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2010 NACEA Annual Conference

Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the 2010s and Beyond

Welcome Address

by May Li, Chairwoman, NACEA

First, on behalf of North-America Chinese Entrepreneur Association, I would like to extend sincere thanks to everyone attending this grand celebration of our 4th anniversary. It is your need and your participation that have driven us and will continue to drive us forward, so that this organization will become a better platform that facilitates your business and your entrepreneur efforts.

Second our deep appreciation to the speakers, Mr. Assemblyman Chivukula, Mr. Shanquan Li, Professor Despommier, Mr. Boone, Judith, Paula, Jeanne, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Guidotti, Mr. Garcia, Dr. Sun, Xiong, Lu, Ms. Wu, Mr. Young Li, Mr. Ho, (Mr. Xu), Dahai, Blake, James Ho, Chang Li from our gold sponsor HSBC North America, our vendor sponsor Mr. Leondhart from Viridian Energy and Mr. George Wang from Greentech Solar USA.

We thank you all for joining us in this celebration and in making this a great success. NACEA is still a young organization and we have a long way to go, especially at this time of our history when innovations and entrepreneurship have become ever more important.

No doubt, we are experiencing a difficult time that affects everyone's life. I watched "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" the other day and remembered some of the interesting quotes in the movie.

"If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of mortgages or car payments". (this is part of the reason how we had our problems today).

"When did the future switch from being a promise to being a threat?" (this is why we should always watch what we do today that may lead to disasters tomorrow).

"By moral hazard, we mean they take your money and aren't responsible for it!" (don't know how to comment on this one).

This last quote is not from the movie. It is from John F. Kennedy 50 years ago: "When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters (危机) - one represents danger and the other represents opportunity."

Yes, as always, in mid of a crisis, opportunity rises. And this time, we believe they are for us to find better solutions that will support a sustainable economy, a greener living environment, and a better health for the human society.

For this mission, it is certainly worthwhile for us all here today to join efforts and resources, and work together for a better future, and a better world.

Thank you all, again, for joining us today! Stay in touch, and let's make things happen.