Program:
Doing Business in China
Sponsored By:
What you will learn:
√ Status of Financial Sources and Markets
√ The reality of Operating in China
√ Opportunities for Joint Ventures with the Chinese government
√ Current income tax planning Ideas
Our Speakers:
ALAN RICH, PARTNER
Alan Rich is a partner in the North County business law firm of Alan Rich & Associates, APLC. The law firm was founded in
1972 and specializes in business transactions, M&A, strategic planning, human resources, real estate, international transactions
and estate planning. Mr. Rich’s practice involves working with owners and management of privately owned businesses and has
helped guide numerous clients through successful mergers and acquisitions. He has lectured on tax planning at extension
seminars at University of California at San Diego, University of California at Riverside and University of Hawaii. Mr. Rich received
his undergraduate degree from California State Polytechnic College, Pomona, and his law degree from U.C.L.A. He is a
Certified Tax Specialist and a Certified Public Accountant.
DON JONES, CPA
Don Jones is a tax partner at BDO Siedman, an international accounting firm. Don is the west region practice leader for BDO
Seidman’s international tax practice. He has over 17 years of experience in international taxation. Don’s experience includes
assisting Fortune 500 companies in US outbound tax matters including international structuring, holding company structures,
international compliance outsourcing and global compliance. Prior to joining BDO Seidman, Don was with Grant Thornton and
PricewaterhouseCoopers. Don received his undergraduate and MBA degrees from Michigan State University.
GLEN WEI, TAX MANAGER
Glen Wei is a tax manager at BDO Seidman, LLP who is seconded from BDO in China. He focuses on China-related tax
consulting, tax planning, tax due diligence, and other tax-related advisory services. He ranked second among the certified
tax advisers in the China-southern six provinces in a tax knowledge contest in September 2007. Prior to joining BDO, Glen
had two years of experience in China’s legal due diligence for international IPOs and M&A at a law firm and more than three
years of experience in financial statements auditing for Chinese publicly traded companies and privately held companies at
another accounting firm. Glen has a Bachelor of Business Management at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law.
DR. MICHAEL SNOW, PRESIDENT
Dr. Michael Snow is the President of SnowPure, LLC, a privately-held water technology business, with its primary markets being “ultrapure” water for industrial pharmaceutical, semiconductor, and power generation use. Michael has a doctorate in Chemical
Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has been developing, manufacturing, and selling water
treatment technology for 18 years. Beginning at “Desalination Systems” in Escondido, Michael led R&D and Membrane Manufacturing.
After Desal was purchased by GE/Osmonics, he managed a small water technology company (Electropure) where he
grew the electrodeionization (EDI) technology business for 7 years, before orchestrating a management buyout of the business.
JOSH MATTHEW, CFA, VICE PRESIDENT
Josh Matthew, a Vice President in the Investment Banking group, joined ROTH Capital Partners in 2006 and is responsible for
executing both public and private equity transactions. Prior to joining ROTH Capital Partners, Mr. Matthew was an Equity Research
Associate at Thomas Weisel Partners where he focused on the Multimedia Entertainment and E-Commerce industries.
Prior to joining Thomas Weisel Partners, he worked at Cowen and Company as an investment banker in the Technology group.
Mr. Matthew is a CFA charterholder and received his B.S. degree in Finance with a Minor in Communications from San Diego
State University.
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Doubletree Hotel Hazard Center
7450 Hazard Center Drive
San Diego, San Diego, CA 92108 |
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Registration/Networking Breakfast and Presentation
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Cost
No Charge
No Charge
$50.00 |
ACG SD Members
ACG SD Sponsors
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Register by phone, fax, email, or online
www.acteva.com/go/acgsd
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Gail Dill, Executive Director
acgsd@acgsd.org email
ACG San Diego
P.O. Box 19391
San Diego, CA 92159-0391
619.741.7247 tel
619.466.6727 fax
http://chapters.acg.org/sandiego web
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Special thanks to our Sponsors
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Duane Morris LLP
Grant Thornton, LLP
Houlihan Lokey
J.H. Cohn LLP
Merrill Corporation
Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC
San Diego National Bank
Squar, Milner, Peterson,
Miranda & Williamson, LLP
Tatum LLC
USBank
Vantage Point Advisors, Inc.
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Welcome New Members
Brett Beightol
Grant Thornton, LLP
brett.beightol@gt.com
Mike Doerr
Air2Air Corporation
mikedoerr@air2aircorp.com
R. Michael Jones
Higgs, Fletcher & Mack LLP
rmj@higgslaw.com
Hank Kraus
Moosa Creek Incorporated
hkraus@moosacreek.com
Steve LaSala
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
slasala@sheppardmullin.com
Jen Martino
Project X Media
jen@projectxmedia.com
Michael Metz
Bowne & Co., Inc.
mike.metz@bowne.com
Barbara Norman, ChFC
Eagle Strategies LLC
barbarajn@eaglestrategies.com
William Super
Moss Adams, LLP
william.super@mossadams.com
Don Wanner
Cabrillo Advisors, LLC
dwanner@cabrilloadvisors.com
Recent Email Changes
Mike Miller
mikemiller99@san.rr.com
Gregory K. Stesiak
Océ Business Services, Inc.
greg.stesiak@casedata.com
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