ADVISORY/Chinese-Americans to Focus on Entertainment, Business, Public Policy at National Conference.

Business Editors

ADVISORY...for Friday-Saturday (May 5-6)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

  Committee of 100 Annual Conference in Los Angeles to provide forum
        for dialogue for Americans of Chinese and Asian descent

WHAT:    Leading authorities on Chinese-American relations will
         discuss national and international policy issues, Chinese and
         Asian-American influence in film and television, and the
         Asianization of U.S. businesses during a two-day conference
         on May 5 and 6.

WHEN:    Friday, May 5, at 7:30 a.m.
         Saturday, May 6, at 9:45 a.m.

WHERE:   Westin Bonaventure Hotel
         404 S. Figueroa St.
         Los Angeles, Calif. 90071

       The morning panel and lunch on May 6 will be held at the
     Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90071

VISUALS: Panel discussions during the two-day conference to feature
         (partial list):

         --   Jerry Yang, co-founder & chief Yahoo, Yahoo! Inc.
         --   Jenny Ming, president, Old Navy
         --   Stephen Chao, president, USA Cable, USA Networks Inc.
         --   Ming-Na, actress
         --   Lisa Ling of ABC's "The View"
         --   Janet Yang, producer, Manifest Film Co.
         --   Dominic Ng, chairman, president & CEO, East West Bank
         --   A complete schedule of panel participants follows.

SPECIAL FEATURE:
         Bill Moyers, founder and partner, Public Affairs Television
         Inc. is the keynote luncheon speaker on Friday at 1 p.m. His
         comments will focus on current events including the Wen Ho
         Lee case, campaign fundraising scandal and the report issued
         last May by a House select committee chaired by Rep.
         Christopher Cox.

BACKGROUND:
         The Committee of 100 is a national, non-partisan organization
         of American citizens of Chinese and Asian descent. Members
         have achieved leadership positions in the United States in a
         broad range of professions, together pooling their strengths
         and experiences to address important issues concerning the
         Chinese-American community and U.S.-Chinese relations.


                        CONFERENCE AGENDA 2000

Friday, May 5:
 All Day

 Film Showcase          Presentation of select films in separate media
                         room (showings at 10 AM, 1 PM and 4 PM)


Sponsor Breakfast
7:30-9:45 AM
 Opening Remarks:       Henry Tang, Chairman, Committee of 100
 Welcome:               Matthew K. Fong, Conference Chairman
 Venture Capital Panel  "The Future of Venture Capital in Silicon
                         Valley and Asia"
 Moderator:             Bob Lee, Executive Vice President (Retired),
                         PacBell
 Panelists:             John Paul Ho, Founder and Managing Director,
                         Crimson Capital Management
                        Denny R.S. Ko, Managing General Partner, Dyna
                         Fund Ventures LLC
                        Wen Ko, Chairman, WK Technology Fund
                        Frank F.C. Kung, Chairman, BioAsia
                         Investments LLC
                        Geoffrey Yang, Partner, Redpoint Ventures

10 - 11 AM
 International Business
  Panel                 "The Asianization of U.S. Businesses"
 Moderator:             John S. Chen, Chairman, President & CEO,
                         Sybase
 Panelists:             Gareth Chang, Chairman, Click2Asia
                        Jenny Ming, President, Old Navy
                        Lee S. Ting, Vice President and Managing
                         Director, Hewlett-Packard
                        Dennis Wu, Managing Director, Pac. Rim
                         Services, Deloitte & Touche

11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
 Internet Panel         "Asia: The Next Internet Frontier"
 Moderator:             Evelyn Iritani, Business Correspondent, Los
                         Angeles Times
 Panelists:             Dr. Pehong Chen, CEO, BroadVision Inc.
                        Dr. Raymond Ch'ien, Chairman, China.com Corp.
                        Kenneth Wong, Chairman and CEO, POP.com
                        Jerry Yang, Co-Founder & Chief Yahoo,
                         Yahoo! Inc.

 Luncheon
1 - 2:15 PM             "When the Past Meets the Present"
 Keynote Speaker:        Bill Moyers, Founder & Partner, Public
                          Affairs Television Inc.

