Beijing's Tech Events, Jun 13-23: Bill Gates Talk, Internet of Things Convention, Be Inspired
A bunch of tech events this week, good news for anyone looking to get some insider tips and guidance from Beijing's best and brightest. And as always, they're all in English.
June 13: Be Inspired: How to Overcome Turning Point Challenges
This event will provide the opportunity to meet some of the city's most successful entrepreneurs and talk face-to-face with them about the challenges they often encounter, how they overcome them, and what they wish they had known before in order to have enabled them to do even better.
Where: Day Day Up Coworking Space, Sanlitun SOHO Building C22F
Speakers: Dominic Johnson-Hill, founder and creative director of Plastered 8; Jade Gray, founder of Gung Ho! Pizza and Lush; and Dirk Eschenbacher, partner at Zanadu
June 15: Opportunities in the Chinese E-Commerce
At this conference, leaders in China's e-commerce sector will give guidance on how foreign companies can successfully navigate Chinese e-commerce practices and overcome common challenges.
Where: B608, Eagle Run Plaza, 26 Xiaoyuan Road, Chaoyang District
June 18-20: 2016 World Internet of Things Convention
The 2016 World Internet of Things (lOT) Convention aims to build a global exchange platform, helping Chinese companies to expand their businesses, as well as a means to display new technology, new products, and application results.
Where: TBD (check the website for updates)
Invited Guests: Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft; Dmitri Medvedev, Russian Prime Minister; Piao Jinhui, President of South Korea
June 23: China's Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know
Gavekal’s head of research and founder of the Dragonomics service, Arthur Kroeber, will share his key research and use his characteristic lucid explanations to discuss specific development stories of China.
Where: 48 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District
Speaker: Arthur Kroeber, Gavekal’s head of research and founder of Dragonomics
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