2019 Schedule

2019-2020 Schedule:
Shanghai-Shenzhen

Pre-Trip Workshops

Tuesday, October 29
9:00 am China Macro Economy and Winning as an MNC
Jonathan Woetzel, McKinsey Global Institute Director and Senior Partner, McKinsey, Shanghai
Friday, November 1
11:45 am Doing Business in China
Clay Dube, Executive Director, China: Myths and Realities, Los Angeles
Tuesday, November 26
8:00am-10:00am Global Strategy
Carl Voigt, Professor of Clinical Management & Organization; Academic Director, IBEAR MBA Program, USC Marshall School, Los Angeles
10:15am – 11:45am Global Economics
Baizhu Chen, Professor of Clinical Finance & Business Economics, USC Marshall School, Los Angeles

Trip Schedule

Friday, December 6
6:30 am Check-in at LAX Terminal 4
9:30 am Depart Los Angeles
Saturday, December 7
3:55 pm Arrive in Shanghai
Check-in Four Seasons Hotel
Evening Free Time
Sunday, December 8
All Day Free Time
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Admissions Information Session
* WeWork China Overseas International Center
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Reception & Panel Discussion with Alumni & Business Leaders
* WeWork China Overseas International Center
Monday, December 9
Morning

8:00am – 11:30am

 Doing Business in China Panel
* WeWork China Overseas Center
11:45 am – 1:30 pm Lunch and Travel to Pudong
1:45 pm – 3:45 pm GE Aviation (Pudong)

  • Carol Shi, Marketing Director
4:15 pm – 5:45 pm Hippo Animation (Pudong)

  • Kerr Xu Co-Founder & CEO
Evening Free Time
Tuesday, December 10
7:30 am Travel to Jiading
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Schindler (Jiading)

  • George Ma, VP Corporate Communications
  • Rene Matthe, President, Escalator Division
  • Michael Xiao, Manager, Corporate Communications
12:15 pm – 1:45 pm Travel to Suzhou
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Ingersoll Rand

  • Jun Wang, CTS and AP Operation Leader
  • Anguo Zhu, President, Compressed Air Systems and Services, Asia Pacific (RET.)
Evening Travel to Shanghai & Free Time
Wednesday, December 11
9:00 am Depart Shanghai
11:40 am Arrive Shenzhen
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Insta 360

  • Eli McKinnon, Director of Communications
4:15 pm Check in Grand Hyatt Shenzhen Hotel
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Admissions Information Session
* WeWork Rongchao Center
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Reception & Panel Discussion with Alumni & Business Leaders
* WeWork Rongchao Center
Thursday, December 12
7:45 am Travel to WeWork Rongchao Center
8:30 am – 1:15 pm Speaker Presentations
* WeWork Rongchao Center

  • Penny Zhang, Director of Hypermarket Merchandising, Walmart/Sam’s Club
  • Roy Zhang, COO, WeShare Holdings
  • Frederick “Fritz” Demopoulos, Founding Partner, Queen’s Road Capital
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm Travel to Sam’s Club and Lunch
2:45pm – 3:45pm Sam’s Club store walk-through
Evening Free Time
Friday, December 13
9:15 am Travel to Galaxy Holding Group
10:00 am – 1:00 pm Galaxy Holding Group

  • Fuyin Luo, Director of Galaxy College, Galaxy Holding Group
  • Diadyk Igor, Senior Manager of Industry Attract Investment, Galaxy Industry Group
  • Tong Tong, Professional Manager of Galaxy College, Galaxy Holding Group
  • Yue Cao, Executive Professional Supervisor of Manpower Administration Center, Galaxy Industry Group
  • Lunch at Galaxy
1:15 pm Travel to UBTech
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm UBTech Robotics

  • Tony Tan, Director, Industry Solutions
4:00 pm Program Ends
Saturday, December 14
All Day Free Time
Sunday, December 15
7:40 pm Depart
4:35 pm Arrive in Los Angeles

Note: Winter recess from December 16-January 12 immediately following IELP