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AmCham Shanghai invites you to join us for our Annual General Business Meeting. This special evening will include a presentation by Chairman Ker Gibbs on the Chamber’s activities in 2017. We will also have a keynote speech presented by Dr. Yu Gang, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of New Peak Group, on What May Cause MNCs to Fail in China. Dr. Yu Gang was a co-founder of Yihaodian, a leading e-commerce company. The election results for the 2018 Board of Governors will be announced immediately following the keynote speech. Guests are then invited to enjoy a networking cocktail reception after the announcement.

Please note: The Chairman’s presentation is open to members only but non-members may attend Dr. Yu Gang’s presentation. Voting members can also cast their votes at the event from 17:00 to 18:30.

Agenda

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Event Registration and Polls Open for Voting
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Annual General Business Meeting (Members Only)
6:45 PM - 7:10 PM
AGM Keynote Speech by Dr. Yu Gang (Open to Non Members)
Yu Gang
7:10 PM - 7:25 PM
Q&A
7:25 PM - 7:30 PM
Announcement of the 2018 Board of Governors
7:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Cocktail Reception

Speakers

  • Yu Gang (Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of New Peak Group)

    Yu Gang

    Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of New Peak Group

    http://www.111.com.cn/

    Yu Gang is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of New Peak Group (111.com.cn). Dr. Yu received Bachelor of Science from Wuhan University, Master of Science from Cornell University and Ph. D. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

    Prior to founding New Peak Group, he was the co-founder and Chairman of Yihaodian - a leading ecommerce company in China.

    Dr. Yu served as Vice President; Worldwide Procurement at Dell Inc. and Vice President, Worldwide Supply Chain at Amazon.com.

    Before Amazon, Dr. Yu served as Chair Professor at University of Texas at Austin, and Director of the Center for Management of Operations and Logistics, and co-Director of the Center for Decision Making under Uncertainty.

    Dr. Yu has received numerous international awards including: the 2002 Franz Edelman Management Science Achievement Award from INFORMS, the 2002 IIE Transaction Award for Best Application Paper, the 2003 Outstanding IIE Publication Award from the Institute of Industrial Engineers, the 2012 Martin K. Starr Excellence in Production and Operations Management Practice Award from POMS. Dr. Yu has published over 80 journal articles, 4 books, and he holds 3 US patents.

    Dr. Yu is the founder and CEO of CALEB Technologies Corporation in 1995 in the US, the company was later acquired by Accenture.

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Tickets

Member Ticket
Standard Price Complimentary
Non-Member Ticket

Please note: The Chair’s presentation is open to members only but non-members may attend the Yu Gang presentation from 18:45.

Standard Price RMB 450
Door Price RMB 500