SPEAKER: Janet Carmosky

Janet Carmosky is CEO of The China Business Network, the leading aggregator of China-competent professionals who provide services for companies doing business in China. A career China business specialist, fluent in both Mandarin and Cantonese, she has resided in Xi'an, Hong Kong, Shanghai from 1985 to 2003, and has managed import-export, sourcing, and buying agency programs.

Her positions in China have included Director of Burson-Marsteller, Director of Operations for chinadotcom, General Manager of Richina Fashion Retail, and Senior Manager of Coopers & Lybrand Strategy Consulting. Her past and current clients for China strategy and implementation include: Office Depot, Wella AG, Bacardi, Marriott, Continental Airlines, Wal*Mart, Corning, Waste Management, Sony, Citroen, Alcatel, Unilever, and Givenchy. She has been published in the Harvard Business Review (Chinese edition) as well in various Economist publications.