BREAKFAST

Contestants:
Liu Jian, Vice President, Shukun Technology
Sun Gang, Co-founder and President, TopGene
Wang Rui, Senior Partner, Huiying Medical Technology

Judges:
Simone Song, Senior Partner, ORI Healthcare Fund
Clifton Leaf, Fortune
Li Hong, General Manager, GuangZhou BaiYunShan Pharmaceutical Holdings Company, LTD

FORTUNE CHINA INNOVATION AWARD COMPETITION #3: BIOTECH AND HEALTHCARE

Alan Murray, President and CEO, Fortune
Wen Guohui, Mayor, Guangzhou
Wang Ruijun, Director General, Department of Science and Technology, Guangdong Province

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

Sequoia Capital has enjoyed a stellar 2018 in China, with 14 of its portfolio companies listed in multiple markets. The fund’s chief, Neil Shen, shares his accomplishments and regrets as well as his visions and concerns about the future of the global tech sector, especially in the area of AI.
Neil Shen, Steward, Sequoia Capital; Managing Partner, Sequoia Capital China
Interviewer: Clay Chandler, Asia Editor, Fortune

THE EVOLUTION OF GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY: INTERNET, AI, AND BEYOND

Contestants:
Fu Zhanjie, CEO, Dragon Driver
Clair Gong, Co-founder and Vice President of Marketing, Mor.AI
Yongzhen Huang, Founder and CEO, Watrix

Judges:
Ai Yu, Managing Director, China Everbright Limited
Song Chunyu, General Manager, Lenovo Capital

FORTUNE CHINA INNOVATION AWARD COMPETITION #4: MANUFACTURING, MOBILITY AND ENERGY

The Internet of Things has brought an explosion of data from sensors in every nook and cranny. That data needs to be stored, analyzed, and distilled into actionable, useful information. It’s a giant business opportunity too, embraced by startups and major enterprises alike.
Amir Khosrowshahi, Vice President and CTO, AI Products Group, Intel
Jerry Wang, Founder and CEO, Tuya Smart
Feng Zhao, Vice President and CTO, Haier Home Appliance Industry Group
Moderator: Adam Lashinsky, Executive Editor, Fortune

PREPARING FOR THE COMING DATA EXPLOSION

As the value of Bitcoin and its peers plummeted this year the hype around cryptocurrencies fell too. Attention has now turned to the more practical applications of blockchain technology, which has applications in everything from logistics to intellectual property rights. But the ambitious businesses adopting blockchain’s disruptive potential are navigating unchartered territory. How can businesses begin to dismantle old structures and make space for the decentralized tech? 
Chen Lei, Founder and CEO, Xunlei
Alex Yang, CEO, VEE Technology
Jennifer Zhu Scott, Founding Principal, Radian Partners
Moderator: Robert Hackett, Reporter, Fortune

BLOCKCHAIN: HIP OR HYPE

China is leading the world in becoming a cashless society. While mobile payments bring convenience and efficiency, consumers worry about privacy and security, especially in the West. How will fintech firms adopt AI in making transactions accurate and secure? How can they make good use of their vast consumer data? What are the key obstacles to cross-border mobile payments? 
Felix Zhang, Founder and CEO, Bairong
Zhang Zhenghua, Founder and CEO, UNPay
Moderator: Derek Zhang, Fortune China

FINTECH: WHO NEEDS CASH, ANYWAY?

REFRESHMENT BREAK

From assembling cars to taking care of the elderly, robots are rapidly replacing and out-performing humans. And smart manufacturing is altering the very rules of physics by bending material, for instance, that never used to be bendable. Hear from corporate executives on how the rise of robots is transforming their industries and how far smart manufacturing can go. 
Chunyuan Gu, President, Asia, Middle East and Africa Region, ABB Group, Chairman, ABB (China) Ltd.
Bill Liu, Founder and CEO, Royole Corporation
Arnaud Thiercelin, Head of R&D, DJI North America
Moderator: Robert Hackett, Fortune

RISE OF THE ROBOTS AND SMART MANUFACTURING

The escalating US-China trade war has heated a new cold war between the world’s two largest economies. How much of this is attributed to the battle for technology supremacy? What is the likely outcome of the worsening bilateral relationship? How should tech companies cope with the uncertainty? 
Gary Rieschel, Founding Managing Partner, Qiming Ventures
Dingli Shen, Professor and former Dean of Institute of International Studies, Fudan University
Paul Triolo, Practice Head, Geo-Technology, Eurasia Group
Jennifer Zhu Scott, Founding Principal, Radian Partners
Moderator: Alan Murray, Fortune

ESCAPING THUCYDIDES: IS SINO-US TECH CONFLICT INEVITABLE?

