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April 19 - May 24, 2001 SINA Global Business Forum Rolls out new VIP Talk Series Titled: IPO & NASDAQ: Catching the next wave of opportunities
IPO
& NASDAQ: Catching the next wave of opportunities
It seems
that everywhere you turn, negative market news abounds.
The NASDAQ has taken a huge plunge, crashing from 4289 points
just one year ago, to a 2001 low of 1619. Every day, there's
more news of companies laying off employees, being delisted
from NASDAQ, auctioning off equipment and closing their
doors. Companies whose employees once had dreams of making
millions off of stock options have halted plans to go public.
Is there no glimmer of hope for the future? Where do opportunities
lie? What will be the next wave? SINA's Global Business
Forum would like to announce a timely series of VIP chats
to address this topic that is so relevant to both individuals
and businesses. IPO & NASDAQ: Catching the Next Wave will
include a stellar group of venture capitalists, investment
bankers, hi-tech entrepreneurs, wireless giants and senior
high tech executives all giving us an inside look at their
outlook for the future.
Topics
covered:
Wufu
Chen
- Founder of 14 successful companies
--
Searching for the opportunities in fiber optics.
4/19
Matthew A. Ocko - Partner - VantagePoint
Venture Partners
--
What are VCs looking for now? Is China the next wave?
4/26
Gary Rieschel - Executive Managing Director,
SOFTBANK Venture Capital
-- Are
broadband, optical, wireless and internet-based services
and technologies in Asia the next big thing?
4/30
David Almstrom - VP of Business Strategy,
Ericsson China
--
Is wireless in the US going anywhere? With so much development
in Asia, is this where all the action lies?
5/3
David Williams - Director, Technology Investment
Banking, Merrill Lynch
--
IPO and M/A in a bear market. Is NASDAQ a good choice for
Asian companies? What should venture capitalists look for
as the next wave? What are institutional investors looking
for?
5/10
Larry Yu - SVP of Charles Schwab, Global Asia
Pacific Services
-- Smart
Answers for Today's Market
5/17
- Tae Hea Nahm - General Partner, Storm Ventures
-- Optical,
wireless, bandwidth services, which one is the core? Where
should we look for future development?
5/24
Hong Chen
- President of HuaYuan Association, CEO of Gric Communication
-- How
important is the Asia/China play? Are mainland entrepreneurs
and their new hi-tech ventures the next wave?
Date/speaker
TBD - NASDAQ - Should Asian companies try to get listed
on NASDAQ?
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