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NUS Entrepreneurship Centre
(a divison of NUS Enterprise)
Presents
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Program |
| 18:00 |
“Silicon Dragon” by Ms Rebecca Fannin |
| 18:45 |
Panel Discussion with Ms Doris Yee, iglobe Partners
(More panelists to be confirmed) |
| 19:30 |
The End |
About The Speakers
International business journalist Rebecca A. Fannin is the author of the well-received book, Silicon Dragon - How China is Winning the Tech Race (McGraw-Hill, 2008).
Ms. Fannin has 16 years experience covering global trends in business, innovation and entrepreneurship. She got her initiation to China in 1992 as editor-in-chief of the Pulitzer-owned International Business. In 2000, she joined Red Herring as international news editor. She became international editor of Incisive Media’s Asian Venture Capital Journal, based in Hong Kong, in 2003. Her recent work has appeared in Inc., Fast Company, The Deal and Worth. She also has been a contributor to Chief Executive, and a freelance writer for Wired, Asia, Inc., and Time Inc.’s AsiaWeek.
Rebecca is a graduate of the Ohio University Scripps School of Journalism and the recipient of an Asian studies fellowship from the Freedom Forum. Ms. Fannin started her career as a copy editor at the Dayton Journal Herald, in an internship program sponsored by Dow Jones, and then joined Crain Communications as a reporter, later becoming the deputy editor of Advertising Age International. Her work as a business magazine editor has received numerous awards from professional journalism associations. She is a member of the Overseas Press Club. On the speaker’s circuit, Ms. Fannin has been a lecturer, presenter and moderator at industry events, international associations, and professional groups in Asia, Europe and the U.S.
Ms. Fannin grew up Lancaster, Ohio, where her father was a professor of history at Ohio University and her mother a kindergarten teacher. She resides in New York City and the San Francisco area, and regularly travels to Asia on journalistic assignments.
Synopsis:
Don’t be surprised if the next Steve Jobs comes from China. With its recent explosion of bold new technologies, surge in venture capital and high-flying stock market listings, China is like Silicon Valley at the height of the dot-com boom. Rebecca Fannin, author of the newly published McGraw-Hill book, Silicon Dragon—How China is Winning the Tech Race, reports from the frontlines of China’s technological rebirth, from the first “technopreneurs” who created Chinese versions of Google, Yahoo, eBay, YouTube and MySpace to an enterprising new generation of innovators with cutting-edge ideas. China is leapfrogging past a legacy of outdated formats that stymie western firms. Because of the size and stature of China’s markets, such innovations could set world standards for technology. Granted, China faces enormous economic, legal and social challenges. But within ten to 20 years, Silicon Dragon predicts as much as 25 percent of global advances will come from China.
We are pleased to invite you and your colleagues to attend the talk.
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