Smart Globalization - In the Age of China and India

Panelist Bio

S. Tien Wong

Mr. S. Tien Wong is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Opus8, Inc., a Chevy Chase, Maryland-based private investment firm specializing in middle market buyouts, private equity and venture capital investment. In 1991, Mr. Wong co-founded and served as CEO of CyberRep, Inc. until its acquisition in 2003 by Affiliated Computer Services (NYSE: ACS). At the time of its acquisition, CyberRep was one of the largest privately held CRM outsourcing companies in the world, operating 6 customer interaction centers throughout the USA with over 2,300 employees and $80 million in revenue.

Mr. Wong was the recipient of the 2001 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for Greater Washington. An "Entrepreneur in Residence" at the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, he frequently guest lectures on entrepreneurship, leadership and finance at the University of Maryland, Georgetown University, and the University of Virginia. Mr. Wong is Chairman of the Executive Leadership Committee for the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship's Greater Washington region. He is CEO of The Tien and Beverly Wong Foundation, which supports youth, education, and social services charities. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College where he majored in Government.

Opus8 Inc. [www.opus8.com]

Opus8 is a private investment firm located just outside of Washington, DC in Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA. Thecompany makes investments in middle-market buyouts and in opportunisticventure capital situations. We are actively seeking middle-market acquisitions. Areas of particular interest include: Business Services, Information Technology, New Media and E-commerce, and Nutraceuticals. Opus8 seeks well-run companies in these fragmented but consolidating industries with upside potential via the following: off-shoring of labor, improving CRM (customer acquisition, retention and lifetime value), adding management talent, implementing business process outsourcing & reengineering, and the sale/licensing of intellectual and other assets.