As AI becomes a reality, companies at all levels are discovering the advantages and power of a new generation of applications incorporating AI. But with new opportunities comes increased responsibilities, including the need for good governance of data. How can AI help solve real problems in the real world and how can corporations protect data security? Two tech executives share their insights.
Chen Liming, Chairman, IBM Greater China
Alan Qi, Vice President and Chief Data Scientist, Ant Financial 
Moderator: Adam Lashinsky, Fortune

USING AI TO SOLVE REAL WORLD PROBLEMS

The rise of AI technologies has brought society equal parts hope and concern. How can people from different countries, cultures, social sectors and demographics learn about the new technologies, develop best practices, and formulate mutual understanding.
Terah Lyons, Founding Executive Director, Partnership on AI
Interviewer: Adam Lashinsky, Fortune

GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP ON AI

From preventative screening to cancer diagnosis, from early treatments to complicated surgeries, from developing new medicines to gene editing and 3D printing, the rise of AI has the potential to revolutionize healthcare and the biotech industry—and to save lives.
Li Hong, General Manager, Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings
Gary Rieschel, Founding Managing Partner, Qiming Venture Partners
Simone Song, Founding Partner, ORI Healthcare Fund
Wang Rui, Senior Partner and Vice President, Huiying Medical
Wang Shaokang, Co-founder and COO, Infervision
Moderator: Clifton Leaf, Fortune

AI AND HEALTHCARE: THE ROBOT WILL SEE YOU NOW

Autonomous vehicles are nearly a commercial reality. To finish the job a highly sophisticated support team “under the hood” will be needed. Cloud computing, 5G networks and computer vision are all prerequisites. With this vast checklist of necessary infrastructure, how close is the future of mobility? 
Hosted by Guangzhou Automobile Group
Brooks Entwistle, Chief Business Officer – International, Uber
Bill Peng, Partner, PwC Strategy&
Zeng Qinghong, Chairman, Guangzhou Automobile Group 
Zhong Xiangping, Vice President, Tencent
Moderator: Clay Chandler, Fortune

TECHNOLOGY DRIVES MOBILITY REVOLUTION

SWITCH BREAK

BUFFET LUNCH

Hosted by Guangzhou Automobile Group

To list, or not to list, and where to list? Those are some of the questions for tech companies that are experiencing rapid growth and tighter liquidity. With dwindling VC fund inflow and increasing equity market volatility, many tech firms are pondering whether, when and where to go public. 
Christina Bao, Deputy Head of Market Development and Head of Issuers’ Service, HKEX
Brian Gu, Vice Chairman and President, Xpeng Motors
Delano Musafer, Head of APAC Capital Markets, NYSE
Esther Wong, Managing Director of Strategic Investment, SenseTime
Moderator: Anna Fang, Partner and CEO, ZhenFund

CAPITAL MARKETS: IS WINTER COMING?

Contestants: 
He Huang, Founder and CEO, MDT
Wang Tao, Co-founder and CTO, SequoiaDB
Jenny Zhao, Co-founder and CTO, UNPay

Judges:
Jing Ulrich, Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Asia Pacific, JPMorgan Chase
Zhou Wei, Founding Managing Partner, China Creative Ventures
Song Chunyu, General Manager, Lenovo Capital

