Join us for a free one-day workshop for educators at the Japanese American National Museum, hosted by the USC U.S.-China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia. This workshop will include a guided tour of the beloved exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community, slated to close permanently in January 2025. Following the tour, learn strategies for engaging students in the primary source artifacts, images, and documents found in JANM’s vast collection and discover classroom-ready resources to support teaching and learning about the Japanese American experience.
Is Venture Finance in China Possible?: The View From Silicon Valley
Arman Zand, Head of Technology and Finance at SPD Silicon Valley Bank in Shanghai, will analyze China's policies toward interest rates and some of the highs and lows of doing business in a fluctuating economic environment.
When:
October 2, 2013 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Speaker/Performer: Arman Zand, SPD Silicon Valley Bank
Sponsors: Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy, Center for Chinese Studies (CCS)
Within the last few months China has taken steps to liberalize restrictions on interest rates, a move that may signify serious reform in its inefficient financial system and a more rational allocation of capital. That reform already includes efforts to increase lending to the private sector and venture business.
At this event, Arman Zand, Head of Technology and Finance at SPD Silicon Valley Bank in Shanghai, will analyze these challenges and opportunities. Mr. Zand will also explore some of the highs and lows of doing business in a fluctuating economic environment, touching on both daily life as well as the business settin.
CLE credit available and lunch provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
Registration recommended
Register online.
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Join us for an in-person conversation on Thursday, November 7th at 4pm with author David M. Lampton as he discusses his new book, Living U.S.-China Relations: From Cold War to Cold War. The book examines the history of U.S.-China relations across eight U.S. presidential administrations.