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LES Pittsburgh Chapter Event – Special Events: China

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LES Pittsburgh Chapter Event – Special Events: China

Western Perspective to Deal Making in China – Stories and Lessons & Chinese Business Culture and Getting Deals Done

Date/Time:

March 24, 2020
12:00-2:00 p.m.

Location:

Eddie Merlot’s Restaurant
Four Gateway Center
444 Liberty Ave #100
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Program:

The event is open to all. The event will feature a lunch followed by two panel discussions.
1.5 credits of Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education are available.

Connect with Pittsburgh corporate, academic, legal, technical and business professionals for a Special Focus Event on China hosted by the Pittsburgh chapter of LES (the Licensing Executives Society) from noon to 2 pm on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at Eddie Merlot’s Restaurant downtown.

The Pittsburgh LES chapter provides a forum for networking and exchange of information on all aspects of business dealmaking, such as licensing, intellectual property, valuation, diligence and negotiation to benefit the Pittsburgh business community.

This Special Event starts at noon with networking and lunch, followed at 12:30 pm by two panel discussions led by John Carney, Managing Director of China IPExchange, formerly Director of Licensing for Aptiv PLC/Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC.

The first 45 minute panel discussion will focus on “Western Perspective to Deal Making in China – Stories and Lessons”.

The second 45 minute panel discussion will focus on: “Chinese Business Culture and Getting Deals Done”.

Moderator:

John Carney, Managing Director of China IPExchange, formerly Director of Licensing for Aptiv PLC/Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC.

Featured panelists include:

David Schramm, Esq., Head of Patents and Licensing for Bayer Medical Care
Andrew Siminerio, Esq., Senior Counsel for Vitro Flat Glass LLC and PPG Industries, Inc.
Sunny Yang, Esq., PorterWright
Susan Chang, Ph.D. Technical Manager at TASI, Inc.
Tao He, Chinese Culture Diversity and Inclusion Speaker for the MidWest US Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

Registration:

LES Member (no CLE): $30
LES Member (with PA CLE): $45
Non-member (no CLE): $50
Non-member (PA CLE): $65

LES/LESI is a leading worldwide non-profit organization of 10,000+ business, intellectual property, and technology professionals providing networking and educational opportunities. The Pittsburgh chapter’s web page can be found at: https://www.lesusacanada.org/group/PITT

We will hold quarterly events on topics of interest to the Pittsburgh business community.

Please forward this email to anyone who might be interested in attending our events or joining LES.

If you have any questions, please contact us:

Dean Alderucci, Director of Research, Center for AI and Patent Analysis, Carnegie Mellon University and LES Member, alderucci@cmu.edu

Aditya Gottumukkala, Intellectual Asset Manager/Strategist, PPG Industries, Inc. and LES Member aditya@ppg.com

Ann Cannoni, Esq., Partner, The Webb Law Firm and LES Board Member acannoni@webblaw.com

The Economic Impacts of the US- China Phase One Trade Deal

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A panel discussion and luncheon hosted by:
Midwest USA Chinese Chamber of Commerce / Cincinnati Economics Organization

When: Wednesday, March 11th, 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM

Where:Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Learning Center, 3 East 4th Street, Cincinnati, OH

Cost: $20 per person, includes buffet lunch from Blue Gibbon Chinese Restaurant

Registration: https://phaseonetradedeal.eventbrite.com

Introductory Speaker:Tyler Shields, U.S. Department of Commerce

Tyler Shields is the Director of the China and Mongolia office in the International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. In this capacity, he helps

Panelists:

Kevin Kahn. Kevin is a local entrepreneur and business owner and in the international business world for over 25 years. His company, K2 Industrial Controls International supports manufacturing jobs in the USA by exporting Made in USA industrial valves, pumps and fitting products, primarily into China.

Marvin H. Cunningham III. Since 2004, Mr. Cunningham has served as a member of the Long-Stanton Manufacturing Executive Team. Through various positions at Long-Stanton Asia, Mr. Cunningham has developed extensive knowledge and experience in all facets of Chinese business management and operation within the manufacturing industry.

Steve Albert. Steve Albert is East West Path’s Managing Director. In 2016, he found the company to provide Chinese clients an alternative to the EB-5 investor visa. He was recently appointed to the Board of Directors for the Greater Cincinnati Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

Chanhee Han. Chanhee is an international trade attorney at Frost Brown Todd LLC. As a core member of the firm’s International Services Group, Chanhee has extensive experience helping companies with mitigating the impact of recently imposed tariff increases through tariff classification, tariff engineering, first sale, and other methods.

We are grateful to UC’s Kautz-Uible Economics Institute for their sponsorship of this event.

Small Business Compliance Workshop

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Friday, October 25, 2019  •  2:00 – 5:00PM
HCDC  (Hamilton County Dev. Center)
1776 Mentor Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45212  

Join representatives from Hamilton County for active group discussions of business regulations and compliance issues as well as value-added business resources and opportunities.

County Officials will discuss topics relating to mandatory business permits and compliance, business development opportunities, and available resources for small businesses. Learn about economic development opportunities through HCDC, Inc.- Hamilton County’s Economic Development Office.

Presenters include county officials concerned with economic development and small business compliance issues in public health (for example restaurant sanitation inspections etc.), public safety (i.e. police officers dealing with human trafficking), occupational health, first-responders (fire dept. emergency, etc.), visitors and tourism, etc. On site interpretation will be provided to ensure full understanding of the content being presented.

  1. Brief introduction of the department missions and functions.
  2. Top three most commonly seen issues with compliance.
  3. Resources to help minority owned small businesses to stay compliant.

Global E-Commerce & Supply Chain Strategy

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Global E-Commerce & Supply Chain Strategy:
 Challenges & Opportunities (Apr. 25)

Join us and our experts from P&G, HKTDC (Hong Kong Trade Development Council) and others on April 25, 2019 to find out and discuss some best practices in Global Supply Chain and E-Commerce related matters.

 

Consul General Mr. Huang Ping Visit to Cincinnati

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Our Chamber Welcomed to Cincinnati the
New Consul General Mr. Huang Ping
Consulate General of the
People’s Republic of China in New York
April 10, 2019 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

His Excellency, Mr. Ping HUANG was born in January 1963. He holds a Bachelor of Science and a Masters of Arts and Public Administration degree. His previous assignments include Counselor, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Canada, Deputy Mayor, Shaoxing City in Zhejiang province, Deputy Director General, the Department of Consular Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Consul General, the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago, Director General, Department of Consular Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Zimbabwe.

He was appointed as the new Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in New York in November of 2018.