May 16,
Monday 8.00-9.00 REGISTRATION
CONCURRENT ROUNDTABLES
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China Sports Roundtable: Rapid Development and Emerging Opportunities A powerful
sports boom is under way in China, with significant implications for companies
looking to build their brands with the country's enormous consumer population.
The 2008 Beijing Olympics are a major catalyst for change, and rapid development
is also occurring in virtually every other sports sector.
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Meet the New China: Cultural Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities Since 1978,
China has moved more than 250 million people out of poverty-an accomplishment
unprecedented in human history. To maintain the forward momentum, 15 million new
jobs need to be created every year. During the next decade, more than 400
million people will need to move from the countryside to cities.
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GALA DINNER and KEYNOTE ADDRESS Keynote Address: His Excellency Hu Jintao, President, People's Republic of China
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