Date/Location: January 25, 2011, New York City
Registration: http://eb5fund.eventbrite.com
Background: The federal EB-5 Regional Center Immigrant Investors Program has been becoming very popular in past five years amongst commercial real estate, manufacturing, and financial industries due to the economic downtown. Currently there are over 130 approved EB-5 regional centers nationwide, there are nearly 190 more applications pending. The program has provided alternative funding sources for many large investment projects that lack of sufficient capital. China and other Asian nations have been a leading market for EB-5 program. Almost 2000 EB-5 visas were issued to Chinese investors FFY2009. As a professional involved in financial business, real estate or any other investment fields, you should learn first hand about the investor trends and find out everything you must know in the ever-changing and challenging marketplace. You will have a rare opportunity to hear about every aspect of China migration trade and business; and find out why Chinese investors are demanding EB-5 investor visas. Mr. Su will share his insights and knowledge about the EB-5 program with you at the seminar. You will also have a great opportunity to meet and interact with our VIP speakers and audiences from all over the country! Agenda is available upon request.
Registration: http://eb5fund.eventbrite.com
Background: The federal EB-5 Regional Center Immigrant Investors Program has been becoming very popular in past five years amongst commercial real estate, manufacturing, and financial industries due to the economic downtown. Currently there are over 130 approved EB-5 regional centers nationwide, there are nearly 190 more applications pending. The program has provided alternative funding sources for many large investment projects that lack of sufficient capital. China and other Asian nations have been a leading market for EB-5 program. Almost 2000 EB-5 visas were issued to Chinese investors FFY2009. As a professional involved in financial business, real estate or any other investment fields, you should learn first hand about the investor trends and find out everything you must know in the ever-changing and challenging marketplace. You will have a rare opportunity to hear about every aspect of China migration trade and business; and find out why Chinese investors are demanding EB-5 investor visas. Mr. Su will share his insights and knowledge about the EB-5 program with you at the seminar. You will also have a great opportunity to meet and interact with our VIP speakers and audiences from all over the country! Agenda is available upon request.
Workshop Host and Speaker:
Brian Su, CEO & President
Artisan Business Group, Inc.
Mr. Su is a leading expert and advisor on EB-5 marketing in Asia and China. He operates the EB-5 China Marketing and Field Support Center, he is also the president of EB-5 China Market Council. Mr. Su has successfully introduced over a dozen of EB-5 regional center investment projects to China this year, and nearly 5000 job creations commitment has been resulted due to his efforts. Mr. Su has been interviewed by China Daily, Financial Times, South Morning China Post, Reuters News, News Week and other major media. He runs a popular EB-5 blog at http://eb5newsblog.org. Come, mingle and talk with Mr. Su to find out how you can better position your investment projects in the marketplace and effectively secure international finance and funding from foreign investors; share your thoughts and discuss your issues with Mr. Su one-on-one in New York City. Mr. Su is a member of the Association to Invest in the USA (IIUSA). He received his MPA degree from the University of Illinois at Springfield in 1996. Topics: EB-5 Project Promotion in China/Asia, Investors Procurement.
Featured Guest Speakers (Tentative):
Mr. Kevin Wright, President
Wright Johnson, LLC
Mr. Wright is considered one of the foremost experts on the EB-5 Immigration Visa program. As an accomplished researcher, analyst and professional author, Kevin has assisted many entrepreneurs in receiving Regional Center designation and subsequent approval of the specific projects that are developed and put into operation through the Regional Center mechanism. As an IMPLAN software specialist, Kevin has authored numerous econometric analysis, in many divergent industries, that demonstrate the employment and economic impacts of these various projects to the USCIS. The Regional Center application process requires Kevin to have an expertise in business plan writing, private placement composition, econometric analysis, complexities of government reporting requirements all coupled with the “hands on” experience necessary to successfully work within this highly specialized industry. Wright Johnson LLC has filed over 20 regional center applications with USCIS with a 100% success rate in the client receiving Regional Center designation. Topics: EB-5 Regional Center Planning, Formation, Project Development & Job Creation Requirements
Mr. Lu Sun, Vice President
MasLink Group, China
Mr. Sun is a former financial advisor with Citi Smith Barney and Edward Jones; he is highly experienced and knowledgeable in EB-5 project selection and marketing. He offers frequent workshops to Chinese high net worth individuals on asset management and investment. Mr. Sun is a Beijing native and graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is responsbile for the company's US business division. Mr. Lu spent average eight months a year in China promoting EB-5 regional center projects to Chinese investors.
