Symposium on ASIA-USA Partnership Opportunities (SAUPO) 2023

Organized by the Asian Studies Program at KSU, the Symposium on ASIA-USA Partnership Opportunities (SAUPO) is the largest Asia business conference in the USA since 2011. Next SAUPO will be held on Friday April 7, 2023 (Good Friday) from 8am to 3:30pm at KSU Center in metro Atlanta. We anticipate about 300 participants attending 2023 SAUPO in person, and an additional 200 watching SAUPO via live streaming. These are business leaders, government officials, community organizers, diplomats, scholars and students from the USA and Asia. You will be entertained with innovative business ideas, exciting discussions, valuable networking opportunities, and nonstop service of coffee, tea, food and drinks.

SAUPO Panel#1). Opportunities and Challenges in ASIA-USA Partnerships
SAUPO Panel#2). Post Pandemic Technology and Innovation
SAUPO Panel#3). Trends in Global Manufacturing and Business

Featured Speakers at SAUPO 2023 include:
Honorable Matt Murray, U.S. Senior Official for APEC, U.S. Department of State
Honorable Mio Maeda, Consul General of Japan in Atlanta
Honorable Andre Omer Siregar, Consul General of Indonesia in Houston
Ivan Pulinkala, Provost and Senior VPAA, Kennesaw State University
DeAnn Golden, President & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway HS Georgia Properties
Catherine “Katie” Kaukinen, Dean, Radow College of Humanities & SS, KSU
Jessica Cork, Vice President, YKK Corporation of America
Steven Jahng, Director for External Affairs, SK Battery America
Jae Kim, Korean Practice, Aprio
Hajime Yokoyama, Vice President, Marketing, Kajima Int’l Inc.
Marcy Sperry, Founder, Vivid IP
Nagendra Roy, CEO, AanseaCore
Bill Strang, President, TOTO USA
Georgia Mui, Managing Partner, Global Consultants United
Allan (Yun-Chin) Lin, CEO, Winmate Inc.
John Rustin, Founder, Yereq Geo Energy
Stella Xu, Managing Director, Greater China Region, Georgia Dept. of Eco. Dev.
Masae Okura, Partner, Taylor English and Dum