necina annual meeting_brochure

JUNE 7 th, 2014 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM

TWO FINANCIAL CENTER KPMG, 60 SOUTH STREET, 2 nd FLOOR BOSTON MA

2014 N ECI NA AN N UAL M EETI NG2014 N ECI NA AN N UAL M EETI NG2014 N ECI NA AN N UAL M EETI NGTechnology Innovations and the Changing

Face of Global Manufacturing Economies

OVERVIEWNECINA

New England Chinese Information and Networking Association (NECINA) is a non-profit, non-political organization. It was founded in 1996 by a group of network computing industry leaders who recognized the need to advocate cutting-edge technologies and entrepreneurship.

Today, NECINA has grown to be one of the premium high tech professional organizations in New England, and has its reach to thousands of people with members covering diverse industries such as software, telecommunications, networking, bioinformatics, venture capital, finance, and law.

• 4000+ Subscribers • 40+ Events on a yearly basis• 40+ Volunteers committed to growing our organization • $10B+ Value returned to investors from 15+ NECINA-associated companies

• Extensive Sponsorship and Partnership Network in New England, Silicon Valley, and China

N E C I N A O V E RV I E W

E V E N T S & P R O G R A M S

Cascade Communications, Arris Networks, ArrowPoint Communications, Sycamore Networks, Acopia Networks, Biscom, Metrobility, Axis Semincontactor, Azuki Systems, 8D World, Boston Web Power, GNW International, Adelphic Mobile, EventDove, Dreamech …

• Technology Conferences

• Entrepreneur Workshop (NEW)

• Youth Entrepreneurship Services (YES)

• Career Development Seminars

• Entrepreneur Club

s tay t u n e d | f o l l o w u s

www.necina.org Facebook: NECiNA Twitter: necinaorg Linkedin: NECINA Wechat: NECINAWeibo: @新英格兰资讯网络协会NECINA

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teamThe 2014-2015

E X C U T I V E T E A M

P r o g r a m T e a m

F u n c t i o n a l T e a m

Ben TaoPresident

ben.tao@necina.org

John WangVP, China Program

john.wang@necina.org

Jackie YangGM, Culture Program

jackie.yang@necina.org

Michael WangDirector of NEW Programmichael.wang@necina.org

Connie DaiDirector of Engagementconnie.dai@necina.org

Tony TianCo-Director of Engagement

tony.tian@necina.org

Lei ZhangDirector of Events

lei.zhang@necina.org

Litian HeCo-Director of Eventslitian.he@necina.org

Gwen RenCo-Director of Eventsgwen.ren@necina.org

Linda JiLegal Counsel

linda.ji@necina.org

Dongni WangDirector of Marketing

dongni.wang@necina.org

John SilvaDirector of

Mentor Networksjohn.silva@necina.org

Fan WuDirector of Membership

fan.wu@necina.org

Shanshan LiuCo-Director of Membership

shanshan.liu@necina.org

Selena GuoDirector of Partnershipselena.guo@necina.org

Leon XiaDirector of Technology

leon.xia@necina.org

Hongmin FanCo-Director of

Technologyhongmin.fan@necina.org

Hua ZhangCo-Director of

Technologyhua.zhang@necina.org

Lei ZhangTreasurer

lei.zhang@necina.org

Ping DangCo-Director of NEW Program

ping.dang@necina.org

Tracy HuangDirector of YES Programtracy.huang@necina.org

Huimin MaoAssistant Director of YEShuimin.mao@necina.org

Zhengmin LiAssistant Director of YESzhengmin.li@necina.org

Millie KwanDirector of

E-Club Programmillie.kwan@necina.org

Daijie HuangCo-Director of

E-Club Programdaijie.huang@necina.org

John WangVice President

john.wang@necina.org

Jackie YangGeneral Manager

jackie.yang@necina.org

Harry GaoChair of Entrepreneurship

Programharry.gao@necina.org

Ru ZhengChair of Mentor Network

ru.zheng@necina.org

Bing HeExecutive Director of Conference Programs

bing.he@necina.org

William K PoonAssistant GM

william.poon@necina.org

NECINA mission statement

Promote Cutting-edge technologies

Foster Entrepreneurship and Leadership

Facilitate Professional Networking

Bridge U.S. and Asia

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18 years ago, a group of highly successful Asian entrepreneurs and professionals gathered here in New England around a very simple set of beliefs. They believed it was not enough to be successful individually, no matter how big that success was. They believed their business and career experiences could have a lasting impact on many others. They believed their dedication to a great cause and boldness to face new challenges could inspire even more to follow their footprints. It was that set of beliefs that gave birth to NECINA.

