About this Event
Program Highlights
Fireside Chat:
Gary Rieschel, Founder and Managing Partner, Qiming Venture Partners
with Author Rebecca Fannin, founder of Silicon Dragon Ventures
Intro: Curtis Mo, partner, DLA Piper
Doors open 5pm
Networking 5-5:30pm
Fireside Chat and Audience Q&A: 5:30-6:45pm
Book signing: (Gary's strategy is highlighted in the book)
Reception: 6:45-7:30pm
(Registration required for event access, no walk-ins)
This not-to-be-missed program features Gary Rieschel, founder and managing partner of Qiming Venture Partners, a premier China-based VC fund investing early in technology and healthcare. Launched in China in 2006, Qiming has supersized to $9.5 billion in capital under management, and nine US dollar funds and 8 RMB funds.
One of the most tuned-in and masterful investors in China–US venture, Rieschel brings 35-plus years of experience in Silicon Valley, Japan, and China at SoftBank, Cisco, and three early China VC firms he helped to form including Softbank China Ventures and Ceyuan Ventures.
A Harvard MBA, Gary is outspoken and transparent in influential circles about ongoing US–China tensions. Unlike other Valley VCs who parachuted in to do deals, Gary lived in Shanghai for 11 years. He made a well-timed relocation to Seattle in 2016 and still travels to China at least twice a year. He also oversees the firm’s US healthcare investments through am affiliate fund.
Gary chairs Asia Society Northern California and Seattle, and serves on the Atlantic Council’s board of directors. Years ago, Rieschel told me he would know when it was time to take “his victory lap.” Qiming’s successful trajectory suggests he has earned it.
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. Her latest book, The New Tech Titans of China, launches at this event in the Valley. Currently a contributor to CNBC and its Disruptor 50 report and to Newsweek, Rebecca 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 AVCJ 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, Robin Li of Baidu, and numerous Sand Hill Road VCs in China.
Our thanks to DLA Piper for supporting this event.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
DLA Piper, 3203 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, United States
USD 43.27 to USD 157.34
