Summit 2005 Schedule
Summit 2005 Delegates
Summit 2005 Materials
Theme
Beyond Borders: Entrepreneurship in the Global Context
Date
Sunday, April 3, 2005 - Saturday, April 9, 2005
Daily Gathering Point
Paul Allen Center for Integrated Systems, Annex
330 Serra Mall
Stanford, CA 94305
USA
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NOTE: Locations for various events will vary, please see the Schedule for details.
Summit 2005 Schedule
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Summit 2005 Delegates
These delegates have been approved to attend the Summit 2005 at Stanford. For privacy purposes, only their names and origins are listed.
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Summit 2005 Materials
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Keynote Lecture: Building and Nurturing a Successful Business
Speaker: Ram Shriram (Managing Partner, Sherpalo Ventures)
Keynote Lecture: Creating Successful Cross-Border Ventures
Speaker: Min Zhu (Co-founder, President, and CTO, WebEx)
Keynote Lecture: The Workings of a Video Game Company
Speaker: Trip Hawkins (Chairman and CEO, Digital Chocolate)
Keynote Lecture: SINA in the Chinese Business Environment
Speaker: Hurst Lin (Co-Founder and Co-COO, SINA)
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Summit 2005 Delegates
Summit 2005 Materials
Theme
Beyond Borders: Entrepreneurship in the Global Context
Date
Sunday, April 3, 2005 - Saturday, April 9, 2005
Daily Gathering Point
Paul Allen Center for Integrated Systems, Annex
330 Serra Mall
Stanford, CA 94305
USA
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NOTE: Locations for various events will vary, please see the Schedule for details.
Summit 2005 Schedule
| Day One: Developing The Entrepreneurial Spirit | April 4, 2005 |
| 9:15AM - 10:30AM CIS-X Auditorium |
Speaker: Richard Dasher (Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center) In this introductory lecture, Professor Richard Dasher, the ASES Stanford faculty advisor, will discuss the importance of entrepreneurship in a global context. What makes cross-border and cross-cultural entrepreneurship unique and challenging? Professor Dasher will share his insight on what it means to be an entrepreneur in an international context. |
| 10:45AM - 12:00PM CIS-X Auditorium |
Moderator: Chi-Hua Chien (Stanford Graduate School of Business, Class of 2006) Panelists: Lewis Cheng (Stanford GSB, Class of 2005) Sunaina Sinha (Senior Associate and Project Manager, Alavita, Inc.) Iris Yen (Director, Operating Strategy, Gap Inc.) What does it mean to be a young entrepreneur? Hear from panelists with recent entrepreneurial experience, people who still remember the trials and concerns that come with starting up a venture for the very first time. They will discuss some of the issues that young entrepreneurs face, such as making the first leap to entrepreneurship and balancing a "normal" job and life with the entrepreneurial venture. We will also hear from panelists who will discuss what embarking on an entrepreneurial career entails. |
| 1:30PM - 2:45PM CIS-X Auditorium |
Moderator: Andrew Chan (Assistant Dean and Director MBA Career Management Center, Stanford Graduate School of Business) Panelists: Steve Blank (Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, University of California Haas School of Business) Katherine Ku (Director, Stanford Office of Technology Licensing) Edison Tse (Associate Professor of Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University) Universities can be great research institutions and sources of innovative new ideas. How do universities help harness and develop the creative energy of students so that they can successfully engage in entrepreneurial ventures? The panelists will discuss the role of universities in encouraging and promoting entrepreneurship among college students. |
| 3:00PM - 4:00PM CIS-X Auditorium |
Speaker: Ram Shriram (Managing Partner, Sherpalo Ventures) Ram Shriram will share his insights on what makes a venture successful. What distinguishes ventures that succeed from those that do not? How is that success sustained and further developed over time? |
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| Day Two: Start-Up Skills And Strategies | April 5, 2005 |
| 10:45AM - 12:00PM CIS-X Auditorium |
Speakers: Fred Greguras (Of Counsel, Fenwick & West LLP) Andrew Luh (Partner, Fenwick & West LLP) This session will cover the role of a Silicon Valley lawyer in working with startups engaged in a global business and in connecting them to investors and other resources. The seminar will also cover current financing requirements and alternatives for startups, as well as the role of a lawyer in working with startups and financing for startups. |
| 2:45PM - 4:00PM CIS-X Auditorium |
Speaker: Min Zhu (Co-founder, President, and CTO, WebEx) Ranked by Forbes as one of the fastest-growing public IT companies in the world, WebEx is a successful cross border high tech venture between Silicon Valley and China. The journey to create this venture is full of challenges and rewards. As Min moves on to join NEA, the largest early stage VC in the Valley, as a venture partner, to promote cross border investments, he will share exciting opportunities in an interactive dialogue. |
