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Opening Remarks
Alan Beebe•Richard Robinson
  • Alan Beebe (President at AmCham China)

    Alan Beebe

    President at AmCham China
  • Richard Robinson (Founding Partner at nHack Investing)

    Richard Robinson

    Founding Partner at nHack Investing
Kai-Fu Lee Keynote Speech: The Era of Artificial Intelligence
  • Kai-Fu Lee (Chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures)

    Kai-Fu Lee

    Chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures
C-Suite Dialogue: Prospects and Challenges in the Development and Adoption of Digital Technologies in China
Mingqiang Xu•Albert J. Cristoforo•Ramesh Moosa•Ying Huang•Alan Beebe

Digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and cloud computing have the potential to disrupt and transform businesses from agriculture to healthcare to financial services. But what is hype, what is reality, and when and how will these technologies transform enterprises in China and globally? Given China’s rapidly changing business, technology and policy landscape, multinationals from across industries will need new strategies and approaches for technology adoption, while at the same time navigating challenges and risks, from traditional organizational mindsets to cybersecurity.

Alan Beebe is the moderator of this panel.

  • Mingqiang Xu (Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft Greater China Region)

    Mingqiang Xu

    Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft Greater China Region
  • Albert J. Cristoforo (Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer at State Street Corporation)

    Albert J. Cristoforo

    Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer at State Street Corporation
  • Ramesh Moosa (Partner at PwC China/Hong Kong)

    Ramesh Moosa

    Partner at PwC China/Hong Kong
  • Ying Huang (Vice President at Lenovo Group)

    Ying Huang

    Vice President at Lenovo Group
  • Alan Beebe (President at AmCham China)

    Alan Beebe

    President at AmCham China
Coffee Break
Panel: How Traditional Industries Select and Adopt Disruptive Technologies
Jeffrey Towson•Celina Chew•Denis Depoux•Hongyu Cui•Xiaochen Zhang

Everyday we use electricity, eat food, or check our health status, but the industries that provide these products and services are no longer what they used to be. They are dramatically transforming due to the impact of disruptive tech. What common strategies and tech-ware do traditional industries use to navigate through the digital transformation, despite of their varying business models? What procedures or cross-sector insights can they learn from each other?

Jeffrey Towson is the moderator of this panel.

  • Jeffrey Towson (Professor of Investment at Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management in Beijing)

    Jeffrey Towson

    Professor of Investment at Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management in Beijing
  • Celina Chew (President at Bayer Greater China)

    Celina Chew

    President at Bayer Greater China
  • Denis Depoux (Senior Partner, CEO of Greater China, Deputy Head Asia, Head of Global Energy Competence Center at Roland Berger)

    Denis Depoux

    Senior Partner, CEO of Greater China, Deputy Head Asia, Head of Global Energy Competence Center at Roland Berger
  • Hongyu Cui (General Manager of Technology Innovation at Microsoft China)

    Hongyu Cui

    General Manager of Technology Innovation at Microsoft China
  • Xiaochen Zhang (President at FinTech4Good, UN ESCAP Digital Economy Task Force)

    Xiaochen Zhang

    President at FinTech4Good, UN ESCAP Digital Economy Task Force
Lunch and Keynote: Opportunities in Chengdu and Shuangliu
David Kovacs

Venue: Grand Ballroom I

  • David Kovacs (Director - International Department of Chengdu Shuangliu Innovation & Pioneering Enterprise Services)

    David Kovacs

    Director - International Department of Chengdu Shuangliu Innovation & Pioneering Enterprise Services
Panel: Tech Bringing Value to Supply Chain Upgrade
Randall Hancock•Lou Zhou•James Xiong•Leslie Liu

Best practices sharing regarding effective management of transportation, inventory, storage, tracking, drone delivery, upstream/downstream management, etc.

Randall Hancock is the moderator of this panel.

