About this Event
Program Highlights
Fireside Chat:
Ken Wilcox, Author, new book, The China Business Conundrum
with MC Rebecca Fannin, founder of Silicon Dragon Global
Audience Q&A
Book Signing
Intros & Welcome Remarks
Curtis Mo, Partner, DLA Piper
Networking Reception
Featuring
SVB's former long-time leader Ken Wilcox, author of a new book,, Ensure that Win-Win Doesn't Mean Western Companies Lose Twice.
Ken speaks from experience about how Western innovators, venture investors and dealmakers can master China, and anywhere, actually!
From 2001 to 2011, he ran SVB in Silicon Valley and then spent four years living in Shanghai, leading the technology bank's efforts to set up a joint venture with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. He was not totally prepared for all that happened.
Today, Ken teaches as an Adjunct Professor at U.C. Berkeley and is on the Board of Advisors of the Fudan University School of Management in Shanghai. An author of a prior book, Leading Through Culture (2021), he also writes a blog sharing insights about banking innovative companies and his China adventures.
Additionally, he is honorary chair of the Asia Society in Northern California and a board member of the Asian Art Museum.
Ken earned a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School, as well as a PhD in German studies from Ohio State University.
Rebecca A. Fannin
Rebecca A. Fannin is an author, speaker and journalist, well-known for spotting global innovation and tech trends early. Her forward-looking books, from Silicon Dragon in 2008 to Tech Titans of China in 2019 to Silicon Heartland in 2023, have been translated in 10 languages. Currently a contributor to CNBC and its Disruptor 50 report, she also leads Silicon Dragon Ventures, covering innovation and startup investment through her Ask A VC show, newsletter and events. In addition, her work has appeared in Harvard Business Review, CEO, Worth, Techonomy and thought leadership reports. Previously, as an editor at Red Herring and a Forbes columnist, Rebecca followed the venture capital trail from Silicon Valley to Asia's emerging markets, and became one of the first American journalists covering China's entrepreneurial boom, interviewing Jack Ma of Alibaba -- and more recently, posting about Nvidia tech celebrity Jensen Huang from Taipei.
Our thanks to DLA Piper supporting this event.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
DLA Piper, 3203 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, United States
USD 14.75 to USD 131.42
