June 13, 2000

Asia E-Commerce:"The Digital Goldrush"
7:30 - 8:20 am  Registration
 
John Tsui John Tsui
Conference coordinator
Peninsula House, Inc.
Christopher Justice Christopher Justice
AsiaContent.com
George Hara George Hara
DEFTA Partners
Jack Ma Jack Ma
Alibaba.com
Fujiro Ishiguro Fujiyo Ishiguro
NetYear Knowledge
Capital Partners
Hiromi Saito Hiromi Saito
SOHO, Inc.
Lu-Yen Wang Lu-Yen Wang
Roly International
Michael Robinson Michael Robinson
Renren.com
Jean Salata Jean Salata
Baring Private Equity
Partners
W. Gagge McAfee W. Gage McAfee
GE Capital
Technological Fund
Masafumi Okanda Masafumi Okanda
Liquid Audio Japan
Chih Cheung Chih Cheung
Helloasia.com
Terrie Lloyd Terrie Lloyd
Linc Media, Inc.
Dr. Srisakdi Charmonan Dr. Srisakdi Charmonan
Internet KSC
Yat Siu Yat Siu
Outblaze
Kazutomo Kazutomo
Robert Hori
Cybird Co. Ltd.
Ting Yu Seng Ting Yu Seng
Chase Asia
Equity partners
8:20 - 8:40 am Opening Welcome - John F. Tsui,  Conference  Chairman,
Founder, PACT
President, Peninsula House, Inc.
8:40 - 9:45 am 
Asia/Pacific
Overview
John F. Tsui,  Conference  Chairman,
Founder, PACT
President, Peninsula House, Inc.
Asia/Pacific Asian Internet Trends
Hong Kong/China Asian E-Commerce - E-Defining Asia
Sanjeet Devgan, Vice President - Hong Kong Research
Prudential Bache, Hong Kong
Japan The Internet Tsunami - The Sun Rises on Japan.Com
India The Internet - A Revolutionary Opportunity 
Hareesh Tibrewala, President Home India.com, Mumbia India
Southeast Asia Internet Land Grab: The First Mover Advantage 
Peter Roberts, Group Editor 
Business Online, Singapore
9:45 - 10:15 am  Coffee and Tea
Hosted ByiAsiaworks
10:15 - 11:30 am Asia Internet: Unleashing Asia's Potential of 6 Billion Eyeballs
With 50% of the world's population residing in Asia, it is estimated that broadband internet penetration in developed Asia will exceed that of in the United States by 2002. Asiaís internet users will reach 64 million in 2003.
Speakers: Michael Robinson, Chairman
RenRen.Com, Beijing, China
Yat Siu, Founder Outblaze.com, Hong Kong
David Zing, Vice president 
Sina.com, San Francisco, CA.
Andrew Miller, Vice President-USA
Chinadotcom, Hong Kong 
Fujiyo Ishiguro, Managing Partner
Netyear Knowledge Capital Partners, Inc., Tokyo, Japan
Philip Wong,  CEO
Stareastnet.com, Hong Kong
Poh Mui hoon, Managing Director
Sesami.com, Singapore
11:30 - 12:30 pm Asia's E-Commerce Frontier - Potential and Pitfalls
Over 40% of the world's GDP is generated out of Asia. Internet advertising and e-commerce is projected to grow from $700 million in 1998 to $32 billion by 2003, implying a CAGR of 145%.
Speakers: Hareesh Tibrewala, President
Homeindia.com, Mumbai, India
Hiromi Saito, President
SOHO, Inc. Yokahama, Japan
Chih  Cheung, Founder
HelloAsia.com, San Mateo, CA
Dr. Srisakdi  Charmonman, Chairman
Internet KSC, Bangkok, Thailand
12:30 - 2:00 pm  Luncheon
2:00 - 3:30 pm What are the drivers and pitfalls confronting the burgeoning B2B commerce in Asia? Asia is not a uniform region. The growth of e-commerce will depend on several key factors: fullfilment,settlement of payment, security, government interference, piracy, branding and pricing. The panelist will discuss bottlenecks to e-commerce.
Moderator: Peter Roberts, Group Editor
Business Online, Singapore
Speakers: Mayumi Kitakata
Executive Vice President
Cybird Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Christopher Justice,  CEO
AsiaContent.com, Hong Kong
Rick Schawelson, CEO
the Big Store.Com, Hong Kong
Mark Brimblecombe, Chairman
DiscVault, Singapore
Jack Ma,  CEO
Alibaba.com, Hong Kong
3:30 - 4:00 pm  Coffee and Tea
Hosted byREBOUND
4:00 - 5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
Digital Trailblazers: B2B Business Models that Work
This panel will offer insights into B2B business strategies, business models and market penetration strategies. Specific case studies will be presented of Asian and American B2B infomediary companies illustrating opportunities relating to value creation (ie:aggregating buyers and sellers, creation of marketplace liquidity and reducing transaction costs).
Speakers: Jamie Friedman, Internet B2B Analyst
Goldman Sachs & Co., New York, NY
Jeremy Tang, President
REBOUND, Hong Kong/San Francisco
Rod Heller, Chairman
Food USA, Madison, WI.
Fred Buehler, Director E-Business
Eastman Chemical Company, Kinsport, TN

