stars China 2022

stars China symposium 2023

China and the Global Race for AI Supremacy

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Shenzhen, Futian Shangri-La

Objectives:

Get on-the-ground impressions in Shenzhen through visits and discussions with global high-tech champions like Huawei, Tencent and BYD, AI unicorns like UBTECH, DJI and iCarbonX, as well as with Shenzhen’s leading university SUSTech
Broaden the horizon to better understand major global and Chinese trends which will impact business and society over the next three to five years, like U.S.-China Competition and the Collapse of Global Leadership, Big Data, AI and Digital Transformation, and Business Risks and Opportunities in China and the World 2030
Engage in interdisciplinary and intercultural dialogue to share experiences with peers across industries and from around the world and contribute to the personal development to drive responsible and sustainable actions

Tentative Programme:

Sunday, 23 October 2022 - Shenzhen
11:30	Opening of Conference Check-in		Hotel Lobby, 1st Floor
12:00	Optional Early Bird Programme		Meeting Point: Hotel Lobby, 1st Floor
15:00	Welcome Coffee		Foyer, 3rd Floor
16:00	Welcome Address	Toni SCHOENENBERGER Executive Chairman, stars Foundation, Stein am Rhein, Switzerland	Guangdong Room, 3rd Floor
16:15	Shenzhen and its Role as Tech Innovation Hub of the Greater Bay Area	Senior Representative of Shenzhen Municipal Government Shenzhen, China
16:45	Doing Business in Shenzhen - The Tech Capital of the World (Plenary Discussion)	Michael TAM Chief Brand Officer, UBTECH, Shenzhen, China Yinglan TAN Founding Managing Partner and CEO, Insignia Venture Partners; stars Alumnus and Member, stars International Board, Singapore Sherry XIAN CEO, Luolai Health; Founding Partner, iCarbonX, Shenzhen, China Moderator: Mark DITTLI CEO and Editor, The Market, Zurich, Switzerland
18:30	Cocktails, Dinner and Networking with Local Entrepreneurs and Business Representatives		Chairman's Room, 40th Floor
Monday, 24 October 2022 - Shenzhen
07:00	Breakfast		Café Zen, 1st Floor
08:00	U.S.-China Competition and the Collapse of Global Leadership (Plenary Discussion)	Michael BARBALAS Former President and Vice Chairman for American Chamber of Commerce in China, Beijing, China HUANG Jing Professor and Dean, Institute of International and Regional Studies, Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU); Chief Strategist and Vice Chairman, Academic Committee, Grandview Institution; Member, stars Scientific Board, Beijing, China Urs SCHOETTLI Consultant on Asian Affairs; Former East Asia Correspondent of Neue Zuercher Zeitung; Member, stars International Board, Tokyo Joerg WUTTKE (tbc) Chief Representative, BASF China; President, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC); Member, stars International Board, Beijing, China	Guangdong Room, 3rd Floor
09:30	Networking Coffee		Foyer, 3rd Floor
10:30	Continuation of Discussion/Expert Dialogues		Guangdong Room, 3rd Floor
12:00	Lunch		Shangri-La Ballroom, 3rd Floor
13:00	Departure		Meeting Point: Hotel Lobby, 1st Floor
14:30	Visit of Huawei Ox Horn Campus		Dongguan
16:00	Departure
17:00	Visit of Huawei Headquarters		Longgang District
	Group Picture
	Tour of the Exhibition Center (in Breakout Groups)
	Presentation and Plenary Discussion	Senior Representative of Huawei Shenzhen, China
19:00	Cocktails and Dinner, hosted by Huawei
Tuesday, 25 October 2022 - Shenzhen
07:00	Breakfast		Café Zen, 1st Floor
08:00	Departure		Meeting Point: Hotel Lobby, 1st Floor
09:00	Visit of Tencent Headquarters		Nanshan District
	Tour of the Exhibition Center (in Breakout Groups)
	Presentation and Plenary Discussion	Senior Representative of Tencent Shenzhen, China
11:30	Departure
12:00	Visit of Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)
	How to Build Up a World-Class University from Scratch?	Senior Representative of SUSTech Shenzhen, China
	Presentation and Plenary Discussion	Top Researcher of SUSTech Shenzhen, China
	Tour of Three Labs (in Breakout Groups)
13:30	Networking Lunch with Researchers, Professors and Students, hosted by SUSTech
14:30	Departure
15:00	Visit of DJI Headquarters
	Tour of the Exhibition Center (in Breakout Groups)
	Presentation and Plenary Discussion	Senior Representative of DJI Shenzhen, China Roland SIEGWART Professor of Autonomous Systems, ETH Zurich; Founding Co-Director, Wyss Zurich; Member, stars Scientific Board, Zurich, Switzerland
17:30	Departure
18:30	Cocktails, Dinner and Networking with Local Entrepreneurs and Business Representatives, hosted by Zhengxuan Investment		Park Hyatt, Futian District
Wednesday, 26 October 2022 - Shenzhen
07:00	Breakfast		Café Zen, 1st Floor
08:00	China and the World 2030: Business Risks and Opportunities (Plenary Discussion)	Charles LIU Founder and Venture Partner, HAO Capital, Beijing, China Jayne PLUNKETT Group Chief Risk Officer, Member, Group Executive Committee, AIA; Member, stars International Board, Hong Kong, China Joachim VON AMSBERG Vice President, Policy and Strategy, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Beijing, China WANG Shuo Editor-in-Chief, Caixin Media; Member, stars International Board, Beijing, China	Guangdong Room, 3rd Floor
09:30	Networking Coffee		Foyer, 3rd Floor
10:15	Saving the World from COVID-19: The View from BioNTech	Ugur SAHIN Co-Founder and CEO, BioNTech, Mainz, Germany Özlem TÜRECI Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, BioNTech, Mainz, Germany	Guangdong Room, 3rd Floor
12:00	Concluding Remarks	Toni SCHOENENBERGER Executive Chairman, stars Foundation, Stein am Rhein, Switzerland
12:15	Lunch		Shangri-La Ballroom, 3rd Floor
13:00	Optional Programme		Meeting Point: Hotel Lobby, 1st Floor

Programme Speakers / Moderators Partners

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