USC president C. L. Max Nikias and Niki C. Nikias hosted a private dinner on the occasion of the opening of the 2011 USC Global Conference in Hong Kong.  Guests at the special event included (l. to r.): Kenneth Koo, chairman and CEO, Tai Chong Cheang Steamship Co. (H.K.) Ltd.; Helen Koo; Yang Ho Cho, USC Board of Trustees member, chairman and CEO of Korean Airlines; Myong Hi Cho; USC president C. L. Max Nikias; Niki C. Nikias; Eva Hsieh; Ming Hsieh, USC Board of Trustees member, co-founder, CEO and chairman of Cogent, Inc.; Feng Deng, founder and managing director of Northern Light Venture Capital; and Yannis C. Yortsos, dean of the Viterbi School of Engineering.