DEC Premier & DIBAC Event: The Coming International Investment Boom - How immigrants are creating opportunities in the US

China is sitting on over $3 trillion in foreign currency reserves and is encouraging its high-income citizens to diversify their holdings and invest in projects around the world.  Unfortunately, the U.S. is only the fourth largest destination for this capital flow --- trailing behind the African continent, South America, and Europe.  By not welcoming and proactively recruiting Chinese investment into the U.S., American businesses and cities often fail to access this investment capital. 

One of the most underutilized strategies in attracting foreign direct investment, from China and elswhere, is to appeal to those foreign investors who seek to invest in the U.S., in large part, because they wish to aquire the coveted U.S. Green Card so that she and her family can access advanced education, healthcare, stable markets, and the best place in the world to launch a business.

Richard Herman, an attorney and noted author, is one of the architects of a national movement to leverage immigration programs, policies, and immigrant networks to attract foreign direct investment.  Mr. Herman will discuss how Midwest businesses and cities can stand-out and develop their own pro-China strategies, partner with local Chinese-U.S. business experts, and obtain a Foreign Investor Regional Center license from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (EB-5 Green Card Investor Program) or partner with those who have a license.  This discussion, while emphasizing the opportunities in attracting Chinese investment, is applicable to attracting investment from around the world.

Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Time: 5:30 to 8:00pm
           5:30-6:15 Registration, Networking, light food and refreshments
           6:15-7:30 Program
           7:30-8:00 Networking

PLEASE follow directions, not the address:
 

From I-270
Exit I-270 at US 33 westbound/OH 161 towards Marysville.
Exit onto 161/Post Road, turning left
At first traffic light turn left onto Eiterman Road .
At first entrance turn right into The Post 7003.

From US 33 Eastbound
Exit US 33 Eastbound onto 161/Post Road, turning right.
At first traffic light turn left onto Eiterman Road.
At first entrance turn right into The Post 7003.

Thank You Sponsors!

Plante & Moran LLP
 

Hosted by:

City of Dublin
TiE Ohio
TechColumbus
ColumbUS 2020
 

DIBAC Collaborators

City of Dublin   TiE Ohio    TechColumbus
Ohio ITAC at Columbus State    Columbus 2020    Plante & Moran LLP
Benesch    Sequent    ODOD Global Markets    JASCO    Huntington
US Department of Commerce, Commercial Services    COJAC
OSU Fisher College of Business, International Programs    CORT
Columbus International Program    Compass Tech Intl    Polymer Ohio
Richard C. Herman & Associates, LLC    Cardinal Health
Oce' North America    IGS Energy    AIABG    Commercial Works
King Business Interiors    Ohio Chinese Institute LTD