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PRESENTING SPONSOR FOR CHINESE CONFERENCE

Intellectual Property consultancy, Rouse & Co. International, is the official Presenting Sponsor for C-Zone, China’s sport and brand marketing conference.

The event takes place in Beijing on the November 29, 2005 at the Hilton Beijing.

UK-based Rouse & Co. International is an IP and brand protection specialist with experience in developing brand protection strategies, commercial IP services (including advising on sponsorship and licensing agreements) and enforcement of IP rights.

Its sponsorship of the C-Zone series includes C-Zone events next year:

Shanghai - March 16-17, 2006

London - June 28-29, 2006

San Francisco - September 27-28, 2006

Beijing - November 1-2, 2006

C-Zone Beijing will bring together top-level decision makers from Chinese and international brands, agencies and rights holders, with a desire to maximise their stake in the Chinese sports industry.

Organiser Beijing Sport Foundation in partnership with S2M Group have lined up a number of speakers. Rights holders of new sports events in China will share the latest developments and opportunities available for leveraging brands through sport.

Speakers include Ma Guo Li, chief operating officer, Beijing Olympic Broadcasting Company Limited; Christopher Adams, chief representative for China Kodak; Josh Perlman, managing director, Nautica; Aldo Spaanjaars, head of marketing communications, Greater China, Adidas; Luke Minford, China general manager, Rouse & Co. International; Zhang Lixin, vice president, Frontiers Group and Yunke Guan, operations director, A1 Team China.

For further information about C-Zone, contact:
Pru Ashby, project director
Tel: + 86 21 5489 1100 x 216
Mobile : + 86 139 189 84610
Email : pru.ashby@s2mgroup.com.cn