mast Dubai Forum Bogota Forum Beijing Forum The Wharton School

Forum Schedule

June 11-13, 2009 (Thursday to Saturday)

Updated: June 11, 2009
Forum Dress Code: Business Casual
Gala Banquet Dress Code: Business Suit
Time
Event
Location

June 11, 2009 (Thursday)

5:00 to 9:00 PM
Registration Desk Opens
6:30 to 8:30 PM
Welcome Reception for Early Arrival at the JW Marriott
Ballroom
Studio Foyer
     

June 12, 2009 (Friday)

9:00 to 10:30 AM
Opening Plenary and Keynote Address
JW Marriott
Studio 1 & 2
 
Welcome from the Co-Chairmen
 
 
Phillip Y. Wu, CFA WG'95
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Applied Strategy Limited
 
 
Robert Zou, WG'94
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Arrail Dental Group
 
 
Welcome from the Dean
Thomas S. Robertson
Dean and Reliance Professor of Management and Private Enterprise,
The Wharton School
 
 
Keynote Speech#1
Zhang Ruimin
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Haier Group
 
 
Keynote Speech#2
Wang Chao
Assistant Minister, Ministry of Commerce, People’s Republic of China
 
10:30 to 11:00 AM
Coffee Break
JW Marriott
Studio Foyer
11:00 AM to 12.30 PM
Concurrent Panel Discussions
 
JW Marriott
Studio 4, 5 & 6
Moderator:
Professor Linda H. Zhao
Associate Professor of Statistics
The Wharton School
Panelist:
Chen Feng
Chairman, Hainan Airlines
Thomas J. Colligan
Vice Dean and Director, Aresty Institute of Executive Education
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Fu Yuning
Director and President, China Merchants Group
Hong Kong
Charles Tseng, WG'79
President, Korn/Ferry International
Zhang Weiying
Dean, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University
 
Panel #2:
Boom and Bust in the Chinese Real Estate Industry
sponsored by China Real Estate Developers and Investors Association (CREDIA)
Ritz Carlton
Ballroom 1, 2 & 3
Moderator:
Professor Grace Wong Bucchianeri
Assistant Professor of Real Estate
The Wharton School
Panelist:
Ronnie C. Chan
Chairman, Hang Lung Group Limited
Feng Lun
Chairman Beijing Vantone Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Li Sze Lim
Chairman, R&F Properties
Po Sum Wu
Chairman, Central China Real Estate Ltd
Xin Zhou
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, E-House (China) Holdings Limited
1:00 to 3:00 PM
Lunch
Ritz Carlton
Ballroom 1, 2 & 3
Raffle Announcement
Keynote Speech
He Yafei
Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
People's Republic of China
3:00 to 3:30 PM
Coffee Break
JW Marriott
Ballroom Studio Foyer
3:30 to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Panel Discussions
 
 
Panel #3:
The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on China
sponsored by China Minsheng Banking Corporation
Ritz Carlton
Ballroom 1, 2 & 3
Moderator:
Professor Franklin Allen
Nippon Life Professor of Finance; Professor of Economics
The Wharton School
Panelist:
Frank F.X. Gong, Gr’95
Managing Director, Head of China research, Chief China Economist
JPMorgan Chase & Co
David Li, WG’92
Chairman and Country Head, UBS China
Ravi Sinha, WG’90
Managing Director and Co-Head, Investment Banking Asia Ex-Japan, Goldman Sachs, Hong Kong
Wang Yi Min
Chairman, Orient Securities Company Limited, Shanghai
Zhou Yanli
Vice Chairman, China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC)
JW Marriott
Studio 4, 5 & 6
Moderator:
Professor Raffi Amit
Robert B. Goergen Professor of Entrepreneurship; Professor of Management
The Wharton School
 
 
Panelist:
Vincent Mo
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
SouFun Holdings Ltd
 
 
Jane Yan
Chief Executive Officer
Beijing Venus Information Technology, Inc.
 
