[FREE] All Member Mixer to Celebrate AmCham China's Charter Flight!

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It's hard to believe that one month has already passed since the AmCham China charter flight landed in Beijing. To celebrate the end of quarantine and their return to China, AmCham China will host a mixer on October 27 for our charter flight passengers. Representatives from both United Airlines and Meiya Travel Company will also be present to share their experiences in organizing and executing this flight.

All members are invited to attend this event and enjoy free drinks, networking, and to hear stories from passengers about their flight and quarantine experience. AmCham China Chairman Greg Gilligan and President Alan Beebe will also be in attendance. Attendees will have the chance to participate in a lucky draw-- don't forget to bring your business cards to have the chance to win a great prize!

Mark your calendar and get ready to celebrate! Limited seats, First come, First serve!

Agenda

October 27, 2020

Main Schedule

18:00 - 18:05

Opening Remarks by AmCham President Alan Beebe

Alan Beebe

18:05 - 18:10

Remarks by AmCham Chairman Greg Gilligan

Greg Gilligan

18:10 - 18:20

Experience Sharing by Vermeer Vice President Colm Rafferty

Colm Rafferty

18:20 - 18:35

Charter Flight Stories

18:35 - 19:00

Networking Session

19:00 - 19:10

Lucky Draw

19:10 - 20:00

Networking

Speakers

Greg Gilligan

Chairman at AmCham China

Alan Beebe

President of AmCham China

Colm Rafferty

Vice President, Asia Pacific/Chairman, China of Vermeer Corporation

Greg Gilligan joined the PGA TOUR in late 2013 as Vice President and is the lead executive in China serving as PGA TOUR China Managing Director. Currently Chairman Emeritus, Mr. Gilligan served in an elected capacity as Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China, as an officer for four consecutive terms from 2011 – 2014.

Prior to the PGA TOUR Mr. Gilligan was the Managing Director of APCO Worldwide’s Beijing office. He joined APCO after serving as General Manager of Corporate Affairs for McDonald’s (China) Co., Ltd., where he developed and executed strategies to enhance McDonald's brand and corporate image among China’s regulatory bodies, consumers and other key stakeholders. Prior to that role he served as McDonald’s China’s General Manager for Southeast China.

Alan Beebe is President of the American Chamber of Commerce in China based in Beijing. He has over twenty-five years of business experience in Asia, including seventeen years in mainland China.

As President, Alan oversees all advocacy, programs, partnerships and insights provided by the Chamber to support the business growth of nearly 900 foreign corporations operating in China, including most of the U.S. Fortune 500. He leads major advocacy initiatives related to trade tariffs, market access, cybersecurity, Made in China 2025, China’s NGO law and structural imbalances in U.S. – China trade and investment.

In 2018, he launched AmCham China’s Technology & Innovation Initiative, focused on the business and policy implications of disruptive digital technologies - such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and cloud computing – for U.S. companies in China.

Prior to joining AmCham China, Alan held various senior executive positions in China with EY, IBM, and management consulting firms AT Kearney and PRTM. He also led a Beijing based start-up for five years, the China Greentech Initiative, which merged in 2014 with the Paulson Institute, founded by Hank Paulson.

Alan has advised a wide range of corporations and global investors on investing and operating in China. His clients have included global private equity firms, high technology companies, energy related companies, and major state-owned and private Chinese enterprises.

He holds a Master’s degree from Yale University in International Relations and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Computer Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the U.S. He is a Board of Advisor of the Yale Club of Beijing and in that capacity promotes academic and cultural exchanges between the U.S. and China. He is a fluent speaker of mandarin Chinese, and reads and writes Chinese. Alan was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska.

Colm Rafferty is the Vice President – Asia Pacific for Vermeer Corporation and is Chairman of Vermeer China Limited. Vermeer is an equipment manufacturer from the Midwest of the United States, with products used for agricultural mechanization, environmental protection, infrastructure development, and non-blast surface mining. The Asia Pacific business includes integrated supply chain operations and dealer networks and company-owned distribution in China, Singapore, Australia, Northeast Asia, and Southeast Asia.

Vermeer advocates for the interests of U.S. businesses around the world. In the U.S., Vermeer is an active participant in President Obama’s Export Council (PEC). Vermeer’s Chair of the Board is the recent former Chairwoman of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), the largest industrial trade association and lobbying group in the U.S. In China, this past year, Colm served as Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of AmCham China.

Colm received an MBA from the Yale School of Management, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian Studies from Brown University. He currently serves on the Yale University Asia Development Council, the Yale School of Management’s Greater China Advisory Board, and recently served on the Executive Committee of the Beijing Chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO).

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[FREE] All Member Mixer to Celebrate AmCham China's Charter Flight!

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