Piper Jaffray to Host Fourth Annual China Growth Conference in Beijing

MINNEAPOLIS and BEIJING, Feb. 22 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Piper Jaffray & Co. will host its fourth annual China Growth Conference March 6-8 in Beijing. The conference will offer clients panel discussions and management presentations from a broad spectrum of growth sectors including: the Internet, technology, education, consumer and solar power. More than 60 companies are scheduled to present and participate in this year's conference.

"Our mission at this year's conference is to provide clients insight into the pace of consumer-driven growth and its implications for various sectors," said Joel Denney, head of Investment Research at Piper Jaffray. "The conference will offer clients unique insight into investment opportunities and growth plans for numerous leading public and private companies in China."

Panel discussion topics include: Internet, hardware and semiconductors, communications equipment, wireless technologies, IT services, consumer and retail, education and solar and alternative energy technologies. Management teams from some of the leading public and private Chinese and U.S. growth companies as well as industry visionaries will engage in panel discussions and presentations on key topics in each sector.

The conference will aim to answer major questions facing China's media, technology and consumer segments including:

-- Can we expect consumer spending to grow as fast as investments and

exports?

-- Will the 2008 Olympics provide just a one-time boost or could it have

a longer-lasting impact on the economy?

-- Is the search market in China poised to have an inflection point as

it did in the U.S., potentially allowing it to expand faster?

-- Could advertising growth accelerate in 2007?

-- Will there be a recovery for wireless services if 3G becomes a

reality in 2007?

-- Which key verticals within IC design in China are developing

sustainable competitive advantages?

Companies scheduled to present include: 51job, Inc.; 58.com; 9You.com; Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd.; adidas AG; Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation of Shanghai; Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd.; ANADIGICS, Inc.; Analogix Semiconductor, Inc; Baidu.com, Inc.; Beijing TOPSEC Ltd.; Canadian Solar Inc.; CDC Corporation; CGen Media; China Southern Airlines Company Ltd.; China Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd; ChinaEdu Corporation; Comtech Group, Inc.; Cree, Inc.; Crocs, Inc.; CSMC Technologies Corporation; Ctrip.com International Ltd.; Dangdang.com; Focus Media Holding Ltd.; Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation; Granite Global Ventures; Himax Technologies, Inc.; Hurray! Holding Company Ltd.; Huaya Microelectronics, Inc.; JRD Communication Inc.; Kingsoft Corporation; KongZhong Corporation; Longcheer Technology Co., Ltd.; Maxthon; NetEase.com, Inc.; New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.; Nokia Corporation; O2Micro International Limited; ON Semiconductor Corporation; Quest Sports; Quiksilver, Inc.; Qunar.com; Renesola Ltd.; Shanghai iResearch Company, Ltd.; SINA Corp.; SinoMOS Semiconductor (Ningo) Inc.; Sipex Corporation; SmartPay; Sohu.com Inc.; Starcom MediaVest Group; Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd.; Syntax-Brillian Corporation; The9 Limited; Tudou.com; Venus Information Technology Inc.; Vimicro International Corporation; Wall Street English China; Warnaco Group, Inc.; Zhaopin Ltd.; Zhongsou.

Company and investor participation in the China Growth Conference is by invitation only. Clients interested in attending should contact their Piper Jaffray representative. Members of the media who would like to attend should contact Susan Beatty at 612 303-5680 or susan.l.beatty@pjc.com.

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