Author of Globalization Bestseller Creative Destruction at China Leaders Forum 2011

Sept. 22, 2011 - PRLog -- Richard Foster, Senior Faculty Fellow at the Yale School of Management and former Director and Senior Partner with McKinsey & Company, where he founded several practices including the Technology and Innovation practice, the healthcare practice and the private equity practice, will present at Golden Networking's China Leaders Forum 2011, "How American Companies Can Plug into the Chinese Rocket-Propelled Economy?", October 7, New York City.

China Leaders Forum 2011 will examine the challenges facing American companies that want to grow and expand their business in China, the opportunities to find Chinese investment partners that can provide a much-needed capital injection while opening the Chinese market, as well as important considerations to look at so that the high-powered Chinese rocket doesn’t crash anytime soon.

Mr. Foster is Managing Partner of Investment & Advisory Services, LLC.  He is a Venture Partner with Lux Capital, and a Partner in Mansa Health Equity Partners. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Foster led McKinsey’s worldwide knowledge development. Mr. Foster’s research interests are in the relationships between capital formation, innovation and regulation.  Mr. Foster has written two best-selling books: “Innovation: The Attacker’s Advantage” (1986) and “Creative Destruction” (2001), as well as several dozen articles in research and popular journals. In 1999 – 2000, Mr. Foster was the external leader of the Council on Foreign Relations Study Group on Innovation and Economic Power which led to the publication of, “Technological Innovation and Economic Performance”, Princeton University Press (2001).  

Mr. Foster is a member of the board of directors of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer, Executive Committee, W. M. Keck Foundation, Executive Committee, Council for Aid to Education, Strategy Committee Chair, athenahealth, Nominating & Governance Committee Chair, Innosight, LLC, Lead Director, and Trust Company of the West, Audit Committee.

In addition, Mr. Foster is a member of the Yale School of Medicine Dean’s Advisory Board, Harvard Medical School Health Care Policy Advisory Committee, National Academies President’s Circle, Co-Chair, National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs Committee, Goldman Sachs Chambers Street Executive Network, Institute of Medicine, Healthcare Data Initiative Roundtable, Chair.

China Leaders Forum 2011 is produced by Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Upcoming Golden Networking's Forums and Business Receptions include:

• China Happy Hour New York (http://www.ChinaHappyHour.com), September 27, New York
• High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour Chicago (http://hfthappyhourchicago.eventbrite.com), September 27, Chicago
• The Speed Traders Workshop 2011 Chicago, "The Present and Future of High-Frequency Trading" (http://thespeedtradersworkshopchicago.eventbrite.com), October 3, Chicago
• High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Chicago, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumchicago.eventbrite.com), October 3-5, Chicago
• Venture Capital Happy Hour New York (http://www.vchappyhour.com), October 4, New York City
• China Leaders Forum 2011 New York, "How American Companies Can Plug into the Chinese Rocket-Propelled Economy?" (http://www.ChinaLeadersForum.com), October 7, New York
• Hedge Funds Happy Hour New York (http://www.hfhappyhour.com), October 11, New York City
• High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour New York (http://www.hfthappyhour.com), October 11, New York City
• Private Equity Happy Hour New York (http://pehappyhour.com), October 19, New York
• The Speed Traders Workshop 2011 Sao Paulo, "The Present and Future of High-Frequency Trading" (http://thespeedtradersworkshopsaopaulo.eventbrite.com), October 24, Sao Paulo
• High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Sao Paulo, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumsaopaulo.eventbrite.com), October 24-26, Sao Paulo, Brazil
• High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour Hong Kong (http://hfthappyhourhongkong.eventbrite.com), October 27, Hong Kong
• High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour Singapore (http://hfthappyhoursingapore.eventbrite.com), October 27, Singapore
• Public Finance Leaders Forum 2011 New York, "Navigating Uncharted Territories After S&P's U.S. Debt Downgrade from its Gilt-Edged AAA Credit Rating" (http://www.PublicFinanceLeadersForum.com), November 9, New York
• The Speed Traders Workshop 2011 Singapore, "The Present and Future of High-Frequency Trading" (http://thespeedtradersworkshopsingapore.eventbrite.com), November 13, Singapore
• High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Singapore, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumsingapore.eventbrite.com), November 13-15, Singapore
• The Speed Traders Workshop 2011 Hong Kong, "The Present and Future of High-Frequency Trading" (http://thespeedtradersworkshophk.eventbrite.com), December 12, Hong Kong
• High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Hong Kong , "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumhongkong.eventbrite.com), December, 12-14, Hong Kong

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