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[HYSTA Event]Top Characteristics of Successful People in Technology and How Asians Rise Even Higher

By Webmaster - Posted on 19 January 2010

Top Characteristics of Successful People in Technology
and How Asians Rise Even Higher

The cultural differences, when we are not aware can have very direct impact on our success in business. Edward Yang, a thirty-year industry veteran who has served as Senior VP at several global companies, will share with us from his unique perspective and experiences of having conquered the difference not only himself for his career advancement, but also helping many others succeed. Ed will draw a lot from his personal experience for this talk, from very early on his career to the very top when he strategize with power groups within company boards. The advice given here is applicable at all stages of the career from your first transitions in advancement to the very top of the management ranks.

You can expect the following key takeaways:

What are the major cultural differences between Chinese and American?
How to avoid cultural difference keeping Asians from advancing in their career?
How to thrive on management roles if you are having a technical background and/or used to be an individual contributor?
What to focus on for general career advancement?
What are the pitfalls on cross-border management of China-based business?
Personal anecdotes from Ed’s career path and business experience to demonstrate the power of some of the advice given.

Date:
Saturday, January 23, 2010

Venue:
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
1530 Page Mill Road, Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA 94304 http://www.sonnenschein.com/firm_facts/offices/silicon_valley/directions.aspx

Admission:
$10 online registrations
$20 walk-in
Free for GS/CGSA members

Speaker:
Edward Yang, Chairman of iSoftStone (North America and Europe)

Language:
Chinese

Agenda:

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm	Registration and Networking
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm	Seminar
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm	Q&A
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm	Networking

Organizer:
HYSTA Global Services chapter (GS)

Speaker Biography:

Mr. Edward Yang is the Chairman and President of iSoftStone North America and Europe Operations. Edward Yang has extensive management capabilities, strong understanding of the client outsourcing value proposition, and experience in cross-border management of China-based business.

Before joining iSoftStone, Edward Yang was formerly the Chairman of the Cross Shore Acquisition Corporation, a public company listed under London AIM. He was the Co-founder of the company that raised US $112 Million in April 2006, to support the acquisition of a leading US-based provider of clinical outsourcing services, and led its strategic expansion into Asia.

From 1992 to 2000, Mr. Yang was Corporate Senior Vice President for Electronic Data Systems (“EDS”), responsible for its operations spanning the entire Asia-Pacific region. During his 8+ years with EDS, Mr. Yang brought outsourcing to the Asia-Pacific region and led the Company’s regional expansion from $100 million to more than $1.2 billion, with more than $4 billion in contracted revenue backlog.

For more background of the speaker, please visit: http://www.hysta.org/event_detail.php?id=260

About HYSTA Global Services

HYSTA Global Services (GS) Chapter was formed to serve the needs of China-based global companies and professionals in the outsourcing industry. GS’s goal is to provide a neutral platform to promote the common interests in the global services industry, assist partnership between services providers and buyers, and ultimately help the growth of the China outsourcing industry.

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Meeting With Delegates From Tianjin

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You are cordially invited to an exciting event hosted by HYSTA on behalf of Tianjin Free Trade Zone (Tiajin FTZ) and Tianjin Industrial Biotechnology R&D Center.

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Tianjin Free Trade Zone is part of Tianjin Binhai New Zone. During the event, the officials of the Tianjin FTZ will introduce preferential policies issued by central government and by local government to attract oversea start-up companies to operate in Tianjin, or returnees to relocate to Tianjin.

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Tianjin Industrial Biotechnology R&D Center is jointly founded by Tianjin government and Chinese Academy of Sciences. The institute is aggressively recruiting bio-tech professionals and providing opportunities and resources for entrepreneurs to work closely with the Center.

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If you are interested in learning how to get government support for your start-up or start-up ideas, how to jump start your business, or how to find professional opportunities in China, this event will bring valuable information to you. You will be able to interact with Tianjin government officials directly and network with other entrepreneurs or professionals that share same interests with you.

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Date:

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

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Venue:

TBD

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Adminsion:

The event if FREE, but registration is REQUIRED as seating is very limited. To register, please email to elf@hysta.org with your name, title, and company.

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Agenda:

5:30pm - 6:00pm	Registration and Networking
6:00pm – 6:10pm	Welcome and Introduction by HYSTA
6:10pm – 6:30pm	presentation by Zhang Jinwei , VP of Tianjin FTZ
6:30pm – 6:50pm	presentation by Pei Jiali, Director of Labor & Personnel Bureau of Tianjin FTZ
6:50pm – 7:10pm	presentation by Liu Xinjian, VP Tianjin industrial biotechnology R&D Center
7:10pm – 7:30pm	presentation by Wang Baolin, VP of Tianjin Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs
7:30pm - 8:00pm	Networking

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About Organizers:

HYSTA (Hua Yuan Science and Technology Association, www.hysta.org) is a leading Chinese professional association in US. Founded in 1999 by a group of successful Chinese entrepreneurs, HYSTA aims at nurturing entrepreneurship and career development among Chinese technology and business professionals and facilitates networking and the exchange of business ideas between Silicon Valley and China.

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