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Naylor Association Solutions Strengthens Board of Directors with the Addition of Jeff De Cagna and Tom Kemp

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Naylor Association Solutions, the leading provider of innovative solutions for professional and trade associations, today announced the appointment of two distinguished industry leaders, Jeff De Cagna AIMP FRSA FASAE and Tom Kemp, to its Board of Directors.

MCLEAN, Va., April 14, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Naylor Association Solutions, the leading provider of innovative solutions for professional and trade associations, today announced the appointment of two distinguished industry leaders, Jeff De Cagna AIMP FRSA FASAE and Tom Kemp, to its Board of Directors. These appointments reinforce Naylor’s commitment to advancing excellence in the association media and events space by adding unparalleled expertise in both association strategy and media leadership.

“We are honored to welcome Jeff and Tom to the Naylor Board of Directors,” said Shaw. “Their combined experience in governance, media, and events is a powerful complement to our mission of helping associations succeed.”

They join a board that includes Naylor CEO Christine Shaw, who continues to lead the company’s strategic direction in partnership with its board and financial sponsors.

“We are honored to welcome Jeff and Tom to the Naylor Board of Directors,” said Shaw. “Their combined experience in governance, media, and events is a powerful complement to our mission of helping associations succeed. Their insights will be critical as we continue to evolve and expand the value we deliver to our partners.”

Tom Kemp, who joins the board as Chairman, adds deep media and events experience:

Served as Chairman and CEO of Northstar Travel Media for 13 years, where he led the company’s evolution from a traditional publishing business into a high-growth, omni-channel leader in global travel and hospitality information, media, data, and events.Former Managing Director at Veronis, Suhler, Stevenson, a mid-market private equity firm specializing in media and information services.Serves on the boards of PRA Events (appointed Interim CEO in November 2024) and MMGY Global, a leading marketing agency for the travel industry.Led Penton Media as CEO from 1996 to 2004, including a successful listing on the NYSE in 1998.

“I am honored to work with Christine Shaw, Naylor Solution’s CEO, who I have respected and admired as a leader in our industry for many years,” said Kemp. “We are very confident about the future growth and success of Naylor working with our board and financial partners.”

Jeff De Cagna AIMP FRSA FASAE, executive advisor for Foresight First LLC, brings a powerful blend of expertise in association governance, future-focused strategy, and AI ethics to Naylor’s board:

Recognized as an association contrarian, foresight practitioner, governing designer, stakeholder/successor advocate, and stewardship catalyst.Advises association and nonprofit boards on setting a higher standard of stewardship, governing, and foresight (SGF) to prepare for complex futures.Graduate of Johns Hopkins and Harvard universities, with continued executive learning at institutions including MIT Sloan, Oxford, Harvard Business School, UVA Darden, BoardSource, Corporate Governance Institute, and the Institute for the Future.Named in 2019 as the 32nd recipient of ASAE’s Academy of Leaders Award, the organization’s highest individual honor for consultants and industry partners who are shaping the future of the association community.

“I’m excited to join Naylor’s board at this important moment for associations,” said De Cagna. “This company is uniquely positioned to help association leaders create meaningful value for their stakeholders—and prepare for what lies ahead.”

These additions underscore Naylor’s strategic focus on innovation, leadership, and delivering meaningful impact for its more than 1,600 association partners across North America.

About Naylor Association Solutions

Naylor Association Solutions empowers associations to achieve success. As strategic partners to professional and trade associations in the U.S. and Canada, Naylor offers a comprehensive set of association tools and services that strengthen member engagement and increase non-dues revenue. Naylor’s offerings include member communications, management of live and online meetings and events, online career centers, member management software, and full-service association management. Naylor’s team supports its partners with unmatched depth and breadth of expertise and an innovative spirit in solving the unique challenges faced by associations. Naylor also delivers valuable insights through its customized client portals that provide real-time feedback and advanced analytics. Founded in 1969, today, Naylor serves more than 1,600 associations across 80+ industries. Our headquarters are in McLean, Va. with additional offices in Alpharetta, Ga.; Gainesville, Fla.; Schaumburg, Ill.; and Winnipeg, Manitoba. For more information, visit www.naylor.com.

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Taylor Kessel-Salomonsson, Naylor Association Solutions, 1 (352) 333-3341, taylor.kessel@naylor.com, https://www.naylor.com

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Trip.com Group Sincerely Accepts Administrative Penalty Decision Issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China

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SINGAPORE, July 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Trip.com Group Limited (Nasdaq: TCOM; HKEX: 9961) today announced that it has received the administrative penalty decision issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China.

Trip.com Group sincerely accepts the decision and will adopt rectification measures in accordance with applicable laws and regulations to implement the decision’s requirements. The Company will strengthen its long-term governance mechanisms and strive to contribute to the sustainable development of the travel industry.

Trip.com Group’s management team will host a conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on July 27, 2026 (or 8:00 PM Hong Kong Time on July 27, 2026).

The conference call will be available on Webcast live at: http://investors.trip.com.

All participants must pre-register to join this conference call using the participant registration link below:
https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIb78e08d8f18340c4882a7e4ab961906b.

Upon registration, each participant will receive details for this conference call, including dial-in numbers and a unique access PIN. To join the conference, please dial the number provided, enter your PIN, and you will join the conference instantly.

