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Oct 27 Speaker: Linda Cheever

eileensu — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:01:41 +0000

Linda Cheever – President, Asia Pacific, Danaher Corp (parent company of Fluke). Vice Chair, Water 1st International

Linda Cheever is President of the Danaher China Management Board and has oversight of Danaher sales and manufacturing operations including for Fluke and other Danaher operations. Responsible for driving strategic growth initiatives across Danaher companies in China, developing leadership talent and organizational capability to support that growth, providing “incubation” for Danaher companies new to China, and supporting sourcing and manufacturing strategies for domestic and export markets.

She holds the following positions on the Washington State China Relations Board.
•    Board Chair
•    Member of the Executive Committee
•    Member of the Program Committee

Websites: www.Danaher.com or www.Fluke.com; also www.wscrb.org and http://www.water1st.org/

Oct 20 Speaker: David Tang

eileensu — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:21:22 +0000

David Tang – Managing Partner, KL Gates, heading the law firm’s Asia practice and three China offices; Chair, SF Federal Reserve Bank Board

David Tang is Managing Partner, Asia for the U.S. law firm K&L Gates. He leads the Asia practice and four China offices and is on the Firm Executive Committee. He was Managing Partner of the Firm from 1995-2000. His practice focuses on foreign investment and international business transactions and financings. Among other activities, he serves as Chairman of the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, President of the American Bar Foundation, past Chair of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce and on the boards of National Bureau of Asian Research, the Pacific Council on International Policy, National Committee on US-China Relations, and Anglo-American Real Property Institute. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Visiting Committee of Columbia University School of Law and several groups within the American Bar Association. He holds an AB (magna) from Harvard University; a JD from Columbia University; and a certificate from The Hague Academy of International Law. He was born in Hong Kong and speaks Chinese.

Website: http://www.klgates.com/Home.aspx

Welcome to Fall 2008 Global Business Forum!

Global Business Center — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:55:24 +0000

The Global Business Forum is an MBA class and speaker series focused on international business issues. The forum invites regional executives from private sector companies and non-profit organizations to share their perspective on working in a global business environment. Sponsored by the Global Business Center at the University of Washington, the forum welcomes MBAs, graduate students from other departments, faculty, and staff to participate.

In Autumn 2008, the forum meets Mondays from 12:30 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. in Balmer Hall room 413. Participants are encouraged to bring a brown-bag lunch and join us for an informative and interesting discussion.