SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2008--Piper Jaffray will join with ChinaVenture, a leading investment research institution, to host the Piper Jaffray & ChinaVenture Investment Conference on March 11, 2008 in Shanghai. The conference, themed "Investing in China: Rational Thinking Behind Prosperity," will address debated topics in the China market, including investment trends and new opportunities in 2008, China's rising consumerism and its impact across the board, and China's IPO and M&A markets.
The conference will begin with a general session featuring an opening address from Alex Ko, CEO of Piper Jaffray Asia, and Jay Chen, founder and board director of ChinaVenture, as well as keynote speeches from executives, including Robin Li, chairman and CEO of Baidu.com, Inc. Attendees will then have the opportunity to participate in three different conference tracks and engage in panel discussions with management teams from leading Chinese and U.S. companies, as well as Piper Jaffray senior research analysts including: Aaron Kessler, Mark Marostica, Gene Munster, Mike Olson, August Richard and T. Michael Walkley.
Is consumer spending expected to grow as fast as investments and exports?
China Out-of-Home Advertising Market: How are existing and new entrants positioned in this large and expanding market and what will be the next big area of opportunity?
China Wireless Market: How will restructuring impact the wireless carrier landscape? What is the future technology roadmap in China and how large could the TD-SCDMA market become? Will 3G licenses and growth start by 2009, or will China skip 3G and move to 4G technologies, such as LTE and WiMAX?
Emerging eCommerce Opportunities: What obstacles remain for eCommerce to reach the next level and which companies are best positioned today in a promising market?
What will China's role in the semiconductor market be in the future? China has long been an integral part of the electronics supply chain. China is also becoming an increasingly important market for end consumption of electronic products and is emerging as a key supplier or semiconductors.
What is the appetite among China's various industries for outsourcing IT services? Will China rival India as the next frontier for offshore IT services?
"While this is the fifth year that we've hosted an investor conference in China, it is the first time we've partnered with a consulting firm like ChinaVenture," said Murray Huneke, co-head of investment banking at Piper Jaffray. "Through our partnership, we reinforce our leadership in the China market and greatly expand our reach with a large audience of institutional investors, venture capital and private equity firms, and business visionaries."
Companies scheduled to present include: Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd.; Allyes (China) Holding Company Limited; ANADIGICS, Inc.; Atheros Communications, Inc.; China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd.; China Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited; Ctrip.com International Ltd; Focus Media Holding Ltd.; Giant Interactive Group, Inc.; iSoftstone Information Service Corporation; Longcheer Holdings Limited; Longtop Financial Technologies Limited; O2Micro International Limited; Qunar.com; Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited; Spreadtrum Communications, Inc.; The9 Limited; VanceInfo Technologies Inc.; Vimicro International Corporation; and VisionChina Media Inc.
In conjunction with the conference, Piper Jaffray will host an investor fieldtrip to visit the corporate headquarters of companies based in Shanghai and Beijing, including Nokia Corporation; Giant Interactive Group, Inc.; Ctrip.com International Ltd; Focus Media Holding Ltd.; Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc.; China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd.; KongZhong Corporation; Baidu.com, Inc.; SINA Corporation; Sohu.com Inc. and the Beijing International Olympic Committee.
Company and investor participation in the Piper Jaffray & ChinaVenture Investment Conference and the Piper Jaffray China Investor Fieldtrip is by invitation only. Clients interested in attending should contact their Piper Jaffray representative. Members of the media who would like to attend should contact Andrea Young at 612 303-6697 or andrea.m.young@pjc.com.
ChinaVenture is committed to being the most comprehensive and authoritative source of information for venture investors all over the world. It provides first class consulting services to VC investors, investment banks and entrepreneurs through an array of services and products, including database, research reports and conferences. ChinaVenture Investment Consulting was established in March 2005 and has offices in Beijing and Shanghai. Its Web site http://www.chinaventure.com.cn, which was launched in July 2005, is currently the most respected professional ventures investment Web site in China.