2026 Symposium on Asia-USA Partnership Opportunities
April 17 at 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Organized by KSU’s Asian Studies Program, the Symposium on ASIA-USA Partnership Opportunities (SAUPO) is the largest Asia business conference in the USA since 2011.
You will be entertained with innovative ideas, exciting discussions, live Guzheng music performance, and Jazz concert, food & drinks, and valuable networking with business leaders, government officials, community organizers, and scholars from the USA and Asia.
Confirmed Speakers
- Kenichi Matsuda, Consul General of Japan in Atlanta
- Joann Hill, U.S. Department of Commerce
- DeAnn Golden, President & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway GA Properties
- Andrew Kim, Director, Global Sales, Delta Air Lines
- Patrick Lenz, President & COO, Toyo Tires
- Raymond Shelton, Vice President, YKK AP America
- Rose Jaboe, Founder & CEO, WePartner
- Connor Murray, BSV Association
- Lucy Lu, Founder & CEO, aiLegal
- William Strang, President, TOTO USA
- Yoshi Tanino, President, Murata Electronics North America
- Sachiko Ueno, HR Manager, Nissei ASB Company
- Hazem Rashed-Ali, Dean, College of Archi. & Cons. Management
- Heather Koopman, Dean, KSU College of Science & Mathematics
- Robin Cheramie, Dean, KSU Coles College of Business
- Ming Francis, Co-Founder, The LiveHaus Group
- Nozomi Morgan, CEO, Michiki Morgan Worldwide
