PLATINUM SPONSORS

www.deloitte.com
The member firms of Deloitte offer clients a broad range of audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory services. Our client service teams, under the leadership of a Lead Client Service Partner, help create powerful business solutions for organizations operating anywhere in the world. This integrated approach combines insight and innovation from multiple disciplines with business knowledge and industry expertise to help our clients exceed their expectations. Whether your company is just starting up or is on the verge of becoming a global powerhouse, our growth services can help you manage and sustain your company’s growth.

www.shearman.com
Shearman & Sterling LLP is one of the few global law firms, with more than 1000 lawyers located in all of the world's financial capitals. Founded in 1873, the firm has represented financial institutions, governments, corporations and other organizations in major transactions, most recently:

• Bank of China in the US$2.67 billion landmark IPO of its commercial banking subsidiary in Hong Kong, BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited.
• WestLB AG in the financing for the new Wembley Stadium in the United Kingdom. This transaction, valued at over US$1 billion, was chosen as one of 2002?s ?Top Ten Deals? by Project Finance International.
• Cadbury Schweppes plc in its US$4.2 billion acquisition of the Adams candy business from Pfizer Inc., which provided strategic distribution opportunities in the United States and Latin America.

www.svbank.com
Silicon Valley Bank provides diversified financial services to emerging growth and mature companies in the technology, life science, private equity and premium wine markets. Through its focus on specialized markets and extensive knowledge of the people and business issues driving them, Silicon Valley Bank provides a level of service and partnership that measurably impacts its clients' success.

GOLD SPONSOR

www.heidrick.com
Heidrick & Struggles provides exceptional service and expertise to deliver effective leadership solutions for clients.

We are the world's premier provider of senior-level executive search and leadership development services, including executive assessment and professional development.

For 50 years, we have focused on quality service and built strong leadership teams through our relationships with clients and individuals worldwide. Today, Heidrick & Struggles leadership experts operate from principal business centers in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

SILVER SPONSORS

www.agilent.com
Agilent delivers innovative technologies, solutions and services to a wide range of customers in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The breadth and depth of our expertise enable us to offer solutions across our customers' entire product life cycle from research and development to manufacturing to installation and management. With insight gained from this unique and comprehensive perspective, we can help our customers get the best products and services to market quickly and profitably.

More than half of Agilent's revenue is generated from outside of the United States. With customers in more than 110 countries, our global presence offers a distinct competitive advantage. Agilent's manufacturing, R&D, sales and support capabilities around the world give customers the flexibility they need in today's competitive environment.

Agilent provides technologies, solutions and services to help our customers accelerate vital progress in their industries...to make dreams real.

www.fenwick.com
Our primary mission at Fenwick & West is to form effective partnerships with our clients as we provide legal services for the information age. Many of our clients have exceeded their own expectations in creating and building successful enterprises; we strive to do the same in the lawyering we provide for our clients. It is important to our practice that we not only provide first-rate innovative legal services to our clients, but that we also serve as effective business partners with them.

www.hewm.com
Heller Ehrman has 720 attorneys and professionals working across 13 offices in the United States and abroad. We are better able now than ever before to provide our clients with the full range of legal services they need, whether the client is a startup or an established market leader. Our Life Sciences Practice Group is one of the largest and most comprehensive groups of its kind and is setting the standard for legal representation in this rapidly growing industry. Our antitrust group is handling the largest and most complex cases going on in the country today. Our intellectual property practitioners, both litigators and patent specialists, as well as our information technology attorneys routinely take on matters that define new and emerging areas of the law and of our economy.

www.hongkong.org
Established in 1986, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco is the office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government on the west coast which looks after the economic and trade interests of Hong Kong in the 19 western states and promotes US investment in Hong Kong. Our office works to enhance the understanding of Hong Kong's free trade policy and its unique advantages as the gateway to China.

www.waldenintl.com
With over US$1.5 billion under management, we strive to invest in entrepreneurs and companies that demonstrate an ability to gain a competitive advantage in the markets they serve. Our investments are focused on four key industry sectors: communications, electronics, software & IT services, and semiconductors. Headquartered in San Francisco, and with offices around the globe, our team of multicultural investment professionals provide the capital, technical expertise, industry knowledge, operating experience, and global resources to launch early stage companies into successful businesses. We value honesty and integrity and foster a work environment of diversity, teamwork, creativity, and opportunity.

www.wellsfargo.com
"Wells Fargo honors the enduring values of Asian small business owners and is proud of our $2 billion lending goal to support the financial goals of this vital community." Iris Chan, Executive Vice President/Group Head, Commercial Banking Group and National Spokesperson for the Asian Business Services program

Take your Business to the Next Stage® with Wells Fargo:
Strong values and hard work are the keys to business success, and you can expect the same level of commitment and dedication from your financial institution. Take advantage of the many products and services that Wells Fargo offers to help you build, grow and prosper in your business. Plan your way to success with the Asian Business Services program at Wells Fargo.

Take Advantage of the Wells Fargo Asian Business Services Program:
As the nation's leading small business financial institution, Wells Fargo is committed to supporting the growing community of Asian business owners, which is the fastest growing small business segment in the country. Our current goal is to lend $2 billion over 10 years (2002 to 2012) to Asian business owners.

www.softwarecampus.com.cn
If Zhongguancun is regarded as China's version of Silicon Valley, then Zhongguancun Software Park (ZGC Software Park) would be China’s Stanford Science Park. Located right in the heart of a well-established high-tech community, ZGC Software Park was founded for the sole purpose of the promotion and commercialization of computer related innovation. In only three short years, this park has already gained international recognition, attracting more than 120 cutting-edge domestic and international companies. Sponsored by both the National Ministry of Information Industry and Beijing’s municipal government , ZGC Software Park is committed to serve as a “Golden Bridge,” promoting internationalization with China’s IT industry and equipping international companies with the abilities and resources necessary to succeed in China’s markets.