The Committee of 100's Fourth Regional Leadership Forum
Co-sponsored by Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government,
Center for Business & Government/Asia Programs, and
IBM (Mentoring Program Sponsor)

Theme: How is the Current State of US-China Relations Impacting
Asian Pacific Americans?
Date: Saturday, November 5, 2005
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Place:
John F. Kennedy School of Government, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA
Enter through Littauer Center (only one door will be open on Saturday):
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Morning Plenary Site: Starr Auditorium, Second Floor of Belfer Center
Mentoring Location: Malkin Penthouse (Fourth Floor of Littauer Center) and additional classrooms (tbd)
click here to learn how to participate in our Mentoring session
Luncheon Panel: Starr Auditorium, Second Floor of Belfer Center

Collaborating Organizations Include:
Asian American Students Association at the Harvard Business School
Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations
Lambda Phi Epsilon, Boston UniversityNational Association of Asian American Professionals - Boston
ASPIRE
Asia Business Club (ABC) at MIT Sloan School of Management
Institute for Asian American Studies, University of Massachusetts - Boston

Special thanks to:
Anla Cheng
John C. C. Fan, Founder and Chairman, Kopin Foundation
Prof. Shing -Tung Yau, William Casper Graustein Professor, Dept. of Mathematics, Harvard University
Dr. Julian Chang and Liz Meyer, Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, Center for Business & Government/Asia Programs 

Agenda (Current as of October 19, 2005)

9:00 am to 9:10 am Welcoming remarks

Harvard's Faculty Arts & Sciences Dean William C. Kirby,
C-100 Co-chairs Shing-Tung Yau, Ph.D., William Casper Graustein Professor, Dept. of Mathematics, Harvard University, &
Carolyn Chin, C-100 Research Co-Chair, and CEO, Cebiz

9:11 am - 9:50 am Keynote remarks by C-100 member
Dr. Victor K. Fung, Chairman, Li and Fung Group
Topic: "The Future State of U.S.-China Relations"

9:51 am - 10:00 am Q&A session for Dr. Fung

10:01 am to 10:03 am Welcoming Remarks from Frances W. West, Director, Worldwide Accessibility Center, IBM Research, Cambridge, MA

10:04 am to 11:30 am Break up into groups of 10 for mentoring (students/professionals will be pre-registered and preassigned according to interest area) click here to learn how to participate in our Mentoring session

11:31 am to 12:00 noon Reconvene larger group to share highlights from each mentoring cluster

12:15 pm to 1:30 pm Concluding luncheon with panel discussion

Topic: How is the Current State of US-China Relations Impacting Asian Pacific Americans?

Moderator: Carolyn Chin, CEO, Cebiz, and C-100 Research Co-Chair
Confirmed Panelist: Nelson Kiang, Ph.D., Program Committee Chairman, Professor Emeritus, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Invited Panelist: Archon Fung, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Summary of the Rationale for the Boston Forum:

With increasing anti-China and India sentiment growing in the U.S., what should be the response and roles of Asian Pacific Americans, whether in impacting public policy and public opinion, mainstream media, and international business and trade debates?

The Committee of 100's Regional Leadership Forums

In 2003, the Committee of 100 launched the Regional Leadership Forums, a new program that will be implemented in partnership with various colleges, universities and community-based organizations on a regular basis in different cities across the country. The Forums were created to provide opportunities for Asian Pacific American students and young professionals to be mentored by successful Asian Pacific American role models. As they share their experiences, they can play an important role in encouraging, guiding, and inspiring Asian America’s next generation to achieve in many different fields and to value community service. In fact, one of the aims of the Forums is to motivate Asian Pacific Americans to enter fields where they are currently underrepresented, such as politics, the arts, and entertainment. The inaugural forum was held in Los Angeles at the University of Southern California in January of 2003 and featured diverse speakers drawn from business, government, law, academia, publishing, and media. A particularly well-received panel focused on Chinese American women leaders who broke out of traditional roles to establish themselves professionally. Most of the participating speakers were Committee of 100 members, including former California State Treasurer Matthew Fong and President of Old Navy Jenny Ming.

Since that time, the Committee has held regional leadership forums in Los Angeles, Houston, and Santa Clara.

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