New York, January 7, 2013 - Drew Bernstein, co-managing partner of Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk, will participate as a judge in the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship's 8th Annual China Business Plan Competition to be held Peking University in China on January 8th. The competition will be delivered in partnership with the Peking University Guanghua School of Management in Beijing, China where the event will take place.

The annual China Business Plan Competition is designed to encourage the growth of innovation and entrepreneurship within China. Teams of top MBA students from the University of Maryland, Peking University, Tianjin University, Zhejiang University, and the Technion-Israeli Institute of Technology will compete for $10,000 in cash prizes. Business plan entries will include ideas that either take place in China or leverage Chinese resources.

This is the third time Mr. Bernstein, an alumnus of the University of Maryland Business School, will participate as a judge in the competition.

"China is an important hub for entrepreneurship with a growing economy, and I am very honored to be invited to participate in this event and interact with budding entrepreneurs from around the world who are developing innovative business ideas for China," said Mr. Bernstein. "These students are working to create actionable ideas through enhanced knowledge of global markets and are building their skills to become our future leaders."

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