Date

25 March 2026 (Wednesday)

Time

8:30pm to 9:30pm (Beijing Time) | 8:30am to 9:30am (Washington D.C UTC-4)

Venue

Online: Global Webinar (conference ID and password to be provided) 

Offline: Conference Room, 1st F, UrCove Hotel, 1185 Wuding Road West, Shanghai, China

Event Agenda

8:15pm to 8:30pm (Beijing Time) | 8:15am to 8:30am (Washington D.C UTC-4)   Online and Offline Sign In

8:30pm to 9:15pm (Beijing Time) | 8:30am to 9:15am (Washington D.C UTC-4)   Investment in the United States | What You Need To Know From Business, HR, Legal, Compliance and Culture Perspectives

9:15pm to 9:30pm (Beijing Time) | 9:15am to 9:30am (Washington D.C UTC-4)   Q & A Session

Speakers

Bob Fonow 

Founder and Managing Director, RGI Ltd.

Cross Cultural Turnaround Executive, Advisor and Mentor to Executives and Government Officials in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. 

Bob has consulted and participated in turnarounds in China, Japan, England, Iraq, Russia and Switzerland, among others. He is a founding director of the Asia Transformation and Turnaround Association (ATTA) in Hong Kong. Bob is a graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He is an Honorary Fellow of his undergraduate college in the University of Wales. Prior to university, he served in the US Air Force in Japan, Italy and England in advisory services. 

Kathy Hanna 

Founder and Managing Director, Ingenium Consulting Company Ltd. 

Board Advisor, Facilitator, Executive Coach and Global Leadership expert with over 25 years of international business and intercultural expertise gained through various corporate and advisory roles in developed and emerging markets. Focus areas include strategy implementation, global leadership, multi-cultural team coaching, and organizational transformation. Kathy holds a master’s degree from Columbia University in international finance and a bachelor’s degree in comparative government and economics from Dartmouth College. A native English speaker, she has lived in France, Brazil, the USA, Hong Kong, and China, and is proficient in Mandarin Chinese.

Former Senior Vice President-Global Human Resources of Philips Electronics N.V.

Senior Advisor, Korn Ferry International

Certified Executive Coach with the Global Coach Group, Marshall Goldsmith SCC and Worldwide Association of Business Coaches (WABC)

Certified Chair and Advisor - Advisory Board Centre

Ellen Xie

Founder and Managing Director, Shanghai Hui Xiao Law Group

Lawyer Admitted in China and the United States

Cross-Border Legal Expert

Board and Strategy & Advancement Consultant

Arbitrator and Mediator of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)

International Mediation Institute Qualified Mediator and Singapore Mediation Centre Accredited Mediator

International Compliance Officer, China Compliance Professional

Member of the United States Forensic Certified Public Accountant Association

Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb)

Associate Member of CPA Australia

Executive Member of Asia Transformation and Turnaround Association (ATTA)

Member of American Society of International Law

Member of Foreign-Related Legal Affairs Committee of Beijing Entertainment Law Society 

Completed Advanced Course (Asset Recovery and Mutual Legal Assistance in Civil and Criminal Law) for Senior Legal Practitioners by Pudong District, Shanghai, China at Jesus College, Cambridge University, UK

Completed Pudong District, Shanghai, China and Fudan University and Singapore Mediation Centre International Commercial Mediator Training Program

Ms. Ellen Xie has: (1) 23 years’ work experience with several leading international and domestic law firms and multi-national companies (including Fortune Global 500s) as complex and cross-border mergers & acquisitions, business restructuring, transformation, rebuild, change of management, crisis management, compliance and governance, government investigation, asset recovery, other corporate and commercial transactions, intellectual property, labor law and dispute resolution (litigation, arbitration and mediation) legal consultant or counsel; (2) acted as mediator at a national wide renowned Shanghai district court mediation center; (3) good experience in providing effective non-contentious dispute resolution solution to multinational companies; (4) good experience in providing effective legal solution to foreign companies with respect to outbound investment disputes; (5) records of winning or dismissing foreign-related commercial arbitration cases at several well-known domestic and international arbitration institutions when acting as counsel of applicant or respondent, civil or commercial litigation cases at China’s courts when acting as counsel of claimant or defendant as well as labor arbitration cases when acting as respondent‘s counsel; (6) good experience in assisting clients in handling and properly resolving civil cases at the United States’ courts; (7) good experience in providing various compliance matters and criminal cases related legal services which may involve one or multiple jurisdictions to multinational clients and high net worth clients; and (8) rich experience in providing effective contentious and non-contentious legal and compliance solutions to wealth creators, rich families, high net worth clients and leading, top-notch and urgently needed talents from various industries in the areas such as cross-border family law, labor, trust, investment, recovery of debts and other personal matters and taxes related legal matters and disputes. Ms. Ellen Xie has good experience in serving clients from different industrial sections which include but not limited to: Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, IVDs, Consumer Healthcare, Contract Research Organizations, Foods & Nutrition, Agricultural Products, Aviation Components, Conventional and Renewable Energy, E-Commerce, Commercial & Retails, Purchasing/Buyer & Global Sourcing, Chemical Products, Automobile Parts, Mechanical Manufacturing, Agricultural Machinery, Civil & Commercial Aviation, Global Sourcing, Bank, Insurance, Hi-Tech, Renewable Energy, Tobacco, Woods, Luxury Goods, Property Management and Leasing, Cruise Tourism, Logistics, Safety Facilities and Services, Sportswear, Architecture & Construction, Testing, Fintech, Advertisement & Media, Human Resources, Consulting Services and Charity industries, and International Private Clients.

Working Languages: Chinese, English, Minnan Dialect, Basic Korean, Basic Russian. 

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