18 years later, that seed of beliefs has benefited thousands of professionals in New England area, other parts of the United States, and Asian countries especially the Greater China region. For countless members, NECINA became the platform, where lifelong friendships were forged. For many volunteers, NECINA experiences became the launching pad for a new career. For a lot of committed sponsors, NECINA created new business opportunities. What started from a small technical seminar has now turned into a series of professionally run business and technology conferences around the year. What started as a lunch table casual business conversation has now turned into a three-pronged entrepreneurship programs respectively targeting business owners, newly minted entrepreneurs, and high school students.

Despite NECINA’s success, challenges abound. The ever decreasing threshold of business creation means it is even more competitive to build a business that lasts. The ever increasing rate of changes in technology innovations and business practices raise the skillset bar for every experienced professional. The slow pace of job market recovery is a very realistic challenge facing every new grad.

Challenge is what excites NECINA as an organization. In 2014-2015 operating year, we will reexamine our membership programs to bring even more benefits to our members. We will launch our Mentor Network Program to shore up NECINA’s brain trust. We will work more strategically with our partners to extend the reach of NECINA networks. We will rebuild our marketing and media presence to reach out to even more. While we pursue all the exciting new initiatives, our commitment to bringing high quality conference, entrepreneurship, and cultural programs to our members remains unchanged.

NECINA cannot be successful without your support. Support by becoming a NECINA member. Support by joining NEW 3.0. Support by sponsoring our programs. Support by referring a speaker. Support by volunteering for NECINA or simply sharing your NECINA experiences with friends. There are countless ways you can help! Together we will make NECINA an even greater organization for all those involved!

Dear NECINA Members, Sponsors, and Friends,

Ben Tao

NECINA President 2014-2015

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Breakfast&

Registration

Opening Remarks

Keynote Speech: “Seven forces of Innovation

Transforming 21st Century’s Global Manufacturing Economies”

byHoward Heppelmann

Keynote Speech: “The Internet of Things:

Ride the Wave of Disruptive Sensor Innovations”

byEdgar Masri

Lunch&

Business Showcase and Networking

Panel Discussion: “Finding the Bleeding Edge and

Keeping It All the Way”with

Edgar Masri Howard Heppelmann

Tina WeberSheldon Borkin

Coffee Break&

Voting: NECINA Board Election

2013-2014 President Report by

Ru Zheng

2014-2015 NECINA Program Highlights

by Ben Tao

YES 8.0 and NEW 2.0 Award Ceremony

2013-2014 Officer Awards

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speakingWho’s

H o wa r d H e p p e l m a n n

T i n a W e b e r

E d g a r M a s r i

S h e l d o n B o r k i n

Divisional Vice President (DVP) and General Manager, New Businesses Segment

Founder/CEO of A Starting Line; Program Director of Lean Startup Challenge

CEO and President, Qualtré, Inc.

Managing Partner at Strategic Angles

Howard Heppelmann is currently DVP and General Manager, New

Businesses segment. The New Businesses segment is responsible for

leveraging PTC technology, acquisitions and partnerships to advance PTC’s Internet

of Things (IOT) strategy within manufacturing. In this role, Mr. Heppelmann has responsibility for

the leadership and financial management of PTC’s New Businesses Segment including market analysis,

solution definition, and worldwide business development and go-to-market activities.

Mr. Heppelmann most recently served as the SVP and General Manager of PTC’s Supply Chain Segment. He has

worked in the manufacturing industry since 1990 and has extensive experience collaborating with leading manufacturers

to help elevate their product development and supply chain management capabilities. Mr. Heppelmann is a regular

participant at industry seminars where he has presented and spoken on important topics, He has also been published

and quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes and numerous other business and trade publications.

Mr. Masri was appointed the CEO and President of Qualtré in 2008. From 2006-2008, Edgar rejoined 3Com, a global data

networking leader, as the President and Chief Executive Officer. At 3Com, he led the acquisition of H-3C, the joint venture

between 3Com and Huawei and was H-3C’s Chairman. Mr. Masri was a General Partner at Matrix Partners from 2000 to

2006, a leading technology venture capital firm, where he made investments in the wireless, broadband and semiconductor

industries while serving on the boards of numerous semiconductor and telecommunication equipment startups. From 1995

to 1999, he led 3Com’s workgroup business and oversaw this unit’s five-fold growth to over $1 billion in revenue and a

leading market share position. Prior to joining 3Com in 1985, Mr. Masri worked in various engineering and management

positions at companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500. Mr. Masri holds a Diplome d’Ingenieur from Ecole Centrale

de Paris, and a M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. He is an Arjay Miller

Scholar M.B.A. graduate with distinction from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Dr. Sheldon Borkin is an entrepreneur, consultant, and member of Launchpad and InvestorsCollaborative angel groups.