MasLink Group is a licensed and bonded migration consulting firm headquartered in Beijing, with offices in major Chinese cities such as Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chongqing. The firm organized the US Immigration and Investment (Beijing) Forum 2009 where over 30 US investment projects were showcased for the first time Chinese investors. Topics: Understanding Investors Characteristics and EB-5 Project Structure
Mr. Walter Huang, Managing Director
Heracles Investment Corp.
Mr. Huang has a number of years private equity investment and investment banking experience, especially has strong expertise in investing in Chinese companies and taking Chinese companies public in North American stock markets. He led the whole process of the public listing of China Wind Power International Corp. Prior to founding Heracles, Walter Huang was the co-founder and Executive Vice President of a private equity investment firm based in Newport Beach, California. Mr. Huang has years experience in investing in such industries as Internet, telecommunication, media, high-tech, consumer products, renewable energy and clean tech. He also involved in the investment in entertainment (movie and TV) and sports industries. He led the effort of a consortium consisting of five US and Chinese companies to build the largest theme park in Beijing with an investment of over a billion dollar. Prior to being a private equity investor and merchant banker, Mr. Huang worked in several U.S. and Chinese companies including State Farm Insurance Companies and Morningstar Inc. He is a recipient of the 2010 Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award in acknowledgment of his accomplishments and extraordinary contributions to economic development and exceptional leadership and commitment to making a difference in their communities and the society at large. Topics: Utilzing Foreign Immigrant Investment to Fund US Projects
Ms. Julia Park, Immigration Attorney
Law Offices of Julia Park, LLC
Ms. Park is the Principal Attorney of Law Offices of Julia Park, LLC, with offices in New York City and Englewood, New Jersey. She is also Of Counsel to Levitt & Needleman, PC, a 30-year immigration law firm located in New York City. Ms. Park provides immigration legal services to businesses and individuals in the Greater New York area. Ms. Park’s immigration practice has a strong EB-5 focus and she is a frequent speaker on the topic. Most recently she spoke at the AREAA (Asian Real Estate Association of America) New York Chapter meeting on the Nuts & Bolts of the EB-5 Investment Visa (September 2010) and the HSBC EB-5 International Business Opportunities Seminar (November 2010). Ms. Park has been invited by a major international bank to serve as its outside immigration advisor to its new EB-5 Service Team which will be announced in the first quarter of 2011. The new team will be servicing the bank’s select group of private banking clients in Asia who are interested in the EB-5 program. Before founding her own firm, Ms. Park was a corporate attorney at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP in New York City where she represented JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs in registered and 144A securities offerings, including convertible and investment grade debt offerings. Ms. Park also advised foreign clients on US registration issues and interacted with regulatory agencies including FINRA and NYSE on behalf of clients. Ms. Park received her JD from Boston College Law School, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif; her MA from the Graduate School of Interpretation & Translation, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, Korea; and her BA from Sogang University, cum laude, also in Seoul, Korea. Topics: USCIS Immigration Law, EB-5 Legal Issues and Korean Market Update
VIP Guests from China (Tentative)
Mr. Jason Lee, CEO & President
MasLink Group is a licensed and bonded EB-5 migration broker headquartered in Beijing.
Ms. Gillian Shuang, Managing Director
PKF Beijing is a leading accounting firm that verifies EB-5 investors source of funding.
Workshop Venue: NYC Seminar and Conference Center, 71 West 23rd Street, NYC. Tel: (646) 336-4455. The Center is located in Manhattan's exciting Chelsea district, a safe neighborhood near major subway lines, Penn Station and several fine hotels. For subway, parking and hotel information, please visit NYCSCC website's "Visiting" page.
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