We’d like to invite you for a discussion on the future of China’s offshoring and outsourcing industry — a growing sector in China that still lags far behind India’s well-known successes.
Our speakers are Enrico Benni, Alex Peng, and Art Hu, partners in McKinsey’s Beijing office, who will introduce their recent survey of 75 of China’s home-grown software and IT services firms.
DATE & TIME – 10 am, Tuesday, Feb 3.
VENUE – Sequoia Cafe,44 Guanghua Lu, (at western end, opposite Brazilian embassy)
美洲杉咖啡厅, 朝阳区光华路西口44号(巴西大使馆的对面)
Tel/电话: 6501 5503
ENTRANCE: Free to members, 50 rmb to non-members
RSVP to fcccadmin@gmail.com as we need to know numbers
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS :
Enrico Benni is a partner and head of McKinsey & Company’s Business Technology practice in China, based in Beijing. He co-leads McKinsey’s global Information Technology and Enterprise Resource Planning practice. He serves both Asian and multinational companies on a wide range of technology-related issues, ranging from China market entry strategies for international high tech companies, to supporting globalization efforts for Asian firms. Prior to joining McKinsey, Enrico worked in technology consulting in Europe. He holds a Master’s in Electrical Engineering from Università degli Studi di Bologna, Italy.
Alex Peng is a partner in McKinsey & Company’s Beijing office. He leads McKinsey’s Outsourcing and Offshoring initiative in China, and is a co-leader of the Asia Pacific Telecom Practice. In addition to his private sector work, Alex has advised key government ministries and a number of cities throughout China to design economic development and revitalization strategies. Prior to joining McKinsey, Alex worked in IT consulting in the US. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and a Ph.D. from Princeton University, both in Mathematics.
Art Hu is an Associate Principal with McKinsey & Company’s Business Technology practice, based in Beijing. Art focuses on the high tech industry, designing global operating models and transformation strategies for multinational companies. He also advises Chinese and multinational clients on the strategic use of offshoring and outsourcing resources to improve their businesses. Prior to joining McKinsey, Arthur worked for several start-up companies in Silicon Valley. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science from Stanford University.
Police detained four Scandinavian television correspondents for two hours after denying them an interview with blogger Zeng Jinyan about the detention of her husband, HIV/AIDS activist Hu Jia, in late December. The reporters represented three Scandinavian TV stations.
Police blocked the reporters from entering Zeng’s apartment building, then detained them because one of the team members, Jan Larsen of Denmark’s DR TV, was not carrying his passport. The police and the property owner demanded to see the journalists’ video recording to make sure the crew had not filmed inside the compound. The police threatened to confiscate the camera, and initially refused to return Larsen’s press card until he rolled his tape.
After Larsen phoned the Danish Embassy, police told him to write a confession for not carrying his passport, but dropped the demand that he show his footage. Another correspondent showed the property owner and authorities his footage to demonstrate he had not filmed inside the complex.
After departing the police station, the journalists were able to talk with Zeng, who was in her fourth-floor apartment, by shouting to her from outside of the compound. At the time of the incident, authorities were holding Hu Jia at an unknown detention center on suspicion of “incitement to subvert state power.”
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China notes the steps taken by the authorities in Henan to make amends for the beating of a Belgian TV journalist.
Tom van de Weghe of VRT received a letter of apology from the perpetrators and partial compensation for being stopped and assaulted by thugs working with local officials while he was reporting Hiv-Aids patients in Henan. “Unfortunate things happened that day. We feel guilty when we recall it,” noted the letter, signed by five locals who were involved in the incident. “We want to apologize, forgive us.”
Van de Weghe did not get back all his belongings. One tape is still missing, along with a camera and money that was taken from his wallet. But he and his company said they considered the matter closed.
NOTE: VRT Statement copied below.
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Join Beijing’s foreign correspondents and friends to toast the new year at our first gathering of 2009.
Slight change of format: Only FCCC members enjoy discounted bar prices on presentation of FCCC membership card at the bar each time before ordering drinks. So don’t forget your membership card!
Renew your membership at the same time to avoid it expiring at the end of January. RSVP and let us know you’re coming so we can have your new membership card printed beforehand. New members welcome to sign up on the day too.
Date: Friday, January 9, 2009
Time: 6.30-10.30pm
Venue: The Bookworm, Nan Sanlitun Lu 南三里屯路
Tel/电话：(010) 6586 9507
www.beijingbookworm.com – go to their website for printable address and map
Entrance: Free to all. Non-members welcome
Bar deal for FCCC members only:
Pint Yanjing draught 10 kuai
Pint Carlsberg draught 20 kuai
House wine 25 kuai
All other drinks 20% discount
