Berkeley China Summit
About BCS
Berkeley China Summit (or “BCS”), founded in 2016, holds an annual summit and speaker series featuring high-level discussions about the latest discoveries, trends, and cross-border opportunities. Our mission is to encourage bilateral discussion and collaboration between the US and China, past topics include education, healthcare, technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, and beyond.
Over the past 6 years, we have invited over 150 high-profile speakers, including Nobel Laureates Eric Betzig (2014), Randy Schekman (2013), and Turing Award Winners Richard Karp (1985), David Patterson (2017), and John Hennessy (2017).
BCS is affiliated with the CAA Chinese Chapter at UC Berkeley, one of the oldest chapters in the organization. With roots in the Chinese Student Club formed over a century ago to support ethnic Chinese students, the CAA Chinese Chapter continues to build bridges and promote understanding.
2024 BCS - Insights & Opportunity
This event will bring together top leaders and experts from China and the U.S. to explore new opportunities and challenges in the context of China's global expansion and the rapid development of AI in the U.S.
Key participants include a Turing Award winners, executives from multinational corporations, venture capitalists, and successful entrepreneurs.
This year’s summit is set to be a game-changer with an exceptional lineup of keynote speakers:
🎙️ David Patterson – Turing Awards Winner, UC Berkeley Professor, Google Distinguished Software Engineer
🎙️ Gordon Rausser – UC Berkeley Dean Emeritus of Rausser College of Natural Resources
🎙️ Jenny Wu - FuCheng Capital CEO, Founding and Managing Partner of Baidu Capital, CFO and CSO of Ctrip.com.
🎙️ Xiaodi Hou - Bot.Auto CEO, Ex TuSimple CEO
🎙️ Larry Liu - Weee CEO
🎙️ Lu Zhang - Founding and Managing Partner of Fusion Fund Partner
🎙️ Yusen Dai - Managing Partner @ ZhenFund
🎙️ Belle Guo - Co-founder of New Beginnings Creator Network
🎙️ Jinlin Wang - Managing Partner of Foothill venture
🎙️ Baron Wang - Expert in China brand oversea
🎙️ Rhonda Shrader - Executive Director of the Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program
🎙️ Xiaojing Dong - Professor of Data Marketing at Santa Clara University' School of Business
🎙️ Sandy Diao - Investor @IOVC & Director of Growth @Descript
Explore thought-provoking panel discussions on critical topics such as:
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10:15 - 10:55 - The Political and Economic Environment of Chinese Enterprises in the United States
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11:05 - 11:45 - Can China’s Business Model Succeed in the U.S.?
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13:00 - 13:40 - Larry’s Entrepreneur story and fireside chat
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13:50 - 14:30 - Venture Capital in the Post-Mobile Internet Era
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14:40 - 15:20 - Startups in Era of Gen AI
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15:30 - 16:10 - The Era of AI reasoning
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16:20 - 17:00 - Pragmatic View of the Impact of AI