Personal Profiles on Moderator/Panelist/Lecturer

Mr. Sheng-Cheng Hu

          

          Position:

                 Minister of State, Executive Yuan (3/2001-)

                 Academician, Academia Sinica (7/2000-)

                 Controller, Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International  

                 Scholarly Exchange (6/2001-)

 

Experiences:

                 Research Fellow and Director, Institute of Economics, 

                 Academia Sinica (8/1996-3/2001)

                 Professor of Economics (joint appointment), National Taiwan

                 University (2/1997-3/2001)

                 Member, Board of Directors, the Central Bank (6/2000- 3/2001)

                 Member, Advisory Committee, Council for Economic Planning

                 and Development (7/2000-3/2001)

                 Department of Economics, Purdue University -Lecturer,

                 Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor,

                 Department Chair (1968-96)

                 Visiting Professor of Economics, Texas A&M University (1982-83)

                            Research Economist, National Bureau of Economic Research (1981-82)

                 Visiting Scholar, US Social Security Administration (1979-80)

                 President, Taiwan Economic Association (1999)

 

Education:

                 National Taiwan University, B.A. (Economics, 1962)

                 University of Rochester, M.A. (Economics, 1967), Ph.D.  

                (Economics, 1970)

 

 Mr. Kung-Wha Ding

 

Position:

                Vice Chairman, Securities and Futures Commission, Ministry of     

                Finance

 

           Experience:

                Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission, Ministry 

                of Finance, Division Director of Corporate Finance, Securities and

                Exchange Commission, Ministry of Finance,

 

Education:

                Bachelor of Finance, National Jong-Shing University.

                Master of Finance, National Cheng-chi University.  

 

Mr. Ian Rickword

 

Position:

                 Chairman, Asia Region, PricewaterhouseCoopers

           

           Experiences:

                 Member, PricewaterhouseCoopers Leadership Team

                 Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and  Wales

 

Education:

                MA in Modern Languages, Christs College, Cambridge  University

 

 

Ms. Chan-Jane Lin

 

Position:          

                Professor & Chairman, Department of Accounting,  

                National Taiwan University

 

           Experiences:

                Visiting Scholar, Graduate School of Business, Stanford

                 Visiting Professor, School of Accountancy, University of

Hawaii at Manoa

                 Assistant Professor, Department of Accountancy, George

                 Washington University, Washington, D.C.

 

Education:

                 University of Maryland, PhD, 1989, Accounting

                 University of Maryland, MBA, 1982, Accounting  and Information

                 National Taiwan University,  BA 1975, Accounting

 

 Mr. Michael Decker

 

Position:

                 Senior Vice President, Research and Policy Analysis,

                 The Bond Market Association

 

          Experience:

                 Financial consultant to the U.S., Agency for International Development

 

          Education:

                           Graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel  Hill with a B.A. in

                           political science in 1986 Master of Public Management degree with a

                           specialization in public finance from the University of Maryland School of   

                           Public Affairs in 1989

 

 

Mr. Edward H. Chow

 

Position:              

                 Professor of Finance, College of Commerce, National 

                 Chengchi University (NCCU)

 

           Experiences:

                              Assistant Professor of Finance, Santa Clara University, California

                   Associate Professor of Finance, National Central University, Taiwan

 

          Education:

                               MBA and Ph.D. degrees from Indiana University-Bloomington, US

 

Mr. Chen-En Ko

 

Positions:

                   Dean, College of Management, National Taiwan University

                   Advisor, Securities and Futures Commission

                   Director, Board of Directors, Over-The-Counter Stock Exchange

 

Experiences:

                   Chairman, Department of Accounting, National Taiwan University

                   Professor, Department of Accounting, National Taiwan University

 

Education:

                  Ph.D., University of Minnesota

                  MBA, University of Southern California

                  BA, National Taiwan University

 

 

Mr. Lawrence S. Liu

 

Positions:

                            Partner, Lee and Li, Attorneys at Law 

                            Professor, National Taiwan University

                            Permanent Core Member, OECD Asian Corporate

                                              Governance Roundtable

                            Advisor, The Coordination and Service Office for Asia-

                            Pacific Regional Operations Center (APROC Windows), 

                            Council for Economic Planning and Development,

                            Executive Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.

 

           Experiences:

                 Chairman, Committee on International Affairs Taipei Bar Association

                 Chief Draftsman, Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions Law Bill, 2001

                 Program Coordinator, Inter-Pacific Bar Association

 

Education:

                  Doctor of Law (J.D.), University of Chicago

                             Master of Laws (LL.M.) University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

                             Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) National Taiwan University

 

 

Mr. Jamie Allen

 

 Position:

                 Secretary General, Asian Corporate Governance            

                 Association, Hong Kong

  

          Experiences:

                Allen Wong Associates, Hong Kong1997-1999

                Published Author ,Writer & Analyst in political economy1995-97

                Editor, "Business Asia"1992-95

                Freelance Journalist, Hong Kong1991

                Reporter, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong1987-1990

Education:

                BA (Honours), Australian National University, Canberra

 

Mr. Lu, Yi-Tsun

 

Position:              

                           Chairman, ABIT Computer Corporation, Taiwan

                           President, ABIT Computer (U.S.A.) Corporation

            Experience:

                            Vice President, ABIT Computer Corporation, Taiwan

 

            Education:

                            BA in Computer Science, Fong Jia University

 

Mr. Fok Kwong Man, Lawrence

 

Position:              

                 Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Head, Exchange Business

                 Unit, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited

 

           Experience:

                           Joined the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1992

                           Appointed Senior Executive Director of its Regulatory Affairs

                                   Group in 1998

Education:

                B.S. (Engineering) from the University of Hong Kong

                MBA from Columbia University

                MA (Economics) and MS (Statistics) from Stanford University

 

 

  

Ms. Suan Ling Ong

 

Position:               

                 Senior Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Business  

                 Development Singapore Exchange Ltd.

 

Experience:         

                        Economist with the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the

                        de facto central bank

 

Education:     

                  Graduated with a Masters of Arts (Economics) degree and

                  Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Windsor,

                  Ontario, Canada.

 

Mr. Ahyee Lee

 

Position: 

                Professor, Dept. of Economics

                Dean, College of Law, Fu-Jen Catholic University

          

           Experience:

                Assistant Professor, Dept. of Management, Monmouth College

 

Education:

                Ph.D. in Economics, Rutgers University

  

Mr. W en-Dar Chen

 

Position:

                Vice President & Senior Analyst, JPMorgan Securities Inc.,New York

 

           Experiences:

                 Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Inc., Government Trading Desk

                 Salomon Brothers Inc., Proprietary Trading Group

                 Lehman Brothers Inc., Fixed Income Research

                 Prudential Securities, Financial Strategies Group

                 Bankers Trust Co., Foreign Exchange Desk

 

Education:        

                 Ph.D. in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Princeton University, New Jersey

                 M.S. in Meteorology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 

                 B.A. in Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University

 

Mr. Hwa-Ping Chang

 

Position:               

                 Vice President, Societe Generale Securities (North

                 Pacific) Ltd.Tokyo Branch

 

Experiences:

                 Assistant Manager, Commerz Bank , Tokyo

                 Associate, JPMorgan, Tokyo

                 Research Scientist, NEC Corp., Tokyo

 

Education: