Bill is frequently invited to speak to audiences about China. Bill speaks on China economic- and social- trends affecting foreign investments in China and China’s international relations. He has presented to thousands of conference attendees on social, political and economic trends affecting businesses in China, and spoken on the nuts-and-bolts of doing business in China to scores of corporate groups.

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• December 11, 2011: University of California, Irvine MBA program – Challenges and Opportunities of Doing Business in China.
• December 8, 2011: Sustainable Supply Chain Forum, Global, Shanghai.
• August 25, 2011: British Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai – Critical Trends Reshaping the Traditional Chinese Family.
• August 3, 2011: Ford Motor Company, Townhall Presentation – Critical trends shaping China automotive industry in future.
• June 3, 2011: China-Singapore Suzhou International School, High School Graduation; Keynote Speaker.
• May 30, 2011: TOTAL Energy Group AS, Corporate Executive Program; “China 2030: Forces Reshaping China, its identity, and its place in a new world order.”
• May 24, 2011: Australian Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai; “Second- through Fourth-tier City Trends in China”
• May 12, 2011: Swedish Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai; “The China Price is Dead! Long Live the China Price!”
• April 28, 2011: Northwestern University, Kellog School of Business Alumni, Shanghai; Book Talk
• April 21, 2011: Ningbo-Nottingham University, Ningbo, “Employment Trends in New China Industries”
• April 20, 2011 Electrolux, Global Executives Conference, Hangzhou, “China Trends Affecting Industry and Product Development”.
• April 12, 2011: University of Missouri EMBA delegation to Shanghai; “10 Trends Reshaping China”
• March 30, 2011: New York University, Shanghai Campus; “China Inside Out Book Talk”.
• March 24, 2011: Chengdu Bookworm Book Talk
• March 12, 2011: Suzhou Bookworm Literary Festival – Book Talk and Worldwide Launch Party!
• March 9, 2011: Global Workforce Summit, Closing Presentation (motivational), Shanghai.
• March 2, 2011: China Supply Chain Council, Shanghai CIO Book Talk and Luncheon. Location TBD.
• January 17, 2011: Copenhagen Business School, EMBA Program, Shanghai. Trends Shaping China Society, Economy and Business.
• December 12, 2010: University of California, Irvine MBA Program. Shanghai.
• November 22, 2010: Copenhagen Business School, EMBA Program. Shanghai
• October 15, 2010: Kennesaw State University Executive MBA Program. Shanghai.
• December 12, 2010: University of California, Irvine MBA Program. Shanghai.
• November 22, 2010: Copenhagen Business School, EMBA Program. Shanghai
• October 15, 2010: Kennesaw State University Executive MBA Program. Shanghai.
• 12 April 2010, Shanghai, University of Missouri, “China Society, Economy and Business.”
• 13 December 2009, Shanghai, University of California, Irvine, “China Society, Economy and Business.”
• 14 July 2009, Shanghai, Henly-on-Thames (UK) EMBA Program. “This is China! The Trends, People and Places Defining Our Century.”
• 18 May 2009, Shanghai, George Fox University Business Administration PhD program. “China Society, Economy and Business.”
• 31 March 2009, “Ningbo Investment and Regulatory Environment,” FDI Investment Environments of Ningbo and Dalian, sposored by the Benelux and Swiss Chambers of Commerce.
• 13 January 2009, “FDI Challenges and Sector Opportunities in China 2009,” China Economic Trends 2009 Symposium, hosted by the China Economic Review.
• 29 November 2008, “The Chinese Economy: Sheltered from the Perfect Storm,” Multiwing Executive Retreat.
• 8 December 2008, “Expanding in China, Gauging Local Government Effectiveness for Investments in China’s Frontiers,” Legal and Financial Issues in Doing Business in China, Atlas-SFI,
• 25 September 2008, “Nanjing: China’s Global Platform for Business Process Outsourcing, Nanjing Services Outsourcing Symposium, sponsored by Nanjing Jiangning Economic Development Zone, Nanjing City Government and Ascendas Corporation.
• 17 September 2008, Keynote Speaker, “Infrastructure Development Trends in the Yangtze River Delta”, hosted by Sinomedia, publishers of The China Economic Review. Shanghai, Symposium on Industrial Investment in Haiyan, Zhejiang.
  22 May 2008, Shanghai, China Supply Chains Go West. Topic: The Challenges of Investing in China’s Interior – Case Studies.
