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Asia Business Conference Considers Growth and Sustainability in Expanding Markets, February 10, 2007

The seventh annual Berkeley Asia Business Conference will tackle the theme "Reflections on Asia: Growth and Sustainability" on February 10 at the Haas School. With rapid market expansion in Asia, this years conference will examine breakout growth opportunities for the region and the economic and social sustainability of these prospects.

At the daylong event, industry and regional experts will share their knowledge in panels covering entrepreneurship, real estate, finance, global operations management, health care, and the mobile industry.

Ron Hosogi, principal of Hosogi & Associates, will deliver the morning keynote speech. Hosogi entered the technology industry in 1983 when he joined Microsoft to develop the companys Asian expansion and later founded Microsoft KK Japan, Microsoft CH Korea, and Microsoft Taiwan Corp. He went on to lead the software giants international original equipment manufacturer business. Following Hosogi in the afternoon will be Raj Jaswa, president of TiE Silicon Valley, a nonprofit organization dedicated to entrepreneurship. Dr. Edward Tse, Booz Allen Hamiltons managing director for greater China, will give the closing keynote speech.

Each year Berkeley MBA students in the Asia Business Conference Club collaborate with the Management of Technology Program, the Clausen Center for International Business & Policy, and the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation to host nearly 400 students and business professionals at this event.

After February 1, registration costs $30 for students, $50 for alumni, and $70 for professionals. Before February 1, early bird registration will cost $25 for students, $40 for alumni, and $60 for professionals. The conference is sponsored by the Cultural Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco, Samsung, and the Institute of East Asian Studies at UC Berkeley. For more information or to register, visit www.berkeleyabc.org.