Simon Collins is now based in Shanghai, China, and is available to speak in-person and virtually at conferences in China. Learn more about Simon’s work and keynotes by watching the video below: Simon Collins is a design thinker, speaker, writer, educator, designer and advisor. Following a career as a fashion designer then creative director for […]
Tag Archives: Asia
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Apr
Apr
In his most recent SCMP article, Dr Andy Xie discussed the property market bubble and why he thinks that China is cooling and not deflating it. Here are some highlights: The property market isn’t liquid like the stock market. The clampdown on liquidity has hit the equity market first, because it is easier to meet […]
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Mar
Mar
In his recent Bloomberg interview, Dr Winston Ma, Former Managing Director of China Investment Corporation (CIC) and Author of The Hunt for Unicorns, predicted that given the digital war between the US and China, and that China becomes more self-reliant, with it’s one-billion internet user base and unified digital ecosystem, in future, China will create […]
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Mar
Mar
Global sovereign funds—huge government-guided investment funds—have become the world’s new VCs, creating overnight winners in the technology world. From Shanghai to Silicon Valley and sub-Saharan Africa, sovereign funds, more active than ever before, are betting big. What are the pros and cons of these behemoths throwing their weight around? Are these investments politically driven? How […]
Asia, China, Speakers
Dr Andy Xie: Population decline could end China’s civilisation as we know it. When will Beijing wake up to the crisis?
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Mar
Mar
In a recent SCMP article, Dr Andy Xie talked about population decline and what this means for China’s civilisation. The seeds of the crisis were sown by a development strategy that relied on cheap, plentiful migrant workers to power manufacturing and construction Now, their children don’t want to be like them – they would rather surf […]
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Mar
Mar
Did you know that we’re currently experiencing what Arnold Ma likes to call the “3rd Generation of Social Media”? They used to say that “content is king”, but it has never been more important than during this generation. Social OS and AI content feeds have started to take over from the networks we were used […]
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Feb
Feb
Dr Shirley Yu, China expert, shared her insights on BBC Global Questions on who was winning the US China tech wars. Watch the video below to learn more: Dr Shirley Yu (于泽), is a former CCTV 9 anchor, an experienced moderator and author. She holds a PhD in Economics from Peking Univeristy and started her career with […]
09
Feb
Feb
Dr Andy Xie, renowned economist, opined that despite the Fed’s best efforts, such asset bubbles cannot be sustained. Could political instability in the US be the shock that deflates the bubbles? A bubble usually ends with a shock, such as an accounting scandal or rising interest rates. So much helicopter money may indeed lead to […]
05
Feb
Feb
Winston Ma, former Managing Director of China Investment Corporation (CIC) and author of “The Hunt for Unicorns”, opined that the China-EU deal boosts Beijing’s goals to stay in global tech scene but rely on the U.S. less, in his recent CNBC interview. “You can see this dual circulation is balanced by focusing on domestic innovation […]
Asia, China, Speakers
Lijia Zhang: China’s ‘996’ overwork culture show how vulnerable tech workers have become
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Jan
Jan
Lijia Zhang, author of Socialism is Great, opined that the Chinese government should step in to protect workers, end the 996 regime endemic in tech giants, and stop capitalism in its coldest form from being practised in socialist China. What happened was the invasion of market economy and cold-hearted capitalism. Reforms led China’s labour system […]
Asia, China, Speakers
Winston Ma, Former Managing Director of China Investment Corporation (CIC), Joins China Speakers Agency
21
Jan
Jan
We are delighted to share that Winston Ma , former Managing Director of China Investment Corporation (CIC), joins China Speakers Agency Winston Ma is an investor, attorney, author, and adjunct professor in the global digital economy. He is one of a small number of native Chinese who have worked as investment professionals and practicing capital […]
Asia, China, Europe, Speakers
Dr Geoff Raby – China’s Grand Strategy and Australia’s Future in the New Global Order
06
Jan
Jan
Dr. Geoff Raby, former Australian Ambassador to China, has recently published his new book, “China’s Grand Strategy and Australia’s Future in the New Global Order”. Disruption has blown the old world apart. The rise of China, Trump’s America First policies, division within Europe and successful defiance by authoritarian states are affecting the shape of the […]
Asia, Speakers
Harry G. Broadman: RCEP’s Birth Is Oversold As The World’s Largest New Free-Trade Area
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Dec
Dec
Harry G. Broadman, in his recent Forbes article opined that the RCEP’s birth is oversold as the world’s largest new free-trade area. While it certainly sends an uplifting signal in the midst of an otherwise deeply gloomy global economic period as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to constrain world trade flows and the functioning of markets, […]
Asia, China, Speakers
Dr Shirley Yu, Chinese Economist, Interviewed by BBC on the US China Tech Wars
04
Dec
Dec
Dr Shirley Yu, Chinese Economist, was interviewed by BBC recently to discuss about who is winning the US China tech wars. Shirley answers the question “Who is winning the US-Chin tech wars” and more in the video below: Dr Shirley Yu (于泽), is a former CCTV 9 anchor, an experienced moderator and author. She holds a PhD […]
Asia, China, Speakers
Dr Andy Xie: How a Joe Biden presidency would offer US-China relations a brief window of hope
04
Nov
Nov
Dr Andy Xie, renowned Chinese economist, opined that if Biden is elected, he will likely roll back tariffs and give China a short respite. To reset ties, however, Beijing needs to offer concrete action on tackling climate change and market reciprocity as a down payment. Here are some highlights: If Biden does win, it would […]
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Oct
Oct
Are there opportunities amidst the pandemic? Venture capitalist Edith Yeung is bullish on enterprise solutions and investment in online education, online gaming, tele health, and opportunities that enable the new economy and work from industries Post Covid-19. Edith Yeung is a venture capitalist, technology executive, and a China Internet expert. She is also the author and […]