EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

Michigan Business School’s annual Asian Business Conference Feb. 6-7

DATE: 4-7 p.m. Feb. 6 and 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Feb. 7

EVENT: The University of Michigan Business School’s 14th annual Asian Business Conference, "Asia: Miracle Maker or Heartbreaker?" will explore the potential for success and challenging business conditions in the Asian business market. Keynote speakers include: Keng Yong, secretary-general of the Association of South East Asian Nations; Kishore Mahbubani, Singapore ambassador to the United Nations; and B. Ramalinga Raju, CEO of Satyam Computer Services Ltd.

PLACE: Hale Auditorium in the Business School’s Assembly Hall on the corner of Hill and Tappan streets. Campus map: http://www.umich.edu/news/ccamp.html

BACKGROUND: Leaders from business and academia will participate in multiple panel discussions. Topics include: corporate and social responsibility, health care, finance, and technology, as well as sessions on Japan, Southeast Asia, India, Korea and China.

SPONSORS: Michigan Business School, Johnson & Johnson, Contact Singapore, Northwest Airlines, DaimlerChrysler and Mitsubishi Motors.

WEB SITE: www.umich.edu/~asiabus/

Adam Welch at aswelch@umich.edu