He has done three startups - two IPOs including WebMD (from startup to $1B revenue) and one acquisition - and mentors

startups at MIT and at Boston Startup Weekend. He will also be a mentor at the next TechStars Boston class. Sheldon

was Chief Scientist at Progress Software leading innovation and technology strategy. He has Ph.D and EE degrees in

Computer Science from MIT.

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sheldonborkin/, Twitter @sheldonborkin.

Tina is the founder/CEO of A Starting Line and Program Director of Lean Startup Challenge, a startup program

that provides guidance and mentoring based on the Lean Startup principles. She helps companies with customer

development, market validation, advocate marketing, go-to market strategy, and product development.

Previously, Tina was the Chief Engagement Officer of GearSay.com, where she was responsible for launch strategy,

customer acquisition and engagement. She had previously founded a marketing/technology consulting firm and also

worked at companies such as eBay Enterprise, e-Dialog, and Digitas; leading and managing teams to build/implement

marketing and business intelligence solutions.

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Yo u t h E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p S e rv i c e ( Y E S )

N E C I N A E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p W o r ks h o p ( N E W )

N E C I N A E n t r e p r e n e u r C l u b ( E C l u b )

programsNECINA

Founded in 2005,Youth Entrepreneurship Service (YES) is a program for high school students, sponsored

by IBM, to develop entrepreneurship and leadership skills. From the 10-class program, students learn to work in

teams, develop business ideas and participate in a business plan contest. The program covers Business Plans,

Product Conceptualization, Company Structure, Finance, Sales and Marketing, Public Speaking and Presentation

skills. Each class features a distinguished speaker and an exciting instructor to show students how skills learned

can be applied in the real world. Winners have cash scholarship and possible internship opportunities in big firms

or corporate.

Interested in joining YES program? YES 9.0 will be recruiting soon, please contact yes@necina.

org for more information.

The NECINA Entrepreneurship Workshop (NEW) is an acceleration program organized by NECINA. This

program helps entrepreneurs and entrepreneur-to-be turn their dreams of building start-ups into reality through

mentorship, teamwork and hands-on experience. Projects accepted into NEW Accelerator will leverage the

extensive resources and network of NECINA, benefit from mentorship, receive financial and legal advice, and pitch

to investors and venture capitalists. At NECINA, we take pride in facilitating your success!

NEW 3.0 will be led by Michael Wang. Have a great business idea and want to start building your

own startup? Contact NEW at new@necina.org to find out more.

NECINA Entrepreneur Club (E Club) is a community of technology company founders and executives. The

mission of E Club is to help members grow their business by

• leveraging NECINA resources to connect members to successful entrepreneurs, investors, customers, partners,

suppliers, service firms as well as business counterparts in Asia for mentorship, advice and business opportunities

• providing a social networking platform for members to consult each other and share success stories and

lessons learned.

Through monthly meetups, speaker events and online discussions on LinkedIn, E Club offers a resourceful and

supportive community to help new entrepreneurs grow and succeed.

Survive, strive, and thrive with NECINA E Club! To apply, please email eclub@necina.org.

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OUTINGSummer

Yo u r Pa c k a g e I n c l u d e s U n l i m i t e d U s e o f :

I c e C r e a m B u f f e t I n c l u d e s :

- 6,000 sq. ft Bumper Boat Pond- Driving Range- 9-hole Pitch & Putt Golf Course- Two Adventure Style 18-hole Mini Golf Courses- Sand Volleyball - Horseshoes - Tug of War Pit

- Assorted beverages- Kimball Farm’s top 8 ice cream flavors served with strawberries, pineapple, marshmallow, our hot fudge & butterscotch sauce, homemade whipped cream and nuts!

NECINA / CABA 2014 SUMMER OUTING

Kimball Farm-Westford400 Littleton Road (Rt.110), Westford, MA 01886

Date: July 12, 2014Time: 10:30am – 4:00 pmGroup Package Price: Early Birds: $36/adult, $32/child, $40 after 7/6 (children under 3, free)

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