2021 Symposium on Asia U.S. Partnership Opportunities – Zoom

SAUPO Planning Committee and SAUPO Advisory Board warmly welcome you to participate in 2021 SAUPO! The Symposium on ASIA-USA Partnership Opportunities (SAUPO), organized by KSU’s Asian Studies Program, continues to be the largest Asia business conference in the U.S., with alternating conference locations in Atlanta and Shanghai. Next SAUPO will be held on Friday, April 2, 2021, in Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel & Convention Center, at 2450 Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta GA 30339. Over 350 global business leaders, policymakers, community leaders, scholars, and diplomates will come from all over the world to attend SAUPO 2021. The main purposes of SAUPO are information exchange, business network building, global visibility, and investment to/from Asia. 2021 SAUPO will cover these topics: Building Strategic Partnerships; eCommerce in India, China, America; Trends in AI, Technology, and Innovation; and Health Communication & New Technologies.

As the largest Asia business conference in the U.S., SAUPO provides networking and information exchange opportunities for business leaders, diplomats, scholars, government officials, and students.

2021 SAUPO-Zoom Speakers

• Dr. Pamela Whitten, President, Kennesaw State University
• Ms. Sophia Marshall, VP of Organizational Communication, WellStar Health System
• Dr. Eric Eisenberg, Dean & Professor of Communication, University of South Florida
• Ms. Wendy Lu, SAUPO advisor, Partner, International Tax Services, Aprio
• Mr. Robert Striar, President, M Style Marketing
• Mr. David Kirk, President & CEO, Murata Electronics
• Ms. Jessica Cork, SAUPO advisor, VP, Public Relations, YKK Corporation of America
• Mr. Dan Forsman, President & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway HS Georgia Properties
• Ms. Marcy Sperry, Trademark/IP Attorney, Vivid IP
• Ms. Candy Nip, Director, Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office, NYC
• Dr. Carmen Skaggs, Associate Dean, Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kennesaw State University

2021 SAUPO-Zoom Agenda – all times EST

9:00am-9:15am: Opening & Introduction

• Dr. May Gao, SAUPO Chair, Professor of Communication & Asian Studies, KSU
• Dr. Carmen Skaggs, Assoc. Dean, Radow College of Humanities & Social Sciences, KSU
• Mr. Nagendra Roy, Senior Director-IT, Aptude
• Dr. Yusun Chang, SAUPO Asst. Vice Chair, Assoc. Prof. of Electrical & Computer Engineering

sponsored by KSU Office of VP for Research

9:15am-10:15am: Panel #1 – Pandemic, Communication and Organizations

Moderator: Dr. May Gao, SAUPO Chair, Professor of Communication & Asian Studies, KSU

• Dr. Pamela Whitten, President, Kennesaw State University
• Ms. Sophia Marshall, VP of Organizational Communication, WellStar Health System
• Mr. Dan Forsman, President & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway HS Georgia Properties
• Dr. Eric Eisenberg, Dean & Professor of Communication, University of South Florida
• Mr. Robert Striar, President, M Style Marketing

sponsored by KSU Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences & WellStar College of Health and Human Services

10:15am-10:30am: Music Break

sponsored by the State of Georgia & Aprio

10:30am-11:30am: Panel #2 – Global Supply Chains, Business & Partnerships

Moderator: Dr. Ian Ferguson, Dean, Southern Poly College of Engineering & Engineering Tech., KSU

• Mr. David Kirk, President & CEO, Murata Electronics
• Ms. Jessica Cork, SAUPO advisor, VP, Public Relations, YKK Corporation of America
• Ms. Wendy Lu, SAUPO advisor, Partner, International Tax Services, Aprio
• Ms. Marcy Sperry, Trademark/IP Attorney, Vivid IP
• Ms. Candy Nip, Director, Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office, NYC

sponsored by KSU Coles College of Business & Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

11:30am-11:45am: Closing

• Dr. Jag Sheth, SAUPO Advisor, Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing, Emory University
• Dr. Sheb True, SVP Division of Global Affairs and Dean of Graduate College, KSU

sponsored by KSU Division of Global Affairs, Lucy Lu & Associates