In just two weeks, professionals in the wholesale and retail industries will have a significant opportunity to learn important information regarding how both the enormous Chinese and US economies fared overall in global trade. There will also be some highlighted key points presented by industry experts, to help outline details about how the relationships between the two economies shaped sales in 2010, and what can be expected in the future.

With an impressive list of sponsors, this event will set the tone for what retailers and wholesalers who source from China and other parts of the world expect to see, as global trade and supply chain management continue to provide the most pressing questions in business today.

On Thursday Dec. 9th, 2010, ChinaMart Los Angeles, 1st PMF Bancorp, and Manufacturer.com will be hosting this incredibly important preview into the next wave of trade finance and industry practices, as the final seminar of the year at the ChinaMart Los Angeles Conference Center.

Two special speakers will be giving their thoughts and observations on the key issues that most members of the global trade community are asking:

Dr. Young, Professor of Global Economics at Pepperdine University, will be acting as the keynote speaker. He will also be presenting a Summary of the Chinese and US Economies in 2010 and focus on areas that shaped the year.

Stephen Perl, CEO of ChinaMart Los Angeles, will be delivering a hard-hitting presentation on how Chinese and US companies, and their various trade and sales channels, have evolved as a result of the two rapidly-changing and extensively interconnected economies.

For those attending, the Seminar Agenda is as follows:

• 7:30-815am     Breakfast and Networking
• 8:15-8:30am    Introductions
• 8:30-9:15am    Dr. Terry Young
• 9:15-9:45am    Stephen M. Perl, CEO ChinaMart
• 9:45-10:00am  Closing questions / meetings

The event will be held on Thursday Dec. 9th, 2010 t the ChinaMart Los Angeles location, which is at 5250 W. Los Angeles, CA 90045. For attendees, breakfast will be included, and parking is $6.00 per vehicle. RSVP is required.

For details and additional information, attendees can contact Cynthia Liu[cynthia@chinamartusa.com] at the ChinaMart Los Angeles offices.

Some background on the featured speakers at the event:

Dr. Terry Young, PhD is a seasoned professor and economist and has over 18 years of business experience in Asia and the United States.  She has published numerous articles and has regularly presented papers at professional meetings and seminars.  She has extensive knowledge of the global marketplace, with a primary emphasis on Asia.  Her consulting expertise encompasses global sourcing, business start-ups, and management in many industries, including food distribution, textile/garment, agriculture, and electronics.  She is experienced in the areas of US, European, Latin American, and Asian economies.  Dr. Young is thoroughly versed in the area of international economics.   In 2004, she served as the Interim Associate Dean for Academic Programs.   She also serves as the Director of Global Programs at the Graziadio School of Business and Management.

Mr. Stephen M. Perl, MBA, MS is the CEO of 1st PMF Bancorp (“PMF” www.PMFbancorp.com ), a privately held US commercial bank lender specializing in trade financing and the CEO of ChinaMart™ Los Angeles in the US (“CMLA” www.ChinaMartUSA.com ), a platform assisting Chinese Companies to invest / open the US Market. For 16 years, Mr. Perl has successfully grown 1st PMF Bancorp’s lending portfolio to one of the largest private short-term business lenders in the US Mr. Perl is also the founder of ChinaMart(TM) . ChinaMart is the first non-government platform supporting Chinese and US trade in the US Mr. Perl has designed PMF to provide global financing and credit services support for its Chinese and US Clients in its global platform. Mr. Perl established PMF’s presence in China in 2004 as the first private US lender in China and has successfully opened PMF’s branch network of offices for PMF and ChinaMart throughout China. Mr. Perl actively serves on the board on the County of Los Angeles Board of Governors and the City of Los Angeles Economic Advisory Board. Mr. Perl is a Director on the Board of the Commercial Finance Association in the United States and former Board Member of the International Factoring Association. Mr. Perl was also award an Honorary title of Professor of Finance for the GuangDong Financial University, in Guangzhou, China.