We are happy to inform you that the 2020 Berkeley Chinese Alumni International Association (BCAIA) Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum will be held on Sat, November 14th via Zoom from 6:00-8:30pm PST; Beijing Time: Sun, November 15th 10:00am -12:30pm. Stay for an extra half hour at the end for networking!

BCAIA, a CAA Berkeley Outstanding Alumni Club of the Year, was formed to facilitate business, cultural, and academic ties between UC Berkeley, Silicon Valley, and Greater China.

This virtual forum will consist of thought leaders from a wide array of industries (listed below). It will be a great opportunity to gain insight into entrepreneurship and starting your own business, as well as network with industry experts and tech professionals.

At the end of the event, we will have a special networking session in partnership with the Asia Society Young Leaders Group, during which you can form more professional and personal connections with peers.

We are also beginning to recruit for our BCAIA Ambassadors Program. Please stay until the end for more information on applying for leadership positions!

Event agenda:

• Opening & Remarks- (10min)
• Keynote 1- (15 min) US/Asia Collaborations- Ken Wilcox, Chairman of Asia Society Northern California/ Emeritus SVB Chairman
• Keynote 2- (20 min) Fireside Chat: Innovations in Engineering & Education- Max Shen, Dept Chair Industrial Eng. & Ikhlaq Sidhu, Director of SCET
• Keynote 3- (15 min) Transforming Boards & Teams through Collective Intelligence- Dr. Gita Swamy
• Keynote 4- (15 min) Global Incubation Platform - Wei Luo, Z-Park | ZGC SV Innovation Center
• 10 min break
• Keynote 5- (15 min) Entrepreneurship: The Story of Oculus- Jack McCauley, Co-Founder of Oculus
• Keynote 6- (15 min) How to Drive Global Growth - Liang Feng, Futurewei Technologies
• Keynote 7- (15 min) Personal Development & Branding - Jenny Huang, SV Haas Alumni Network
• Panel- (20 min) Berkeley Global Entrepreneur Network- How this will Benefit You & Me as Entrepreneurs?- Kai Mai, BCAIA SV Chapter; Cecilia Wu, JP Morgan HK
• Concluding Remarks & Networking hosted by Asia Society Young Leaders Group

RSVP:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bcaia-innovation-entrepreneurship-forum-tickets-127272319935