FORTUNE CHINA INNOVATION AWARD COMPETITION #1: FINTECH AND BLOCKCHAIN

Coming from different backgrounds and cultures, Jim Breyer and Hugo Shong both started investing in tech during the emergence of dotcoms in early 1990s. They both enjoyed a stellar track record of spotting and investing in promising tech startups in their respective countries. In 2005 the two established one of the first American-Chinese venture investing partnerships. And today they continue to invest together and be both keen learners of and investors in artificial intelligence.
Jim Breyer, Founder and CEO, Breyer Capital 
Hugo Shong, Founding Chairman, IDG Capital
Moderator: Adam Lashinsky, Fortune

FROM DOTCOM TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: THE JOURNEY CONTINUES

Contestants:
Jeff Feng, Founder and CEO, Cloudpick
Cary Huang, Co-founder and President, KEYS
Tiger Yang, Co-founder and President, APEX Technologies

Judges:
Song Chunyu, General Manager, Lenovo Capital
Zhou Wei, Founding Managing Partner, China Creative Ventures
Adam Li, Partner, Panda VC

FORTUNE CHINA INNOVATION AWARD COMPETITION #2: EDUCATION, MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS

ANNOUNCING THE 2018 FORTUNE CHINA INNOVATION AWARDS WINNERS

Amid rising global populism and nationalism at home, globalization is facing an unprecedented backlash. How can companies with global ambitions overcome the friction to not only survive but also thrive.
Ben Harburg, Managing Partner, MSA Capital
Ben Ji, Co-producer, The Meg
Wilson Peng, Managing Director, Carl Zeiss Vision China
Moderator: Clifton Leaf, Editor-in-Chief, Fortune

IS GLOBALIZATION DEAD?

CLOSING REMARKS AND ADJOURN

Guy Diedrich, Vice President and Global Innovation Officer, Cisco
Interviewer: Robert Hackett, Senior Writer, Fortune

GET SMART: LEADERSHIP AND TECHNOLOGY

As the US-China AI competition heats up, what advantages do each country hold? How will each treat the great responsibilities that come with technological power? While AI is killing many blue-collar jobs, can it also create better and higher paid jobs? These are just some of the questions renowned tech executive turned investor Kai-fu Lee answers in his latest bestselling book. 
Kai-fu Lee, Chairman and CEO, Sinovation Ventures (Via Videolink)
Interviewer: Clay Chandler, Fortune

KEYNOTE: AI SUPERPOWERS: CHINA, SILICON VALLEY AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER

The world’s two most populous countries, China and India, are growing increasingly mobile. New transport solutions are easing the congestion that plagues a collective 2.8 billion people as cities are becoming more interconnected. Two new age travel pioneers discuss helping a third of the world’s population get on the move.
Jane Jie Sun, Chief Executive Officer, Ctrip
Moderator: Adam Lashinsky, Fortune

TECH TRICKS FOR TREKS: AI AND THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL

Some see the apocalypse in artificial intelligence. Not the former academic who now runs AI efforts for one of Silicon Valley’s hottest software providers. Richard Socher sees the positive impact of AI’s future and shares how he’s helping it be that way. 
Richard Socher, Chief Scientist, Salesforce
Interviewer: Clay Chandler, Fortune

WHY WE SHOULD ALL STOP WORRYING AND LEARN TO LOVE AI

Asian households spend an average 15% of family income on supplementary education, mostly on after-school tutoring and extracurricular activities. Low-income families and those situated in remote, rural areas are disadvantaged. Mobile technology has made online learning increasingly popular and affordable. AI is the engine for making education more accessible around the world.
Maofeng Lei, Vice President, WeChat 
Cindy Mi, Founder and CEO, VIPKid
Yi Wang, Founder and CEO, LAIX (a.k.a. Liulishuo)
Moderator: Adam Lashinsky, Fortune

SCHOOL’S OUT: AI-ENABLED LEARNING

Since acquiring IBM's PC business in 2005, Lenovo has been reinventing and transforming itself from a Chinese computer hardware company to a global technology powerhouse. The company’s CEO shares Lenovo’s ambition in AI and beyond. 
Yang Yuanqing, Chairman and CEO, Lenovo
Interviewer: Alan Murray, Fortune

INTELLIGENT TRANSFORMATION

NETWORKING RECEPTION

CONVERSATION
Martin Reeves, Director, BCG Henderson Institute	
Interviewer: Clifton Leaf, Fortune

