Asia-Links Media Hosts Conference on B2B Marketplaces Expanding to Asia; Companies Recognize Potential Growth in Asia Via E-Commerce.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2000 In the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of all the buzz and excitement surrounding B2B e-commerce (Business to Business Electronic-COMMERCE) Refers to one business selling to another business via the Web. See e-commerce. , Asia-Links Media (www.asia-links.com), a leading online global business information provider, takes a closer look at this phenomenon by hosting the "B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business Marketplaces Expanding to Asia" conference www.asia-links.com/b2bevent/register.htm. The symposium is dedicated to bringing together e-commerce, supply-chain and Asian business experts, as well as members of the media to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing companies as they expand into the Asian Internet B2B arena. The conference will be held on Aug. 23rd, 2000 from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Rickey's in Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. . The seminar will provide an in-depth look at the practices and trends attracting businesses to the B2B e-commerce marketplace in Asia. Panel discussion will be held to analyze the challenges associated with conducting business between the U.S. and Asia. Industry experts are expected to examine the viability of e-commerce software and infrastructure services. Some of the industry's top visionaries will have the keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. including Ajay Shah, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Solectron and Ray Wu, Senior eBusiness Executive for Asia Pacific of Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. . Panelists will include Tsuyoshi Taira, Chairman, Asia-Links Media; Mark Creamer, Vice President, Calico; Abhay Bhushan, Founder, Portola Communications; Raj Muni, Executive Vice President, iLogistix; Jeff Zhao, Vice President, e21times; Hurst Lin, Co-Founder, Sina.com; Bill Tai, Partner, Institutional Venture Partners; Raymond Chin, CEO, GWCom; Ian O'Connell, COO, MeetChina.com; Andrew Miller, President, China.com; and Jerry Shih, President and CEO, CHINAnUSA.com. "The speakers who have committed to 'B2B Marketplaces Expanding to Asia' are all influential executives whose companies are at the forefront of the Asia/Pacific B2B industry, and who understand not only B2B Marketplaces, but where the global industry is headed, which is the focus of this event," said Mukesh Ahuja, CEO of Asia-Links Media. "We're also very excited to have top-level B2B analysts and renown media representatives as co-sponsors of the event because they understand Asia and Internet B2B from the inside, and are well known and respected within the industry." About Asia-Links Media Asia-Links Media, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., was founded in 1997. Asia-Links.com, an online business connection between Asia and the U.S., was launched by the company in 1998. Mukesh Ahuja (Founder and CEO), an MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate with 12 years of high tech experience, leads the company's international team. Former Sanyo Semiconductor America Chairman, Tsuyoshi Taira, serves as Chairman of Asia-Links Media. |
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