted in Chinese.

Before the seminar, there will be a casual dinner with Dr. Wang at the Yenching restaurant in Harvard Square. The dinner starts at 6:30pm. The costs of the dinner will be shared by dinner participants (except for the speaker). If you are interested in attending the dinner, please RSVP to Catherine Ying at xying@law.harvard.edu by 8pm on Sunday, October 14, 2001.

The Seminar Series is co-sponsored by the Harvard China Review (http://www.harvardchina.org) and the Overseas Young Chinese Forum (http://www.oycf.org).

Chinese Stock Market and US Financial Industry
8:00pm, Thursday, September 13, 2001

Dr. Fang Xinghai, Assistant President of Shanghai Stock Exchange will join us on Thursday (9/13) evening, 8:00pm to have a gathering and discussion on the Chinese stock market and the US financial industry. Place is at Charles Wang's home.

First OYCF Salon Meeting in Boston
8:00pm, Friday, July 20, 2001

As you all know, OYCF aims to promote exchange of ideas on current issues related to China and the world. Through our annual retreat, our on-line magazine, the Perspectives, and other activities and programs, we hope to strengthen our bond, to broadened our horizon and to lift our spirit from everyday work and errand. To this end, OYCF has started monthly salon in the New York area. This Friday, you will have the chance to attend the debut of our Boston salon! We'd like to make the salon both an intellectual inquisition of serious topics and informal exchange of personal experiences and observations. And we welcome all feedback and suggestions. Each member is welcome to bring friends over to check out our salon! For the first meeting in the series, we would like to host an informal discussion on the current state of Taiwan economic development: the structure and cycle of Taiwan economy, the current challenges, and future directions. We will touch upon the Taiwan political development and Taiwan-Mainland relationships in the context of economic developments. We are honored to have a special guest Steve Lin from Taiwan to lead our discussion. Steve currently works for Franklin Portfolio Associates in Boston and is very knowledgeable about economics and Taiwan politics. Members and guests with all levels of knowledge on the topic is welcome!

The salon will be this Friday July 20 at Charles Wang's apartment. We will start at 8:00 pm. Please join us and share your thoughts and questions!

Charles H. Wang
39 Ellery Street, Apt. 4
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 349-3469 (H)
(617) 821-8867 (C)