World’s Business Leaders Converge To Discuss Trends, Breakthroughs and the Future of Global Technology Innovation and Venture Investment in Asia

HONG KONG, CHINA – August, 2006 -- Red Herring announced today the speaker lineup for Red Herring Asia 2006 to be held from August 28th to August 30th at the Four Seasons in Hong Kong. Bill Owens, CEO and Managing Director of AEA Holdings and former President & CEO of Nortel, and Lee Sands, Managing Director of Sierra Asia and former U.S technology trade negotiator to China, will provide keynote addresses, focused on creating stronger business ties between global venture funds and entrepreneurship in Asia, supporting current innovators, and highlighting the future of the APAC region.

Speakers from IBM Venture Capital Group, Vimicro, Jafco Investment Group, Globis Capital Partners, Piper Jaffray, Walden International and many more will emphasize the venture opportunities and innovation by Asian startups. Focusing on trends, breakthroughs and the challenges facing companies doing business or based in the area, Red Herring Asia is a forum where participants will gain insight on these topics from the world’s foremost experts.
Additional speakers include Max Burger-Calderon, Senior Partner & Chairman of Apax Partners, Marty Beard, SVP Corporate Development & Marketing for Sybase, Yoshito Hori, Chairman and CEO of Globis Capital Partners, Richard Joung Head of Jafco Investment Group, John Deng, Chairman of Vimicro Corporation, Claudia Fan Muce, Managing Director at IBM Venture Capital Group, and Safa Rashtchy, Managing Director & Senior Internet Analyst for Piper Jaffray, Lip-Bu Tan, Chariman of Walden International.
Other speakers discussing the topic of “International VC: Where Should Your Money Come From?” include Brian Koo, Managing Partner & CEO of LG Venture Investment Inc, Carmen Chang, Partner of Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, PoChi Wu, Managing Director of Dragon Bridge Capital, etc.
Other topics include “The Global Launch: Finding the right partners to enter the global market,” “Web 2.0 & New Media,” “Security: How safe is personal and corporate data across Asia?,” “ SaaS: Software as a service,” “Networked Gaming 2.0: Can interactive Ad’s and outsourcing save the day?,” “What micro payment business models work well with mobile,” “Semiconductors: What lies ahead?,” “Local vs. Foreign-based VC's,” and “Meeting the Big Guys + M&A: How to land first accounts with big corporations?”
The highlight of the Red Herring Asia 2006 Summit is unveiling and showcasing the Red Herring 100 Asia award winners. The CEOs of the Top 100 Asian start up will present their winning strategies at Red Herring Asia 2006. The prestigious award, now in its second year and open only to private technology companies headquartered in Asia Pacific, is given to the top 100 Asian tech companies on the basis of technology innovation, management strength, market size, investor record, customer acquisition and financial health. The showcase of the Asian start-ups is a particular attraction, giving hands-on insights about the up and coming companies.

To request an invitation please go to:www.redherring.com/rhasia06 or contact Maggie Xiao (mxiao@redherring.com)

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