Internet Venture Capital - The Asia Business Model
The IT and internet revolution is sweeping across Asia/Pacific and have spawned new entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. This panel will discuss the Asia model in successful venture investing from start-ups to late stage.
Speakers: W. Gage McAfee, Managing Director
GE Capital Technology Fund, Hong Kong
George Hara, Managing Partner
DEFTA Partners, San Francisco, CA
Jean Eric Salata, Managing Partner
Baring Private Equity Partners Ltd., Hong Kong
Ting Yu Seng, Managing Director
Chase Asia Equity Partners, Hong Kong

5:00 pm  Adjournment
6:00 - 8:00 pm Cocktail Reception 
One51 151 East 50th St.
Hosted bySunrise World Communications, Inc.
June 14, 2000
8:30 - 9:00 am Opening Address:
Jamie Friedman, Internet B2B Analyst
Goldman Sachs & Co., New York, NY
9:00 - 10:00 am Asia's Incubators - Case Study
Fujiyo Ishiguro, Managing Partner
Netyear Knowledge Capital Partners, Inc., Tokyo, Japan
Dr. KT Huang, Chairman, TASK CO.com
Taipai, ROC
Techpacific.com
 
10:00 - 10:30 am Coffee and Tea
10:30 - 12 noon Japan: The Internet Tsunami
With 18 million people on-line, industry experts forecast the B2C market to
grow at 117% ($280 billion) for the next 5 years and the B2B market at
55% ($740 billion). That would still be 14% of United States, despite the
fact that retail sales in Japan represents 67% of US retail sales. The gap
between US and Japan has narrowed to two to three years.
Speakers: Eijii Tanaka, Senior Vice President
Jeffries Japan Limited, Tokyo, Japan
Takashi Hakii, Founder
Tricorn, Tokyo, Japan
Takao Hiramatsu, President
Digital System, Tokyo, Japan
Cyberagent, Tokyo, Japan (invited)
Brian P. Riordan, Director
Broadview International (Asia) LLC, Tokyo, Japan
12:15 - 2:00 pm Luncheon
2:00 - 2:15 pm The role of Asia/Pacific region on Portfolio of Global Internet assets
David Roddy
Vice President-Internet Economics
Tradeum/Vertical Net
San Francisco, Ca.
2:15 - 3:15 pm Case Study: B2C and B2B Business Models
The word e-commerce strikes fear among CEOs of private and public companies alike. According to Forrester Research, B2B will soar from $43 billion in 1998 to $1 trillion in 2003, while the consumer market will grow from $7.8 billion to $108 billion in the same period. What will turbocharge the on-line B2B engine? And what business models -vertical, horizontal or functional, will be the favorites?
Moderator: Terrie Lloyd, Publisher
Japan, Inc.
Speakers:
Masafumi Okanda, CEO
Liquid Audio Japan, Tokyo, Japan
John Saliling,  EO
Similan.com, Singapore
LY Wang, Chairman
Roly International, Taipei, Taiwan
Hanson  Cheah, Managing Director
Asia Tech Ventures, Hong Kong
3:15 - 3:45 pm Coffee and Tea
3:45 - 5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
E-Law Asia-Deal Structures in the New Digital Economy
E-commerce companies and venture capitalist alike are facing an array
of country specific issues such as an intellectual property and business
process protection, licensing issues, trademarks, domain name controls and
legal liabilities. Case study examples of alliance and equity ventures will
be discussed.
Moderator: David Laverty, Partner
International Counsel, Chicago, IL
Speakers: Jim Wu, Legal  Councel-
Yahoo!, Santa Clara, CA
Thomas E. Jones, Partner
Freshfields, Hong Kong/China
Ian Ballon, Partner
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Nunner LLP, Palo Alto, CA
Charles C. Comey, Partner
Morrison & Foerster, Tokyo, Japan

Internet Financial Services
Financial services offered on the net will have a greater impact on Asian
financial institution than elsewhere. The growth is fueled by four drivers:
internet as consolidator, as globalizer, as disintermediator and as liberator.
The ubiquitious global financial supermarket may encompass the following activities: E-banking, E-Payments, E-Broker, E-Investment Banking, E-Trading,
E-Asset Management, E-Loan, E-Financial Planning and E-Bonds.
Speakers:
Richard Repetto, Internet Financial Analyst,
Lehman Brothers, New York, NY
Michael Albanese, Vice President
DLJ Direct, Inc. Jersey City, NJ
Andrew Klein, Founder
WITSOUNDVIEW, New York, NY
Bankee Kwan,  Chairman,
Celestial Asia Securities, Hong Kong
 

5:00 pm Adjournment