For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations
Trip.com Group Limited
Email: iremail@trip.com

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NAVER Partners with Brookfield and NVIDIA to Expand Korea’s National AI Factory Infrastructure Buildout

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — NAVER, Brookfield and NVIDIA announced an expansion of Korea’s sovereign AI factory infrastructure. New investments will increase the initial NVIDIA DSX™ AI factory deployment from 55 megawatts to 200 megawatts.

Announced during Korea President Jae Myung Lee’s AI Summit visit to San Francisco, the planned 200-megawatt expansion will be built with the NVIDIA DSX platform at NAVER’s GAK Sejong hyperscale data center in Sejong, South Korea. The expanded infrastructure will provide Korea- and U.S.- based AI innovators with access to production-scale AI compute for building next-generation models, agents and AI-powered services.

Under the terms of the agreements, Brookfield will fund up to $9 billion as the exclusive capital partner, NVIDIA will invest $1 billion and NAVER will fund the remaining amount to finance the $10 billion project.

This builds on NAVER’s June announcement to extend its GAK Sejong data center with NVIDIA DSX, with a long-term path to gigawatt-scale sovereign AI infrastructure serving Korea’s enterprises, industries, government organizations and global AI cloud customers. Combining Brookfield’s capital with NVIDIA’s computing platform, the investment supports NAVER’s AI factory deployment.

“NVIDIA’s strategic investment and our infrastructure supply agreement with Brookfield have propelled NAVER’s vision for the AI Factory business into a robust execution phase,” said Haejin Lee, Founder and Chairman of NAVER. “Leveraging the solid partnerships with our global partners, we will drive technological innovation, foster a sovereign AI ecosystem, and spearhead efforts to strengthen South Korea’s AI competitiveness.” 

AI Factory Expansion and Open Model Collaboration to Fuel AI Innovators

NAVER, as an NVIDIA Cloud Partner, provides deep expertise in operating hyperscale infrastructure powered by the full-stack NVIDIA AI platform. The 200-megawatt AI factory, featuring NVIDIA Vera Rubin and Blackwell platforms, will establish a dedicated resource pool for emerging AI companies, providing the compute, software and support needed to develop and deploy competitive AI models and applications at scale.

This expanded infrastructure also builds on NAVER and NVIDIA’s collaboration on open model development for agentic and physical AI. NAVER is advancing its HyperCLOVA X models to be based on NVIDIA Nemotron™ 3 Ultra open models with its proprietary data and training expertise. NAVER is also the first Korean company to join the NVIDIA Nemotron Coalition, contributing to open model development across pretraining, post-training and reinforcement learning.

NAVER plans to launch an AI agent platform in Korea in the second half of the year, powered by NVIDIA Agent Toolkit software including NVIDIA NemoClaw™ blueprints. NAVER is also developing a Seoul World Model using proprietary urban street-view and spatial modeling data, built on NVIDIA Cosmos™ world foundation models.

About NAVER

Founded in 1999, NAVER is Korea’s largest Internet company and one of the world’s top tech companies. Leading cutting-edge technologies, NAVER operates the No.1 search engine in Korea and holds various business portfolios encompassing commerce, fintech, cloud, AI and robotics.

NAVER recorded sales of KRW 12.04 trillion (USD 8.18 billion) in 2025. TEAM NAVER continues to enhance its business portfolio and expand its global presence across Japan, North America, and Europe, while pursuing innovation through continuous research and development in future technologies.

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Beijing Review: Walking Through Time: China and U.S. Youths Explore Dali’s Past and Future

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BEIJING, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On July 17, a China-U.S. youth delegation came to Dali of Yunnan Province. By examining how Dali’s rich history intersects with modern development, the delegates explored new pathways for rural development.

They visited Dali Old Town, tried their hand at making the Bai people’s Three-Course Tea and also explored the ancient town of Xizhou, where they learned how modern tourism and indigenous life coexist.

In Yunnanyi Village, they explored its history as a stop along the Tea Horse Road and learned about the role it played during the Second World War (WWII).

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“I think it’s a very underappreciated part of World War II history. Hearing these stories of different countries working together despite cultural differences is incredibly inspiring.

I also think there are many stories like these that haven’t been widely told, simply because World War II is such a complex period in history. That’s why I think it’s so meaningful to visit museums like this and experience these stories firsthand.”

At Xiangyun Economic and Technological Development Zone, they visited a local new energy company to see how green, low-carbon development is driving regional growth.

Valerie Marie

“I recently started studying energy transitions. I know China has been really big in the renewable energy sector. So actually getting to hear more about [China’s] 2060 [pledge], learning more about carbon neutrality [goals], as well as other zero-carbon goals, was cool.”

During their stay in Dali, they also strolled along the Erhai Lake Ecological Corridor.

Bai Yiwen

“I’d describe this journey as “to be continued,” because my own connection with Yunnan is far from over. For the U.S. delegates, this was only their first visit, so they’ve only had a glimpse of what Yunnan has to offer. I hope they will have more opportunities to come back to China, explore other cities in Yunnan, and discover even more of its people, culture and traditions.”

After Dali, the delegates will visit Beijing for more tours and exchanges. The event was co-hosted by China International Communications Group (CICG) Center for the Americas and the U.S.-based International Student Conferences.

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