Global Navigation is a peer to peer resource for the boards of directors of multinational corporations. We are an affiliate of Corporate Board Member magazine. Programs focus on growth markets worldwide, and we are currently focusing our efforts on the board-related issues involving China.

• DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA: A PEER EXCHANGE FOR CEO’S AND MEMBERS OF CORPORATE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS: April 20-25, 2008
  Global Navigation will take approximately 30 CEOs and directors to China, April 20-25, 2008. The trip will focus on US and European businesses that aresuccessfully doing business in China. Participantswill explore how companies are selling to Chinese businesses and consumers, dealing with human resource and compensation issues, and navigating the legal and regulatory structures in China.Our group will meet with VCs and will explore how the private equity community is working in China. Our directors and officers will have selected peer exchanges with Chinese CEOs and directors. A visit to the Shanghai Stock Exchange will allow a look at how corporate governance is changing for publicly traded companies operating in China.
   
  Spouses and guests will have their own activities while delegates are attending the conference.  Activities may include Hutong Rickshaw Tour in Beijing, Visit to Jade Factory, Visit to Cloisonné Factory, Trip to Xian Terra Cotta Warriors Museum, Cooking School, Silk Carpet Visit and others.  Everyone will gather together for dinners and key speakers. 
   
  Participants of the trip should plan to make their air reservations early, especially if wanting special seats or mileage upgrades.  Global Navigation will be happy to take care of your obtaining your Chinese Visa.
  
  Download the Agenda, Brochure and the Application (in .PDF format) for more details on this unique and exciting trip.
  
  

  The trip has now been approved by ISS and directors will receive 8 credits for attending.

• GLOBAL NAVIGATION BOARD BRIEFS
  Corporate Board Member, and its international affiliate, Global Navigation, are pleased to share a series of publications called Global Navigation Board Briefs. These briefs will focus on specific board issues for multinational companies. They will cover topics that are relevant when doing business means multiple cultures, multiple government regulations, distant teams working together and, in some cases, consumers with very different needs.  We are partnering with the Chinese Services Group (CSG) of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP to create these briefs. The CSG's experience working with U.S. companies investing and operating in China is invaluable in developing the outlines and providing key information for these overviews.
  
  

  The first of these briefs is a strategic overview of how U.S. boards are dealing with the enormous opportunities and business risks in China. Download Brief #1

  The second of these briefs is a strategic overview of how to ensure supply chain integrity in China. Download the Board Brief. Download Brief #2

• PODCAST
  For many foreign investors, China represents the great unknown. Even global companies that have invested heavily in China find that ascending the learning-curve can be a gradual process. Directors are still not certain how to perform strategic oversight and risk management with respect to investments in China. Boards need to manage such challenges strategically, rather than reactively. They do not, however, have the luxury of time to figure out how.
  
  

  Highlights of this 40-minute podcast:

  What’s driving U.S. companies to make acquisitions in China, and what implications does this have for the board? What’s the best way to educate a board about China? How should boards deal with enterprise risk when it comes to ensuring products from China are safe, especially in light of the recent China-related product recalls? What are boards most worried about with respect to their companies’ future growth in China? What about China keeps them awake at night?

  
  Guests:
  Clarence Kwan, National Managing Partner, Chinese Services Group, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP  
  
  Joan Susie, Chief Executive Officer, Global Navigation, and publisher, Corporate Board Member Magazine
  
  Steve Wagner, Managing Partner, U.S. Center for Corporate Governance, Deloitte & Touche LLP
• CHINA BUSINESS INFLUENTIALS DATABASE 1000
  This proprietary and unique database is comprised of biographical and contact information on leading Chinese business influentials from publicly traded, entrepreneurial, and state-owned companies, as well as leading government and academic leaders. (view slides on web for more info or download powerpoint)