On September 29, 2024, the USC U.S.-China Institute hosted a workshop at the Huntington’s Chinese garden, offering K-12 educators hands-on insights into using the garden as a teaching tool. With expert presentations, a guided tour, and new resources, the event explored how Chinese gardens' rich history and cultural significance can be integrated into classrooms. Interested in learning more? Click below for details on the workshop and upcoming programs for educators.
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
Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Events
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?