To Chair Rui Ma and the Members of the CMU Summit Team:

Congratulations for a successful CMU Summit on US-China Innovation and Entrepreneurship! The effect of continued cooperation between the world's most important bilateral relationship on innovation cannot be understated. Through the interchange of ideas, the U.S. and China will help each other advance faster and further than either could alone.
I wish CMU and all the attendees the best going forward, and trust that the Summit has provided everyone with a meaningful experience with which to build further innovation and entrepreneurship. Sincerely,
Dr. Grace Shu
US National Health Service Adviser
Commissioner, Pennsylvania Governor's Advisory Commission

Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny County Executive, gave a keynote speech in CMU Summit 2012 Conference.

A life-long Pittsburgher, Rich Fitzgerald grew up in the city’s Bloomfield neighborhood. He graduated from Central Catholic High School and Carnegie Mellon University, where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering and minored in business. Rich has owned and operated Aquenef Engineering, an Allegheny County-based small business. Almost three decades later, the company is the leading provider of water treatment equipment and services in the Western Pennsylvania Region, with over 700 customers. In 1998, he worked on the campaign to change the form of government in Allegheny County and in 1999, ran for one of the district council seats on the newly-formed County Council. He represented District 11 from 2000-2011 and served from 2004-2011 as the President of Council.

Suzi Pegg, Vice President of International, Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, attended CMU Summit 2012 Conference (most right).

The Pittsburgh Regional Alliance (PRA) is the marketing affiliation of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development which markets the benefits of conducting business in southwestern Pennsylvania to companies all over the world that are growing, relocating or expanding. The PRA also works to support the growth of existing regional employers. Pittsburgh Regional Alliance supported CMU Summit in aspects of media, marketing and funding. Pittsburgh Regional Alliance and CMU Summit shared the same value of bringing in business opportunities to the region.