“Entrepreneurship in the Global Marketplace” Entrepreneurship Week at Stanford University

http://eweek.stanford.edu

A Schwarzenegger Emerging Entrepreneurs Initiative Series Seminar The Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE),

Stanford University Sponsored by Alibaba.com

Date: 3:30-6:00pm, Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Venue: Bechtel Conference Center Stanford University Encina Hall, 616 Serra Street, Stanford 3:30-3.35pm WELCOME/INTRODUCTION Marguerite Gong Hancock, Associate Director, SPRIE 3:35-4:05pm NEW TRENDS AND STRATEGIES IN GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP Keynote: Timothy C. Draper, Founder and Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Q&A Session 4:05-4:35pm WHAT’S ON THE HORIZON: VC PERSPECTIVE Panel: Hans Tung, Partner, Qiming Ventures (Stanford BS '93)

Sanjay Subhedar, Managing Director, Storm Ventures Moderator: William F. Miller, Co-Director, SPRIE, former Provost, Stanford University 4:35-4:45pm CHINA’S E-COMMERCE REVOLUTION AND ITS GLOBAL IMPACT Marguerite Gong Hancock, Associate Director, SPRIE and Duncan Clark, Visiting Scholar, SPRIE; Founder and Chairman, BDA China 4:45-5:05pm FROM START-UP TO BILLION DOLLAR ONLINE MARKETPLACE: INSIGHTS FROM ALIBABA.COM Keynote: Tami Zhu, Director of International Business Development and Marketing, Alibaba.com Americas LESSONS FROM THE FRONT LINE: STORIES FROM ENTREPRENEURS 5:05-5:25pm Mike Effle, CEO, Vendio (Stanford MBA '99) 5:25-5:45pm Jonathan Ross Shriftman, Co-Founder, Solé Bicycles and Ryder Fyrwald, Vice President of Global Operations, Kairos Society

5:45-6:00pm Q&A FOR ALIBABA.COM, VENDIO AND SOLÉ BICYCLES Moderator: Duncan Clark, Visiting Scholar, SPRIE CLOSING REMARKS Marguerite Gong Hancock, Associate Director, SPRIE Linda Kozlowski, Director, International Corporate Affairs, Alibaba.com 6:00-6:30pm NETWORKING/RECEPTION WITH CHINESE APPETIZERS Bechtel lobby

                                       

 

THE SEMINAR As part of Entrepreneurship Week at Stanford University, the Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE) and Alibaba.com host "Entrepreneurship in the Global Marketplace," a special seminar featuring noted venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and executives. The seminar is the first in a series being conducted at several California universities under the auspices of the Schwarzenegger Emerging Entrepreneur Initiative. Famed venture capitalist Tim Draper will kick off the event, sharing his insight on trends and strategies relevant to global business. Multiple facets of China's role in supporting and enabling entrepreneurial ventures will be spotlighted, including the presentation of new research on the rise and global impact of Chinese e-commerce, a talk by an executive from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.com, and lessons from a diverse set of entrepreneurs whose businesses depend on international trade. Additional perspectives will be shared by VCs based in China and U.S. After the event, all attendees will have an opportunity to receive an extensive toolkit of information and offers for launching businesses using global sourcing and trade. This event is one of many being held at Stanford University during Entrepreneurship Week 2011, including compelling lectures, workshops, mentoring sessions, a job fair, and more. See full details at http://eweek.stanford.edu. THE HOSTS Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE) SPRIE is dedicated to advancing the understanding and practice of innovation and entrepreneurship in leading high technology regions in the global economy. Through and international and interdisciplinary research, publications, executive education, and conferences, SPRIE impacts the arenas of academia, policy, and business. The China 2.0 Project is an ongoing research initiative of SPRIE at Stanford University focused on the drivers and global implications of growth in China’s Internet. China 2.0 addresses the issues through research, conferences at Stanford and in China, printed publications and teaching materials, and creation of online content. Alibaba.com Alibaba.com is a publicly-traded company (HK:1688) focused on facilitating global trade and entrepreneurship through e-commerce for small businesses with more than 56 million users across 240 countries. The Schwarzenegger Emerging Entrepreneur Initiative is a program to spur entrepreneurship and stimulate job growth in California, created by Alibaba.com in partnership with former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Through a series of interactive events, the initiative aims to provide 3,000 California university students with guidance, skills and entrepreneurial know-how to start their own businesses and participate successfully in the knowledge-based networked economy. THE COORDINATING PARTNER ASES  (Asia-­‐Pacific  Student  Entrepreneurship  Society)  at  Stanford  University  is  the  coordinating  partner  of  this  seminar.