ADVISORY/Los Angeles Mayor Riordan, the Los Angeles Business Journal and the Port of Los Angeles Present ``Breakfast Beyond the Waterfront''

Business Wire, Jan 25, 2001

Business and Assignment Editors

ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Jan. 30)

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WHAT:   "Breakfast Beyond the Waterfront"
        "Gathering Steam After the Global Recession"

        Los Angeles Mayor Richard J. Riordan, the Los Angeles Business
        Journal and the Port of Los Angeles present the fifth annual
        forum for the business community "Breakfast Beyond the
        Waterfront." The forum will forecast emerging trends in trade
        and commerce that dominate the world economy in the next year.

WHY:    On Jan. 30, find out:

    --  What are the rising trends in China and Mexico that will have
        the most impact on the world economy?

    --  What opportunities does the current global economy hold for
        Southern California?

    --  How can local and regional business meet the demands of a
        rapidly changing marketplace?

WHO:    Los Angeles Mayor Richard J. Riordan
        Los Angeles Business Journal Publisher Matt Toledo
        Port Executive Director Larry A. Keller

WHEN:   Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001, beginning at 7:30 a.m.

WHERE:  Crystal Ballroom
        The Regal Biltmore Hotel
        506 South Grand Ave., Los Angeles

INTERVIEWS:   Keller will be available for interviews following his
              presentation.  Copies of his remarks also will be made
              available or can be viewed on the Port's Web site at
              www.portoflosangeles.org after the breakfast.