• 12 May 2008, Hangzhou Pioneering Spirit and the Development of China’s Services Outsourcing Industry, Hangzhou IT Industry Symposium, sponsored by the Hangzhou Economic Trade and Development Zone and Ascendas Corporation.
• 22 May 2008, “The Challenges of Investing in China’s Interior: Case Studies,” China Supply Chain Conference.
• 17 June 2008, “Infrastructure Trends In China’s x-Tier Cities,” European Union Chamber of Commerce Seminar.
• 19 May 2008, Shanghai, George Fox University Business Administration program. “China Society, Economy and Business.”
• 8 May 2008, China IT- and Business Process Outsourcing Trends Symposium, sponsored by the Hangzhou City Government and Ascendas (Singapore). Hangzhou, China, “Hangzhou Pioneering Spirit and the Development of China’s BPO Industry.”
• 9 April 2008, Keynote Speaker, Setting Up/Expanding Manufacturing Operations in Tier 2 Cities, hosted by Sinomedia, publishers of The China Economic Review. Shanghai, “Investment Trends in China’s Second- through Fourth-tier Cities.”
• 31 March 2008, Keynote Speaker, China International Study Program, MBA Program of Baruch College, New York, New York. Shanghai, “China’s Economic and Social Development: Past, Present and Future”.
• 12-13 December 2007, New York, New York: Conference Co-Chair; Legal and Financial Issues in Doing Business in China, Atlas-SFI, “Investment Trends in China’s 2nd- and 3rd Tier Cities”
• 26 October 2007, Shanghai, China: Manufacturing Trends in China’s 1st-Tier Cities, China Economic Review, “Manufacturing Trends in China’s 1st-tier Cities”
• 9 October 2007, Shanghai, China: Real Estate Trends in China, U.S. Commercial Department
• 12-13 June 2007, Shanghai, China: Co-Chair, China Business Development Conference, GIC, “Managing Guanxi”
• 8 June 2007, Shanghai, China: Investment Trends in China’s 2nd- and 3rd-Tier Cities
• 8 December 2006, Chicago, USA: The Annual Conference on “The Secrets of Doing Business in China,” sponsored by the National Leadership Forum and the American Management Association, “China Investment Risks and Mitigation Strategies”
• 6-7 November 2006, New York, New York USA: Conference Co-Chair; Legal and Financial Issues in Doing Business in China, Atlas-SFI, “China Corporate and Government Communications Approaches”
• 21 October 2006, Chicago, USA: University of Chicago MBA Program Panel, “Working in China”
• 9 October 2006, Suzhou, China: Lecturer, University of Notre Dame International Executive MBA Program, “Doing Business in China”
• 9 September 2006, Xuancheng, Anhui China: Keynote Speech, China’s Evolving Investment Opportunities
• 3 July 2006, Suzhou, China: Lecturer, University of Notre Dame MBA Program, “Doing Business in China”
• March 2006, Suzhou, China: Lecturer, University of Notre Dame MBA Program, “Doing Business in China”
• 30 October 2005, Chicago USA, Global Entrepreneurs Conference, Kellog School of Business, Northwestern University, “The Entrepreneur as Ambassador”
• 14 October 2005, Chicago, USA, The Annual Conference on The Secrets of Doing Business in China, “China Investment Risks and Mitigation Strategies”
• 4 October 2005, Detroit, USA Conference on Doing Business in China, Global AutoIndustry, “China Site Selection”
• 6-7 December 2004, San Francisco USA: Conference Co-Chair; Legal and Financial Issues in Doing Business in China, Atlas-SFI, “Due Diligence for Chinese Characteristics”
• 3 December 2004, Las Vegas, USA: Conference on The Secrets of Doing Business in China, “Culture Before Business: Engaging Chinese Business and Government”
• 14-15 June 2004, Philadelphia USA: Strategies for Trade & Investment in China, Atlas-SFI, “Due Diligence for Chinese Characteristics”
• 4-5 October 2004, New York, New York, Due Diligence for Cross-border M&A Transactions, “Due Diligence for Chinese Characteristics”
• Fall 2003 Due Diligence for Cross-border M&A Transactions, “Due Diligence for Chinese Characteristics”
• 17 October 2003, Washington D.C., The Annual Conferences on The Secrets of Doing Business in China, “Culture Before Business: Engaging Chinese Business and Government”
• April 2000, June 2000, September 2000, Project Management Institute, “Problem-solving Approaches in Cross-cultural Project Teams”
• April 1997, Software Development Conference, San Francisco, USA, “From Design to Implementation: Facilitating Project Success”