Monday, May 5, 2008

Conference Registration

Welcome Networking and Cocktail Reception

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Breakfast & Registration

Moderator:John Dean, Zero2IPO Group, Chairman

Hugo Shong, CVCA, Chairman / IDG VC, Founding General Partner
Jim Breyer,Accel Partners,Managing Partner

Session 1: Venture Capital: Behind the Scenes of 2007 China VC Industry & Projections for 2008

• What opportunities and challenges are behind the historical highs of both new fund raised and amount invested in 2007?
• What changes will happen on the overall investment environment in 2008? What adjustments shall be made to the investment strategies?
• Is it feasible to establish RMB funds under the framework of New Regulation on Chinese Foreign-investment Venture Capital Firms(FIVCE)?
• How can investment practices of the Silicon Valley run in China? How can foreign VCs and domestic VCs build a win-win relationship?
• What new choices will domestic VCs have after they went through the harvest year?

Moderator: Danny Lui, Zero2IPO Group, Vice Chairman
Startup Capital Ventures, General Partner

Yan Huang, CDH Ventures, General Partner
Gary Rieschel, Qiming Venture Partners, Managing Director
Alan Song, SoftBank China Venture Capital, Managing Partner
Lip-Bu Tan, Walden International, Founder & Chairman
Yang Xia, Legend Capital, Managing Director
Joe Zhou

10:50 am-12:00 pm

Session 2: Entrepreneurs of China: How Dreams Became Realities?

• What are the unique characteristics of Chinese startups?
• China versus the West: Corporate Culture, Value and Management Strategy?
• How can venture capitalists find good entrepreneurs? How to reach the benign interaction in the "marriage" between venture capitalist and entrepreneur?
• How about China's environment for entrepreneurs? What's the role of the government in increasing entrepreneurship and improving efficiency?
• Investment strategies of VCs: experience sharing and case study

Moderator: Richard Lim, GSR Ventures, Managing Director

York Chen, iD TechVentures Ltd., President & Managing General Partner
John Liu, Fenwick & West LLP, Counsel
Lisa Lo, CID Group, Partner
Kenneth K. Pao, Dorm99.com, President
Dr. Zheng Xu, Sierra Solar Power Inc., CEO & Founder
Jason Yan, Beijing Surfways Wealth Advisory Co., General Manager

12:00 pm-1:00 pm

1:00 pm-1:40 pm

1:40 pm-1:45 pm

Session 3: What are the "Hot" Industry Sectors for China Venture Investment?

• Do such "new hot fields" as clean tech, education and healthcare have something in common? If so, what are they?
• In 2008, what are the new trends in the said hot industries? How to grasp the investment opportunities in the new trends?
• What obstacles should be overcome to enter these hot fields?
• Which is the most important, tracking cutting-edge technology, innovating business model or judging industry development trends?
• How to evaluate a specific enterprise within its industry?

Moderator: William Chen, DT Capital Partners, Managing Director

James H. Boettcher, Focus Ventures, General Partner
Eric O'Brien, Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Partner
David Katsujin Chao, DCM, CoFounder and General Partner
Geoffrey Y. Yang, Redpoint Ventures, Managing Director

2:55 pm-3:25 pm

Coffee Break

Session 4: Exit Process: New Regulations, New Opportunities, New Solutions

• How long will the outstanding performance of domestic listing in 2007 last? What are the influences of the overall climate to future trend?
• Review China's VC/ PE exit strategies under new circumstances: where to list is better? What factors must be taken into consideration?
• How to acquire the control right in state-owned enterprises and industrial leading enterprises and how to realize red-chip listing?
• Under the current Chinese policies, laws and market environments, which exit method is more feasible?
• M&A and reorganization funds in China: policies, laws and strategies

Moderator: Daniel R. Quon, SVB Global, Managing Director – Asia

Session 5: LP Panel: Why China?

• In 2008, how do LPs weigh China in their global asset allocation?
• What are the similarities and differences between international LPs and domestic LPs in their investment strategies in China? How to build a win-win relationship?
• How to invest in funds according to local conditions and how to judge qualified Chinese GPs?
• Whether investment shall be injected into RMB funds? What are the opportunities and challenges?
• How can new GPs of RMB funds build harmonious relationship with LPs and entrepreneurs in respect of fundraising, investment and management relationship?

Moderator: Jeffrey D. Mansukhani, Cambridge Associates LLC, Managing Director

Alan Chang, Capricorn Management LLC, Principal and Managing Director-Asian Investments
Kirk C. Dizon, Hall Capital Partners LLC, Principal
Aaron Gershenberg, SVB Capital, Managing Partner
Melissa J. Ma, Asia Alternatives Management LLC, Co-Founder and Managing Director
Anthony J. Roscigno, JP Morgan, Portfolio Manager
Christopher E. Yang, Grove Street Advisors, General Partner

5:35 pm

Closing Address
Catherine Ngo, Startup Capital Ventures, General Partner

6: 00 pm-8:00 pm

Reception