ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Wei WANG
Executive VP & Secretary General
Beijing Organizing Committee

Winnie CHAN
Director
On Your Mark Ventures

Dianmin GAO
Director of Sports News Department
Xinhua News Agency

Chris Renner
President
Helios Partners China

K. Ken Berger
Managing Director
Sports Marketing Japan

David Hackett
Executive Manager, Sports Events Division
Hakuhodo DY media Partners

Munehiko Harada
Professor of Sports Sciences
Waseda University

Takayuki Hioki
Marketing Director
Sports Marketing Japan

Hidekazu Kobayashi
Professor, School of Health and Sports Sciences
Juntendo University

James Small
Managing Director
Major League Baseball Japan

Sung Jong Kimm
Global Integration Team
Samsung

UNITED STATES

Kevin Chang
Manager of International Media
National Football League

Gerard A. Finin
Deputy Director
Pacific Islands Development Program
East-West Center

Herman Frazier
Director of Athletics
University of Hawai‘i

Curt Hamakawa
Asst. Professor of Sports Management
Western New England College

Clark Hatch
Founder
Clark Hatch Fitness Centers

Jennifer Karpf
President
National Sports Marketing Network

Christopher Kobayashi
Attorney At Law
Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda

Duane Kurisu
Chairman
AIO

Peter Levin
President
Bellrock Media

Edison Miyawaki
Co-owner
Cincinnati Bengals, NFL

Charles Morrison
President
East-West Center

Steve Penny
President
USA Gymnastics

Michael Story
Sports Events Manager
Hawaii Tourism Authority

Rob Urbach
Executive VP
Octagon Worldwide

The East-West Center is an education and research organization established by the U.S. Congress in 1960 to strengthen relations and understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia, the Pacific, and the United States. The Center contributes to a peaceful, prosperous, and just Asia Pacific community by serving as a vigorous hub for cooperative research, education, and dialogue on critical issues of common concern to the Asia Pacific region and the United States. Website: www.EastWestCenter.org 

SPORTS MARKETING JAPAN

Sports Marketing Japan, Co. Ltd. provides sports teams and marketing organizations the knowledge and support to focus and energize their marketing programs to maximize their growth. Utilizing its extensive experience in international business and sporting events, as well as alliances with global business partners, SMJ implements local relationships with sports clients, sponsors and the media.  In particular, SMJ has enjoyed success in the new media arena by developing and operating the official PC and mobile sites of several world class sport properties, including the NBA, NFL, NHL, WWE, LPGA, Serie A and Tennis Grand Slams. Using the unique value of sports digital media to leverage the brands of sport clubs, leagues, federations, and by collaborating with other media, the official sites are integrated as a core marketing tool for the licensors and provide unique value-added content for sport consumers. Website: www.smj.jp 

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November 7-9, 2007

East-West Center's Hawai‘i Imin International Conference Center
Honolulu, Hawai‘i

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DAY ONE - Wednesday, November 7

WELCOME RECEPTION [Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa – Pualeilani Terrace]

KEYNOTE ADDRESS [EWC Imin Conference Center - Keoni Auditorium]

Topic: Development of Baseball Globally
Bobby Valentine
Manager, Chiba Lotte Marines
Former Manager, New York Mets

Impact and Legacy of the Olympic Games (Olympic Track)
Chris Welton, CEO
Helios Partners, Inc. 

Globalization of Athletes (Business Track)
Hidekazu Kobayashi, Professor
Juntendo University

LUNCHEON [EWC Imin Conference Center, Garden Level]

Soccer’s Global Reach and Its Paths in Asia
Hidenori Arai, Deputy Director, Marketing & Television
Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)

adidas Sports Marketing Activation in China (Olympic Track)
Marcus Kam, Director, Sports Marketing
adidas China

Sports Marketing Trends in China (Business Track)
Christopher Renner, President, Helios Partners, China

DAY THREE - Friday, November 9

KEYNOTE ADDRESS [EWC Imin Conference Center - Keoni Auditorium]

Beijing Olympics Update
Bin Yuan, Director of Marketing
Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG)

China Sports in 2009 and Beyond (Olympic Track)
Dianmin Gao, Director of Sports News Department
Xinhua News Agency

Globalization of Media (Business Track)
Kevin Chang, Manager of International Media
National Football League
Special Guest – June Jones, University of Hawai‘i Head Football Coach

LUNCHEON [EWC Imin Conference Center, Garden Level]

Transplanting Sports
Jim Small, Managing Director
Major League Baseball Japan

GALA DINNER [Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa - Kona Moku Ballroom]

Hawai‘i Winter Baseball
Duane Kurisu, Chairman & CEO

[The organizers reserve the right to alter this program without prior notice.]