Discussion Presented by: Mr. Wan Q Pak, Chief Operating Officer, SIDUS FNH, The Largest Film Production Company in Asia

Date: 3rd September 2007 (Monday), 7pm

Venue: Samsung Insurance Building (6th floor) in Yeoido

It Is Always Best To Come To Our Place By Subway To Avoid Traffic, Please Take Line #5 And Get Off At Yeoido Station. Exit Entrance #5 And Walk Straight To The First Intersection Where You Should Turn Right. You Can See The Brown Color Building With 삼성생명(Samsung Life) Signboard On Top of The Building At The Next Intersection.

If You Bring Your Car, Just Drive To The Korea Stock Exchange (KSE) Building. Behind KSE, You Can See Meritz Securities Building, Boo-kuk Securities Building(부국증권) and Samsung Insurance building. You Can Park Your Car Either At Samsung Life Building (Free) Or Behind KSE (Not Free). Or refer here

Discussion Presented by: Ms Virgina Cha (Chairwoman, Wove Holdings)

Date: 31st July 2007, Tuesday, 7pm

Venue: Geek Terminal (55 Market Street Singapore 048941, view map)

Speaker Profile:
Virginia has over 25 years of executive and management experience in directly managing hi-tech and knowledge enterprises in China, Singapore, and the US. Her passion and specialty is in bringing entrepreneurial enterprises from start-up to high-growth stage, and is experienced in managing the integration of entrepreneurial companies into a larger corporate enterprise.

Currently, she is the Chairperson of the WOVE Group of Companies. In addition to overseeing WOVE’s investment activities, Virginia also is a key consultant to strategic international clients to act as support and pathfinder in their China investments. Outside of WOVE’s activities, she contributes her time and experience in executive management as the Visiting Fellow for the ISS and Adjunct Fellow for the Centre for Entrepreneurship, NUS.

In years 2000-2003, Virginia was the Executive Vice President of Cybercity Holdings, a HK-based investment cum asset-holding company with major holdings in Science Park projects in Shenzhen. CyberCity has such prestigious investors from Singapore including Temasek Holdings, Fraser & Neaves, and Ascendas. During her tenure with CyberCity, she was active in the restructuring of newly acquired Chinese companies to integrate them into international capital environment. Her biggest achievement during this tenure was to successfully integrate The 8th Network Corporation, a CyberCity company, into the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE) listed entity Vision Century Corporation. She was also the CEO of The 8th Network during this period. Prior to Cybercity Holdings, she was the co-founder and CEO of Singapore’s leading multilingual software company, Star+Globe Technologies Pte Ltd from 1997-2001 and General Manager of TechISS Holdings Pte Ltd from 1995-1997. Virginia started her career as a operating systems programmer with Burroughs (now Unisys) Corporation from 1980-1995.

Time : 7:00pm – 9:00pm, July 4, 2007 Wednesday
Venue : Korean Embassy in Tokyo

Mr. HyonTak Hwang, Minister PR & Communication of Korean Embassy
in Tokyo, has long experience in the international field.
He has been staying in Japan since 3 years ago.

Contact : Yuto Tajima (81-90-1421-5012, ytajima@gmail.com), Yuka
Karasawa (81-90-5549-8536, carasawayk@gmail.com) & Hitoshi Suzuki
(81-80-5186-6004, suzuki-hitoshi@meti.go.jp)

From the internet, mobile to the mass media, modern youths are connected to latest and modern technologies wherever they are. What are the trends that the youths in Asia have that will affect the way businesses have to run.

Discussion Presented by: Mr. Robert Kim (Senior Director, Digital Media, Viacom Brand Solutions, MTV Networks Asia)

Date: 3rd July 2007, Tuesday, 7pm

Venue: MTV Asia LDC

Speaker Profile:
Currently, Robert leads Digital Media for Viacom Brand Solutions Asia/MTV Networks SE Asia. Responsibilities include: digital ad sales for Asia Pacific; digital infrastructure, commercials and contents for SE Asia; and managing mtvasia.com and nicksplat.com.

Prior to joining MTV, Robert was the head of international marketing and business development for a leading Korean mobile software company with clients including Qualcomm, Motorola, China Mobile, among others. Robert was also with McKinsey & Co where he lead consulting projects with a focus in Marketing and M&A.

Robert holds an MBA from University of Chicago, and a degree in Engineering from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Discussion Presented by: Dr. Meenam Shinn, CEO of Fuel Cell Power Inc.

Date: 25th June 2007, Monday, 7pm

Venue: Samsung Insurance Building (6th floor) in Yeoido

It Is Always Best To Come To Our Place By Subway To Avoid Traffic, Please Take Line #5 And Get Off At Yeoido Station. Exit Entrance #5 And Walk Straight To The First Intersection Where You Should Turn Right. You Can See The Brown Color Building With 삼성생명(Samsung Life) Signboard On Top of The Building At The Next Intersection.

If You Bring Your Car, Just Drive To The Korea Stock Exchange (KSE) Building. Behind KSE, You Can See Meritz Securities Building, Boo-kuk Securities Building(부국증권) and Samsung Insurance building. You Can Park Your Car Either At Samsung Life Building (Free) Or Behind KSE (Not Free). Or refer here

Discussion Presented by: Mr. Phil H. Koo, Director, Head of Investors Relation, Hyundai Steel Co. Ltd.

Date: 18th June 2007, Monday, 7pm

Venue: Samsung Insurance Building (6th floor) in Yeoido

It Is Always Best To Come To Our Place By Subway To Avoid Traffic, Please Take Line #5 And Get Off At Yeoido Station. Exit Entrance #5 And Walk Straight To The First Intersection Where You Should Turn Right. You Can See The Brown Color Building With 삼성생명(Samsung Life) Signboard On Top of The Building At The Next Intersection.

If You Bring Your Car, Just Drive To The Korea Stock Exchange (KSE) Building. Behind KSE, You Can See Meritz Securities Building, Boo-kuk Securities Building(부국증권) and Samsung Insurance building. You Can Park Your Car Either At Samsung Life Building (Free) Or Behind KSE (Not Free). Or refer here

Facilitators: Ms. Erica Anderson and Ms. Lauren-Jei McCarthy, Spectrum Science Communications

Background information – http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1630168,00.html

Date: 13th June 2007, Wednesday 6pm

Venue: Spectrum Science Communications

Located at the corner of 20 th and K St. , on the 2nd Floor of 2000 K Street, NW, Washington, D.C., 20006-1890. Closest Metro: Farragut North (Red Line) and Farragut West (Orange Line). Please Remember Jane Woo’s Cell Phone Number (714-702-9499) And Office Number ((202) 955-6222 ext. 2596) To Open The Door of The Conference Venue.

Interested to find out more about Islamic Finance and its developments and opportunities in Asia?

Discussion Presented by: Mr Raj M Maiden (Chief Executive Officer, Five Pillar Associates Pte. Ltd)

Date: 19th June 2007, Tuesday, 7pm

Venue: MTV Asia LDC

Speaker Profile

Mr. Raj Maiden has an illustrious career in banking for a total of 13 years before he went on to head the sales force for Bloomberg in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and India for 7 years.

His experience in the financial markets and financial information gave him a unique upper hand in understanding Islamic Finance. He began to pursue his passion in Islamic Finance, through his consultancy firm Five Pillars Associates Pte Ltd.

He is also a regular speaker in the Islamic Finance conferences and circuits and his firms offers consultancy services for anyone wanting to understand and benefit from this new area.

Congratulations Gananan Forum Shanghai

Date and time: Wednesday, June 13 at 6:00pm

Venue: Nova Cafe near Lu-xun Park