Event Description:

China is by far America's largest trading partner and a key supplier of manufactured goods of all types. Yet, despite the enormous amount of international commerce, many Americans know very little about Chinese culture. Business people who have an awareness of foreign culture will communicate better, have more influence with cross-cultural teams, and enjoy better working relationships.

In this talk, we will focus on long term cultural influences and their impact on how Chinese partners behave and communicate. These include historical events, important leaders, both ancient and modern, the education system, relationships (guanxi), and communication style.

Who Should Attend:

Anyone with an interest in gaining an appreciation for Chinese culture and learning tools for communicating more effectively with cross-cultural teams.

Event Times:

5:30PM – 5:45PM Chapter Announcements

5:45PM – 7:00PM Featured Speaker

7:00PM                Adjourn

PDUs:

1 PDU (Leadership)

Speaker Details

Name of Speaker(s):

Mat Waltrip

Bio of Speaker(s):

Mat Waltrip is a Principal level product development and supply chain professional with more than 20 years of international business experience at Silicon Valley companies, including Amazon, Fitbit, HP, and Lam Research.

His most recent project was leading new product introduction (NPI) and executing a high volume manufacturing ramp for Fitbit. At Amazon, he delivered Echo, Kindle and smartphone projects.

Since 2010, Mat led multiple cross-cultural, cross-functional teams in Asia and the US, has made more than 50 business trips to China. During which, he taught himself to speak Mandarin.

Mat earned Engineering degrees from MIT, the University of Texas at Austin. He attained his PMI PMP certification in 2019.

Prior working in Silicon Valley, he served as an Engineering Duty Officer in the US Navy, qualified in submarines and nuclear propulsion.

Registration Details

Early Bird Registration ends on:

Midnight of:

07/03/2020 (Fri)

Pricing Details:

Member:

Non-Member:

Early Bird Registration:

$15

$20

Regular Registration:

$20

$25