| 4:15PM - 5:15PM Skilling Auditorium |
Moderator: Richard Dasher (Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center) Speakers: Shamini Dhana (Senior VP, Global Financial Services-India, Silicon Valley Bank) Sridar Iyengar (former President, SV TiE, and Infosys Board Member) Delegates will have the opportunity to attend an actual Stanford class and hear a lecture: "A 2005 Update of Entrepreneurship Activities in India." |
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| Day Three: Emerging Technologies & Opportunities | April 6, 2005 |
| 9:15AM - 10:30AM
CIS-X Auditorium |
Speaker: Tom Lee (Professor, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University; Co-Founder & Director of Advanced Development, Matrix Semiconductor, Inc.) Professor Lee will talk about the history of high tech entrepreneurship in the Silicon Valley area and its relationship to Stanford University, as well as discuss his own experiences with semiconductor startups. |
| 10:45AM - 12:00PM
CIS-X Auditorium |
Speaker: Milton Chen (President and CTO, VSee Lab) Human-Computer interaction technology represents an exciting field with great potential and many possible applications. Milton Chen will discuss videoconferencing technology specifically, and how that technology is being utilized by organizations such as the United Nations and the United States Department of Defense. |
| 1:30PM - 2:45PM
CIS-X Auditorium |
Speakers: Todd Masonis (Founder and Vice-President of Products, Plaxo) Cameron Ring (Founder and Chief Architect, Plaxo) Cameron Ring and Todd Masonis of Plaxo will talk about their decision to get involved in start ups and what sparked the founding of netElements and Plaxo, the difficulties initially faced and lessons learnt, whether studying at Stanford prepared them for entrepreneurship, advice they would give to budding entrepreneurs and the importance of teamwork in an entrepreneurial venture. |
| 3:00PM - 4:15PM
CIS-X Auditorium |
Speaker: Trip Hawkins (Chairman and CEO, Digital Chocolate) Mr. Hawkins will lecture on his experiences in founding video game companies such as Electronic Arts (and more recently Digital Chocolate), and provide insight into new directions and opportunities in the gaming development industry. |
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| Day Four: The Corporate Context | April 7, 2005 | |||
| Company visits on this day will not be open to public. |
| Day Five: Understanding Global Dynamics | April 8, 2005 |
| 9:15AM - 10:30AM
CIS-X Auditorium |
Speaker: Grande Lum (Managing Director, Accordence) International deal makers have long bowed to local traditions and etiquette. Cultural differences can influence business negotiations in significant and unexpected ways, as many a hapless deal maker has learned. Grande Lum will address some of those issues surrounding cross-border negotiation in this talk. |
| 10:45AM - 12:00PM
CIS-X Auditorium |
Speakers: Matt Holleran (former VP Marketing, Datasweep) Lynda Kate Smith (President and Chief Marketing Officer, Nuance) Marketing, not to be confused with selling, helps you to find the "hole in the marketplace," the unarticulated needs that can be satisfied by creative use of technology. So marketing unlocks the secret doors to future growth. If you want to work in a growing business, you need to know how to market, or you will always be a slave to someone who does. Our speakers will address issues relating to entrepreneurial marketing. |
| 1:30PM - 2:45PM
CIS-X Auditorium |
Moderator: Kip Darcy (Microfinance Pilot Director, Hewlett-Packard Company) Speakers: Rachel Payne (Microfinance & International Development Specialist) Emily Tucker (Technical Project Manager, Grameen Technology Center, Grameen Foundation USA) The United Nations launches the International Year 2005 of Microfinance in an effort to build support for making financial services more accessible to poor and low-income people. Microfinance is a smart strategy because it builds on the one asset found even in the poorest communities: the power and determination of the human spirit. Our panelists will discuss the importance of microfinance as it relates to entrepreneurship. |
| 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Clark Center Auditorium |
Speaker: Hurst Lin (Co-Founder and Co-COO, SINA) Hurst Lin will talk about his experiences co-founding one of Asia's largest internet portals. He will also discuss some of the challenges that SINA has faced in its rapid growth and expansion. |
| 4:30PM - 5:30PM
Clark Center Courtyard |
ASES Summit speakers, former Summit speakers, ASES delegates, staff, and alumni, local industry leaders, and Stanford students are invited to participate in a networking reception, the closing event of the Summit. |
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Summit 2005 Delegates
These delegates have been approved to attend the Summit 2005 at Stanford. For privacy purposes, only their names and origins are listed.