2:30 - 3:45 PM
 Entertainment Panel    "Chinese Americans Behind the Screen"
 Moderator:             Fritz Friedman, Senior Vice President,
                         Worldwide Publicity, Columbia TriStar Video
 Panelists:             Stephen Chao, President, USA Cable,
                         USA Networks Inc.
                        Angela Cheng, Agent, Writers and Artists
                        Leo Chu, Vice President, Creative Affairs,
                         Disney Animation
                        Rita Hsiao, Screenwriter, Mulan, Toy Story 2
                        Chris Lee, Producer, Chris Lee Productions

4 - 5:45 PM
 Entertainment Panel    "The Joy Luck Women: Then and Now"
 Moderator:             Janet Yang, Producer, Manifest Film Company
 Panelists:             Rosalind Chao, Actor
                        Tsai Chin, Actor
                        Kieu Chinh, Actor
                        Lisa Lu, Actor
                        Ming-Na, Actor,
                        France Nuyen, Actor
                        Lauren Tom, Actor

6:30 - 7:30 PM
 Reception

7:30 PM
 Gala Dinner

       --  "History of Asian American Images in Film" video
             presentation
       --  Industry Service Award to Beulah Quo
       --  Recognition of Chinese American recipients of Oscar,
            Golden Globe, Emmy, Tony and Grammy Awards
       --  Committee of 100 "Pioneers" Awards to Howard Chua, Time
            magazine; Lisa Ling, Co-Host, ABC's "The View"; and Jerry
            Yang, Co-Founder and Chief Yahoo, Yahoo!
       --  Committee of 100 "Headline" Awards to John Donvan and Mary
            Claude-Foster of ABC's "Nightline"
       --  Entertainment by the East/West Players
       --  Performance by the Grammy-nominated Anthony Brown's Asian
            American Jazz Ensemble

Saturday, May 6:

            THE MORNING PANEL AND LUNCH WILL BE HELD AT THE
                BILTMORE HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES

All Day
 Film Showcase          Presentation of select films in separate media
                         room (showings at 10 AM, 1 PM and 4 PM at the
                         Bonaventure)

9:45 - 11:15 AM
 International Relations
  Panel                 "U.S.-China Relations and the World Trade
                         Organization"
 Moderator:             George Koo, Director, Deloitte & Touche
 Panelists:             Maj. General John L. Fugh (USA, Ret.),
                         Chairman, Enron International China
                        Tom Plate, Founder, Asia Pacific Media
                         Network; Professor, University of California,
                         Los Angeles; Columnist, Los Angeles Times
                        Jonathan Pollack, Senior Advisor for
                         International Policy, RAND
                        Sheryl WuDunn, Author and Correspondent, New
                         York Times

 Luncheon
11:30 AM - 1 PM
 Keynote Speaker:       David Lee, President & Chief Operating
                         Officer, Global Crossing Ltd.

2 - 3:30 PM
 Domestic Policy Panel  "Ethnic Profiling of Chinese Americans in
                         Technology"
 Moderator:             Nelson G. Dong, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
 Panelists:             Laura K. Hong, Partner, Squire Sanders &
                         Dempsey; President, National Asian Pacific
                         American Bar Association
                        Ming Louie, Vice President, Business
                         Development, Global Star Telecommunications
                        Dr. Michael May, Co-Director, Center for
                         International Security and Cooperation,
                         Stanford University
                        Bob Scheer, Los Angeles Times
                        Prof. Ling-chi Wang, Chair, Ethnic Studies
                         Department, University of California,
                         Berkeley

3:45 - 5:30 PM
 U.S. Business Panel    "Asian Pacific Americans Participation in
                         Executive Management & Corporate Boards"
 Moderator:             Dominic Ng, Chairman, President & CEO, East
                         West Bank
 Panelists              Herman Y. Li, Chairman, C&L Restaurant Group
                         Inc.
                        John Sie, Chairman & CEO, Encore Media Group
                        Shirley Young, Executive Vice President,
                         General Motors; Board of Directors, Bank of
                         America and Bell Atlantic
                        Albert Yu, Senior Vice President, Intel Corp.