On now: The China Project Women’s Conference
We’re live from New York! Our founder and CEO Anla Cheng has just given the welcome address at the 2nd The China Project Women’s Conference, and keynote speaker Wei Christianson, who is the managing director and co-CEO of Asia Pacific and CEO of China for Morgan Stanley, is currently at the lectern. Even if you’re not here, you can join us on our livestream, or follow along on Twitter via #SupChinaWomen.
(We’ll update this post as we go, so check back over the course of the day.)
The China Project’s CEO, Anla Cheng, gives welcome remarks at our second annual #SupChinaWomen conference pic.twitter.com/Oy2wznWLxP
— The China Project (@supchinanews) May 14, 2018
Wei Sun Christianson, CEO of Morgan Stanley, China, gives a keynote address on China’s economy and U.S.-China trade tensions #SupChinaWomen pic.twitter.com/kKaLdiN20g
— The China Project (@thechinaproj) May 14, 2018
TECHNOLOGY PANEL featuring Yang Lan (talk show host, author, chairperson of Sun Media Group), Caitlin Long (founder of Wyoming Blockchain Coalition), Julia Steyn (CEO of Maven), and Lili Zheng (managing partner, Deloitte, M&A Tech) ; moderated by Lulu Wang (founder and CEO of Tupelo Capital):
Tech panel of #SupChinaWomen (first of THREE all-women panels today) is moderated by Lulu Wang, and features Julia Steyn, @CaitlinLong_ , Yang Lan, and Lili Zheng pic.twitter.com/4nbchyxVEE
— The China Project (@thechinaproj) May 14, 2018
FINANCE/BUSINESS PANEL, featuring Debra Lodge (managing director, head of Global Markets China Solutions and RMB, HSBC), Mei-Mei Tuan (CEO, Notch Partners), Franny Yao (partner, EY, US-China Financial Services), Lanlan Zhang (vice chairman, CICC, U.S. Securities Inc.); moderated by Wendy Cai-Lee (CEO of Oenus Capital).
The #SupChinaWomen finance/business panel begins! Moderated by Wendy Cai-Lee, with Franny Yao, Debra Lodge, Mei-Mei Tuan, and Lanlan Zhang pic.twitter.com/dvL25PAlKT
— The China Project (@thechinaproj) May 14, 2018
CONSUMER/LUXURY/BASIC INDUSTRY PANEL, featuring Kathy Bloomgarden (CEO of Ruder Finn), Caroline Jinqing Cai (chairman of Christie’s China), Deborah Weiswig (CEO and founder of Coresight Research), and JuE Wong (CEO of Moroccan Oil), with moderator Lenora Chu (author of Little Soldiers).
Our third ALL-WOMEN panel today is all about Chinese consumers! Moderated by @LenoraChu, with @bloomgk (of @RuderFinn), @debweinswig (of @CoresightNews), Caroline Jinqing Cai, Jenny Ming, and JuE Wong #SupChinaWomen pic.twitter.com/anRTQzbnFm
— The China Project (@thechinaproj) May 14, 2018
SINICA! Final event of the evening:
@goldkorn and @KaiserKuo are on stage for a live @SinicaPodcast with film producer (Joy Luck Club, etc.) @janetyang1. Our final event at the #SupChinaWomen Conference. This will be fun pic.twitter.com/0ObIHUdnUq
— The China Project (@thechinaproj) May 14, 2018
Crazy Rich Asians will be the FIRST movie in 25 YEARS with an all-Asian cast that a Hollywood studio is putting marketing money behind — since Joy Luck Club in 1993 #SupChinaWomen
— The China Project (@thechinaproj) May 14, 2018
Yang says there are two separate questions that Hollywood producers always ask themselves, and are still figuring out how to answer:
"How do I get the movie approved to be shown in China?"
"How do I appeal to the Chinese audience?"#SupChinaWomen— The China Project (@thechinaproj) May 14, 2018
"SARpppffffftt"
—Janet Yang, film producer, who definitely pronounces the acronym for China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television the only way it should be pronounced@SinicaPodcast live show #SupChinaWomen— The China Project (@thechinaproj) May 14, 2018
This year’s two recipients of the Female Rising Stars Award were Cindy Mi, founder and CEO of VIPKID, and Ingrid Yin, co-founder and portfolio manager of MayTech Global Investments. Learn more here:
Winners of the 2018 The China Project Female Rising Stars Award
