Talkshow, Q&A and networking this Saturday afternoon Aug 16

Talkshow, Q&A and networking this Saturday afternoon Aug 16

Join us for the Talkshow and Q&A with our guest interviewer Larry Schuster, and two guest interviewees Maggie Wu and Jelena Salai.

Topic: China Dream

About Larry Schuster

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A journalist for more than 20 years in the United States as science writer and editor for several media companies, including United Press International, the century-old global news agency, based in Washington, D.C. Mr. Schuster facilitated similar “talk show" events for eight years in Washington, D.C.

He has presented Leadership Storytelling at the Manchester Business School, Shanghai Centre MBA program and the MIT-Shanghai Jiaotong University joint MBA program — Leadership Storytelling, and the Beijing Normal University (storytelling for therapy, storytelling for leadership without authority title).

Mr. Schuster has provided communications consulting to several multinational companies in Shanghai. He is the 2012 Speech Evaluation Champion for Toastmasters International, for north China.

About Maggie Wu

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Maggie Wu, an entrepreneur and ex-ICS TV presenter and bilingual Chinese global traveling blogger, believes you should “live your dream, and follow your passion”. As the founder of a global traveling website (www.flywithmaggie.com), an avid global traveler and popular traveling blogger, Ms. Wu has been interviewed by CCTV, and other social media. Her focus includes sharing global traveling experience, leading theme trips across the world etc.

About Jelena Salai

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As the fashion design director for Meters/bonwe, one of China's leading retail brands, Jelena Salai specializes in trend forecasting and trend analysis. She has spent last 15 years living in 9 countries, and currently resides and works in Shanghai.

With work and life experience in 9 countries, Ms. Salai has a global vision that can drive the business towards new and emerging markets, and has the strong ability to recognize and adapt global trends to brand's handwriting.

Performing the best quality and diversity driven collections by focusing on the brand integrity and handwriting, customer focus, commercial success, in equilibrium with the latest emerging trends.

Ms. Salai is highly interested in their mindset and what makes them tick, trying to get to know them better and how nowadays big fashion brands are being shaped thanks to such close relationship between consumer and the brand.

Date: 3.00pm to 5.30pm, Saturday Aug 16

Venue：Troubadour Bistro

Address: 2F, 1333 Middle Huaihai Rd, close to Baoqing Rd

Agenda:

3.00pm – 3:30pm -> audience registration

3:30pm – 3:40pm -> introduction

3:40pm – 4:20pm -> interview

4:20pm – 5:00pm -> Q&A part

5:00pm – 5:30pm -> networking

Free entry for advance bookings.

To celebrate the first anniversary of the iMeetup community,

• Happy hour drinks and snacks prices all day

• 25% discount for those staying at Troubadour Bistro for dinner after the event.

-Lucky draw, sponsored by Troubadour Bistro (please take your business card for lucky draw)

Please RSVP to reserve your seats for free or 50 RMB for the walking-in audience.

RSVP via 138 1882 2589 (in Chinese), and 139 1835 5245 (in English). We are looking forward to seeing everyone this Saturday!