A food safety factory shutdown has Americans hunting for baby formula. Readying themselves for a covid-19 lockdown, Chinese in Beijing emptied store shelves. Emerging from lockdown, some in Shanghai are visiting well-provisioned markets. U.S.-China agricultural trade is booming, but many are still being left hungry. Food security, sustainability and safety remain issues.
HOLLYWOOD meets CHINA meets TECH
Silicon Dragon presents its second annual Los Angeles conference.
Where
Speakers include:
– Hollywood executives doing cross-border China deals
– Dealmakers spearheading cross-border Hollywood-China transactions
– Venture and angel investors
– Founders of Startups and emerging companies in SoCal expanding to China
FEATURED TALKS
Henry Hsiao, Emerging Tech Innovations & Strategic Partnerships, Mattel
with Rebecca Fannin, Founder/Editor, Silicon Dragon
Bennett Pozil, Executive VP, East West Bank with Allen DeBevoise, Founder & Chairman, Machinima
DEALMAKER PANEL: Hollywood Meets China
William Pfeiffer, CEO, Dragongate
Christina Chou, Agent-Corporate Development, Creative Artists Agency
David Uslan, Partner, Uslan Entertainment
Jinjian Huang, Partner, Nixon Peabody
Max Epstein, VP, DMG Entertainment
Bo Ann, Project Manager, China Lion Entertainment Production
Jonathan Garrison, Senior VP, CastleHill Partners
Moderator: Robert Cain, President, Pacific Bridge Partners
VR PANEL
Emma Chen, Marketing Director, Ximmerse
Ryan Wang, General Partner, Outpost Capital
David Levitt, Co-founder, Pantomime
Zhen Cao, VR researcher, NYU Media Lab
Adam Arrigo, Founder & CEO, Wave
Bertram van Munster, Producer, The Amazing Race
Moderator: Everardo Gomez, VP, Digital Media, East West Bank
PANEL: US-China Entertainment Content & Branding
Eric Mika, Senior VP, LeEco
Adam Roseman, CEO & Co-Founder, FansTang
Moderator: Terry McCarthy, President & CEO, Los Angeles World Affairs Council
RISING LA-CHINA STARS
Jennifer Zhang, Partner, Cybernaut ZFounder Venture
Juliane Jones, Founder, Panda Corner
Ethan Dong, Head of U.S. Office, Meitu
Peggie Li, Director, Audience Development, Disney Interactive
Moderator: Ying-Ying Lu, Writer, Silicon Dragon
CHINA-SoCAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT OUTLOOK
Catherine Marcus, Senior Global Real Estate Adviser, Sotheby’s
VIP Reception: July 26, 2016, 6pm-7:30pm
Program: July 27, 8:30AM to noon
Featured Articles
European views toward China are not uniform. Europeans recognize China's economic prowess and clearly favor continued ties, but majorities in much of Europe now have a negative view towards China.
Events
Tensions evident in the recent European Union-China virtual summit reflect the increasing skepticism in Europe toward China and the worries over Ukraine and economic ties as well as human rights and environmental issues.