It's all about leverage, says

Ken Wilcox, former SVB CEO & Author,

The China Business Conundrum.

It's a lesson he learned in bringing SVB to China a decade ago and negotiating for the innovative bank's entrance with a Chinese joint venture.

Now, as his book's subtitle suggest, he's out to caution others to be prepared for risks, cultural differences and most of all:

Ensure that Win-Win Doesn't Mean Western Companies Lose Twice.

His book launch talk was hosted by Silicon Global's Rebecca Fannin in NYC on Nov. 19, with support from Alumni Ventures and Brown Rudnick.

More event photos here.

Flashback

Silicon Dragon Shanghai 2012

Featuring top VCs Hans Tung, Jenny Lee, Richard Liu, Alex Hartigan, Richard Chen, David Chen as key speakers, SVB as a key sponsor and Rebecca Fannin as MC!

Below: Note SVB China's Arman Zhan in Q&A with Xiaomi CTO Feng Hong.

A lot has changed!

IncMTY Summit

November 13-15

Business, Innovation and Investment

Texas+MX+China Links

Location: Monterrey, MX

Held at 2 major universities

Tec de Monterrey and UANL

My Keynote Talk:

Tech Ecosystems Around the World

See more photos of IncMTY event

MTY-Austin-China Links

In more trend-spotting of tech hubs, I ventured to Monterrey, MX, to be a keynote speaker at IncMTY Summit, November 13-14, held on two campuses – UANL and Tec de Monterrey.

My talk highlighted quick shifts in technology sectors and regions, and underscored how Mexico could rise up with a new tech economy, in the shadows of China and India.

MTY is a large city in northern Mexico that is booming due in part to reshoring, mainly from China. It's also fueled by Latin America’s young, fast-growing population, expanding middle class, and embrace of new technology.

View a video of my chat on stage with IncMTY CEO Thomas Michael Hogg.

Buy the Book

Is the premise still true?

Tech Titans of China

How China is Challenging the World

by Innovating Faster, Working Harder and Going Global

Author Rebecca A. Fannin 2019