For Immediate Release - 10 April 2000
B2Bcast named official webcaster for Asia Society's 11th Annual Conference in Asia
B2Bcast, Asia's premier provider of business webcasting solutions and programming, announces that it has been named the official webcaster for the Asia Society's 11th Annual Corporate Conference in Asia to be held in Shanghai, May 10-12.
The conference, entitled "China and Asia at the Turn of the Century: Opportunities for World Business", will include speeches from Premier Zhu Rongji of China, Shi Guangsheng, Minister, MOFTEC, People's Republic of China; Xu Kuangdi, Mayor, Shanghai Municipal People's Government, W. Wayne Booker, Vice Chairman, Ford Motor Company, John S. Wadsworth, Jr., Chairman, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Asia Ltd. and Jong-Yong Yun, Vice Chairman and CEO, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. among others.
B2Bcast will send a team of experienced TV professionals to cover the event. The webcast will be produced and edited to TV broadcast standards and uploaded to the company's website, www.b2bcast.com. Visitors to the site will then be able to watch any or all of the speeches from the event on-demand.
B2Bcast president Alexander Feldman said, "We are honored to have been chosen by Asia Society to webcast this event. This is a major event with lots of great speakers, so adding this type of content to our website is a major plus for us."
About B2Bcast
Singapore-based Business to Business Broadcasting Pte Ltd (B2Bcast) is Asia's premier provider of high-quality webcast programming and solutions to the business community.
Through the use of streaming media, B2Bcast is able to integrate the sensory richness of television and radio broadcasts with the interactivity and flexibility of the Internet.
Since its formation this past February, B2Bcast has hit the ground running as the webcast partner for prestigious business conference organizers including Business Week, Asia Society and The National Science and Technology Board of Singapore.
By visiting www.b2bcast.com, business executives around the world are able to access webcasts of events and "attend" them on-demand, whenever they want. In addition, the site contains original B2Bcast programming featuring market information and interviews with Asia's business and political leaders.
For corporations, B2Bcast webcasting solutions provide professionals in public relations, investor relations, marketing and human resources with powerful, rich media tools for getting across key messages. By accessing the power of webcasting, these professionals can present information in succinct and memorable formats that cut through the clutter.
For more information, please contact:
Alex Feldman - President
Business to Business Broadcasting Pte Ltd
48B Tras Street, Singapore 078987
Tel : 65-2277 907
Fax : 65-2277 131
Direct : 65-429 0771
Email :alex@b2bcast.com
About Asia Society
Founded in 1956 by John D. Rockefeller 3rd, the Asia Society is the leading U.S. institution dedicated to fostering public understanding of Asia and communication between Americans and the peoples of Asia and the Pacific.
The Asia Society presents a rich array of educational programs on Asian contemporary affairs and cultures for professional audiences, including business executives, foreign affairs specialists, the media and the general public. The Society's Policy and Business Programs, through meetings, briefings, study missions and conferences in Asia and throughout the U.S., provide a leading forum for several thousand executives each year to meet the policy makers and business leaders who shape U.S.-Asia commerce. The Asia Society is headquartered in New York City, with Regional Centers in Houston, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Hong Kong, and Melbourne, Australia, and Representative Offices in San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai and Manila.
For more information, please contact:
Katie Goering
725 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Tel: (212) 288-6400
Fax: (212) 517-8315
