Press Release - August 8, 2001
13-Year-Old CEO selected as Keynote
Speaker at two major events in China and Hong Kong
London, Ontario, Canada: August 7, 2001 - 13 year-old President & CEO
of Cyberteks Design, Keith Peiris, an internationally recognized and award
winning web designer has accepted two invitations to be the Keynote Speaker
at the China Hi-Tech Fair 2001 in China and the XIIth World Productivity
Congress in Hong Kong.
The China Hi-Tech Fair 2001 will be held from October 12-17 in Shenzhen,
Special Economic Zone in China (30 minutes drive, north of Hong Kong).
The XIIth World Productivity Congress is scheduled for November 5-9,
2001 in Hong Kong and Beijing.
"I am very honored and excited about these two events. I feel good
when people recognize my work and leadership. I am thankful to the organizers
of these two major events for inviting me. This is great for me personally,
my company and most importantly to the young leaders and entrepreneurs
of the world. Now we know that if you work hard, people around the world
will recognize you. So work hard and keep your dreams alive." Said
the Cyberteks Design President, 13-year-old Keith Peiris.
About China High-Tech Fair 2001
China Hi-Tech Fair, which is approved by the State Council of PRC, is
held annually in Shenzhen China. China Hi-Tech Fair is to exhibit the
recent achievements of hi-tech research in China and promote the transfer
of high technology advances. It is jointly hosted by Ministry of Foreign
Trade and Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry
of Information Industry, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shenzhen Municipal
People's Government. The significance of the Fair is best illustrated
by the fact that last two years' events were attended by Chinese Premier
Zhu Rongji and Vice Premier Wu Bangguo and some minister-level Chinese
officials.
China Hi-Tech Forum 2001 will feature on the Impact, Integration and
Revelation, and will extend extensive and in-depth discussion on the topics
in New Capital Market, Future Information Technology, and Biotech in the
New Century. We will invite the leading scientists, entrepreneurs from
famous multinational companies, senior government officials to deliver
keynote speeches in China Hi-Tech Forum. So far, some speakers have confirmed
or agreed to come to speak at China Hi-Tech Forum including:
Keith Peiris, President & CEO of Cyberteks Design, Canada
2000 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics Prof. Zhores I. Alferov, VP of Russian
Science Academy
1999 Nobel Prize Winner Mr. Robert Mundell, Professor of Columbia University
1998 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, Prof. Hartmut Michel
Minister of Science and Innovation , UK Lord Sainsbury
Vice President, Sun Microsystems, Mr. Jonathan Schwartz
Chief Researcher of Sun Microsystems Mr. John Gage
President, Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Mr. Yujun Zhang
The World Productivity Congress (WPC)
Every two years the World Productivity Congress provides a great international
networking opportunity for you as a delegate to learn, share and gain
inspiring insights from a distinguished group of world-class speakers
and worldwide delegates.
The Congress addresses contemporary strategies, innovative approaches,
new principles and best practices in productivity development for enhancing
individual, organisational, industrial, national, regional and global
competitiveness.
The Congress is targeted at delegates who are business leaders and industrialists,
policy makers, administrative and implementation agencies, senior executives,
middle and front-line managers, organisational change agents and facilitators,
scholars and specialists, practitioners and service providers, as well
as consultants (internal and external).
Following is the partial list of other speakers at the XIIth World Productivity
Congress:
Mr. George Bush, former President of the United States
Mr. Fidel Ramos, Former President of Philippines
Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Director-General Designate of the WTO &
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
Mr. John S. Chen, CEO of Sybase Inc., USA
Mr. David Poirier, Executive VP & CIO, Hudson's Bay Co., Canada
Mr. Robert Yung, Chief Technology Officer, Intel, USA
About Cyberteks Design
Cyberteks Design, a Division of Cyberteks Systems Corporation, headquartered
in London, Ontario, Canada with Sales Offices in New York, Washington,
Maryland, Virginia, Texas, Florida and Michigan provides E-Commerce, Web
Design, Web Hosting and Marketing services.
The company's President, CEO & Chief Creative Director is an internationally
recognized and award-winning designer, 13-year-old Keith Peiris of London,
Ontario. The company has 10 highly qualified designers and programmers
on staff.
Keith Peiris was a member of the Team Canada Trade Mission to Beijing,
Shanghai and Hong Kong from February 9-18, 2001. He was also selected
to represent Canada at the APEC Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs Forum
in Beijing and Shanghai in July, 2001.
Cyberteks Design is planning to establish Cyberteks Design (Asia) Ltd
in China in October, 2001, US headquarters in Manhattan, New York, Montreal
and Toronto branches before the end of 2001.
Keith Peiris has won several web design awards and recognitions from
top professionals in the industry, has attracted very large customers
from all over North America such as Interep, the largest Radio Advertising
Agency in the United States, KEWL Threads, a Hockey Apparel company founded
by Shayne Corson & Darcy Tucker of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Rogers
Television, University of Western Ontario, Radio 20:20 and Regional Market
Radio of the United States. Branham300 published in the National Post
Magazine of March, 2001 recognized Cyberteks Design among this year's
"Top 50 Web Design companies in Canada" for two years in a row.
Keith was also featured on the cover page of National Post Business Magazine
of April 2000 issue and several other publications around the world. Furthermore,
Cyberteks Design website is featured on the Macromedia Flash Showcase
since November 1999 to date. More information about Cyberteks Design can
be found on the company web site at http://www.cyberteks.net
For more information, please contact:
Keith Peiris
President, CEO & Chief Creative Director
Cyberteks Design
110 Deveron Crescent, Unit 7
London, Ontario N5Z 4W7, Canada
Phone: (519) 649-6572
Fax: (519) 686-7044
E-Mail: kpeiris@cyberteks.net
Website: http://www.cyberteks.net
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