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Vine Group Board Chairman, Stephen Ibaraki, Distinguished Guest Invited to China for Multiple Executive Global Summits and as Honoured Speaker

October 28, 2010 - New York, Vancouver, Beijing

Stephen Ibaraki, Board Chairman of The Vine Group, is an invited speaker,"our special honoured guest", "distinguished guest" and "invited executive guest" for The International Financial Services and BPO Delegation of 40 VIPS who are invited to China during October 28th - November 7th 2010, to participate in government-hosted summits and tech-park tours in Shanghai, Kunshan, Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Beijing. Mr. Ibaraki is one of three distinguished delegates to the Beijing summit.

The global importance of the invited executive leader VIP delegation to China is illustrated by the Beijing summit:

The Beijing Summit International CEO Roundtable of Chinese and Foreign Multinational Corporations is a large-scale international conference jointly held by China International Institute of Multinational Corporation, UN Development Programmer, UN Conference on Trade and Development, UN Industrial Development Organization, UN Environment Programmer, UN Global Compact Office. The conference has received supports from Chinese State leaders and the United Nations Secretary-General Mr. Ba Ki-Moon. The chairman of "International CEO Roundtable of Chinese and Foreign Multinational Cooperation" is Cheng Siwei who is the Vice-Chairman of Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress, P.R.C. The conference has been held three times at China World Hotel in Beijing in Nov of 2007, 2008 and 2009 respectively. Related Government Leaders, Ministers, Mayors or Vice-Mayors from more than 40 countries, CEOs or vice-presidents from global Fortune 500 companies, CEOs or vice-presidents from China Fortune 500 companies, directors of some industrial zones, presidents of banks, chairmen of stock exchanges, chairmen of foundations, envoys to China from various countries, leaders from foreign chambers of commerce in China and 100 Chinese and foreign media reporters attended the conference. "Green Service Development Forum" will be held at the same time. It has become an important platform for Chinese and foreign governments, enterprises establishing partnership.

Stephen Ibaraki, as Chairman of The Vine Group, is personally invited to be part of this delegation to:

  • Attend top-level international summits & forums
  • Meet with C-level Executives of large and medium Chinese corporations
  • Meet with key leaders of Chinese ministry of commerce, Chinese service buyers and providers, industrial experts and professionals, and business discussions with both Chinese and multinational companies
  • One-on-One meetings with top ITO/BPO providers or Chinese industry leaders
  • Visit Shanghai, Kunshan, Hangzhou, Ningbo (top outsourcing base cities), Beijing & related High-tech parks
  • Shanghai Expo 2010 VIP tour (Exposition universelle de Shanghai)

At the summits, Stephen Ibaraki will also be representing past, and current roles as Chief Officer of Strategic Relations and Founder of the Global Industry Council (IP3-GIC), part of a UN-founded, UNESCO-sanctioned body; panel Chair at the World Computing Congress IP3 Day; founding Chairman of the Global Board of GITCA; Chairman and President of CIPS; Chairman of iGEN Knowledge Solutions; Senior Advisor to Fortune Corporations and Investment Groups; Senior Advisor to Microsoft and Microsoft MVP.

Stephen Ibaraki, noted, "In my work with the Vine Group, we continuously focus on innovation, technology, entrepreneurship and economic development, and we are working hard on our contribution."

Evelyn YK Lee, Founder and CEO of the Vine Group provided her insights, "Stephen Ibaraki's global work in the world's largest summits further cements the leadership we strive for in multiple venues and is one more example of our role in contributing and making a difference."

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Evelyn YK Lee,
Founder and CEO