  • Randall Hancock (Founder and CEO of AcceleratingBiz)

    Randall Hancock

    Founder and CEO of AcceleratingBiz
  • Lou Zhou (Procurement Transformation Senior Director of SAP Ariba)

    Lou Zhou

    Procurement Transformation Senior Director of SAP Ariba
  • James Xiong (Vice President, Public Affairs at UPS China District)

    James Xiong

    Vice President, Public Affairs at UPS China District
  • Leslie Liu (Corporate Vice President at Cloud Ecosystem, JD Group)

    Leslie Liu

    Corporate Vice President at Cloud Ecosystem, JD Group
Panel: Tech Empowering Customer Relations
James Chang•Freya Peng•Mingjie Zhu•Nik Sudhakar•Selena Chu

Best practice sharing regarding precision marketing, data analysis, purchasing habit prediction, customer relations maintenance, smart retail development, etc.

James Chang is the moderator of this panel.

  • James Chang (Partner at PwC)

    James Chang

    Partner at PwC
  • Freya Peng (Digital Business and AI innovation Director of Mars Asia Pacific)

    Freya Peng

    Digital Business and AI innovation Director of Mars Asia Pacific
  • Mingjie Zhu (Director of Collaboration & Architecture at Cisco China Ltd)

    Mingjie Zhu

    Director of Collaboration & Architecture at Cisco China Ltd
  • Nik Sudhakar (Director of Digital Solutions at CBRE, Asia)

    Nik Sudhakar

    Director of Digital Solutions at CBRE, Asia
  • Selena Chu (Asia Pacific CIO at Dow Chemical)

    Selena Chu

    Asia Pacific CIO at Dow Chemical
Coffee Break
Keynote Speech: Using Technology to Find Your Match: The Design of Dating, College Admissions & Job Matching Platforms
Terry Crawford•Gloria Chyou
  • Terry Crawford (CEO and Co-Founder of InitialView)

    Terry Crawford

    CEO and Co-Founder of InitialView
  • Gloria Chyou (Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of InitialView)

    Gloria Chyou

    Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of InitialView
Leveraging Real Innovation Expertise: How Startups and Corporates Can Better Work Together
John Artman•Jinghui Liu•Sarah Keenlyside•Pete Wild•Hua Yang

John Artman is the moderator of this panel.

  • John Artman (Editor in Chief at Technode)

    John Artman

    Editor in Chief at Technode
  • Jinghui Liu (President at John Deere China)

    Jinghui Liu

    President at John Deere China
  • Sarah Keenlyside (founder and managing director of Bespoke Travel)

    Sarah Keenlyside

    founder and managing director of Bespoke Travel
  • Pete Wild (Head at Driver China)

    Pete Wild

    Head at Driver China
  • Hua Yang (Director of eBay)

    Hua Yang

    Director of eBay
Panel: Policy Implications of Disruptive Tech Development
Doug Young•Jin Fang•Mei Luo•Christopher Millward•Dick Rinkema

Perspective from non-government sources on the current status and the future trends of cybersecurity, privacy protection, data localization, global compliance, social ethics, etc.

Doug Young is the moderator of this panel.

  • Doug Young (Managing Editor at Caixin Global)

    Doug Young

    Managing Editor at Caixin Global
  • Jin Fang (Deputy Secretary-General at China Development Research Foundation)

    Jin Fang

    Deputy Secretary-General at China Development Research Foundation
  • Mei Luo (Associate Professor at School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University)

    Mei Luo

    Associate Professor at School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University
  • Christopher Millward (President and Managing Director of United States Information Technology Office (USITO))

    Christopher Millward

    President and Managing Director of United States Information Technology Office (USITO)
  • Dick Rinkema (Senior Director, Competition and Innovation Law & Policy of Microsoft)

    Dick Rinkema

    Senior Director, Competition and Innovation Law & Policy of Microsoft
Closing Remarks
Richard Robinson
  • Richard Robinson (Founding Partner at nHack Investing)

    Richard Robinson

    Founding Partner at nHack Investing