BYU China Conference
Speakers • Networking • Mentoring Sessions • Luncheon
February 12, 2022, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Location: BYU Tanner Building 1st Floor Atrium
Conference Schedule
Time | Block |
|---|---|
9:00 AM | Welcome Remarks |
9:15 AM | Daniel Hemmert & Miles Hansen |
9:45 AM | Taowen Le |
10:15 AM | Break |
10:30 AM | Peter Chan |
10:45 AM | Sean Stein |
11:15 AM | Tim Stratford |
12:00 PM | Lunch + Networking |
1:15 PM | 1st Breakout Session |
1:45 PM | 2nd Breakout Session |
2:15 PM | Closing Remarks |
This Year's Speakers
Executive Director Daniel Hemmert of the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity
- Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity Executive Director
- Former Majority Whip of the Utah State Senate
Professor Tao Wen Le of Weber State University
- One of the first Chinese students to attend BYU.
- Provincial representative in the U.S. for Liaoning Province 2003-2017.
Timothy P. Stratford of Covington & Burling LLP
Sean Stein of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai
- Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.
- Former Consul General of the United States in Shanghai.
Assistant Dean Michael Leonard of the David O. McKay School of Education at BYU
- Leads the external relations team with responsibilities for outreach initiatives including donor, alumni, and public relations, recruitment, mentoring, and data/website development
- Former Executive Director for the nonprofit Launching Leaders Worldwide
President & CEO Miles Hansen of the World Trade Center Utah
- Promoting prosperity across the state by attracting investment and increasing exports
- Former Director for Gulf Affairs at the National Security Council in the White House
Professor Peter Chan of Brigham Young University
- Adjunct Associate Professor of Instructional Psychology & Technology
- Coordinator of China Projects at the BYU McKay School of Education
Breakout Session Speakers
James Moore
- First American to work for the Chinese Government in Zhejiang province.
- CEO of a global firm in Salt Lake City.
Cristal Moore
- Lawyer and founder of women's organization in China.
- Mother of 5 children, many raised and born in China.
Joseph Andersen
- Alibaba Group, Director of International Government Relations.
- Previously led government affairs function for Brocade Communications Systems.
Dan Stephenson
- Executive Director/Co-founder of Economic Bridge International, a Salt Lake City & Shanghai-based strategic advisory/consulting firm.
- Former COO for Chinese language learning company Mandarin Matrix.
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Advisory Board
Yu Lin (Katelyn) Housley
Co-President
Jeff Freeman
Co-President
Jerry Feng
Director of Corporate Outreach
John Shaw
Director of On-Campus Relations
Qiang Zhang
Director of Off-Campus Relations
Advisory Board
Peter Chan
Chair of BYUCC Advisory Board, Professor of Instructional Science
Jeff Ringer
Associate International Vice President
Jonathan Wood
Manging Director, Global Business Center, Marriott School of Business
Michael Leonard
Assistant Dean of McKay College
Rick Miller
Chair, Sociology, FHSS
Shupei Wang
Chinese Section Head, Humanities
Rita Cortez
Managing Director, Chinese Flagship Center, Humanities
Arnie Allred
Career Director, Career Services