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Join AmCham Shanghai's Manufacturing Business Council on November 20th, from 8:30-10:30 am for discussions on Managing Under Uncertainties.


Whether it's a global economic slowdown, the U.S.-China trade tensions, or just general industry downturn, managing under uncertainties has become the new normal. In this event, manufacturing professionals will share best practices and case studies on adapting to the ever-changing conditions of today's unpredictable business climate. Panelists will then apply this information to address concerns on how to deal with current and potential challenges facing the manufacturing industry today.

Agenda

8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Registration & Networking
8:40 AM - 8:45 AM
Opening
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Tackling Challenges Under Negative Business Environment and Uncertainties
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Managing Uncertainties from Within
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Creating High Performance in Uncertain Times—Proven Tactics from 2019
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Dr. Jimmy Chen, Ph.D., CMfgE, CSIT
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Panel Discussion

Speakers

  • T. T. Chen (Operating Partner at Shanghai Taplow Longitude Management Consulting Co., Ltd)

    T. T. Chen

    Operating Partner at Shanghai Taplow Longitude Management Consulting Co., Ltd

    T. T. Chen is a free-lance Operating Partner for private equity firms and multinationals. He specializes in interim general management and executive coaching. He has served in interim GM/CEO positions for portfolio companies for EQT Partners, CITIC Capital Partners, American Industrial Partners and Blue Point Capital Partners, as well as for Zf TRW, Dover International, Festool and two western SMEs. He has coached executives in Ford, Zf TRW, Fonterra, Schaeffler, Givaudan, Tyco Electronics, Associated British Food, GSK, Pfizer, DSM and Royal Caribbean. T. T. has over 25 years of operations and technical experience in multinational companies, including 12 years of start-up and building industrial and consumer businesses for Avery Dennison in China, Japan and Southeast Asia.

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  • Dr. Jimmy Chen (President at Carota Automotive)

    Dr. Jimmy Chen

    President at Carota Automotive

    Dr. Jimmy Chen is a versatile, highly driven Fortune 500 executive with over 27 years of extensive experience in the global automotive, New Energy EV, & Mechanical Hand tooling areas. Proven track record of driving significant revenue growth in highly competitive business markets, turnaround/transformation business by implementing operations excellent/Lean manufacturing system, and leading Chinese company to go globalization.

    A strategic problem-solver who envisions smart solutions and executes with urgency across all levels of the reorganization. Extensive international work experience in USA, Mexico, Germany, Japan, Korea, India, Thailand, & China. Hands-on leader who is able to walk-the-talk and keep teams focused and productive. Strong ability to negotiate acquisitions, divestitures, joint-ventures (JVs), and strategic alliances. Experienced in capturing opportunities, and launching new ventures, products, and programs.

    Skilled in multiple areas of leadership and development of cross-functional teams, operational P&L management, strategic business development, results-oriented revenue and profit growth, supply chain management, Lean Mfg. System implementation, Safety and turn-around operations. Possess strong managerial and leadership skills to build effective teams that achieve results within culturally diverse environments.

    Formal employers included: Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co, Globe Group, Minth Group, Autoliv, TRW, Delphi, Danaher-Tool Group & Bevill Advanced Mfg Tech Center.

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  • Peter Van (Director of Key Accounts & Major Projects at Otis, United Technologies)

    Peter Van

    Director of Key Accounts & Major Projects at Otis, United Technologies

    Peter Van is responsible for driving growth of Otis key accounts and major projects in China. He also leads business development including strategic partnerships.

    Peter joined Otis finance organization in 2002 as Chief Financial Officer in China and Korea. Afterwards, he assumed leadership role in new equipment zone operations to support topline expansion in the market.

    Peter had been working for Coopers and Lybrand (currently PwC) based in San Jose and Hong Kong before moving to China in 1997. Between 2010 and 2016 he worked in Otis Korea taking charge of strategic assignments.

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  • Barry Chen (MD / Partner in Charge at InterChina Consulting (Shanghai) Company Ltd.)

    Barry Chen

    MD / Partner in Charge at InterChina Consulting (Shanghai) Company Ltd.

    Mr. Chen provides overall leadership to InterChina’s M&A advisory, corporate finance, and investment advisory practice. He is a member of the firm’s Management Committee. He advises global fortune 500, fortune 1000 multinational and Chinese clients on matters related to acquisitions, restructuring and growth strategies.

    Mr. Chen has over 20 years cross border mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, and strategic planning experience in the infrastructure/logistics, consumer, technology, manufacturing, retail, and financial service sectors. He led and advised over 200 M&A and divestiture transactions, with over 80 successful completions in the North America, Asia Pacific, and European regions. Transaction size range from $50M to $8 billion

    Prior to InterChina, Mr. Chen worked for Price Waterhouse and UPS in the corporate finance and corporate development function. He also has long time collaboration with all leading investment banking firms including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, UBS, and JP Morgan. He has extensive experience in deal origination, evaluating cross border acquisitions in a strategic context, and understands the complexity in structuring, valuing, and integrating the acquired companies. Mr. Chen has extensive contacts in the investment community and various government entities. He served as board member of a number of non-profit organizations.

    Mr. Chen serves as the current Chairman of Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) China. Founded in 1954, ACG is a global organization with 56 chapters and over 15,000 members in North and South America, Europe and Asia. In 2015,ACG members firms made $158 billion investments.

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  • Alex Claypool (Managing Director of Lancaster Investment Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.)

    Alex Claypool

    Managing Director of Lancaster Investment Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

    Alex founded Lancaster Consulting in 2010 to help turnaround underperforming businesses in Asia. Alex has worked on turnarounds in China, Japan, Singapore, and of course the US, in a number of industries but primarily focused on industrial products. Often Alex will step in as interim GM until the business has achieved sustainability. Last year, Lancaster consultants led the turnaround of three American businesses in China and achieved sustainability for each in 2019. Several years ago Lancaster began acquiring underperforming businesses directly and most recently acquired the China operations of Centria from NCI (NYSE:NCS).

    Prior to founding Lancaster, Alex was responsible for the Stanley Works Engineered Storage Division in Europe, and prior to that, Stanley China, Southeast Asia and India. Before Stanley Alex served in several positions at the Danaher Corporation. Alex has an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BA in Economics from Washington & Lee University.

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  • Ted Hornbein (Vice Chair, Manufacturer's Business Council at American Chamber of Commerce)

    Ted Hornbein

    Vice Chair, Manufacturer's Business Council at American Chamber of Commerce

    Ted has spent over 25 years managing China operations in various manufacturing industries including die casting, injection molding and compression molding in construction, electronics and telecommunications markets. His management philosophy is based on Theory of Constraints, made famous in the book, "The Goal." Ted is a Mandarin speaker and holds an MBA from The University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.

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Venue

AmCham Shanghai Conference Center

Suite 568, Shanghai Centre, 1376 Nanjing Road West
Shanghai, China

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