The China-U.S. Technology Information Center is leading a Medical Device delegation to China from April 14-22nd. The costs are subsidized and $1800 includes airfare, all hotels, meals and in-country transportation.s

1. 2018 China Mission
Medical Device Business Matchmaking
April 2018

2. • Date:
04/14/2018 – 04/21/2018
• Location:
People’s Republic of
China
• Cost: $1800 USD (all-
inclusive)
• Access China through
CUTIC
Join us for a
weeklong business
mission trip to five
cities in the People’s
Republic of China!

3. • Registration Fee Includes: Round-Trip Flight to China;
Transportation in China; Daily Breakfast, Lunch, and
Dinner, Hotel Accommodations and all meeting
arrangements.
• Trip Details: We will visit five cities in the Yangtze Delta
Economic Zone. You’ll be matched with the appropriate
meeting partners based on your business objectives.

4. China’s Market Potential for
U.S. Medical Device Companies
• The U.S. Commercial Service considers Medical Devices as a best
prospect industry sector for China.
• The United States ranks as the #1 foreign supplier of medical
devices in China, followed by Germany and Japan.
• The medical device market is one of the fastest growing market
sectors in China with the industry maintaining double-digit growth for
over a decade.
• In 2016, the medical device market in China reached 53.62 billion
USDs, an increase of 20.1 percent compared to 2015. 72.7% of this
growth is fueled by hospital procurement.
• Chinese hospitals consider U.S. products to be of superior quality
and the most technologically advanced; and welcome medical
equipment and products with high-technology content.

5. CUTIC China Mission Trip Agenda
 Visit Shanghai, Suzhou, Wuxi, Shaoxing and Jiaxing
 Introduction to 20-30 potential investors/partners/distributors in each city
 Meet with Chinese businesses seeking U.S. Partners
 Each city will also have members of it’s Chamber of Commerce participate.
 Complementary Booth for Business Networking and Matchmaking
RSVP By 3/15/2018
Please contact Steven Rodriguez for more information.
Steven Rodriguez, CUTIC, Project Manager – 678-576-5097 or
steven@cutic.org
China-US Technology
Innovation Center

6. Delegation Leaders
Julin Gu, President and Founder, CUTIC
• --Past President of The Federation of Associations of Chinese Professionals
in Southern USA (2012-2014)
• --Past President of Association of Chinese Professionals, Atlanta(2012-
2014)
• --Board member of the World Trade Center Atlanta
• --Chair of China Center, World Trade Center Dallas/Orlando, USA
• --Chairman, U.S. Jiaxing Association
• --Secretary-General of American-China Investment Association
• --Previously Senior Project manager of Bank of America/Merrill Lynch
• --Leader of many delegations from the USA to China
• --Master Degree Information Management from Kennesaw State University
• --LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julin-gu-502a0b7

7. Delegation Leaders
• Mark Pierson, President, Pierson Global
• --Travelled to China 9 times and extensive travel worldwide
• --Has represented numerous international trade and economic development
organizations, including the City of Berlin, Germany from 2010-2011
• --Immediate past-president of the Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce
(2015-2017)
• --Board member of the Southeastern Software Association and International
Business Society of the Technology Association of Georgia
• --Represented medical device and healthcare organizations at numerous
conferences including Advamed, the Medical Device Manufacturers Association
(MDMA), the Wilson Sonsini Medical Device Conference, and the Southeastern
Medical Device Association (SEMDA)
• --Has been publisher, editor and writer for several international business publications.
• --Master’s Degree from the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International
Commerce and Incoming President of the Greater Atlanta University of Kentucky
Alumni Club
• --LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markpiersonatlanta

8. Delegation Leaders
• Ace Edwards, President, Ende Profab
• --Ende Profab takes new products concepts, product redesigns or obsolete/quality
improvement initiatives from the drawing board and into production providing all the
required disciplines and a single point of contact.
• --Experience includes new product development, project management, sales and
marketing management for growing technology companies and a fortune 200
company.
• --Responsibilities over the past thirty-two years include international management,
technical sales force management, channel/program development.
• --Past President of the Southeastern Medical Device Association
• --Understanding of all phases of medical device development, from concept to
design, prototyping, manufacturing, sales and company funding.
• --MBA in Entrepreneurship from Wake Forest, Undergraduate degree from Georgia
Tech
• --LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ace-edwards-906470

9. About the China-US Technology Innovation Center (CUTIC)
• China-US Technology Innovation Center serves as the premier
platform for China-US trade and investment in the Southern U.S.
• Has attracted outstanding members who are interested in
international economic cooperation from all levels globally.
• Serves as a bridge between China and the U.S. and as a provider of
information exchange and is an effective channel of capital financing
for Chinese and American companies
• Enables Chinese and American companies to build relationships
leading to business opportunities for both.
• Utilizes it’s vast relationships with Chinese cities, officials, venture
capital firms and investment agencies to achieve these objectives.

10. We hope you’ll be able to join us
for this exciting and productive
mission to China!