Arthur Kroeber “These after-the-fact administrative measures miss the point. Regulatory regimes succeed when systemic incentives make market participants behave. These incentives can exist only after separation of the Government from control of prices, company management and information flows.” Arthur Kroeber of the prestigious China Economic Quarterly points at the responsibilityRead More →

Howard French, highest newcomer At the China Speakers Bureau we publish each month a top-10 of the most-sought speakers. In August we did the first one, but since we were online for only a short time, the results were a bit dodgy. This month we see huge shifts.Number one, ShaunRead More →

the Magnolia award When I talked earlier today to our new speaker Charles McElwee at the China Speakers Bureau, I did not know yet we had an award winner amongst us. He modestly announced at his own weblog that he obtained the Magnalia award, the highest recognition the Shanghai MunicipalityRead More →

Charles McElwee The eminent environmental lawyer Charles McElwee has joined today the China Speakers Bureau. He brought an extensive knowledge and experience in the US environmental and energy law to China, when he moved to Shanghai a few years ago.Charles McElwee is a very much wanted speaker on this veryRead More →

Shaun Rein China’s markets reacted in fear, but have enough reasons to be confident, says Shaun Rein in an interview today with Bloomberg. (Video) The financial meltdown in the US might have an effect on the China market, but Shaun Rein points at the mitigating effect.“China’s economy is still veryRead More →

William Bao Bean “With 3G coming and 600 million people on mobile phones it is going to be a very attractive market.” VC-entrepreneur William Bao Bean of the Softbank China&India Holdings tells Christine Lu of the China Business Network why the mobile telecom in China is an attractive market, despiteRead More →

A winner?via Wikipedia Yes, there is nowadays too much in China anyway, says retail investigator Access Asia Director Paul French. No, says market researcher Shaun Rein of CMR, it is all a matter of having a smart strategy.Beijing has faced a flood of high-end shopping malls with countless high-end retailers,Read More →

via Wikipedia One of our key targets at the China Speakers Bureau is getting the debate on China rolling. One reason to ask speakers for our service is because we feel they are important participants in some of the key debates on China. Is the real estate falling apart? IsRead More →

via Wikipedia Former Vice President of Business Development for Greater China of Tricon Global Restaurants, KFC’s parent company (now known as YUM! Brands) and author of the new book ‘KFC in China: Secret Recipe for Success’ Warren Liu will hold a book presentation on Wednesday 17 September for the ForeignRead More →

Shaun Rein The license China’s largest video hosting firm Tudou received today was paramount for getting seriously into the advertising business, Shaun Rein says today. After a two-month wait Tudou got its license from the regulatory body SARFT, two months after everybody else got their permission. Brand Republic Asia: AccordingRead More →

We are preparing to adopt a few more new media tools at the China Speakers Bureau. As a first move we have set up a YouTube channel with clips of our speakers doing their excellent job. The channel – not surprisingly called ‘China Speakers Bureau’ – can be found here.Read More →