Symposium on Asia-USA Partnership Opportunities (SAUPO)

Greetings! SAUPO is back in Atlanta! The Symposium on ASIA-USA Partnership Opportunities (SAUPO) is organized by Kennesaw State University (KSU)’s Asian Studies Program since 2011. SAUPO continues to be the largest Asia business conference in the United States with alternating conference locations between Atlanta and Asia.  Business leaders, investors, policymakers, community leaders, scholars, and diplomats are looking forward to SAUPO 2022, after having not seen each other for three years due to pandemic challenges.

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 1:30 pm, a full Buffet Lunch will be served with various beverages, sponsored by SAUPO Platinum sponsors Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Georgia Properties and aiLegal. Come and meet with business partners and friends! Your registration includes access to all panels, SAUPO Magazine, buffet lunch, speakers, sponsors, and networking breaks.

Condensed Agenda:
SAUPO Panel#1). Pandemic, Communication, and Organizations
SAUPO Panel#2). Supply Chain Bottlenecks, Reshoring and Environmental Issues
SAUPO Panel#3). Doing Business with Asia.

Speakers:
We are proud to present the following outstanding speakers:
• Ivan Pulinkala, Interim Provost, Kennesaw State University
• Kazuyuki Takeuchi, Consul General of Japan in Atlanta
• Krystal Ka’ai, Executive Director, White House Initiative on AANHPI
• Dan Forsman, President & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices GA
• David Kirk, President & CEO, Murata Electronics North America
• JR Wilson, Vice President, AT&T
• Phaedra Corso, Vice President, Kennesaw State University
• Candy Nip, Director, Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office
• Jessica Cork, Vice President, YKK Corporation of America
• Stella Xu, Managing Director, China Office, Georgia Dept of Economic Dev.
• Georgia Mui, Managing Partner, Global Consultants United
• Stacy Watson, Director, Economic & Industrial Dev, Georgia Ports Authority
• Lucy Lu, Founder & CEO, aiLegal
• Marcy Sperry, Founder, Vivid IP
• William Strang, President, TOTO USA
• Nagendra Roy, CEO, AanseaCore
• Wendy Lu | Partner, Aprio
• Thierry Leger, Senior Associate Dean, RCHSS, KSU
• Monica Swahn, Dean, KSU WellStar College of Health and Human Services

In-Person Registration ranges from $249/for each regular ticket and $99/for each student ticket. A Zoom link will be provided if you are interested in listening to the panels for free.

If you have any suggestions and questions, please contact Dr. May Gao, SAUPO Chair at mgao@kennesaw.edu, or 770-598-7009.