Brian B. Su – U.S.–Asia Strategy Speaker & Lecturer
Independent Director, NASDAQ: HTCO · Founder, Artisan Business Group · Bilingual: English & Mandarin · Based in Springfield, IL — Active across Greater China, Southeast Asia, and the Americas
"Not a policy commentator. A practitioner. Seventeen years advising on the deals, audits, filings, and family transitions that actually play out between the United States and Asia — most of them confidential, all of them ending in someone's wire transfer, board vote, audit response, or visa stamp."
Brian B. Su is the Founder and President of Artisan Business Group, Inc., a boutique cross-border advisory firm specializing in U.S.–Asia strategy, geopolitical risk, and regulatory intelligence. He serves as Independent Director and Chairman of the Compensation Committee at High Trend International Group (NASDAQ: HTCO).
A U.S. citizen since 1998 with more than 36 years of U.S. residency, Brian brings deep cross-cultural fluency built through decades of hands-on advisory work across Greater China, Southeast Asia, and North America. He advises family offices, institutional investors, corporate boards, and government-related stakeholders on navigating political and regulatory uncertainty, protecting cross-border capital, and identifying strategic growth opportunities.
He speaks at conferences, private briefings, and executive workshops across the United States and internationally — in English and Mandarin Chinese.
What sets Brian apart is the vantage point. He works from Springfield, Illinois — not New York, not Washington, not Shanghai — which means he advises companies the way they actually operate: mid-market, multi-jurisdictional, allergic to consultant-speak, and far more interested in what to do Monday morning than in another panel on great-power competition. Clients describe his style as candid, specific, and culturally bilingual in ways that translate directly to better decisions.
How Brian Engages
Keynote Presentation (45–60 minutes + Q&A) A high-impact session for conferences, investment forums, and trade summits. Brian delivers a clear strategic framework tailored to your audience's sector and geography. Includes pre-event consultation to align on priorities. Available in-person or virtually.
Executive Roundtable / Private Briefing (90 minutes) A structured, interactive session designed for boards, family office leadership, and senior investment teams. Brian maps current geopolitical and regulatory developments directly to your organization's specific questions — confidential, focused, and immediately applicable. Ideal for annual offsites, strategic planning sessions, and leadership retreats.
Panel Participation / Moderation (60–90 minutes) Brian is an experienced panelist and moderator for investment conferences, trade policy forums, and business association events. He brings informed perspective, moves conversation forward, and connects policy to practical implication in real time.
Engagement Investment
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Keynote presentations: starting at $7,000
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Half-day executive workshops: starting at $10,000
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Multi-day programs, in-house training, and board briefings: quoted individually based on scope and travel
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Travel from Springfield, Illinois (Chicago / St. Louis air access). Discounts available for academic and non-profit programs.
Inviting Brian to your event
Tell us about your audience, format, and date — most inquiries get a response within one business day. Email: mailbox@ArtisanBusinessGroup.com or schedule a 15-minute booking conversation.
Featured Topics
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After the Thaw: Re-Engaging China Without Repeating the Last Decade's Mistakes
Best for: Corporate boards, C-suites of mid-market companies with prior or potential China exposure, manufacturing and industrial executives, investment committees evaluating renewed Asia allocation.
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The New Compliance Map: Sanctions, Export Controls, and Cross-Border Risk After 2025
Best for: Legal and compliance teams, mid-market CFOs and General Counsel, in-house compliance officers at companies with Asia operations, private equity compliance committees, financial institutions servicing Asia clients.
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Wealth, Identity, and Mobility: Cross-Border Planning for High-Net-Worth Asian Families in 2026
Best for: Multi-family offices, private banks, wealth management firms with Asian HNW clients, immigration law firms, trust and estate practitioners, RIA advisors with cross-border client bases.
Additional topics — including supply chain realignment, EB-5 program intelligence, and family office governance — available on request. Every engagement is custom-built for the audience.
Engage with Brian B. Su: Clarity for a Complex World
"Brian gave our family office investment committee exactly what we needed — not a geopolitical lecture, but a clear framework we could apply to our Asia allocation the next morning." — Managing Director, U.S. Multi-Family Office (name withheld by request)
"One of the rare speakers who understands both the regulatory environment and the human dynamics of cross-border business. Our audience left with questions they hadn't known to ask." — Jacky Chan, Program Director, US-China Logistics Conference
Past engagements include: · Singapore-based investor and family office forums · U.S. and Asia EB-5 industry conferences · MBA and Executive Education programs · NASDAQ-listed company board briefings · Multi-family office investment committee sessions · U.S.–Asia trade and policy roundtables. Audiences from 30 to 500. Venues across the United States, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Japan, and Greater China.
Every engagement is tailored to the audience’s sector, geography, and priorities — contact us to bring informed, non‑ideological global perspective to your next event or leadership discussion.