BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Challenge and Opportunity of Innovation in China DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The Challenge and Opportunity of Innovation in China. OCTANe. The PRC is moving rapidly beyond the "Made in China - factor to the world" role in global business affairs - and is emerging as an important player on the world's innovation stage. With over 1,000 R&D Centers of globally integrated firms, as well as an ambitious plan for independent innovation to spur the formation of technology enterprises, China is a place you must know about. This presentation will examine how the forces of globalization have shaped China's rise, and how China's internal planning and position in the world will affect its trajectory as a player. See http://www.octaneoc.org DTSTART:20080215T073000 DTEND:20080215T083000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR