Agenda
Friday, April 8, 2022 | 8:00AM-3:00PM
Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel & Convention Center 2450 Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta GA 303398:00AM-9:00AM | Breakfast & Registration
9:00AM-9:30AM | Opening & Introductions | Sponsored by KSU Office of VP for Research
Habersham Ballroom
May Gao, SAUPO Chair, Professor of Communication & Asian Studies, KSU
Catherine "Katie" Kaukinen, Dean, Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences, KSU
Ivan Pulinkala, Interim Provost and VPAA, Kennesaw State University
Phaedra Corso, Vice President for Research, Kennesaw State University
Honorable Kazuyuki Takeuchi, Consul General of Japan in Atlanta
9:30AM-10:30AM | Sponsored by KSU Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences & KSU Wellstar College of Health and Human Services
Habersham Ballroom
SAUPO Panel #1: Pandemic, Communication and Organizations
Moderator: Monica Swahn, Dean, Wellstar College of Health and Human Services, KSU
Dan Forsman, President & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway HS Georgia Properties
JR Wilson, Vice President for Tower Strategy & Roaming, AT&T
Nagendra Roy, CEO, AanseaCore
Marcy Sperry, Founder, Vivid IP
10:30AM-11:00AM | Morning Networking Break | Sponsored by the State of Georgia & AanseaCore
Garden Court
11:00AM-12:00PM | Sponsored by KSU Coles College of Business and Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology
Habersham Ballroom
SAUPO Panel #2: Supply Chain Bottlenecks, Reshoring and Environmental Issues
Moderator: Ian Ferguson, Dean, Southern Poly College of Engineering and Engineering Technology
David Kirk, President & CEO, Murata Electronics
Jessica Cork, Vice President, YKK Corporation of America
Wendy Lu, Partner, International Tax Services, Aprio
Stacy Watson, Director, Economic & Industrial Development, Georgia Ports Authority
12:00PM-1:30PM | Networking Lunch | Sponsored by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties (BHHS) and aiLegal
Garden Court
1:30PM-2:30PM | Sponsored by KSU Coles College of Business
Habersham Ballroom
SAUPO Panel #3: Doing Business with Asia
Moderator: George Mui, Managing Partner, Global Consultants United
Athar Khan, Director, International Specialty Sales, Delta Air Lines
Stella Xu, Georgia Department of Economic Development
William Strang, President, TOTO USA
Candy Nip, Director, Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office, NYC
Lucy Lu, Founder & CEO, aiLegal
2:30PM-3:00PM | Afternoon Networking Break | Sponsored by Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office, NYC & Aprio
Garden Court
SAUPO 2022 goes from 8:00AM to 3:00PM, Friday April 8, 2022, in person
