2012 Tech Conference - High-Tech Adventures in China
Overview
In the past decade, the worldwide IT community has witnessed the tremendous growth rate and incredible opportunities in the China IT industry. The success stories of the China IT companies are continuing to inspire generations of IT professionals around the world, especially those who have their culture and background deeply rooted in China.
In this NECINA conference, we focus on providing first-hand perspectives of planning, launching and scaling high-tech startups in China. The topics of discussion will include but are not limited to the
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How does the IT industry in China compare to that in US, in terms of innovation focuses, business models, and financing options?
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What are the unique advantages of starting a company in China?
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What are the resources available from the Chinese public and private sectors that can be leveraged by IT start-ups in China?
In the talk sessions, we invite experienced entrepreneurs with knowledge in both US and China IT industry to share their past war stories as well as future outlooks. In the panel discussion, the audience will be able to engage with the speakers and discuss various aspects of China IT. This conference also provides excellent networking opportunities for the speakers and the audience to develop and extend business relationship, as well as pursuing career opportunities in China.
Agenda
Date and time: January 21, 2012, 9am - noon
9:00 - 9:10 Opening remark
9:10 - 9:45 Trends and Best Practices in VC-based China Start-ups, Xiaojun Li, Partner of IDG China
9:45 - 10:20 Running a start-up in China, Jun Chang, Founder/CEO of Eventdove
10:20 - 10:55 Riding the Waves of Globalization: The Evolution of China's IT Service Industry, Qiang Peng, EVP, GADS Business Group of iSoftStone
10:55 - 11:15 Break and networking
11:15 - 11:55 Panel discussion
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch and networking
Talk and speaker info
Talk #1: Trends and Best Practices in VC-based China Start-ups
What types of business are attractive to China-based VCs? How to effective raise money in China? What are the pitfalls and misconceptions to avoid? From a VC angle, this talk will cover the trends and best practices in the funding raising and execution of China-based start-ups, as well as a few concrete case studies on some of the recently funded companies.
Talk #2: Running a start-up in China
The talk will cover the following topics:
(1) Advantages and challenges of running a start-up in China
(2) How the differences of policy and law between China and US, e.g. platform responsibilities, credibility and censorship, impact start-up in China?
(3) Cost of starting a company in China: per head cost, insurance, tax and Labor law etc
(4) Roles of Science and Technology Park, grants and relationship with Chinese government
Talk #3: Riding the Waves of Globalization: The Evolution of China's IT Service Industry
The IT Services is a young and fast growing industry in China. It is also referred to as the outsourcing industry. Through a decade of development, the industry has evolved from almost nothing to a $20 billion dollar business, its service providers grew from small local project contracting, body shopping firms to the professional service providers with over 10,000 employees, global footprint, and full services to meet the needs of consulting, IT and business operations. China has risen as a competitive IT services destination second only to India. The second decade of
China's IT service industry will witness a major transformation: the appearance of real global services providers that can compete squarely with the leading IT services companies such as IBM, Accenture, TCS and InfoSys.
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Partner of IDG ChinaPartner of IDG China Xiaojun Li
Partner of IDG China
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Jun Chang
Founder/CEO of Eventdove
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Qiang Peng
EVP, iSoftStone
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Ruixi Yun
Co-Founder of Beijing Shandong technologies
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