ABOUT SIF
SoCal Innovation Forum (SIF) is the most influential cross-border forum integrating Chinese and American resources in Southern California’s entrepreneur community. SIF not only gathers top ventures and entrepreneurs, but also celebrates LA tech, entertainment and startups with panels, keynotes, mixers, and more. The goal of SIF is to connect the best of China and LA’s entrepreneur ecosystem, including VCs, startups, and talents.
FEATURED GUESTS
Eagle Yi
Tencent
Director, Marketing and Business Development
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David Carter
Zuma Ventures
Co-Founder & CEO
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Richard Wolpert
HelloTech
Co-Founder & CEO
Bing Chen
Victorious
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Andy Wilson
Rexter
Co-Founder & CEO
Bettina Sherick
Why.Period
Chief Client Officer
Kris Bjornerud
Amplify LA
Executive Director
William Hsu
Mucker Capital
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Alyse Killeen
March Capital Partners
Venture Capitalist
Dmitri Williams
Ninja Metrics
CEO
Buck Jordan
Canyon Creek Capital
Managing Partner
Victor Yue Yuan
Horizon Research Consultancy Group
Founder & Chairman
Rebecca Fannin
Silicon Dragon
Founder & Editor
Scott Robinson
Plug & Play Fintech
Founder & Director
Chen Ping
Sun TV
Chairman
Eva Ho
Susa Ventures
General Partner
Deena Ghazarian
Monster Products, Inc
SVP, Global Sales & Finance
Jeremy Zhu
Wedbush Opportunity Fund
Managing Director
Teddy Zee
The Pursuit of Happiness
Executive Producer
Tony Chen
Channel Factory
CEO
Richard Jun
BAM Ventures
Co-Founder
Kenny Berlin
12Twenty
CEO
Jilliene Helman
RealtyMogul
CEO
Albert Cheng
Amazon Studios
Chief Operating Officer
Ethan Yirui Dong
Meitu, Inc.
Head of U.S Office
Elizabeth Braman
RealtyMogul
Chief Production Officer
Geoff McGann
McGann + Zhang
Co-Founder & COO
Adam Zheng
ObEn.com
Co-Founder & CFO
Yi Jin
EverString
Co-Founder
Josh Porter
Magnetar Capital
Advisor
Anthony Borquez
Grab Games
Founder & Chairman
Peter Wu
Deloitte Consulting
Director
Peggie Peiyu Li
Maker Studios
Director
Parker Jones
Former AwesomenessTV
Head of Networks
Alex You Zhou
Yamibuy.com
CEO
Jerry Jao
Retention Science
Co-Founder & CEO
Yehuda Duenyas
Mindride
Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Clayton Dube
USC U.S.-China Institute
Executive Director
Claudia Yi Xie
20th Century Fox Film
Manager, International Marketing Partnerships
Isabel Wenqing Gan
Mattel
Head of Strategic Development and M&A, China
Yuanbo Wang
NihaoPay
Co-Founder & CEO
Max Klein
Float Finance
Co-Founder & CEO
James Bottom
Blackstone LaunchPad USC
Director
Nathaniel Llorando
Tradezby
Founder & CEO
SIF LAUNCH EVENT
SIF 2015 WeStart Night
(Invitation Only)
Saturday, Oct 3rd, 2015
6PM – 9PM
Downtown LA
To get invited, please fill out the application form.
The purpose of SIF 2015 special launch event is to build a leading premier network of young leaders and elite professionals all over the world, and to set the tone for this year’s SoCal Innovation Forum. Each selected top industry innovators will give a short “TED Talk” under the topic of Disruption: Technology Change. The talk will be followed by a networking reception.
PROGRAM AGENDA
OCT 4, 2015 9:00AM – 5:30PM
@University of Southern California
MAIN FORUM
@Town & Gown of USC
09:00-09:10 Opening
09:10-09:45 Fireside Chat: Richard Wolpert, David Carter.
09:45-10:25 Incubator Panel: Kris Bjornerud, William Hsu, James Bottom.
10:25-10:55 Fireside Chat: Victor Yue Yuan, Adam Zheng.
10:55-11:10 Speech: Andy Wilson.
11:10-11:45 Digital Panel: Parker Jones, Tony Chen, Peggie Li.
11:45-12:00 Speech: Eagle Yi.
12:00-13:00 Lunch Break
13:00-13:05 Opening: Clayton Dube.
13:05-13:55 Online Marketplace Panel: Bo Wang, Alex Zhou, Deena Ghazarian, Isabel Gan.
13:55-14:25 Fireside Chat: Bing Chen, Ethan Dong.
14:35-14:50 Big Data Speech: Peter Wu.
14:50-15:25 Fintech Chat: Elizabeth Braman, Scott Robinson, Max Klein.
15:25-15:40 SaaS Speech: Kenny Berlin.
15:40-15:55 Branding Speech: Geoff McGann
15:55-16:20 Fireside Chat: Bettina Sherick, Claudia Xie.
16:20-16:40 Speech: Nathaniel Llorando.
16:45-17:00 VR Speech: Anthony Borquez.
17:00-17:15 VR&AR Speech: Yehuda Duenyas.
17:15-17:30 Closing.
STARTUP SHOWCASE
@ USC TCC Ballroom
13:00-13:10 Opening
13:10-13:20 Speech: David Carter.
13:20-14:20 Showcase Session I
14:30-14:40 SaaS Speech: Andy Wilson.
14:40-15:10 Showcase Session II
15:15-15:45 Investor Panel: Alyse Killeen, Josh Porter, Buck Jordan, Taylor Li (moderator)
15:45-16:20 Showcase Session III
16:20-16:40 Closing.
SHOWCASE APPLICATION
Please click the link below and fill out the application form, and then send your deck to info@zumavp.com.
Zuma Partners will contact you for interview after reviewing
SHOWCASE PARTNERS
VIP RECEPTION
Sunday, Oct 4th, 2015
6PM – 9PM
Watermarke Tower, Downtown LA
SIF2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ke Li
SIF Director
PlusYoou
James Bottom
USC Director
Blackstone LaunchPad
Tony Zhang
Launch Event Director
WeStart
Yuanbo Wang
Marketplace Director
Nihao Pay
Henry Shi
Showcase & SaaS Director
Zuma Partners
Jennifer Zhang
PR Director
PlusYoou
Ethan Dong
Meitu, Inc.
Christine Lu
VIP Director
America Innovates
Coco Ni
China Connector
Xinkai Zhao
Design Director
Ultimax Studio
Fuli Chen
Marketing & Web Director
PlusYoou
PARTNERS
MEDIA
ORGANIZER
PlusYoou is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our mission is to build a cross-border startup ecosystem and to integrate entrepreneurial resources in China and US. We provide services in consulting, funding, technical support, human resources and public relations to young entrepreneurs in the U.S.
CO-ORGANIZERS
CONTACT US
Please email info@plusyoou.org for any speaking, partnership or sponsorship opportunities.
Thanks for supporting our startup community.