 
Zhang Tao, WG'02
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Dianping.com
 
 
Robert Zou, WG'94
Founder and CEO, Arrail Dental Group
 
6:30 to 7:00 PM
Welcome Cocktails
JW Marriott
Studio Foyer
7:00 to 10:00 PM
Welcome Dinner
JW Marriott
Studio 1, 2 & 3
Keynote Speaker
Hong Qi
Managing Director and President
China Minsheng Banking Corporation
     

June 13, 2009 (Saturday)

9:00 to 10:30 AM
Plenary Session and Keynote Speakers
JW Marriott
Studio 1 & 2
 
Keynote Speech #1
Liu Chuanzhi
President and Chief Executive Officer, Legend Holdings Ltd
Chairman, Lenovo Group
 
 
Keynote Speech #2
Chen Gang
Secretary of CPC Chaoyang District Committee of Beijing Municipality
10:30 to 11:00 AM
Coffee Break
JW Marriott
Studio Foyer
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Concurrent Panel Discussions
 
 
JW Marriott
Studio 4, 5 & 6
 
Moderator:
Xiaoming Zhang
Senior Specialist on Contemporary Art
China Guardian International Auction Co.
Beijing
 
Panelists:
Johnson Chang
Founding Director, Hanart T Z Gallery
Co-Founder, Asia Art Archive
Hong Kong
 
Gao Minglu, PhD
Professor, University of Pittsburgh; Professor for Distinguished Service, Chair of the Department of Art History, Sichuan Fine Art Institute, China   
 
Guo Xiaoyan
Chief Curator, Ullens Center For Contemporary Art
Beijing
 
Xu Bing
Vice President, Central Academy of Fine Art, Beijing (CAFA)
Beijing
 
Guan Yi
Founder, Guan Yi Contemporary Art Museum
Beijing
 
 
Ritz Carlton
Ballroom 1,2 & 3
Moderator:
Professor Z. John Zhang
Murrel J. Ades Professor; Professor of Marketing
The Wharton School
 
 
Panelist:
Chang Sun, G’89, WG’89
Managing Director, Warburg Pincus Asia LLC
Hong Kong
 
 
Hugo Shong
Founding General Partner, IDG Technology Venture Investment (IDGVC)
 
 
Joe Tian, WG’98
Founding Managing Partner
DT Capital Partners
 
 
Andrew Yan
Managing Partner, SAIF Partners III and SB Asia Investment Fund II
 
1:00 to 3:00 PM
Lunch
JW Marriott
Studio 1,2 & 3
Keynote Speech
Chang Zhenming
Vice Chairman and President, CITIC Group
3:00 to 3:30 PM
Coffee Break
JW Marriott
Studio Foyer
3:30 to 5:00 PM
Master Classes Taught By Wharton Faculty
Master Class #1
The Global Financial Crisis

by Franklin Allen
Nippon Life Professor of Finance; Professor of Economics
JW Marriott
Studio 5
Master Class #2
Doing “Deals”

by Daniel M.G. Raff
Associate Professor of Management
JW Marriott
Studio 6
Master Class #3
Valuation and Governance of Family and Closely Held Businesses
by Raffi Amit
Robert B. Goergen Professor of Entrepreneurship; Professor of Management
JW Marriott
Studio 4
Master Class #4
Combative Advertising: Are You Actually Getting Your Returns?
by Z. John Zhang
Murrel J. Ades Professor; Professor of Marketing
Ritz Carlton
Oolong Tea Room
 
Master Class #5
The Changing Landscape of Real Estate Development in the U.S
by Grace Wong Bucchianeri
Assistant Professor of Real Estate
JW Marriott
Photography Room
 
Master Class #6
International Corporate Social Responsibility
by Diana C. Robertson
Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics
JW Marriott
Pastel Room
 
Master Class #7
Hard Choices for China—and All of Us
by Marshall W. Meyer
Richard A. Sapp Professor; Professor of Management and Sociology
Ritz Carlton
Ballroom 1
6:30 to 7:30 PM
Gala Cocktails
JW Marriott
Studio Foyer
7:30 to 11:00 PM
Gala Farewell Banquet
JW Marriott
Studio 1,2 & 3
Raffle Drawing and Awarding of Prizes
Keynote Speech
Silas K.F. Chou
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Novel Enterprises Limited, Hong Kong
Announcement of the date and location of the next Forum
Entertainment