IT Outsourcing, Trends, and Opportunities in China

Guo Wei

Guo Wei is President of Shanghai Newtouch Software Company, Ltd. (Newtouch). Newtouch is a high-tech software company established in 1994. Guided by the company’s spirit “Continuous innovation ensures company development”, Newtouch keeps a fast and healthy development. Newtouch has been recognized as one of the National Pivotal Software Enterprises for Development annually since 2002. In 2005, Newtouch partnered with CAI and formed a JV, CAI-Newtouch, which focuses on U.S. businesses to supply global services for application support, application development, and application testing.

Innovation with, and in, China

Richard Bendis

Richard Bendis, Founder and CEO of Innovation America, has significant International experience and has worked with or spoken for the United Nations, NATO, The European Commission, METI, The French Embassy, German Marshall Fund, Arabian Knowledge Economy Association, and several Countries. Mr Bendis has been traveling to China for the last 10 years and also was CEO of a Philadelphia/Beijing based public technology company. Rich's opening comments will focus on Global trends in Innovation, Technology Development, Partnerships and International Collaboration models. He will highlight Innovation in and with China and set the stage for the rest of our presenters who will speak on doing business in China.

Setting up a Business in China: Legal and non-legal Considerations

Stephen Ching

So you have now vetted out certain promising opportunities in China and have had encouraging meetings with potential Chinese partners. What’s next? Super Lawyer© Stephen W. Ching, Jr., Esquire, a partner and head of the China Practice Group at the 100-year old Philadelphia Law Firm of Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP, helps navigate the daunting legal and non-legal maze in China needed to help realize such opportunities in China, to help best monetize those opportunities, and to help develop a long-term relationship with your Chinese partners. As he has done for bar associations and world trade organizations in the US, Mr. Ching provides a primer on how to select the most suitable entity for doing business in China. Having worked closely, as both counsel and entrepreneur, with leading US multinational corporations doing business in China, including on national Chinese Government contracts, as well as with leading Chinese Government entities and corporations, Mr. Ching shares invaluable experience and perspective on what it takes legally and non-legally to develop a long-term relationship between Chinese and non-Chinese partners. A seasoned international litigator and “Philadelphia Lawyer”, who has represented both Chinese and US companies in litigation, and who has been interviewed by the Washington Post and FOX News with regard to defective and counterfeit Chinese goods, Mr. Ching also provides insights on what not to do in China and on avoiding certain pitfalls which commonly plague US companies doing business in China.

Transitioning IT Work to China: How To Mitigate Risk and Achieve Success

Dave Broderick

David Broderick is Director of Global Services Delivery at CAI, where he oversees Application Services solutions that are delivered at offshore locations in China, Philippines and India. In this presentation, Dave will explain how much of your offshore risk can be mitigated through a proper transition plan, and how one should be designed and executed. Dave will also discuss the importance of personnel issues, setting proper expectations, and cultural training.

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