Edith Yeung, general partner at Race Capital, an early-stage Silicon Valley venture capital fund, said the most volatile, difficult times are often the best ones for early-stage private markets. Here are some highlights from the article citing her interview: She cited as an example the 2008 financial crisis, which produced many “unicorns” during the tough […]
Tag Archives: technology
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Jun
Jun
China marketing expert, Ashley Galina Dudarenok spoke with Markus Kuhlo from Tencent about opportunities after coronavirus. Some of the pressing questions they discussed are: How’s Tencent going global with its cloud services? Is Europe ready for the New Retail? How does it really feel working for one of China’s largest tech giants? Watch Digital China […]
Asia, China, Speakers
Ashley Galina Dudarenok on Bloomberg – How Coronavirus Impacts China’s Ecommerce
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May
May
Ashley Galina Dudarenok was interviewed by Bloomberg on how coronavirus is impacting China’s e-commerce. Are the Chinese citizens spending money after the lockdown? Is there really “revenge spending” as retailers hoped? Which e-commerce platforms in China are winning the game? Ashley shares her observations in the interview. Ashley Galina Dudarenok is a China marketing expert with […]
Asia, China, Europe, Insights, Media, Speakers
Dr Leroy Chiao, Former NASA Astronaut on Social Isolation
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Apr
Apr
With social distancing quickly becoming the norm across the globe, former NASA astronaut Dr Leroy Chiao shares his tips on how to make the most out of being isolated for long stretches of time. Watch his Forbes interview below to learn more Read the rest of the article here. Dr Leroy Chiao 焦立中 worked at NASA […]
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Feb
Feb
In a recent media interview with CNBC, Edith Yeung of Proof of Capital opined that China’s virtual currency may be rolled out within a year. In the video below, she says the Chinese government has been “really thoughtful” about the digital currency electronic payment framework and its rollout. Read more about it here. Edith Yeung is a […]
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Dec
Dec
Edith Yeung opined that China could launch its own digital currency in the next 6-12 months, at the recent CNBC East Tech West Conference held in Guangzhou, China. The Chinese government has been researching and studying the possibility of launching its own digital currency in recent years and has identified entities for a potential roll-out, […]
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Oct
Oct
Digital banking is growing rapidly in China, and more advance than in most countries. Fintech expert, Chris Skinner, noted that the Chinese government’s policy was one of the major reason for the exceptional growth. … most countries have forced regulations on any banking activity to be offered only by fully licensed banks or by firms […]
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Sep
Sep
Fintech expert, Chris Skinner, shared his insights on how the Chinese fintech market will develop in the interview at the M2020 China Conference. Take a look at the video featured in Fintech Finance below: Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog the Finanser (www.thefinanser.com). Here he regularly […]
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Jul
Jul
Venture Capitalist and tech executive Edith Yeung shares her insights on where China shows the most promise and why it still makes sense to invest in the country even amidst the fraught US-China tech relations. Edith believes that China is at the cutting edge of AI, e-commerce and mobile payments. She sat down for an […]
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Jan
Jan
Isaac Stone Fish, China politics expert, mentioned that he saw a “perfect storm” in US-China relations, following the investigation that showed Chinese hackers implanted tiny microchips on servers that made their way into data centers at Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and other companies. Watch the short clip of Isaac’s interview here: Isaac Stone Fish is an internationally recognized […]
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Nov
Nov
Dr Leroy Chiao was recently invited to speak at our corporate client’s event in Shanghai on the theme “Be What’s Next”, which is very relevant to the ever-changing environment we are facing everyday. Dr Chiao’s session was very well received by the audience. Dr Leroy Chiao 焦立中 worked at NASA for 15 years before he left […]
What does it look like to do business in Shenzhen, or the “Greater Bay Area” in China? Bay McLaughlin, technology entrepreneur and investor shared his experience in his recent TV interview. Bay McLaughlin, called BetaBay because of his passion for testing new technologies and always trying to improve himself, is a leader in the world […]
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Sep
Sep
Aside from being a renowned speaker for corporate events, NASA astronaut Dr Leroy Chiao, also conducts programs for students. His OneOrbit™ school programs are all about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM), and also include messaging on character, hard work and making the right choices. The programs includes personal stories of struggles and overcoming obstacles to […]
Asia, China, Speakers
Matthew Brennan Speaking at Tax Free World Association (TFWA) Asia Conference on Travel Retail’s Frictionless Future
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Apr
Apr
WeChat and Tencent expert Matthew Brennan will be speaking at the Tax Free World Association (TFWA) this coming May 7, 2018. Matthew will be a part of the workshop called Seamless Shopping: Travel Retail’s Frictionless Future – Session Outline: The rise of e- and m-commerce has forced traditional modes of retail to rethink the service they offer to shoppers. Younger consumers – […]
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Dec
Dec
Dr Jordan Nguyen‘s newest documentary recently premiered on Discovery Channel and we’re all really excited about it. Dr Jordan Nguyen has always believed in the relationship between humanity and technology. His work has been all about improving the lives of people through innovation and this documentary sheds some light into that. We’re thrilled about this […]
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Sep
Sep
Matthew Brennan is a regular keynote speaker on the topic of WeChat. His company organizes China’s largest WeChat marketing conference series for international companies. He works primarily with international businesses to help form and implement their WeChat platform strategy. Matthew holds 11+ years on the ground entrepreneurial experience in China. In this video, Matthew explained […]
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