Wednesday, 19 Nov 2008
9:30

Opening Remarks from Organizers

Speakers:
Wang Jinzhen, Vice Chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
Wang Haiyang, Director General, China International Talent Exchange Foundation
Laurie Denham, Executive Director, American Society of Transportation and Logistics
9:45-9:50
 Remarks from Jiangsu Government   

Speaker：
Mr. Shi Heping, Vice Governor of Jiangsu Province
9:50-10:00

Remarks from China Ministry of Commerce

Speaker：
Senior Representative of Chinese Ministry of Commerce (TBA)
10:00-10:10

Remarks from US Department of Commerce

Speakers：
David Gossack,Principal Commercial Officer, US DOC
10:10-10:50

Presentation — US economic situation and effect on the logistics industry

Speaker：
Eddie Huang, Associate Principal, McKinsey & Company, Inc.

10:50-11:10
 Presentation — Olympics Cold Chain Logistics

Speaker：
William O'Brien, President, Greater Asia of HAVI Logistics
11:10-12:10

Panel Discussion — Intra-China Logistics

The global economic crisis and China’s domestic growth will cause Chinese as well as foreign logistics companies, major retailers, multi-national corporations to shift their focus from exporting to distribution in China.

Experts will discuss the opportunities and challenges of China logistics, Supply Chain issues, best practices for setting up a national network and suggest solutions to drive down the cost of intra-China logistics.

Speakers:
Mark Millar, Vice President of Supply Chain Asia
Charlie Jing, President and CEO of CEVA China
Desmond Gay, CEO of DTW


Moderator: Godfrey Firth, Chief Representative, The US-China Business Council