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 builds the largest Chinese community. It 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 SoCal’s entrepreneur ecosystem, including VCs, startups, and talents.
FORUM HIGHLIGHTS
✓ Hands-on experience with the new Paranormal Activity VR Game
✓ Most Popular Influencer Performance
✓ Directors &C-Levels of US and China’s Entertainment Companies
✓ Founders & Managing Partners of U.S. TOP 10 VR Companies
✓ Special Gift for Every Attendee
✓ Effective Networking powered by Big Data Technique
FEATURED GUESTS
Guy Bendov
Side-Kick Games
CEO
John Canning
NBC Universal.Inc.
VP of Interactive Experience
Jing Cao
O'Melveny&Myers LLP
Counsel
Jeff Daniel
StarMaker Interactive
CEO
Clint Schaff
Los Angeles Times
VP of Strategy&Development
Mark Caplan
BD Labs Inc.
Principal
John Keisler
City of Long Beach
Director of Economic&Property Development
Mike Prasad
Venture Lab
Managing Director&Founding Partner
Russell Naftal
VRWERX LLC
Co-Managing Partner
Bennet Pozil
East West Bank
EVP
David He
Momo
Overseas Operations Director
Emma Chen
Ximmerse
Marketing Director
Michael Zhang
Firefly Games
Founder & CEO
Angelo Pullen
3 BLACKDOT
Co-founder&CEO
Anthony Borquez
Grab Games
Chairman & CEO
Yuting Liu
PlusYoou
Director
Dan Chen
Siemer & Associates
Managing Director
Peggie Li
Bytedance Inc.（今日头条）
Sr.Director of Global BD
Paul Hynek
EZ Numbers
Founder & President
Malik
Influencer
Jennifer Zhang
Cybernaunt Zfounder Venture
Partner
David Harvilicz
Kernal.com
Founder&CEO
Juliann Sarmiento
Digital Domain 3.0
Creative Director
Bob Reid
The QYOU
VP of Sales&Business Development
Heidi Yu
Boostinsider
Founder & CEO
Rui Xu
Xiaomi Technology
Global Expansion Director
Abe Forman-Greenwald
BuzzFeed
Formerly Director&Producer
John Carle
Studio 71
VP of Network Development
An Bo
China Lion Entertainment
Development Director
Rachel Song
Vantage Entertainment
Co-Founder
Peter Brack
Mucker Lab
Entrepreneur&Investor
NEW IN SIF2016
The theme of this year will be focused on Entertainment & Technology, as we explore how digital media, film and gaming is being transformed by new technologies. We will invite professionals from U.S. and China to share the latest strategies about how to engage audiences split across multiple media platforms with diverse cultural backgrounds. China and U.S. can learn from each other in the fields of interactive and virtual reality storytelling, digital marketing, advertising, new media monetization models, and more.
PROGRAM AGENDA
@ Queen Mary, Long Beach.
1126 Queens Hwy, Long Beach, CA 90802
NOV 19, 2016 8:45AM – 5:00PM
08:45am-09:20am
Check-in. Serve Coffee & Tea.
09:20am-09:40am
Opening Speech
Chinese Embassy, Los Angeles City & Muckerlab
09:40am-10:30am
Short-form Video Panel: The Next Wave of Story-telling
Peggie Li, Abe Forman-Greenwald,Jeff Daniel & Bob Reid
10:30am-10:55am
Fireside Chat: Cross-border trend in Entertainment & Technology Industry
Mike Prasad & Jennifer Zhang
11:00am-12:00pm
Influencer Marketing Panel: The Difference Approaches of Influencer Marketing and Monetization in China and U.S.
Sponsored By Momo.
David He, Heidi Yu, John Carle, Malik Ma，Angelo Pullen & Yuting Liu
12:00pm-12:05pm
Speech
The City of Long Beach, Director of Economic & Property Development, John Keisler
12:15pm-01:30pm
Lunch and Networking:Enjoy Sea Breeze in the Bow
01:40pm-01:55pm
Opening Speech II: How to get yourself involved in Southern California's Innovation Ecosystem
Clint Schaff
01:55pm-02:00pm
Introduction of a Learning Community: ProTeen Lab
Xiaochen Liu
02:00pm-03:00pm
Panel: The Future of Immersive Storytelling--How does VR impact on Gaming and Film
Guy Bendov, Russel Naftal, Paul Hynek, Emma Chen, Julian Sarmiento & John Canning
03:00pm-03:35pm
Fireside Chat
Anthony Borquez , Michael Zhang & Mark Caplan
03:35pm-04:30pm
IP Panel: How to Acquire and Monetize Hollywood IP?
Bo An, Jing Cao, Bennett Pozil, Rachel Song & Dave Harvilicz
04:30pm-04:35pm
Gift Giving
Rui Xu
04:35pm-05:00pm
Networking(PS: You can enjoy 4D film @ Sim Ex Werks for free!)
Saturday, Nov 19th, 2016
6PM – 9PM
The Vermont, Downtown LA
ORGANIZER
PLATINUM SPONSORS
SPONSORS
MEDIA PARTNERS
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
SUPPORTING PARTNERS
SIF COMMITTEE
Ke Li
PlusYoou-SIF President
Mengtian Zhou
Event Planning
Yanan Xiao
Public Relation
Xiaochen Liu
ProTeen Lab
Yuting Liu
Business Development
Linjiao Lv
Event Planning
Hao Lu
Sponsorship
Shicong Zhu
Marketing
Zhe Wang
Business Development
Tian Tian
Marketing
Mustafa Yilham
Event Planning
Zhen Li
Business Development
Rui Hu
Business Development
Yi Cao
Marketing
Jiachen Zhang
Host
Rui Wang
Business Development
Yue Kang
Marketing
Hao Lv
Legal
Chenny Xu
Business Development
Guanxi Chen
Marketing
Bojun Lin
ProTeen Lab
SUPPORTING COMMITTEE
Lei Xu
PUAASC
President
Youshang Liang
UCI CSA
President
Menglan Xu
PPD CSSA
President
Zheng Gu
SWCSSA
President
Frank Li
UCR CSA
President
Jyotsna Kadimi
VRSC
Vice President
Leo Cao
Pepperdine CSA
Vice President
Peter Duan
UCSB CSA
Vice President
Chris Qian
USC CSA
Vice President
Xi He
LMU CSA
President
Chaoyi Luo
CBS
President
Peng Zhang
UCSD CU
President
Weihang Zhang
UCR CSSA
President
Mike Liu
SDSU CSSA
Vice President
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.
CONTACT US
Please email info@plusyoou.org for any speaking, partnership or sponsorship opportunities.
Thanks for supporting our startup community.