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Innovation and Entertainment in Hollywood and China: Past, Present, and Future
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism presents this panel as part of the USC Global Conference 2015 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Grand Hyatt. Please join Dean Ernest J. Wilson III for a converstion with John Zhao from Hony Capital, Li Ruigang from China Media Capital and Bob Simonds from STX Entertainment. For USC Global Conference Attendees only.
When:
October 30, 2015 3:45pm to 7:00pm
Where
Innovation and Entertainment in Hollywood and China: Past, Present, and Future
3:45 - 4:45 pm, Crystal Ballroom I & II, Grand Hyatt Shanghai
For USC Global Conference Attendees. Please click here to register for the conference. If you have already registered for the USC Global Conference, please click here to RSVP for this panel.
For USC Global Conference Attendees. Please click here to register for the conference. If you have already registered for the USC Global Conference, please click here to RSVP for this panel.
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Reception
5:00 – 7:00 pm, Taurus Room, Grand Hyatt Shanghai
5:00 – 7:00 pm, Taurus Room, Grand Hyatt Shanghai
Open to ALL. You do not need to be a USC Global Conference attendee. RSVP is required. Click here to RSVP.
Speakers
John Zhao, Chairman, Hony Capital
赵令欢 is the founder, Chairman and CEO of Hony Capital, a leading private equity firm in China. Mr. Zhao also serves as Executive Vice President of Hony’s sponsor firm, Legend Holdings Corporation, one of China’s best known companies and the parent of Lenovo Group (HK.0992).
Under Mr. Zhao’s leadership, Hony Capital currently manages over USD 7.0 billion of assets and has invested in more than 80 companies domestically and abroad.
Prior to launching Hony Capital, Mr. Zhao held a number of senior management positions in US companies. He was Managing Partner at eGarden Ventures, Chairman and CEO of Infolio Inc. and Vadem Inc., VP and GM at US Robotics Inc. (NASDAQ: USRX) and R&D Director at Shure Brothers, Inc.. Mr. Zhao also serves on the boards of several Hony’s portfolio companies and other prestigious companies including Lenovo, Zoomlion, Chengtou Holdings, Jin Jiang International Hotels, etc.
Mr. Zhao holds an MBA degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, dual master’s degrees in electric engineering and physics from Northern Illinois University, and a bachelor’s degree in physics from Nanjing University.
Li Ruigang, Chairman, China Media Capital
黎瑞刚 is the Founding Chairman of CMC Capital Partners and CMC Holdings Limited, which are China’s most prestigious investment and operation platforms with an extensive portfolio of champions and emerging leaders in media and entertainment, internet and mobile, and lifestyle across the entire spectrum of content, service and platform. Key sub-sectors in CMC’s portfolio scope include film, TV, animation, sports, music, live performance, location based entertainment, online game, financial media, financial data service, advertising, talent agency, ticketing, e-commerce, home shopping, education, social network, and smart TV. Li successfully transformed Shanghai Media Group into the media conglomerate with the highest market cap in China from a provincial broadcaster over his tenures as its chairman and CEO. Li is a Non-Executive Director of WPP (LSE: WPP, NASDAQ: WPPGY). He was Deputy Secretary General, and Chief of Staff of Shanghai Municipal Government.
Robert Simonds, Chairman, STX Entertainment
Robert Simonds is one of Hollywood’s most prolific and profitable film producers and entrepreneurs, responsible for 30 major studio titles that have generated more than $6 billion in worldwide revenue.
For more than two decades, Mr. Simonds has honed an approach to filmmaking that is based on tailoring projects to globally branded movie stars. He founded STX Entertainment on the principle that talent-driven, mid-budget motion pictures present the greatest opportunity in the current motion picture marketplace.
Mr. Simonds graduated summa cum laude from Yale University.
Moderator
Ernest J. Wilson III, Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Ernest James Wilson III, Ph.D., is the Walter Annenberg Chair in Communication and Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California. He serves on the boards of the Pacific Council on International Policy and the National Academies’ Computer Science and Telecommunications, and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He served on the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting from 2000 to 2010, the last year as chairman.Dean Wilson’s experience at the intersection of communication and public policy spans the private and public sectors, serving on the senior staff of the White House National Security Council and on Capitol Hill. He has been an advisor to leading international agencies such as the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, and the United Nations. He has authored and edited many books and journals, and led research centers and academic departments at institutions of higher education. His current research analyzes global needs for talent, which he terms ‘Third Space Talents’.
In China, Wilson was a plenary speaker at the second Boao Forum, and has testified on China-US relations before committees of the US Senate and China’s Peoples Political Consultative Conference, and addressed senior officials of the State Council. He co-chairs the US-China Bi-National Commission on Trust Building and has published on China in Asian Affairs and the Harvard International Review. He was recently named a Visiting Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Dr. Wilson was a member of President Barak Obama’s Transition Team with responsibilities in public diplomacy, international communications, and technology policies. He holds degrees from Harvard College and Berkeley.
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