The China Innovation Boom: Can the US Keep Up?

Description

China is on track to become the world’s largest economy – and a huge driver of that growth comes from innovative new companies. Technology startups aren’t just “copying” US companies anymore, but coming up with China-specific models that work first in China, secondly overseas. Come hear from one of the most experience investors in China about the outlook in the China-US innovation race. Can China really create a Google or an Apple? Can US technology companies gain a bigger foothold in China? Explore the challenges and opportunities of a China-US innovation economy.

Questions Answered

1. Will China overtake the US when it comes to the creation of innovative, global companies?
2. Does China have a Silicon Valley – and if so, will it rival the US in company and job creation?
3. What is particular about the Chinese economy that is spurring innovation?
4. Will China’s young, highly-mobile, tech-savvy population change the way the world uses the Internet?
5. What type of technology companies can we expect to emerge from China in years to come?

Tags

startups, innovation, china

Meta

Event

Interactive

Category

Solo

Theme

Diversity and Emerging Markets

Level

Intermediate

Speakers

• Jeff Richards GGV Capital

Organizer

Jeff Richards GGV Capital

Additional Supporting Materials

SXSW Interactive 2013

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