Symposium on ASIA-USA Partnership Opportunities (SAUPO) 2023

Organized by the Asian Studies Program at KSU, the Symposium on ASIA-USA Partnership Opportunities (SAUPO) is the largest Asia business conference in the USA since 2011. About 300 participants will attend 2023 SAUPO in person, and an additional 100-200 will attend online via Zoom Webinar. Attendees include business leaders, government officials, community organizers, diplomats and scholars from USA and Asia. Dress Code is business professional attire.

You will be entertained with innovative business ideas, exciting discussions, valuable networking opportunities, and nonstop service of coffee, tea, water, and snacks. From 12 noon to 1:30pm o Friday April 7, 2023 at SAUPO, a Buffet Lunch will be served, sponsored by national real estate leader Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Georgia Properties (BHHSGA).

Panel#1). Opportunities and Challenges in ASIA-USA Partnerships 

Panel#2). Post Pandemic Technology and Innovation 

Panel#3). Trends in Global Manufacturing and Business 

Confirmed Speakers for SAUPO 2023: 

• 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
• Ivan Pulinkala, Provost and VPAA, Kennesaw State University
• Catherine “Katie” Kaukinen, Dean, RCHSS, KSU
• Jae Kim, Korean Practice, Aprio
• Honorable Mio Maeda, Consul General of Japan in Atlanta  
• Hajime Yokoyama, Vice President, Marketing, Kajima Int’l Inc.
• Marcy Sperry, Founder, Vivid IP
• Nagendra Roy, CEO, AanseaCore
• Masae Okura, Partner, Taylor English and Duma
• William “Bill” Strang, President, TOTO USA
• Allan (Yun-Chin) Lin, CEO, Winmate Inc.
• Monica Swahn, Dean, KSU WellStar College of Health & Human Services, KSU
• Ian Ferguson, Dean, KSU Southern Poly College of CEET
• Tyler Reinagel, Associate VP of Economic Development, KSU