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Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Speakers
NYSIA International Council
Kerry Appleton, Consul (Trade &
Time: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Investment) & Head of New York Office,
Location: NYSIA Incubator, 55 Broad Street UK Trade & Investment
(between Beaver and Exchange Streets),
10th Floor SIG Leaders
Directions: J, M, Z trains to Broad Street. 4,
Angelina Hsiaoping Jao, President/CEO,
5 trains to Bowling Green. 2, 3 trains to Wall
TMGI, Inc.
Street.
Admission: Free for NYSIA Members, $20 Profile: Kerry Appleton
for non-members, $25 for walk-in non- Kerry Appleton joined the British Consulate
members. General in 1998. In her role as Consul (Trade &
Registration: REGISTER HERE, or call (212) Investment), Kerry manages a team focused on
475-4503. There is not guaranteed entrance transatlantic international business development.
for walk-in attendees.
Registration closes: Monday, November Kerry's position centres primarily on assisting
28, 3:00 PM new to export UK companies looking to enter
Add Event to Your Calendar the US market and attracting, retaining and
adding value to investments made by US
companies in the UK. She was recently
Doing Business in the UK
promoted to Head of the UK Trade &
Investment, New York. Prior to her time at UK
Trade & Investment Kerry worked for Hong
Kong based law firm, Oldham, Lie & Nie.
This presentation from UK Trade and
Investment will offer a special insiders look at
Kerry Appleton graduated from Loughborough
what business opportunities exist for New York
University in 1995 with a BA (Hons) degree in
companies. If you have ever thought of doing
Political Science. She completed a PostGraduate
business in the UK, this NYSIA International
Diploma in Law from Nottingham Law School in
Council is a great way to get started.
1997. Kerry is currently studying part-time for
her MBA with a concentration in Finance.
UK Trade & Investment is the British
Government's international business
Profile: Angelina Hsiaoping Jao
development agency, supporting companies in
Ms. Jao's broad experience with economic
the UK doing business internationally and
development and global marketing has been
overseas enterprises seeking to establish a
garnered from leading teams in both corporate
market footprint in the UK. The integrated
and entrepreneurial positions. After several
services offered by UK Trade & Investment
successful years in global data
bring together a network of business sector
telecommunications marketing and sales for
specialists and support teams in over 200
Global 100 telecom companies, Ms. Jao saw a
British embassies and Foreign and
niche opportunity and founded TMGI, a
Commonwealth Office (FCO) posts overseas, as
management consulting firm specializing in
well as key experts in government departments
global strategic business and economic
across the UK.
sustainable development (www.tmgi.us). TMGI
focuses upon developing integrated
As a government agency, UK Trade &
communications platforms for international
Investment is uniquely positioned to offer
clients, and has enjoyed significant growth in
expanding companies access to a growing
recent years.
network of global business advisors and
bespoke market entry intelligence and
Ms. Jao's economic development, teaching, and
guidance on operational issues. With its
non-profit community work include
government connections, in-depth knowledge

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government connections, in-depth knowledge

appointments as Instructor at the Graduate
of UK regional business, ties to leading
Center, City University of New York (Marketing
institutions, science and technology resources,
and the Internet), Chairperson of the Global
as well as its global network, UK Trade &
Trade and Technology Center, Board of
Investment is a unique strategic resource for
Directors member and Services Committee
companies that want to operate in the number
Chairperson of the Southwest Brooklyn
one business location in Europe. For more
Economic Development Corporation, Chairperson
information visit: www.uktradeinvestusa.com.
and Founder of the International Council of the
New York Software Industry Association,
Please note this meeting will begin promptly at
Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans, New York
12:30pm.
Asian Womens Center, Liberty World Outrigger
Competition, others.

Ms. Jao hails from Washington DC metro,

daughter of an elected regional business leader
and an award-winning published Professor of
Chinese Linguistics and Classics. Ms. Jao was a
Pre-Law major at the University of Wisconsin-
Madison, where she earned a B.A. in
International Relations, Political Science and
English. She has completed professional studies
in Information Technology at New York
University and Columbia University, and has an
M.S. in Policy Development/ Global Commerce
Management from the University of Maryland.

Ms. Jao is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, a

classically trained pianist and former amateur
bodybuilder and student of martial arts. Ms. Jao
is based in New York City and travels
frequently. She is the founder of a number of
international and regional social and professional
networking clubs.

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