DR. TA-LIN HSU ACCEPTS NEW SILK ROAD AWARD

Cal-Asia president Mark Dosker of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (third from left) presents the 16th Annual New Silk Road Award to Dr. Ta-Lin Hsu, chairman of H&Q Asia Pacific and incumbent chairman of Give-2-Asia (to Dosker's left).

Dr. Hsu was honored for pioneering venture-capital in Asia and fostering US-Asia technological cooperation. The Asia-themed gala was held Nov. 17 at the Ritz Carlton.

Looking on are (L-R) co-master of ceremonies Rosanne Foust, chairman of the San Mateo County Economic Development Association (SAMCEDA); 
Cal-Asia chairman Elizabeth Ferguson of Drexel Oceania; (Ms.) Jeremy Potash, Cal-Asia's executive director; and Bill Lee, director of international economic development and trade, SFO, master of ceremonies.

The event was attended by several hundred Cal-Asia members and their spouses, and senior diplomats of Australia, China, Indonesia, Korea,  Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. A special guest was the Ambassador of Indonesia to the U.S. (see highlights). 

Principal sponsors of the evening were Chevron, Marvell, and SRN Denton.Other generous sponsors included H&Q Asia Pacific, Paul Matthews, Wells Fargo Bank, East West Bank, Squire Sanders & Dempsey, APL, Asia Foundation, Potash & Co., Top 1 Oil, Woods Bagot, Wu & Hoover. Individual patrons included Gina Chu, Steve Westley, Linda Tsao Yang, Rich & Robin Edwards, Lyz Ferguson, Sam Mills, Lillian Nakagawa, Freeman Peng.