HPAIR 2006 Sponsors

DaimlerChrysler is one of the leading automotive companies worldwide. Its passenger car brands include Maybach, Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, Jeep(R), Dodge and smart. Its commercial vehicle brands include Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner, Sterling, Setra and Western Star. DaimlerChrysler Services provides financial and automotive related services. DaimlerChrysler has production facilities in 17 countries and sells its products in more than 200 countries.

Corporate headquarters in Stuttgart-Moehringen, Germany, and Auburn Hills, U.S.A. Locations and business units in more than 170 countries throughout the world.

Singapore Airlines is the national airline of Singapore. It has built up a strong brand name in the aviation industry since its formation in 1972, and has a reputation for being a trend-setter and industrial benchmark in service quality. It is the world's most awarded airline and is one of only four airlines to receive a 'five-star' rating by Skytrax. An industry bellwether for aircraft purchases, it has a reputation for being a very demanding and meticulous buyer, with its purchases closely monitored by plane makers as an endorsement of their aircraft, and by other airlines for potentially reliable and cost-effective purchases.

Bayer MaterialScience is a Bayer Group company. With sales of EUR 8.6 billion in 2004, it is a leading manufacturer of high-tech materials and innovative system solutions used in products found in many areas of everyday life. The majority of sales today are generated by products holding leading positions in the world market. Industries served include automotive manufacturing and supply, electrical engineering and electronics, construction and home products, and sports and leisure. Bayer MaterialScience has 40 production sites around the globe and employs some 17,900 people.

StarHub is Singapore's second largest info-communication company and the sole operator delivering a full range of information, communications and entertainment services over fixed, cable, mobile and Internet platforms. StarHub operates a 3G mobile network in addition to its GSM network and is the exclusive provider of i-mode mobile Internet service over its 2.5G and 3G networks. StarHub also operates its own nation-wide HFC network that delivers multi-channel cable TV services (including Digital Cable), voice and Internet access for both consumer and corporate markets. StarHub is listed on the SGX-ST.

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is an established, research-intensive tertiary institution with a vision to be a global university of excellence in science and technology. While NTU repositions itself for the knowledge-based economy, with science and engineering remaining at its core, no less important are the other professional schools that have established, or are in the process of establishing, an international reputation. NTU was ranked 48th globally by The Times Higher Education Supplement in the 2005 ranking of the world's best universities. Placed 26th among technology universities, NTU remains well within the upper echelons of the world's best science and tech universities.

The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a multi-campus university of global standing, with distinctive strengths in education and research and an entrepreneurial dimension. It offers a comprehensive range of disciplines ranging from architecture to medicine to music. The NUS student community comprises a cosmopolitan mix of over 28,000 students from 80 countries, contributing to a vibrant and thriving campus life.

Officially incorporated on 12 January 2000, Singapore Management University (SMU) is Singapore's third university. Its educational and administrative practices are modeled after American institutions, in particular the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, which has played a central role in SMU's development.

SMU is home to over 4,700 students and offers bachelor's degree programmes in Business Management, Accountancy, Economics, Information Systems Management and Social Science. It also offers master's degree programmes in Wealth Management, Applied Finance, Professional Accounting, Applied Economics and in Economics and Finance (by research). SMU has a PhD programme in Information Systems and provides public and customised programmes through Executive Education as well

The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University supports research on Japan and provides a forum for related academic activities and the exchange of ideas. It seeks to stimulate scholarly and public interest in Japan and Japanese studies at Harvard and around the world.

The Harvard University Asia Center was officially established on July 1, 1997, to reflect Harvard's deep commitment to Asia and the growing connections between Asian nations. The center is an active organization with varied programs focusing on international relations in Asia and comparative studies of Asian countries and regions.

The Fairbank Center was founded in 1955 by Professor John King Fairbank, a leading scholar in modern and contemporary China studies. The Center was originally called the Center for East Asian Research. Under Professor Fairbank's leadership, the Center took an active role in promoting the study of modern and contemporary China from a social science perspective.

The Fairbank Center now sponsors nine ongoing seminars on themes ranging from East Asian art history to Chinese current events, and organizes research projects and major international conferences on a wide variety of scholarly topics. It also provides a forum for regular dialogue between the academic and policy communities in China and the United States. It further supports research by offering hospitality to visiting scholars from all over the world, by awarding a limited but increasing number of postdoctoral fellowships, and by maintaining its own specialized library.