Tell-All Book Talk Reveals What To Watch For In China Tech Deals

Book Talk /Q&A/ VC Spotlight/ Reception

New Book! The China Business Conundrum

Fireside Chat: Ken Wilcox, SVB ex-CEO & Author
with MC Rebecca Fannin, founder of Silicon Dragon Global
Audience Q&A
Book Signing (sales on site)
Plus Cross-border VC Tech Talk: David Chen, Founding Managing Director, AngelVest

Reception and Networking

Ken Wilcox is the long-time leader of SVB, and author of a new book,
, (Nov 2024), already an international business bestseller.
Ken speaks from experience about winning moves for innovators, venture investors and dealmakers in China, and anywhere, actually!
From 2001 to 2011, he ran SVB in Silicon Valley and then spent four years living in Shanghai, leading the technology bank's efforts to set up a joint venture with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. He was not totally prepared for all that happened.
Today, Ken teaches as an Adjunct Professor at U.C. Berkeley and is on the Board of Advisors of the Fudan University School of Management in Shanghai. An author of a prior book, Leading Through Culture (2021), he also writes a blog sharing insights about banking innovative companies and his China adventures.
Additionally, he is honorary chair of the Asia Society in Northern California and a board member of the Asian Art Museum.
Ken earned a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School, as well as a PhD in German studies from Ohio State University.

Rebecca A. Fannin

Rebecca A. Fannin is an author, speaker and journalist, well-known for spotting global innovation and tech trends early. Her forward-looking books, from Silicon Dragon in 2008 to Tech Titans of China in 2019 to Silicon Heartland in 2023, have been translated in 10 languages. Currently a contributor to CNBC and its Disruptor 50 report, she also leads Silicon Dragon Ventures, covering innovation and startup investment through her Ask A VC show, newsletter and events. In addition, her work has appeared in Harvard Business Review, CEO, Worth, Techonomy and thought leadership reports. Previously, as an editor at Red Herring and a Forbes columnist, Rebecca followed the venture capital trail from Silicon Valley to Asia's emerging markets, and became one of the first American journalists covering China's entrepreneurial boom, interviewing Jack Ma of Alibaba -- and more recently, posting about Nvidia tech celebrity Jensen Huang from CHIPS foundry capital Taipei.

David Chen is a founding managing director of AngelVest Fund, a large angel investor group focused on cross-border entrepreneurial businesses in Greater China. The fund has invested in more than 25 deals. Chen is on the board of several companies including Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics, maker of the humanoid robot Sophia. His career also spans to investment banking at the Hina Group in Shanghai and Merrill Lynch and Salomon Brothers in New York City.

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