Registration Open
9:30am - 10:00am
Coffee reception and networking
Opening Speech
10:00am - 10:10am
Sir. Andrew Likierman - Dean, London Business School
Mr. Bin Zhang - Counsellor, Economic and Commercial Counsellor's office of Chinese Embassy
Moderator: Ms. Lindsay Liu (Producer & TV Presenter at Big Worldwide Film & TV)
Session 1: China's Impact as Global Investor (a)
10:10am - 10:50am
Panel: Chinese outbound investment
Mr. Evan Bai - President of the FRCC, Huawei Global Finance (UK) Co., Ltd.
Mr. Angus Knowles-Cutler - Vice Chairman, Deloitte
Ms. Rongrong Huo - Global Head of China and RMB Business, Capital Financing, Global Banking & Markets, HSBC Bank
Ms. Connie He - Director, Vermilion
Moderator: Mr. Duncan Innes-Ker - Regional Director of Economist Intelligence Unit
Session 1: China's Impact as Global Investor (b)
10:50am - 11:30am
Dialogue: Global reach of Chinese industry leaders
Mr. Biao Ding - Managing Director (UK), China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation （ä¸è½¦é›†å›¢ï¼‰
Ms. Sharon Shen - Managing Director (UK), Phoenix Publishing & Media, INC. ï¼ˆå‡¤å‡°ä¼ åª’ï¼‰
Mr. John Miu - COO, Advanced Business Park （总部基地）
Mr. Bill Tao - General Manager UK & Ireland, China Eastern Airlines Co.,Ltd （东方航空）
Interviewer: Mr. Raymond Li - Head of Chinese at BBC
Future of the cloud computing
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Mr. Michael Winterson - Managing Director at Equinix
Lunch Break
11:50 am - 1:00 pm
Optional Luncheon A
SoGal Women Leadership PowerTalk
Optional Luncheon B
Startups Meet Chinese Angels - Zhen Fund
Session 2: Decode Growth in Home Market (a)
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Dialogue: Changing domestic landscape and implications
Mr. Gordon Orr - Senior Advisor to McKinsey, Board Member at Swire Pacific and Lenovo Group
Moderator: Prashant Rao - Deputy Europe Business Editor at New York Times
Session 2: Decode Growth in Home Market (b)
1:30 pm - 2:10 pm
Panel: Emerging mid class, increasing sophistication of the cosumer and its impact on the consumer's spending habit
Mr. Huishan Zhang - Fashion Designer, Founder of Huishan Zhang
Mr. Jason Basmajian - Chief Creative Officer, Cerruti 1881
Madam. Clarie Lo - Managing director, KS Sze and Sons Ltd.
Ms. Wendy Yu - Founder and CEO, Yu Capital
Moderator: Prashant Rao - Deputy Europe Business Editor at New York Times
Session 2: Decode Growth in Home Market (c)
2:10 pm - 2:30 pm
Casestudy: Incremental Innovations in China
Professor George Yip - Co-director, CEIBS Centre on China Innovation; Professor, Imperial College London
Tea Break and Networking
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Session 3: China Entrepreneurship and Financing of Innovation (a)
2:45 pm - 3:25 pm
Spotlight Discussion: Entrepreneurial ecosystem, Changing regulatory regime and capital market for start-ups in China
Mr. Zhaoyu Zheng - Partner at ZhenFund
Mr. Xiao Wang - M&A Partner at IDG Capital
Mr. John Zai - CEO at Cocoon Network
Moderator: Mr. Ivan Shyr - Investment Director at Sussex Place Ventures
Session 3: China Entrepreneurship and Financing of Innovation (b)
3:25 pm - 4:05 pm
Panel: Stories from Young Chinese Entrepreneurs
Mr. Lingyun Gu - Serial Entrepreneur, EIR at IDG Capital
Mr. Hui Gong - Co-founder at Crescent and Chihuo Tech
Mr. Yutong Gao - Co-founder at EasyTransfer (Zhen Fund portfolio company)
Mr. Dickie Ke - Founding Partner and CEO at NETADD Technology
Moderator: Mr. Ivan Shyr - Investment Director at Sussex Place Ventures
Session 3: China Entrepreneurship and Financing of Innovation (c)
4:05 pm - 4:45 pm
SoGal Roundtable: Women in Entrepreneurship
Ms. Yang Liu - Associate, Distribution Hacker at 500 Startups (UK)
Ms. Yuping Sun - Serial Entrepreneur, Founder of LivEco Technology
Ms. Lisa Wang - Co-Founder of SheWorx
Moderator: Ms. Pocket Sun - Founding Partner at SoGal Ventures
Closing Speech
4:45 pm - 4:50 pm