Conference Itinerary
All events will be hosted at the Ritz-Carlton, Shenzhen unless otherwise noted.
Thursday, October 15th, 2015
Buffet Breakfast
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 2nd Floor
8:30 AM
Meeting to begin Agency Tour
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, Lobby
9:00 – 12:00 PM
Migration Agency Tour
12:00 – 12:30 PM
Lunch on Tour (Lunch to be provided)
12:30 – 1:30 PM
Migration Agency Tour
2:00 – 5:00 PM
Exhibitor Table Setup & Registration
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Welcome & Networking Hour for All Participants
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 5th Floor, the Leaves Rooftop Garden Bar
Friday, October 16th, 2015
Exhibitor Setup
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Buffet Breakfast
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 2nd Floor
Registration
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor
8:45 AM – 9:30 AM
Opening Remarks & Welcome Address
Ritz Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor
Opening Remarks: Mr. Ma
Welcome Address: Congressman Jared Polis
Introduction by Chad Ellsworth
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
Keynote Speech: Post 9/30 EB-5 Policy Tendency and Response
Keynote Speaker: Charles Foster, Foster Global
9:50 AM – 11:00 AM
Project Presentations (Part 1)(15 Minutes Each)
1. Shalom EB5
2. K4 Associates
3. Lucky's Market
4. Lexin Capital, LLC
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Panel 1
Project Underwriting Workshop (Part 1)
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor
Christian Triantaphyllis, Foster Global, LLP
Jason Brown, Lucky's Market
John Tishler, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP
Steve Forster, CanAm Enterprises
Ginnie Fang, Golden Gate Global
Moderated by:
Ali Jahangiri, EB5 Investors Magazine
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Lunch
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Exhibitor Hall Networking Hour
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
Project Presentations (Part 2)(15 Minutes Each)
1. Civitas Capital Group
2. CanAm Enterprises
3. Golden Gate Global
2:50 PM – 3:00 PM
Tea & Coffee Break
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor
3:05 PM – 4:00 PM
Migration Agency Presidents Discussion (Part 1): Chinese Market Trends, Responses to current state of legislation (December 11 deadline, Proposed bills), Market projections, Project Review (what types of projects they are looking for, preferences, concerns), China's industry regulations (what agents need to know, what projects need to know)
Ritz Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor
Bill Liu CanReach
Edward Qiu MCD Visa
Ming He
Zhongjun Ma USIIF
Pei Lin
Moderated by:
Winnie Ng, David Hirson & Partners, LLP
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Panel 2
Broker Dealer Rules, SEC Issues, and Compliance Requirements: How Broker Dealer rules apply to EB-5, Reg D vs. Reg S, SEC actions, Broker Dealer involvements with Regional Centers, Migration Agents and Finders
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor
Dan Fulop, Related EB-5
Laurie Roberts, Civitas Capital Group
Ozzie Torres, Torres Law, P.A.
Yura Barabash, Primary Capital, LLC
Moderated by:
Kate Kalmykov, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Welcome Dinner for All Participants
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 4th Floor
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Breakfast
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 2nd Floor
Registration
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Opening Remarks by Chairman Ma
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
Keynote Speech
David Hirson
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Project Presentations (Part 3) (15 Minutes Each)
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor
1. LIGTT Regional Center
2. American Immigration Group, LLC
3. Great Lakes Regional Center
11:00 PM – 12:00 PM
Panel 3
Project Underwriting Workshop (Part 2)
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor
Dan Fulop, Related EB-5
Jacqueline Finkelstein-Lebow, American Immigration Group, LLC
Ozzie Torres, Torres Law, P.A.
Kevin Wright, Wright Johnson
Moderated by:
David Hirson, David Hirson & Partners, LLP
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Lunch
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Exhibitor Hall Networking Hour
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor
2:00 – 2:50 PM
Project Presentations (Part 4) (15 Minutes Each)
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor
1. One Lily Pad
2. LCR Capital
3. Crescent Regional Center
2:50 – 3:00 PM
Coffee & Tea Break
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor
3:00 PM – 3:55 PM
Panel 4
Hot Topics with USCIS, EB-5 Petitions (526/829/924) and Source of Funds
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor
Chad Ellsworth, Fragomen Worldwide
Yiting (Dora) Hu, Foster Global, LLP
Marjan Kasra, Law Office of Marjan Kasra, LLC
Robert Sloposky, Signature Bank
Sara Wang, Lee & Lee, PS
Moderated by:
Kate Kalmykov, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Migration Agent Discussion (Part 2): Project preferences and concerns when evaluating projects, China's migration agent industry regulations (What agents and projects need to know)
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor
Moderated by:
Winnie Ng, David Hirson & Partners, LLP
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Closing Ceremony
Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, 3rd Floor