2009 Beijing Investment Promotion at Boston
“Beijing Invites High-Tech Talents, Projects and Investments”

MIT Faculty Club, 50 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139
Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009 (10:00 AM to 4:00 PM)

During its visit to US in the September 2009, the Beijing government delegation will stage a number of activities for inviting sci-tech and industrial professionals and suitable projects for realizing the city’s vision of a leap-forward industrial development. Through these activities, the delegation will also release information concerning the economy, prioritized industries, resources and demand for talents of Beijing. The delegation will be led by the Deputy Director-General, Mr. Zhou Weimin.

Agenda
10:00am-12:00pm: Beijing’s demand for oversea talents
Participants: Sci-tech and industrial professionals, senior technicians, skilled workers and intermediary agencies
Details:
a. Briefings on the immediate demand for professionals by Beijing for its major projects, which cover areas of IT, biotech, digital display, energy saving, environment protection, new materials, new energy, equipment manufacturing, etc.;
b. Briefings on the policies of encouraging overseas Chinese talents to start up businesses in Beijing; and
c. Discussion.

12:00pm-13:30pm: Buffet lunch & Social Networking(pre-registration required)

14:00pm-16:00pm: Roundtable meeting on suitable projects(by invitation only)
Participants: Start-up investors, venture capitalists, PE partners and intermediary agencies
Details:
a. Briefings on the intended models of cooperation between Beijing Municipal Government and American venture capital, start-up fund and private equity to bring suitable projects to Beijing and boost the growth of prioritized industries;
b. Assisted by US partners, seek for the suitable projects which were invested by PE, VC, start-up fund and are currently facing capital shortage and bankruptcy, and find potential opportunities in favor of Beijing by M&A.

Sponsors
• Beijing Municipal Commission of Science and Technology • Beijing Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology • Beijing Investment Promotion Bureau • Beijing Overseas Students Center • Zhongguancun Science Park • Beijing Economic and Technological Development Area

Organizer
Beijing Investment Promotion Bureau


Admission: free (pre-registration required)

If you want to register for the morning session(lunch included), please send an email to Drs. Junjun Wu: junjun_wu_1@yahoo.com, Yihan Wang: yihanw@yahoo.com or Jinbo Lee: jk.lee@sage-partner.com. Seats are limited so please register at your earliest convenience.

For more information, please go to CABA website: www.cabaweb.org.

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