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Innovation China Conference
The Open Innovation Platform for Deep-tech
Innovation China 2020 - Circular Carbon Economy & Digitization
AGENDA
2020/12/16
12:00 - 1:30 PM
Registration
1:30 - 1:50 PM
Welcome and Opening Remark
Dr. Min Zhou, Managing Partner of CM Venture Capital; Vice Chairman of SEIF Foundation
1:50 - 2:30 PM
Panel Discussion: What are the impacts of a pandemic on your venture activities and areas that you are interested in?
Moderator: Dr. Patrick Berbon, Managing Partner, CM Venture Capital
Panelists:
- Matilda Ho, Managing Director, Bits x Bites
- Yommei Yanagiba, President of China & APAC, GE Healthcare Financial Services
- Dr. Naonori Kurokawa, Partner, UTEC
2:30 - 2:50 PM
Keynote Speech: Design for Circularity
Kevin Yang, Co-Chair of Design for Circularity Investment Committee, Alliance to End Plastic Waste
2:50 - 3:30 PM
Start-ups in Circular Carbon Economy - Turning Waste into Treasure
Moderator: Francois Jenny, Business Line Director, Municipal & Industrial Waste, Suez NWS Limited
Panelists:
- Dr. Stephane Vernede, CEO, Enwise
- Mani Vajipey, CEO, Banyan Nation
- Dr. Chifei Wu, Professor, School of Material Science and Engineering,
East China University of Science and Technology
3:30 - 4:10 PM
Panel Discussion: What are corporate VCs investing in Circular Carbon Economy – examples of portfolio companies and business models.
Moderator: Ryosuke Kuwada, Venture Partner, CM Venture Partner
Panelists:
- Fumiko Uraki, Head of Mitsubishi Chemical Venture
- Dr. Jin Hu, Lead, BP Venture China
- Aruna Subramanian, Head of SABIC Venture Capital
4:10 - 4:30 PM
Keynote Speech: Review of Industrial IoT
Erik Walenza-Slabe, CEO, IoT ONE ; Director, Startup Grind; Vice-Chair,
AmCham Technology & Innovation Committee
4:30 - 5:20 PM
Panel Discussion: Digitization in industries and opportunities for start-ups
Moderator: Michelle Hua, Partner, CM Venture Capital
Panelists:
- Frank Ni, Director of Supply Chain. BASF China
- Lisa Smith, Head of Better Tomorrow Venture
- Tim Huang, Head of Suez Water Technologies Asia Pacific
- Xiaolei Wang, Managing Partner, Shanghai Shangchuang Xinwei Investment
5:20 - 5:25 PM
Closing Remarks
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