Berkeley China Summit
Overview
Berkeley China Summit (or “BCS”) , founded in 2016, is an annual conference held at
UC Berkeley every fall, with the mission to highlight Berkeley‘s strengths and to encourage bilateral discussion and collaboration between the US and China. Over the past 4 years, we’ve invited over 100 high profile speakers, including Nobel Laureates, Turing Award Winners, business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and government officials.
Due to COVID-19, we will be holding this year‘s BCS in an online format. This gave us a great opportunity to involve speakers and audiences from broader geographic locations including China and all over the world, enabling even more bilateral discussions on business, technology, and culture.
Theme
The theme of BCS 2020 is Redefine & Reconnect: Technology Empowering the World.
Time
September 18, 2020 (Fri), 6-9 PM PDT
September 19, 2020 (Sat), 6-9 PM PDT
Live-streamed on multiple platforms accessible in the US and China.
Keynote Speakers
Dawn Tilbury
Head of US National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Directorate of Engineering, Berkeley Alumna
Rich Lyons
UC Berkeley’s 1st Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer, Ex-Dean of Berkeley-Haas School of Business
Feng Zhou
Founder of Youdao, Inc. (NYSE: DAO.US), a NetEase Company, Berkeley Alumnus
Panels
Senior Care- Active Senior Living in China and US
Enterprise Services- Innovations for the Remote-First Workplace
Life Science and Healthcare Panel- Technology innovation in Life Science and Healthcare - How COVID-19 is impacting /influencing technology innovation in Life Science and healthcare.
Entrepreneurship- Opportunities to Redefine & Reconnect Post-Lockdown
Agenda
September 18, 2020 (all times PDT)
6:00 PM: Event Begins
6:10 PM: Keynote speech by Wenhong Zhang
6:40 PM: Keynote speech by Dawn Tilbury
7:10 PM: Break
7:15 PM: Senior Care Panel
8:05 PM: Break
8:10 PM: Enterprise Services Panel
9:00 PM: End
September 19, 2020 (all times PDT)
6:00 PM: Event Begins
6:10 PM: Keynote speech by Feng Zhou
6:40 PM: Keynote speech by Rich Lyons
7:10 PM: Break
7:15 PM: Entrepreneurship Panel
8:05 PM: Break
8:10 PM: Healthcare Panel
9:00 PM: End
* Subject to change
Co-Hosts
Cal Alumni Association Chinese Chapter (CAA Chinese Chapter)
Berkeley Chinese Alumni International Association (BCAIA)
Berkeley Chinese Student and Scholars Association (BCSSA)
Chinese Graduate and Postdoctoral Students Association (CGPSA)
Haas Asia Business Club (Haas ABC)