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John W. Allen, speaking at China Investment Summit USA

John W. Allen,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Greater China Corporation

John W. Allen is Chairman & CEO of Greater China Corporation. He has been actively involved in Asia and China for over 30 years. He is also a Trustee of the Chinese Cultural Foundation and Member of the China Investment Group LLC. He assisted in founding AIESEC in China, in Mongolia and throughout Latin America and has served as Chairman of the Board of AIESEC, U.S. (a student-run exchange program operating in more than 100 countries) and Chairman of AIESEC Yale.

Upon graduation from Yale University and the Harvard Business School he became Assistant to Professor George Cabot Lodge for the development of case material for Harvard in Central America. He then joined the Bank of Boston where he eventually headed the global investment subsidiary, Boston Overseas Financial Corporation with investment activities in 36 countries throughout the world including the startup of IBJ Leasing in Japan. Later, he joined Schroder Bank and Trust Company as Assistant to James D. Wolfensohn (recent head of the World Bank). Following this he became President of the International Securities Exchange Corporation. He is also CEO of Spring Investment Corporation whose activities have included serving as Chairman of "Venture Japan", and Turtlesnap Ventures, Inc., which is developing a network of facilities for starting entrepreneurial led companies around the world.

In the philanthropic arena Mr. Allen has served as Trustee of the Soros Open Society Institute and as one of three Trustees of the International Science Foundation along with George Soros and Nobel Laureate James Watson. He has been actively involved in helping to formulate global policy initiatives as Vice Chairman of the Business Council for the United Nations, Director of the World Policy Institute, Director of the International Business and Academic Council, Advisor to Womensphere and with other international organizations.
Appearing:
Day one: Thursday, December 1, 2011 China Investment Day
1.50pm

Panel session: Chinese looking beyond their borders - who, where and how?

  • China’s recent investment activities in the global capital markets
  • China’s direct oversea investments in Latin America and other emerging markets
  • The regulatory framework for outbound investment from China
  • How can international funds and managers capitalize?
Ms Helena Fredericks,
(Moderator)
Managing Director of Strategy & Value Creation,
Mainstream Management LLC
John E. Oden,
Principal,
AllianceBernstein
John W. Allen,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Greater China Corporation
Mr Marc Fogassa,
Managing Partner,
Hedgefort Capital
Owen D. Nee, Jr.,
Of Counsel,
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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