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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

8:30 AM - 9:20 AM

​CONFERENCE OPENING

  • Opening by Dean Cornelli

  • Fireside chat with Joey Wat '00 MBA & Dean Cornelli

9:20 AM - 10:10 AM

PANEL 1: INVESTMENT, TECHNOLOGY, & GLOBAL COLLABORATION IN ENERGY TRANSITION

Panelists:

  • Thomas Toy, '79 MBA, Managing Director, Startup Capital Ventures

  • Jenny Xiao, Partner, Leonis Capital

  • Yanhong, Founder and Managing Partner, CTIC Capital

Moderator:

  • Tianhao Wu, Managing Director, Northwestern University Investment Office

10:10 AM - 10:30 AM

BREAK

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM

PANEL 2: CHINA BIOTECH THROUGH THE INVESTOR LENS: VALUE DISCOVERY, STRATEGIC POSITIONING, AND GLOBAL EXPANSION

Panelists:

  • Ed Zhang, Co-Founder & CEO, Overland Pharmaceuticals

  • Jason Zhang, Portfolio Manager, Global Healthcare, Hillhouse

  • Fred Fei, CEO and Funding Partner, Fortera Capital

Moderator:

  • Anthony Hsiao, Partner, Zhongmei Capital

11:20 AM - 12:10 PM

Fireside Chat with Pin Ni, facilitated by Hon. Bruce Markell

  • Pin Ni, Founder & President, Wanxiang America Corporation

  • Hon. Bruce Markell, Professor, Pritzker Law School; Former Federal Judge

12:10 AM - 1:20 PM

LUNCH BREAK

1:20 PM - 2:10 PM

Fireside Chat with Joel Mokyr & Bo Li, facilitated by Dean Cornelli

  • Joel Mokyr, Robert H. Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University

  • Bo Li, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

  • Francesca Cornelli, Dean, Kellogg School of Management

2:10 PM - 3:00 PM

PANEL 3: CROSS-BORDER COLLABORATION REIMAGINED: STRATEGIC SYNERGIES AND VALUE CREATION BETWEEN U.S. AND CHINESE INNOVATIVE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES

Panelists:

  • Tom Spalding, Head of Global Oncology Products and Pipeline Strategy, Takeda

  • Weiyong Sun, Chief Business Officer, Hansoh Pharma

  • Qiusong Tang, Global Search and Evaluation Lead, Corporate Business Development, Roche / Genentech

Moderator:

  • TBD

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM

3:20 PM - 4:10 PM

TEA BREAK

PANEL 4: AI TRANSFORMATION ACROSS INDUSTRIES: FROM STRATEGY AND INVESTMENT TO REAL-WORLD DEPLOYMENT

Panelists:

  • Tom Cong, Sr. Director, Corporate Investment, Cisco Systems, Inc.

  • Gabriel Quek, Senior Director & Head of Partnerships, Legora

  • Li Wang, Head of Statistical Innovation, AbbVie

Moderator:

  • Sébastien Martin, Associate Professor, Kellogg School of Management

4:10 PM - 4:30 PM

Featured Spotlight: AI and E-Commerce for Inclusive Growth: China’s Experience, Rural Opportunity, and Global Lessons

  • Xubei Luo, Senior Economist, World Bank

4:30 PM - 5:20 PM

PANEL 5: RETAIL IN 2030: REVERSE INNOVATION, THE PARADOX CONSUMER, SHOPPING VIA AI, AND THE BATTLE FOR LOYALTY

Panelists:

  • Bruce Li, Group Advisory Board & Former VP, JD.com  

  • Jason Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer, Publicis Groupe

  • Jie Cheng, Adjunct Professor, Loyola Quinlan; Former Global VP & Head of Digital Commerce, MondelÄ“z

  • Yi Wang, Founder and CEO, Yellow Elephant

Moderator:

  • Ashlee Humphreys, Professor, Medill School of Journalism

5:20 PM - 5:30 PM

CLOSING REMARKS

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