INNOVATION WITH CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS 
George Yip, Professor of Marketing and Strategy, Imperial
College Business School 
Interviewer: Clay Chandler, Fortune

FORTUNE FUTURE 50 AWARD DINNER

The Fortune Global Tech Forum convened world leaders in the innovation economy space 29-30 November 2018, in Guangzhou, China.
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First convened in 2017, this event taps into the strength of two ongoing Fortune powerhouse conferences: the Fortune Global Forum and our Brainstorm TECH conference, which for the past seventeen summers has brought together the smartest, most innovative people in tech, media, entertainment, and finance in Aspen, Colorado.
The Fortune Global Tech Forum explored the innovation revolution unfolding in China and the rest of the world. Our 2018 theme is “Innovation in the Age of AI.” In addition to providing insights into fast-moving trends, we were glad to introduce you to some of China’s most promising startups, through our second Annual Fortune China Innovation awards, a competition between high-potential start-up companies in a variety of fields, which culminated in the naming of the Fortune China Innovation Company of the year.

The Fortune Global Tech Forum convened world leaders in the innovation economy space 29-30 November 2018, in Guangzhou, China.

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First convened in 2017, this event taps into the strength of two ongoing Fortune powerhouse conferences: the Fortune Global Forum and our Brainstorm TECH conference, which for the past seventeen summers has brought together the smartest, most innovative people in tech, media, entertainment, and finance in Aspen, Colorado.

The Fortune Global Tech Forum explored the innovation revolution unfolding in China and the rest of the world. Our 2018 theme is “Innovation in the Age of AI.” In addition to providing insights into fast-moving trends, we were glad to introduce you to some of China’s most promising startups, through our second Annual Fortune China Innovation awards, a competition between high-potential start-up companies in a variety of fields, which culminated in the naming of the Fortune China Innovation Company of the year.

The second Fortune Global Tech Forum will convene world leaders in the innovation economy space 29-30 November, in Guangzhou, China.

The second Fortune Global Tech Conference will convene world leaders in the innovation economy space November 29-30, in Guangzhou, China.

GAC Group is one of the most dynamic and innovative carmakers in China. We are honored to be part of 2018 Fortune Global Tech Forum, which aims to explore the innovation revolution unfolding in China.

Guangzhou Auto

At Herman Miller, we create inspiring designs to help people do great things. In partnering with the Fortune Global Tech Forum, we are joining the effort to pioneer solutions that empower people to be more innovative, connected, and engaged in the era of ideas.

Herman Miller

Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings, established in 1600, is proud that its Wanglaoji herbal tea and Baiyunshan Water are the official nonalcoholic beverages at Fortune Global Technology Forum 2018, an excellent technical innovation venue to display our company’s globalization.

Guangzhou Pharma

huawei

boston Consulting

Fortune Global Tech Forum 2018

Guangzhou, China
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Christina Bao

Jim Breyer

Clay Chandler

Chen Kuan

Chen Lei

Chen Liming

Guy Diedrich

Brooks Entwistle

Anna Fang

Brian Gu

Chunyuan Gu

Robert Hackett

Ben Harburg

Ben Ji

Amir Khosrowshahi

Adam Lashinsky

Clifton Leaf

Kai-Fu Lee

Maofeng Lei

Adam Li

Justin Lie

Bill Liu

Terah Lyons

Cindy Mi

Alan Murray

Delano Musafer

Bill Peng

Wilson Peng

Alan Qi

Martin Reeves

Gary Rieschel

Dingli Shen

Neil Shen

Hugo Shong

Richard Socher

Simone Song

Jane Sun

Jessica Tan

Arnaud Thiercelin

Paul Triolo

Jing Ulrich

Jerry Wang

Wang Shaokang

Yi Wang

Esther Wong

Alex Yang

George Yip

Yang Yuanqing

Zeng Qinghong

Derek Zhang

Felix Zhang

Zhang Zhenghua

Zhao Feng

Zhong Xiangping

Wei Zhou

Jennifer Zhu Scott