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ASIA NIGHT 2011
DICK KRAMLICH RECEIVES NEW SILK ROAD AWARD:
More than 350 business and diplomatic leaders attended the California-Asia Business Council's 17th annual "Asia Night" gala in San Francisco on Nov. 29 to watch C. Richard Kramlich (fourth from left) receive the 2011 New Silk Road Award.
Kramlich, who is chairman and co-founder of venture-capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with $11 billion of capital currently committed to new businesses in the US and Asia, was honored for fostering the growth of jobs, as well as technological cooperation, trade, and capital flows across the Pacific.
Also participating in the presentation ceremonies at the Intercontinental Hotel were (left to right, above) Beth Schnitzer, mistress of ceremonies (Pier 39); Lyz Ferguson, Cal-Asia Chairman (Drexel Oceania); Dennis Wu, Asia Night Chairman (Wu Hoover); (Ms.) Jeremy W. Potash, founding executive director of Cal-Asia; Mark Dosker, Cal-Asia president (Squire, Sanders, Dempsey LLP); and master of ceremonies Jon Erlichman (Bloomberg Television).
The 2011 award consists of a gold-embroidered silk Chinese rank badge depicting the mystical creature "Qilin." Consuls General from most of the Asia-Pacific nations and their commercial officers were in attendance. Paired wines with each dinner course were provided by Napa Valley's Helena View Johnston Wineries, and a live auction of Asian treasures was conducted by owner Redge Martin of Clars Auction Gallery.
Asia Night benefits the award-winning programs of non-profit Cal-Asia to help US companies expand their commercial activities in Asian markets.
GAIN INSIGHT:
A special feature of Asia Night was a fascinating live chat after-dinner on stage between honoree Dick Kramlich (right) and Jon Erlichman, Senior West Coast Correspondent for Bloomberg Television, our master of ceremonies for the evening. Kramlich shared insights into his commercial success in Asia; on some of the business principles of NEA, which is nurturing more than 600 new companies on both continents; and on the impact that new technologies are having on business activities and political forces. We plan to make his comments available to members.
ASIA NIGHT SITE SPONSORS:East-West Bank, Squire Sanders & Dempsey,
Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Top 1 Oil, ZhoneAPL, Alvarez & Marsal Taxand, Arnold & Porter LLP / Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Taylor, Asia Foundation, Dan & Lily Chao, John S. Wadsworth, Morrison Foerster, Port of Oakland, Potash & Co., Pricewaterhousecoopers, Recology, Silicon Valley Bank, SOM, UBS Securities, Vietnam Consulate General
PATRONS: Buck Gee & Mary Hackenbracht, Myron Sugarman and Cynthia Woods, Tabula; Eunice Azzani, Bill Draper, Lyz Ferguson and Sam Mills, Lily Mar, Terrie Murphy Firestone, Rob Kamme, Gary Kaplan, Rebecca Sarokin; Paulette de Falco, Douglas and Raymonde Kramlich, Debra Leifer, Joanie Morgan, Lillian Nakagawa, Robin & Rich Edwards, Ruth Todd
Trans-Pacific Partnership:
The TPP agreement, pushed forward in November during APEC talks, is expected to enhance trade and investment among the TPP partner countries, promote innovation, economic growth and development, and support the creation and retention of jobs. Details: http://www.ustr.gov/tpp.TPP Partners as of 11/12/11: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam, and the United States. Countries interested in joining TPP: Canada, Japan, Mexico.
NEW SILK ROAD AWARD
Recipients of Cal-Asia's prestigious New Silk Road Award include: Alexander D. Calhoun, Senior Counsel, Squire Sanders & Dempsey; Daniel K. H. Chao, Chairman of Bechtel Greater China (retired); John S. Chen, Chairman, CEO, and President of Sybase; Hon. Dianne Feinstein, US Senator; Dr. Ta-Lin Hsu founder and chairman of H&Q Asia Pacific; C. Richard Kramlich, chairman and co-founder of New Enterprise Associates; G. Paul Matthews, Founder, Matthews International Capital Management; Dr. William F. Miller, SRI International, Stanford, and Silicon Valley visionary; Hon. George P. Shultz, Former Secretary of State; Washington SyCip, Founder of SGV & Co. and “Asia’s Wise Business Owl”; Amb. Linda Tsao Yang, former US Director, Asian Development Bank.
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Our mission
Cal-Asia seeks to catalyze business between California and the economies of Asia through contact- and content-rich programs and information. We are proud to have received two awards for our efforts from the US Department of Commerce.
--In 2007, we received the Certificate of Appreciation for Achievement in Trade for "creating opportunities for international trade and business" through our partnerships with the U.S. Commercial Service, focused on China banking and clean technologies and development.
--Cal-Asia received the Export Citizen of the Year Award in 1998 for our focus on business opportunities, issues and trade/investment facilitation, during the Asian crisis.
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Japan's Great East Japan Earthquake (Higashi Nihon Daishinsai) rebuilding continues. News and how you can help.
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California-Asia Business Council Research:
• US Ambassadors and Senior Officials
• GDP Growth in Asia, to 2010
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World Bank Report on Climate Risk in Asia: focus Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and Manila
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FOCUS ON HUMANITARIAN AID
Give2Asia.org was founded by Cal-Asia member Asia Foundation to promote philanthropy in Asia.
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ASIAN ARTS & MUSEUMS IN CALIFORNIA
California has an incredibly rich array of institutions that either have permanent exhibitions of Asian arts or periodic world-class exhibitions. Check Cal-Asia's list to find a museum near you.
Click here to see museum schedules and events
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