Based on this speaker list and the date of the workshop (September 2016) it looks like Lisa Zhang has only recently left Intel Capital - possibly to come over to Xped.
Corporate Venturing Two Day Program | Shanghai
Shanghai | 21 – 22 September 2016
21 – 22 September 2016
2 Day Program
10.00 21 September to
16.30 22 September 2016
Course info
Our 2-Day Corporate Venturing programs provide key principles and approaches to corporate venturing with critical insights to technology scouting and investing in China. Great for executives that are looking to innovate and venture in China, the program gives a framework and offers insights and shared learning. This program will provide details of approaches to Corporate Venturing, technology scouting and open innovation being used in China.
This Program Aims to:
Accelerate your understanding of corporate venturing to build your knowledge and skills in China corporate venturing
Enhance the capabilities of executives, venture teams and stakeholders responsible for supporting venturing
Provide an understanding of CVC language, approaches and develop a strategy for corporate venturing that suits your own organization
Gain insights to the different approaches to venturing and investing in China
Who Attends?
The participants in the program will be executives from leading global organizations who are driving or considering corporate venturing and innovation programs.
Managing directors of corporate venturing units, venture team members, champions of venturing in business units, senior executives in corporates, partners and service organizations involved in corporate venturing. Recent participants from the over 100 attendees have included ARM, Aviva, BAT, BP, Caterpillar, Evonik, IBM, US Cellular, Visteon and many more.
Increased effectiveness and efficiency, leading to:
Faster capability development to make better investment and partnering decisions
More effective communication and working with core business to drive strategic benefit
Greater chance of building a successful CVC business
Enhanced deal flow
Creating more engagement from the investment
team, business units and other stakeholders
Drive true value of CV with the corporate strategic value
Insights to a great incubator at iStart and Minhang District of Shanghai with focus on Healthcare, Smart Manufacture, Transport and Big Data industry & start ups.
The program language is English.
Speakers
Zhaohui (Jeffrey) Li
Tencent
Jeffrey currently serves as Managing Partner of Tencent Investment and General Manager of Tencent M&A, focusing on Tencent’s global investment and M&A activity in the areas of Interactive Entertainment and Gaming, Social Networking and Messaging, O2O (“Online-to-Offline”), and Internet Finance, among other areas. In particular, he leads Tencent’s worldwide Gaming industry investment and M&A. Jeffrey is also responsible for Tencent’s early stage and early growth stage investment strategy in China and multiple countries. In recent years, he launched and led Tencent Investment’s ongoing efforts to penetrate key O2O sectors, including Automotive, Education, Healthcare and Internet Finance. He was responsible for Tencent’s investments in Huayi brothers, Zhihu, Netmarble Games, Howbuy and many others around the world. Jeffery is No. 1 in the GCV Powerlist 100
Lisa Zhang
Intel Capital
Lisa is a Managing Director at Intel Capital overseeing Intel Capital’s equity investments in China. Lisa is a voting member of Intel Capital’s investment committee. Based in Beijing, Lisa manages a team of investment professionals in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. She is responsible for the $500M Intel Capital China Technology Fund II, $100M Intel Capital China Smart Device Innovation Fund and 80M RMB Intel Capital China Angel Fund. Lisa has had a diverse 18-year career with Intel Corp including 10 years with Intel Capital. Most recently, Lisa served as Chief of Staff to Intel Capital President Arvind Sodhani, a position in which she facilitated the technical, program and public aspects of his role with Intel Capital and the World Economic Forum. Lisa holds a BS in Computer Science from Peking University and a MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Patrick Loofbourrow
Cooley LLP
Patrick Loofbourrow is a partner in Cooley LLP. He is resident in the Shanghai office and has been with the Firm since October 1999.
Patrick’s practice focuses on the representation of high-growth emerging technology and life sciences companies as well as venture capital and other firms that invest in those companies. As a specialist in corporate and securities law, he has counseled companies and investors in a wide variety of projects, including company formations, spin-offs, private and public financings, initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, joint venture and other strategic transactions, employee equity incentives, corporate governance matters and SEC reporting and compliance. Patrick counsels companies in a variety of industries, including the wireless, hardware, Internet, software, telecommunications and biotechnology, healthcare and medical device industries.
Cha Li
iStart Ventures LLC
Mr. Cha Li is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor, and the Founder and Managing Partner of iStart Ventures LLC and Dragonvest Partners LLC. He is one of the most active angel investors in China today, with a portfolio of approx. 50 technology start-up companies including 31huiyi, Bobo, Ultizen, Meishisong, ZFA, Wolongge, Qushu and Ertu etc.
Mr. Cha Li graduated with a master degree from the University College London. He is an Horary Professor at Jiaotong University Shanghai as well as an Executive Advisor to Shanghai University Campus Technology Venture Foundation.
Andrew Gaule
GCV Academy
Andrew for over 15 years has been advising and working with leading corporates to set up Corporate Venturing and Open Innovation programs. Andrew is working in a range of strategic programs in corporates, building team capabilities, supporting drive of new ventures and building Innovative New Value ChainsTM in corporates in Europe, USA and Asia in the advisory firm, Aimava.
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