NEW YORK, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- CCG Investor Relations, a leading investor relations and strategic communications agency, announced the final schedule for the first annual China Rising Investment Conference to be held at the Yale Club in New York on May 18. The event culminates with the Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell Ceremony featuring management teams from 20 China-based companies. For more information please visit: http:// www.chinarisingconference.com

The China Rising Investment Conference features growth companies representing a full spectrum of industries, many of which are positioned to benefit from China's recently announced stimulus package, and China's medical reform, among other dynamic industry drivers. Investor presentations by companies will be webcast and available free of charge. http://www.chinarisingconference.com/ webcast.html

Keynote speeches will be given by CCG Investor Relations' President, Crocker Coulson on the topic of strategies for success amid the global equity meltdown. Following that address, leading China expert, Donald Straszheim, Managing Principal, Straszheim Global Advisors, Inc, will speak on "4 Trillion Reasons to Invest: China's Stimulus Package and its Impact on the Macro-economy."

The China Rising Investment Conference will also feature a special lunch panel session on May 18 from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm titled, "Five leading equity analysts provide their top China Stocks for 2009 (and a few shorts for dessert)." The panel will feature the following equity analysts:

-- Mark Tobin, Director of Research , covers small cap Chinese equities and

is in charge of the firm's equity research efforts both in the U.S.

and China, Roth Capital Partners

-- Adele Mao, Senior Equity Analyst covering China Diversified Growth

companies at Susquehanna International Group (SIG).

-- Hao Hong, CFA, China Research, Brean Murray, Carret & Co.

-- Katherine Lu, Director covering China Healthcare, China Equity Research,

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

-- Hongbo Lu, VP and senior research analyst focusing on China life

sciences and healthcare companies, Piper Jaffray & Co

Representing approximately 40 Chinese companies from an array of industries, CCG is a leader within the China sector. The firm represents companies from a variety of sectors and has helped more than a dozen china-based companies in listing on a senior market exchange.

Presenting Companies as of May 14, 2009 include:

American Lorain (OTC Bulletin Board: ALRC)

Asia Bio-Chem Group (TSXV: ABC)

ATA, Inc.