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NY 2019
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* Featuring panel with 5 leading VCs
* Tech Chat with DJI
* Q&A with VC Gary Reischel and author Rebecca Fannin with
Asia Society's Isaac Stone Fish
* Debate with 4 authors of China books
* Cocktail & appetizer reception on the terrace
Tech Titans
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London 2019
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University of Toronto
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MIT Enterprise Forum
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NYC Club Talks
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Sept. 10, 18, 19, 24
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Palo Alto
Stanford University Oct. 2
Portland, Ore.
NW China Council
Oct. 7
Washington, DC
Brookings Institution
US-China Business Council
October 10
London
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Conduit Club
October 23
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October 30
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November 7
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Tech Titans of China: A Look Into The Future of China's Tech Dominance
Anchors Kristen Scholar and Tim Stenovec interviewed me at their studio at NYSE about
how China is moving away from U.S. technology to dominate the tech world. Of course, they asked me about the Huawei security issue. Click here for click:
See
Endorsements by
Kai-Fu Lee,
Jim McGregor and many other global innovation experts and thought leaders.
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IPOs
China's race to online
AI gets a lot hotter with IPO of first facial ID startup Face ++. Could Chinese startup SenseTime, the world's highest valued AI unicorn, be next? Read AI IPOs
DEALS
A contrasting picture is reflected in recent studies of US-China investment flows. Cross-border foreign direct investment and venture capital fell to $13 billion in the first half of 2019, the lowest level since 2014 as the impact of the trade war resonated. But U.S. investment in China gained slightly to $6.8 billion in the first six months of this year.
Matrix-backed
Chinese e-commerce platform Plum raises $20 million in Series B+.
IDG Capital has led a $67 million Series C for HiFiBio Therapeutics, which operates in the U.S., France and China, and is developing cancer treatment therapies. The startup raised a $37.5 million Series B in 2018 from investors including Sequoia China and Lyfe Capital, which also participated in the latest round.
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NOTEWORTHY
China's BAT Clash While A New "B" Arises
China's original tech titans, Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent or the BAT, jock
ey for leadership in mobile payments, AI and e-commerce while a new "B" (ByteDance) arises to shake up the order. ByteDance may be the first major global tech contender from China with its AI-powered mobile apps for digital entertainment and news.
Pinduoduo's rise adds $5 billion to CEO's wealth and enriches
Tencent, Banyan, Sequoia Capital.
How to understand China's social commerce star:
Pinduoduo in
Techonomy
A slew of Indian B2B founders are shifting their base to Silicon Valley. Read why, Economic Times
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VIEWPOINT
Is Huawei a security threat? 7 Experts Weigh In.
rump's trade war is not so easy to win after all, write George Koo in
Asia Times. Trump is getting visibly frustrated that China is no longer acting like the patsy he had been expecting. But it's probably not his fault that he thought negotiating with China was going to be a piece of cake.
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