Red Herring Announces Top Roster of Speakers at Asia Conference, August 29-31 in Hong Kong, China
Conference Honors the 100 Best Private Technology Companies from the Asia-Pacific Region
August 22, 2007
HONG KONG—(U.S. ASIAN WIRE)— Red Herring, Inc. is pleased to announce the speakers participating in the Red Herring 100 Asia Conference, August 29-31 in Hong Kong, China. This year's conference, themed "The Year of High Expectations", will once again unveil the top 100 "most promising" private technology companies in Asia Pacific region.
Distinguished speakers included in Red Herring 100 Asia include Richard Li, Chairman of PCCW; Chairman John Chen, Chairman and CEO of Sybase, Victor Koo, CEO of Youku.com (former President of Sohu.com), Shawn Wang, CFO of Baidu.com, James Ding, Chairman of AsiaInfo, as well as senior executives from leading global investment firms, such as Bill Owens, Managing Director of AEA Investors (former President of Nortel), Brian Koo, Managing Partner & CEO of LG Venture Investment, Claudia Fan Munce, Managing Director of IBM Venture, John Hummelstad, Apac Director, Microsoft Venture and many others. For a full list of Red Herring 100 Asia speakers, visit www.herringevents.com/Asia07/speakers.html
"We're honored and excited that these esteemed business leaders will be joining us for Red Herring 100 Asia," says Alex Vieux, Chairman and Publisher of Red Herring, Inc. "They are exceptional innovators in the media and technology industries. Their ideas and companies have worldwide influence and help champion the role of technology in Asia's economy and beyond."
Now in its third successful year, Red Herring 100 Asia is a high-profile, invitation-only event honoring 100 cutting-edge private technology companies from 16 countries/regions including China, India, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Australia and Vietnam. The event brings together an elite roster of entrepreneurial and global venture investment firms to showcase excellence in innovation. It features three days of keynote discussions, roundtable panels and intimate networking events designed for participants to make meaningful connections and learn what it takes to achieve the best in business and technology.
Speakers and companies invited to participate at Red Herring 100 Asia have been carefully selected based on criteria such as innovative strategies, overall expertise, disruptive influences on technology, and a passion for the industry. For a full list of Red Herring 100 Asia speakers, the Agenda, and to register, visit http://herringevents.com/Asia07/
About Red Herring
Red Herring is a global media company uniting the world's best high technology innovators, venture investors and business decision makers in a variety of forums: a leading innovation magazine; an online daily technology news service; technology newsletters, and major events for technology leaders around the globe. Red Herring provides an insider's access to the global innovation economy, featuring unparalleled insights on the emerging technologies driving the economy. For more information, visit www.redherring.com
Contact:
Maggie Xiao
Director, Red Herring APAC
650.585.3419
mxiao@redherring.com
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