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AmCham Shanghai invites you to a panel discussion on China's VPN regulations on Friday, March 30 from 12:00-1:30pm at the AmCham Shanghai Office. Wall Street Journal technology reporter Liza Lin will moderate a panel with Carly Ramsey (Associate Director, Control Risks), Ron Cai (Partner, Davis, Wright, Tremaine LLP), and Han Lai (China Liaison Officer, High Technology Crime Investigation Association - Asia Pacific Chapter) on the latest VPN developments in China. These leading technology and internet experts will provide their insights on what to expect from the Chinese government and how it could impact companies operating in China.

This event is off the record. Lunch will be provided and seating is limited. For more information, please contact hank.hulick@amcham-shanghai.org.

Agenda

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Registration
12:00 PM - 12:10 PM
Introduction
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
Panel Discussion
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Q&A

Speakers

  • Carly Ramsey (Associate Director, Regulatory Risk of Control Risks)

    Carly Ramsey

    Associate Director, Regulatory Risk of Control Risks

    Carly Ramsey is a regulatory risk specialist with a decade of experience in China advising multinationals how to engage government in order to mitigate the commercial impact of policies that restrict growth. She leads many of Control Risks’ Asia-Pacific government affairs, government relations and stakeholder engagement advisory projects.

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  • Ron Cai (Chief Representative at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Shanghai Rep. Office)

    Ron Cai

    Chief Representative at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Shanghai Rep. Office

    Ron Cai has more than 25 years of legal experience assisting clients in U.S.-China business projects. He handles international mergers & acquisitions, general business and corporate law for multinational companies in China, international business transactions, and dispute resolution. Mr. Cai also advises clients on contract law, employment and labor law, intellectual property rights, regulatory approvals, and corporate compliance auditing. He is familiar with a wide range of industries, including, e-commerce, high-tech, media and entertainment, retail and distribution, healthcare, renewable energy, transportation and heavy machinery industries, and infrastructure projects. He also represents Chinese companies in their business transactions and litigation in the U.S. Ron speaks and writes frequently on U.S.-Chinese business issues.

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  • Han Lai (China Liaison Officer at High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA) – Asia Pacific Chapter)

    Han Lai

    China Liaison Officer at High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA) – Asia Pacific Chapter

    Han Lai has 17 years of international consulting experience specialised in cyber security breach advisory and digital forensic investigation, including 5 years practices in Greater China. He has extensive practical experience in investigating technology fraud, network intrusion, cyber breach response, intellectual properties theft, commercial dispute, international arbitration, regulatory non-compliance, criminal offense, electronic discovery and litigation support.

    Mr. Lai has testified in the UK Court and worked extensively with international corporation, external legal counsel, and law enforcement agencies across UK, US, and Asia Pacific regions.

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  • Liza Lin (Technology Reporter at The Wall Street Journal)

    Liza Lin

    Technology Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

    Liza Lin is the Wall Street Journal's Shanghai-based China technology reporter, covering topics ranging from U.S.-China government-business relations to hot button tech issues such as artificial intelligence and digital surveillance. She has had 10 years of reporting experience across Asia, with a strong focus on China and South East Asia. Ms. Lin studied journalism in Singapore's Nanyang Technological University and won a Fulbright scholarship to finish a Masters degree in Global Affairs at Yale University.

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