March 23, 2011 - 10 on the Park, Time Warner Center, New York

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Hosted by the Financial Times and Paul Hastings, the
Asian Century Forum will examine the investment opportunities, key challenges and strategic partnerships that exist for US firms within Asia.

This exclusive half-day event will include a keynote address by Michael Pettis, Senior Associate Asia Program, The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Professor of Finance Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, along with a senior executive plenary panel and industry specific breakout roundtable discussions, and will offer insights into the regulatory developments, trends and forces that are shaping a new marketplace, and what this means for US firms and cross-border activity
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Key Discussion Topics Will Include:

 
-How the evolving regulatory environment in Asia and the U.S. will impact investor behavior

-What sectors are emerging as the front-runners in Asia, and what the investing environment will look like longer term

-What Asian investors want in terms of outbound investment, and how successful they have been

-What opportunities lie ahead and the trends that are shaping the global marketplace

The Asian Century Forum will be chaired by Greg Nitzkowski, Managing Partner, Paul Hastings.

Featured Speakers Include:

David Blumenfeld,
Partner, Paul Hastings
Joyce Chang, Managing Director and Global Head of Emerging Markets Strategy and Credit Research, JP Morgan & Chase Co.
Michael Cook, Senior Managing Director, Macquarie Global Opportunities Partners

Ed Crooks,
US Industry and Energy Editor, Financial Times
Petra Danielsohn-Weil,
Vice President Strategic Planning, Established Products Business Unit, Pfizer
Martin Edelman, Of Counsel, Real Estate Department, Paul Hastings
Robert Go, Global Managing Director, Industries, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited
Tammy Kiely, Managing Director, Technology Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs
Brett W. King, Partner, Paul Hastings
Todd Liker, Managing Director, Oaktree Capital Management
R. Michael Mori,
General Counsel, Seiko Epson Group
Christopher J. Niehaus, Senior Managing Director, GreenOak Real Estate
William R. Rhodes,
Senior Advisor, Citi and Former Senior Vice Chairman, Citigroup and Citibank
Katherine Spector, Commodities Strategist, CIBC World Markets
Dr. Joseph A. Stanislaw, Independent Senior Advisor, Energy & Sustainability, Deloitte LLP
Ben Taylor, Vice President, China Healthcare Group, Goldman Sachs
Laurel Todd, Managing Director, Reimbursement and Health Policy, Biotechnology Industry Organization

For additional information, please contact Bryan Ulrich at bryan.ulrich@ft.com or +1 212 641 6418