Introduction to APCEO, Sponsor of the Global Outsourcing Summit 2007

The Asia-Pacific CEO Association (APCEO) is an important international economic cooperation organization established by outstanding leaders in their fields within the Asia-Pacific region. It falls under the guidance of some of the region抯 most renowned statesmen, entrepreneurs and economists. Fully integrated with international mainstream capital resources, the Asia-Pacific CEO Association is composed of Fortune 500 enterprises and their leaders from major Asia-Pacific countries, international investment experts and leading statesmen.

The Asia-Pacific CEO Association is an international economic institute; it has affiliates in the United States, Australia, Canada, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, China and Hong Kong. Former Australian Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Robert J. L. Hawke, acts as Global Chairman and former Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations the Hon. Benjamin Gilman, acts as Global President. The Association抯 European President is former French president General Christian Quesnote. The current daily office of APCEO is based in Beijing.

We are committed to developing and maintaining high-level global business communication and cooperation platforms. Through these we aim to offer an effective, stable and long-term communication mechanism that serves international business leaders and provincial governors and mayors, and that drives development in countries of the Asia-Pacific region.

Please refer to the official website at www.apceo.us & www.ap-summit.org for more detailed information.

Introduction to IOC , Sponsor of the Global Outsourcing Summit 2007

International Outsourcing Center (IOC)

The International Outsourcing Center (IOC) was founded early this century, and its development takes account of global trends within the international service outsourcing sector. It has established affiliates in the United States, Australia, Canada, France and China.

As a professional outsourcing organization, IOC plays an important role in:

The IOC devotes itself to building and maintaining a global outsourcing exchange platform, collecting and analyzing international outsourcing data, and actively cooperating with different governments and companies to establish an international outsourcing order center.

The IOC and APCEO will co-sponsor the Global Outsourcing Summit. The 2007 Summit will be held with the cooperation of the Chinese government.

In view of the conclusions and rules of international outsourcing, the IOC has formulated the theoretical framework of international outsourcing and the Certification System of International Outsourcing Executive Managers (IOEM). In China the IOC has worked together with the training center of the Ministry of Commerce to extend this system across the country.

The IOC aims to facilitate the orientation of the outsourcing industry in different areas, the gathering and integration of international outsourcing resources, to advance the popularity of leading cities in the service outsourcing sector, and to actively build the international reputations of outsourcing suppliers.

The IOC is actively assisting leading companies and cities in the service outsourcing sector in their procurement of capital, with the aim of helping those companies and cities develop through access to increased resources.

Please refer to the official website at www.internationaloutsourcing.org for more detailed information.

Introduction to Tianjin, host city of the Global Outsourcing Summit 2007

As one of the four municipalities directly under the central government, Tianjin is the largest coastal city in northern China. So far the Tianjin government has approved nearly 20,000 foreign investment projects with a total FDI contract ＆#118alue of US$70 billion, and actual foreign investment has reached US$37 billion. One hundred and twenty-two out of the Fortune global 500 have invested in Tianjin, and the area boasts one of the highest investment returns in China.

The six traditionally strong industries of Tianjin - electronic information, automobile manufacturing, metallurgy, chemicals, biotechnology and modern medicine - as well as new energy and environmental protection, together make up over 70% of Tianjin’s total industrial output ＆#118alue. Tianjin has been stepping up investment on infrastructure development; in the past five years, investment on fixed assets has reached RMB 648.4 billion (US$84 billion) with an annual growth rate of 21％, and annual investment has averaged nearly RMB 130 billion (US$17 billion).

A modern transportation system composed of seaport, airport, express railways, highways, expressways and light transit rails is now under construction in Tianjin. Over the years the municipality has intensified exchanges with other cities and countries around the world, in the field of culture, sport, and many other areas. As one of the venues of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Tianjin will also host the 2007 Women’s World Cup in this September. The Chinese government’s stated objective is to build Tianjin into an international port, boasting economic prosperity, social stability, scientific and educational advancement, sophisticated infrastructure and facilities, and a sound environment. This will make Tianjin one of northern China’s foremost economic hubs and sustainable cities.

Please refer to the official website at www.tj.gov.cn for more detailed information.