2016 Schedule

2016 Schedule: Shanghai-Nanjing

Pre-Trip Workshops

Monday, September 12
12:00 pm — 1:15 pm Doing Business in China

  • Mu Dan Ping, IBEAR-10, Executive Director, World Heritage Foundation
Wednesday, September 14
12:00 pm — 1:15 pm China’s ‘New Normal’ Economy: Implications for China and the World Economy

  • Baizhu Chen, Professor of Clinical Finance & Business Economics, USC Marshall School of Business
Tuesday, September 20
5:00 pm — 7:00 pm Doing Business in China in the Era of Xi Jinping

Trip Schedule

Thursday, October 6
1:00 pm Depart Los Angeles
Friday, October 7
5:55 pm Arrive Shanghai
Check-In at Intercontinental Hotel Puxi
Saturday, October 8
All Day Free Time
Sunday, October 9
before 4:00 pm Free Time
4:00 pm — 5:30 pm IBEAR-40 Admissions Information Session
6:00 pm — 9:00 pm Reception and Dinner

  • Welcome: Rebecca Branham, President of USC Alumni Association in Shanghai and Co-Founder, B&L Group, Shanghai (GEMBA 2013)
  • US-China Relations: G20 and Beyond, Hanscom Smith, US Consul General, Shanghai

IBEAR Alumni Panel

Monday, October 10
8:00 am — 9:30 am China Economy

10:00 am — 11:30 am Doing Business in China — Perspectives from US Companies

1:00 pm — 2:00 pm Ctrip

3:00 pm — 4:30 pm Plaza 66 Property Discussion & Tour

6:30 pm — 8:00 pm Dinner in the Grand Gateway Plaza

Tuesday, October 11
9:00 – 10:00am Shanghai Disney Resort

10:15 am — 11:15 am Lilly China

  • Stephen Feng, Associate Brand Director, Cymbalta, Neurosciences, Shanghai
  • Darren Ho, Director of Leadership and Employee Development, Shanghai
11:30 am — 12:30 pm LongTec China Ventures LP (Hongshi Capital)

2:00 pm Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center (SUPEC)

  • Zhang Yixuan, Director Planner, Shanghai Urban Planning and Design Research Institute (SUPDRI)
  • SUPEC Tour with guides
Wednesday, October 12
9:00 am Travel to Nanjing
Check-In at Shangri-La Nanjing Hotel
2:00 pm — 3:30 pm Tour Nanjing University Museum
3:30 pm — 5:00 pm Nanjing University Business School

  • Shuming Zhao, Professor and Former Dean of the Nanjing Business School
Thursday, October 13
9:00 am — 1:15 pm AO Smith company visit
Lunch Provided by AO Smith
2:00 pm — 4:00 pm LG Electronics company visit
6:00 pm — 7:30 pm IBEAR-40 Admissions Information Session
Evening Dinner Outing (optional)

Friday, October 14
9:30 am — 1:00 pm Phoenix Contact company visit and lunch
2:30 pm — 5:30 pm Daqo company visit
Saturday, October 15
9:20 am Travel to Shanghai
Sunday, October 16
7:30 pm Depart Shanghai