| last name | first name | region |
| Bae | AhRan (Ellie) | Korea |
| Chang | Yao (Amy) | Fudan, China |
| Chen | Andy | Hong Kong, China |
| Chen | Ting-You (Anson) | Taiwan |
| Chi | Pei-Yu (Peggy) | Taiwan |
| Chuah | Sue Huey | Singapore |
| dela Cruz | Justin | Ateneo, Philippines |
| Deshwal | Amit | IIT Madras, India |
| Dugar | Kaushal | Singapore |
| Fang | Augustus | Tsinghua, China |
| Fu | Dayuan (Darren) | Zhejiang, China |
| Goila | Sonali | Singapore |
| Gu | Lei (Gloria) | Fudan, China |
| He | Dan (Echo) | Zhejiang, China |
| He | Yaner (Iris) | Hong Kong, China |
| Hui | Francis | Toronto, Canada |
| Ke | Cheng | Georgia, USA |
| Kim | Young Woon (Eric) | Korea |
| Lu | Yingda (Andy) | Zhejiang, China |
| Lv | Zhenxing | Beijing, China |
| Ma | Cassandra | Fudan, China |
| Mehta | Sameer | Delhi, India |
| Omega | Adriene | Ateneo, Philippines |
| Pahuja | Jatin | Delhi, India |
| Qian | Haihong | Fudan, China |
| Rui | Xin | Tsinghua, China |
| Salva | Oliver (Birdie) | Ateneo, Philippines |
| Sharma | Arnav | Delhi, India |
| Vaswani | Kiran (Tina) | Ateneo, Philippines |
| Wang | Xuan (Steven) | Beijing, China |
| Wang | Yifan (Marie) | Fudan, China |
| Wang | Xiaolei | Tsinghua, China |
| Wong | Po Yan (Cheryl) | Hong Kong, China |
| Xi | Wang (Richard) | Beijing, China |
| Yao | Ge | Beijing, China |
| Yin | Sheng (Freeys) | Zhejiang, China |
| Yu | Zhang | Tsinghua, China |
| Zhang | Zhijin | Singapore |
| Zhao | Bi (Billy) | Beijing, China |
| Zhao | Jier (Gail) | Hong Kong, China |
Summit 2005 Materials
You will need to have Windows Media Player 9.0 or later to play the videos.
Keynote Lecture: Building and Nurturing a Successful Business
Speaker: Ram Shriram (Managing Partner, Sherpalo Ventures)
Keynote Lecture: Creating Successful Cross-Border Ventures
Speaker: Min Zhu (Co-founder, President, and CTO, WebEx)
Keynote Lecture: The Workings of a Video Game Company
Speaker: Trip Hawkins (Chairman and CEO, Digital Chocolate)
Keynote Lecture: SINA in the Chinese Business Environment
Speaker: Hurst Lin (Co-Founder and Co-COO, SINA)
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