The Chinese Finance Association (TCFA)
Ninth Annual Meeting
October 5, 2002
Columbia University, Alfred Lerner Hall
2920 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Dear TCFA Members: The Chinese Finance Association (TCFA) is going to hold its Ninth Annual Conference on October 5th at Columbia University in New York City. This year we have invited an impressive list of speakers including a delegation from China to the conference. More importantly, the conference will provide you an opportunity to meet fellow TCFA members, exchange research ideas, build career contacts, and make some new friends. We sincerely invite you to attend the conference and hope to see you all in New York. If you have questions about the conference, please check out our website at www.china_finance.org or emailchinesefinance@yahoo.com. Conference Organization Committee The Chinese Finance Association ***************************************** TCFA Ninth Annual Meeting Orginazing Committee owes special thanks to the Chinese Students and Scholar Association of Columbia University for the great cooperation and assistance.
PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE PROGRAM
MORNING SESSION 1: Chaired by Dr. Charles Wang TCFA Boston-Chapter Chair Senior Portfolio Manager and Director of Research, Acadian Asset Management 8:30 - 9:00 am Registration 9:15 - 9:30 am Welcoming remarks Dr. Xin Zhang President, TCFA Deputy Director, Division of Corporate Finance, China Securities Regulatory Commission 9:30 - 10:00 am Keynote Speaker Martin Fridson Managing Director, Merrill Lynch & Co 10:00 - 10:30 am Dan diBartolomeo (slides) President, Northfield Information Services 10:30 - 11:00 am Coffee break MORNING SESSION 2: Chaired by Chenyang Wei Director, TCFA New York University 11:00 - 11:30 am Dr. Joseph Hu (slides) Managing Director, Structured Finance Research Standard & Poor's 11:30 - 12:00 am Brian Gendreau (slides) Chief Strategist, Emerging Markets & Global Asset Allocation, Salomon Smith Barney
LUNCHEON: Chaired by Dr. Li Wei TCFA NYC-Chapter Chair Director, Strategy & Planning, Research New York Stock Exchange 12:30 - 1:00 pm Keynote Speaker Dr. Robert Mundell Nobel Laureate University Professor Economics, Columbia University
AFTERNOON SESSION 1: Chaired by Dr. John Qian President-Elect, TCFA Managing Director, Bank of America Securities 1:30 - 1:55 pm Dr. Jianping Mei Associate Professor of Finance, New York University 1:55 - 2:20 pm Dr. Dajiang Guo (slides) Vice President, Structured Product Group, Greenwich Capital Markets 2:20 - 2:45 pm Mr. Hengzhong Liu (slides) Director of Development & Vice President, Decision Management, Citi Cards Inc. of Citigroup 2:45 - 3:10 pm Mr. Jeff Zhang Vice President, Structured Product Research, Credit Suisse First Boston 3:10 - 3:30 pm Break AFTERNOON SESSION 2: Chaired by Ludan Liu Director, TCFA Boston College 3:30 - 3:55 pm Mr. Lingfeng You (slides) Vice President, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers 3:55 - 4:20 pm Mr. Zheng Fang Managing Partner, Neon Capital Management LP 4:20 - 4:45 pm Ms. Qi Sun Chief Representative of North America of Holy High International Capital 4:45 - 5:10 pm Dr. Charles Wang TCFA Boston-Chapter Chair Senior Portfolio Manager and Director of Research, Acadian Asset Management DINNER: Evergreen (Chinese Restaurant at mid-town, 10 E. 38th St., New York, NY 10016-0004, Phone: (212)448-1199) Estimated cost: $25 per person (Not included in registration fee) Seats limited and reservation required. For reservation, please send email to Jun Qian at junqianusa@yahoo.com. ******************************************* APPENDIX From press: Ms. Huang, Xiaofeng, Director, Shanghai Securities Times Mr. Yan, Hengyuan, Ny Bereau of Economic Daily
Pre-registration fee: Students $25 Professional $40 On-site registration fee: Students $30 Professional $45 The fee includes continental breakfast and lunch. To pre-register, you can select either of the two options below: Pre-registration option 1: Step 1: Download the pre-registration form using the link below. Step 2: Email your information as required in the pre-registration form to Ludan Liu at ludanliu@yahoo.com and pay your registration fee on-site. Pre-registration option 2: Step 1: Download the pre-registration form using the link below. Step 2: Print and fill out the pre-registration form and mail it together with your check (BEFORE OCTOBER 1) to Ludan Liu at Fulton 330, Department of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467. Note that we only accept cash and checks on-site. Please make your check payable to: The Chinese Finance Association. (Click to print the pre-registration form)
Lerner Hall is located on Columbia University campus at 2920 Broadway, New York,NY 10027. For direction and map, please go to Alfred Lerner Hall's homepage at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lernerhall/index.html and choose the last panel on the left, "MAPS AND DIAGRAMS". You can also call 212-854-5726 for more information.
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SUGGESTED DRESS CODE Business Casual for general attendance.