CFAA Successfully Hosted the Inaugural Networking Reception
On April 23, 2009, CFAA successfully hosted the Inaugural Networking Reception at the Union League Club of Chicago. More than 70 guests attended the reception including the Honorable Deputy Consul General Mr. Chu Maoming of the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago. On behalf of the Consulate, Mr. Chu expressed his congratulations to the establishment of Chinese Finance Association of America and anticipated CFAA to be a viable platform to facilitate the exchange of ideas in the financial industry between the U.S. and China. Consel Mr. Li Xuqin also attended the reception.
Ms. Vivian Lin, President of CFAA delivered a welcome speech on behalf of the Board of Directors, reiterating CFAA’s mission of serving the Chinese finance professionals and others who are interested in the financial industries of China and its commitment to achieve the mission at a high professional standard and in a long-term sustainable way.
The highlight of the reception was the speech by the distinguished keynote speaker Mr. Eric Hargan, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on the topic of “Financial Impact of Healthcare Reform in the US”. Mr. Hargan’s speech covered the impact of the potential healthcare reform by the Obama administration on the US economy, fiscal policy and budgeting, pharmaceutical industry, health insurance system, Medicaid and Medicare as well as impact on individuals and corporate. His insightful and interesting speech was followed by many interesting and good questions from the audience, some of whom stayed on talking to Mr. Eric Hargan and other guests until one and a half hour after the reception formally concluded at 8pm.
The reception was a great success, attracting guests including senior executives from local major financial institutions, seasoned investors from global and local asset management firms, experts from futures industry and trading firms, bankers from the commercial banking industry, finance professors, attorneys with M&A experiences, accountants, and consultants, as well as students from MBA programs from both Chicago and as far as Urbana-Champagne, IL and South Bend, Indiana. For more event photos, please see the following “Event Gallery” section.
Please also see the related news posts on the website of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the following section in Chinese as well as the link http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/chn/gxh/wzb/zwbd/jghd/t559066.htm and that of the Consulate General of China in Chicago http://www.chinaconsulatechicago.org/chn/xw/t559058.htm.
Feedback From Attendees on CFAA Inaugural Networking Reception
Eric Hargan (Keynote Speaker): I enjoyed doing the presentation, and I hope that it got CFAA off to a good start! I really enjoyed meeting everyone there. You had a great turnout!
Sharon: It was really nice going to the CFAA event. … It was very well organized compared to the other events I have gone to. It was quite fun and informative talking to you and all the other organizers. It’s really good for me to get more perspecitves from practice point of view to supplement the academic background. Please keep me updated with the events.
Quan: It was my pleasure to meet CFAA board members. Obviously, you guys had a great success on today’s event. Congratulations.
Andy: Thanks for inviting us! It was a very informative speech and discussion. It was a good start. Job well done!
Aaron: Congratulations for the success of the CFAA event. It is indeed a good platform for people to share information and learn from each other. Thanks for your effort and wish you continued success in near future.
Travis: I really had fun last night at your event. Everybody was very friendly. It was very informative too. Thanks for inviting me.
Annie: Thanks for your time and efforts to organize this event for our Chinese financial professionals in Chicago. Wish we could have more in the nearly future. Again, I appreciated you and your organization to support the networking of our Chicago Chinese financial professionals.
Tom: Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your event last night. Thanks for inviting me!
Monica: I really had a great night yesterday. Thank you for giving me this chance to know a lot of great people.
Anne: Thanks very much for inviting me. It was a very successful and well-attended event!
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