Agenda
SAUPO 2023 Itinerary
Friday April 7, 2023 from 8:00am to 3:30pm
8:00am-8:55am: Registration & Breakfast with Live Guzheng Music Performance
Sponsored by InvestHK & Yereq Geo Energy
8:55am-9:30am: Opening & Introductions
Sponsored by KSU Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Sha Huang, Associate Professor of Chinese, Asian Studies Coordinator, KSU
- May Gao, SAUPO Chair, Professor of Communication & Asian Studies, KSU
- Catherine “Katie” Kaukinen, Dean, Radow College of Humanities & Social Sciences, KSU
- Ivan Pulinkala, Provost and Senior VPAA, KSU
- Honorable Mio Maeda, Consul General of Japan in Atlanta
- Honorable Andre Omer Siregar, Consul General of Indonesia in Houston
- Tyler Reinagel, Interim Vice President for Research, KSU
9:30am-10:30am: Sponsored by KSU WellStar College of Health and Human Services
SAUPO Panel #1: Opportunities & Challenges in ASIA-USA Partnerships
Moderator: Monica Swahn, Dean, KSU Wellstar College of Health and Human Services
- DeAnn Golden, President & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway HS Georgia Properties
- Jessica Cork, VP, Comm. Engagement & Corp. Comm, YKK Corporation of America
- Steven Jahng, Director for External Affairs, SK Battery America
- Jae Kim, Korean Practice, Aprio
10:30am-11:00am: Sponsored by YKK Corporation of America
Morning Networking Break
11:00am-12:00noon: Sponsored by KSU Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology & AanseaCore
SAUPO Panel #2: Post Pandemic Technology and Innovation
Moderator: Ian Ferguson, Dean, KSU Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology
- Nagendra Roy, CEO, AanseaCore
- Bill Strang, President, TOTO USA
- Dimitris Horiatis, Deputy Head of Business & Talent Attraction, InvestHK
- Sumanth Yenduri, Dean, College of Computing and Software Engineering
12:00noon-1:30pm: Sponsored by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties (BHHSGA)
SAUPO Networking Lunch with Keynote Speakers
- Honorable Matt Murray, U.S. Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Honorable Jianying Zhao, Deputy General Representative, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT); China Chamber of International Commerce
1:30pm-2:30pm: Sponsored by KSU Coles College of Business
SAUPO Panel #3: Trends in Global Manufacturing and Business
Moderator: George Mui, Managing Partner, Global Consultants United
- Allan (Yun-Chin) Lin, CEO, Winmate Inc.
- John Rustin, Founder, Yereq Geo Energy
- Mellissa Takeuchi, Project Manager, Georgia Department of Economic Development
- Masae Okura, Partner, Taylor English and Duma
2:30pm-3:30pm: Sponsored by KSU Journey Honors College & Yereq Geo Energy
SAUPO Networking Reception
- Karen Kornweibel, Dean, KSU Journey Honor’s College
SAUPO 2023 goes from 8:00am to 3:30pm, Friday April 7, 2023, in person.