Working at a Foreign Company: Perspectives from Young Professionals

Event Details

Please join AmCham China's Young Professionals Committee for a fun after work discussion on expats working at Chinese companies. China’s rapid growth, shifting demographics, and aging population have opened new opportunities for economic immigration from developed as well as developing countries. Young professionals working in China are well positioned to take advantages of these and other oppertunities.That said, challenges remain; poor air quality and high cost of living are the two most significant challenges to AmCham China member companies' ability to recruit and retain talent to work in China according to the 2017 Business Climate Survey. Join us for an informal panel discussion on these and other issues including:

Career development
Business challenges and opportunities
Visa issues
Historical perspectives

AmCham China's Young Professionals Committee (YPC) provides a platform for young professionals to build their personal and professional networks, develop career skills, and work with other dynamic leaders to achieve success! The Committee hosts informal monthly round-table lunches with prominent business leaders, inter-chamber networking mixers, and panel discussions on career development, leadership, etiquette and other relevant topics. The Committee also supports a mentorship program whereby experienced AmCham China members and young professionals can share experiences and grow professionally.

Agenda

6:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Registration

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Panel discussion and Q&A

Josh Fenn, Chad Michael Kresser, Abe Sorock and Wise (花木兰) Cleopatra

8:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Networking and Wine

Speakers

Abe Sorock
CEO of Atlas
http://atlas-china.com/
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Josh Fenn
Senior Marketing Manager at Baidu Inc., Global Business Unit
Josh Fenn is the senior marketing manager of Baidu Inc.’s Global Business Unit, and is responsible for the marketing and branding strategy of Baidu’s international mobile products in North America, India, Brazil, Thailand, Indonesia, Egypt and Japan. These products include DU Speed Booster, DU Battery Saver, ES File Explorer, DU Ad Platform, DU Caller and Facemoji Keyboard.

Josh brings to Baidu an extensive knowledge of Asian markets, and has a background in journalism and the sciences. Prior to joining Baidu, Josh was marketing manager of the custom vitamin company CustomPax (previously Vitaganic) at their Beijing office. In that role, he was responsible for business development, advertisement design, website layout and media outreach. Josh also served as marketing manager of the scientific publication Journal of Integrative Plant Biology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has previously written on ecology, technology and medicine in China for Science Magazine, the National Institutes of Health, TechNode and The Beijinger Magazine.

Born in the United States but now living in Beijing, Josh holds a Masters of Journalism from Hong Kong University and a Bachelor of Science in biology from Cornell University. He also attended Tsinghua University for immersive language study. He speaks, reads and writes Mandarin Chinese at a professional working level.
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Chad Michael Kresser
Product Marketing Manager at Lenovo (Beijing) Ltd.
Chad Kresser is a Senior Portfolio Manager with Lenovo Computer, the world's largest PC company by volume. He is an Ohio native whose hometown boasts the nation's second best ice cream shop in America. Chad holds an MBA from Brandeis University (Boston, MA) and an undergraduate degree in Asian Studies from Wittenberg University (Springfield, Ohio). When not in the office, Chad enjoys gallivanting around the hutongs, rock climbing, and Muay Thai.
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Wise (花木兰) Cleopatra
Senior International Marketing & PR Manager at Guanghua School of Management at Peking University
Cleopatra Wise is the international marketing guru at the Guanghua School of Management at Peking University. Originally from the US, Cleopatra has spent the last six years as an expat in Beijing and speaks fluent Chinese. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California and an MBA candidate at Peking University.
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