China Trip - Itinerary

[cross posted from WFU MBA China Blog 2009]

Many people have asked me what we'll be doing while in Chna. Below is our itinerary. Beijing, Shanghai, Xian and Hong Kong over 13 days. As you can see, it contains a great amount of variety. 24 company visits in 11 days. A great mix of Government, Education, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Automotive, Financial Services, Electronics and Shipping.

Sat May 9: Depart U.S.

Sun May 10: Arrive Beijing; orientation

Mon May 11: Great Wall; Summer Palace; city touring
Tue May 12: CITIC, The Hay Group, U.S. State Department/U.S. Commerce Department, Chindex/United Family Hospitals (a.m.); Beijing High School #1
Wed May 13: Beijing Tsinghua Solar (a.m.); Shunyi Real Estate Development, Yanjing Beer
Thu May 14: Tiananmen, Forbidden City; Fly to Xian
Fri May 15: Xian Aircraft, Municipal Government (a.m.), Huasheng Agribusiness
Sat May 16: Emperor Tombs, WG Pagoda; Fly to Shanghai
Sun May 17: Optional touring/free day; Cynergy Global & RF Micro Devices
Mon May 18: Shanghai Stock Exchange, Ford (a.m.); Bright Dairy
Tue May 19: Fudan U.; Lowes Sourcing; Fly to Hong Kon
Wed May 20: Dubai Ports World International (a.m.); Prudential, Wells Fargo/Wachovia
Thu May 21: Texas Pacific Group (a.m.); Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Hong Kong Exchanges
Fri May 22: VF Global (a.m.); optional touring/HK Disney/free time
Sat May 23: Return Hong Kong/Newark