Overview
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 2022
The 7th Berkeley China Summit will meet you on October 1st on the Berkeley campus. We are honored to have high-profile keynote speakers and panelists to join us, with academic and professional backgrounds from all industries. The keynote speakers for BCS2022 include 2014 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry William Moerner, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in San Francisco Jianmin Zhang, and California State Treasure Fiona Ma. The summit also features a dedicated networking session for our audience.
Agenda
Check-in & Admission
PST: 08:30 am - 09:00 am
EST: 11:30 pm - 12:00 pm
Opening Remarks
Alfonso Salazar - President of Cal Alumni Association
Victor Chan - BCS Board Representative
Keynote Speech I
Zhang Jianmin - Consul General of the People's Republic of China in San Francisco
PST: 09:00 am - 09:30 am
EST: 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Keynote Speech II
Fiona Ma - California State Treasurer
PST: 09:30 am - 10:00 am
EST: 12:30 pm - 13:00 pm
Web3.0 Panel
"Defi, Gamefi, Socialfi - The Metaverse and the New Era of Web 3.0"
PST: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
EST: 13:00 pm - 14:00 pm
Lunch Break & Networking
PST: 11:00 am - 14:00 pm
EST: 14:00 pm - 17:00 pm
Entrepreneurship Panel
"From 0 to 1: Incubation and Development of Startups"
PST: 14:00 pm - 15:00 pm
EST: 17:00 pm - 18:00 pm
Keynote Speech III
William E. Moerner, 2014 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry
PST: 15:20 pm - 15:50 pm
EST: 18:20 pm - 18:50 pm
Carbon Neutrality, ESG, and Environmental New Energy Panel
PST: 16:00 pm - 17:00 pm
EST: 19:00 pm - 20:00 pm
Closing Remarks & Networking
PST: 17:00 pm - 18:00 pm
EST: 20:00 pm - 21:00 pm
Keynote Speakers
Panels
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Panel
Web3.0 Panel
Carbon Neutrality, ESG, and Environmental New Energy Panel