2023 SAUPO Program Symposium on ASIA-USA Partnership Opportunities Largest Asia Business Conference in the USA SAUPO is organized by the Asian Studies Program of KSU’s Interdisciplinary Studies Department (ISD). This version is updated on 02/27/2023 by Dr. May Gao, SAUPO Chair. SAUPO Day: 8:00am to 3:30pm, Friday April 7, 2023, saupo.kennesaw.edu KSU Center, 3333 Busbee Dr., Kennesaw GA 30144 The face-to-face SAUPO 2023 will also be live-streamed online at Zoom. SAUPO 2023 Itinerary: Friday April 7, 2023 from 8:00am to 3:30pm 8:00am-9:00am: Registration & Breakfast 9:00am-9:30am: Opening & Introductions Sponsored by KSU Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences • May Gao, SAUPO Chair, Professor of Communication & Asian Studies, KSU • Catherine “Katie” Kaukinen, Dean, Radow College of Humanities & SS., KSU • Ivan Pulinkala, Provost and Senior VPAA, Kennesaw State University • Honorable Mio Maeda, Consul General of Japan in Atlanta • Honorable Andre Omer Siregar, Consul General of Indonesia in Houston • Tyler Reinagel, Interim Vice President for Research, KSU 9:30am-10:30am: Sponsored by KSU WellStar College of Health and Human Services SAUPO Panel #1: Opportunities & Challenges in ASIA-USA Partnerships Moderator: Monica Swahn, Dean, KSU WellStar College of Health and Human Services • DeAnn Golden, President & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway HS Georgia Properties • Jessica Cork, VP, Comm. Engagement & Corp. Comm, YKK Corporation of America • Steven Jahng, Director for External Affairs, SK Battery America • Jae Kim, Korean Practice, Aprio 10:30am-11:00am: Sponsored by YKK Corporation of America Morning Networking Break 11:00am-12:00noon: Sponsored by KSU Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology & AanseaCore SAUPO Panel #2: Post Pandemic Technology and Innovation Moderator: Ian Ferguson, Dean, KSU Southern Poly College of CEET • Hajime Yokoyama, Vice President, Marketing, Kajima International Inc. • Marcy Sperry, Founder, Vivid IP • Nagendra Roy, CEO, AanseaCore • Bill Strang, President, TOTO USA 12:00noon-1:30pm: Sponsored by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties (BHHSGA) SAUPO Networking Lunch with Keynote Speeches • Honorable Matt Murray, U.S. Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State • Honorable Jianying Zhao, Deputy General Representative, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT); China Chamber of International Commerce 1:30pm-2:30pm: Sponsored by KSU Coles College of Business SAUPO Panel #3: Trends in Global Manufacturing and Business Moderator: Georgia Mui, Managing Partner, Global Consultants United • Allan (Yun-Chin) Lin, CEO, Winmate Inc. • John Rustin, Founder, Yereq Geo Energy • Stella Xu, Managing Director, Greater China Region & Initiative, Georgia Dept. of Eco. Dev. • Masae Okura, Partner, Taylor English and Duma 2:30pm-3:30pm: Sponsored by KSU Journey Honor’s College & Yereq Geo Energy SAUPO Networking Reception • Karen Kornweibel, Dean, KSU Journey Honor’s College SAUPO 2023 goes from 8:00am to 3:30pm, Friday April 7, 2023, in person.
