LINK: Hardware Partners @ SV

After having two successful Hardware 599 Meetups, it's time to have a big conference for hardwarians in the new year. LINK: Hardware Partners @ SV is just around the corner!

It will be hosted at Regency Center, San Francisco on Jan 13. The afternoon session will be composed by several keynotes and panel discussions by leading hardware entrepreneurs and investors. The evening session will be a special version of Hardware 599 Meetup with several hardware presentations/demos followed by a panel discussion about PR for crowdfunding.

In order to attend the event, please register on Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/link-hardware-partners-sv-tickets-14865696699

Agenda:

1.00-1.20 Register

1.20-1.30 Greeting

1.30-2.00 Keynote by Dr. Yu Sun

2.00-2.40 Panel: Robotics Education in U.S.

2.40-3.20 Panel: How Virtual Reality is Changing the World

3.20-3.40 Break

3.40-4.00 Keynote by Hans Tung

4.00-4.20 Keynote

4.20-5.00 Panel: Investing and Incubating Hardware Startups in Silicon Valley

5.00-5.40 Panel: Chinese Hardware Startups in Silicon Valley

5.40-6.45 Break

6.45-7.15 Panel: PR for Crowdfunding

7.15-8.30 Hardware Presentations

Speakers and Panelists:

Yu Sun, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society

Dr. Yu Sun is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of South Florida. He serves as a founding Co-Chair of the new Technical Committee on Robotic Hands, Grasping, and Manipulation of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE-RAS), co-chairs the IEEE-RAS Membership Services Committee, and sits on the IEEE-RAS Electronic Products and Services Board and the Member Activity Board.

Hans Tung, GGV Capital

Hans joined GGV Capital in 2013 as a Managing Partner to focus on mobile Internet, cross border ecommerce, online education, and gaming industry investments. Hans’ prior work experience spans venture capital, internet start-ups, and tech investment banking over 18 years. He led investments in or served on the boards of start-ups that have since become category leaders, including Xiaomi, Mafengwo Travel, Vancl.com, eHi Car Rental, Domob Mobile, 51fanli and Forgame.

Jenny Lee, GGV Capital

A Managing Partner at GGV Capital, Jenny joined the firm in 2005 and was instrumental in setting up the GGV presence in China. Jenny’s areas of focus are on Internet/Digital Media / Internet Finance / Shared economy / Education/ IOT companies. Jenny led GGV’s investments in hiSoft (NASDAQ: PACT), 21Vianet (NASDAQ: VNET), SinoSun (SHE: 300333), YY(NASDAQ: YY) and successfully helped them go public.

Larry Li, zPark Capital

Larry is Managing Partner and Co-Founder at zPark Capital. He also co-founded of zPark Venture Fund and TEEC Angel Fund. He got his B.E degree from Tsinghua University and M.E degree at University of Florida. With extraordinary investment vision and solid technology background, Larry has invested more than 50 companies, including Darma, Assmblage (acquired by Cisco), Droplet, Skycatch, Koinify, Orbeus, Mugeda, Woomoo, Veetle, Narvalous, TrustLook, etc. Larry currently serves on the Board of Director for Droplet, Darma and Candy House, etc.

Ben Bateman, Indiegogo

Ben Bateman is the Associate Director for Hardware, Design, and Technology at Indiegogo, where he focuses on developing strategies and tactics to help campaigns more effectively raise funds. Ben has worked with some of Indiegogo's largest campaigns including the Ubuntu Edge, Canary, Scanadu Scout, and many more.

Emile Petrone, Tindie

Emile Petrone is founder & CEO of Tindie (tindie.com), the marketplace for indie hardware. In two and a half years, Tindie has helped over 800 companies bring over 3,800 products to market. Emile is also on the board of the Open Source Hardware Association.

Joel Andren, PressFriendly

Joel Andren is co-founder and CEO of the PR automation company PressFriendly. Previously, he was co-founder of Bitcasa which was a TechCrunch Battlefield finalist and worked at numerous early-stage startups. Prior to founding PressFriendly, Joel was head of marketing for YCombinator company HelloSign. Joel's interest in PR began when he first interned at a Seattle PR agency in 2000 and his current obsession is on fixing what he considers to be a technology deficit in the PR space.

Julianna He, Lepow

Julianna is COO of Lepow and manages the marketing and operations of Lepow. Lepow is a design and tech lifestyle company that creates fun, beautiful, and unique everyday gadgets. She previously was Marketing Director for Lepow in Shenzhen. She moved to Silicon Valley in 2014 to set up Lepow's U.S. branch.

Yao Zhang, RoboTerra

Yao Zhang, founder and CEO of RoboTerra Inc., has been working in the education and technology field for more than a decade. RoboTerra, recognized as the annual "Star Company" at the 2014 World Learning Technology Summit, provides a cloud-based learning solution connecting educational robots built by students and respective course modules, which allows students a rewarding and fun learning experience.

Zhu Li, AntVR

AntVR is a startup company focusing on head-mounted virtual reality display. Mr. Li is serving for AntVR's retailing project in U.S. market and responsible for the connection with U.S. developers.

Grissom Dong, Seeed Studio

Grissom joined Seeed in January 2014 and is now in charge of the operation of Seeed US branch.Prior to joining Seeed, Grissom worked over 7 years in accounting and consulting, including Ernst & Young and Deloitte. He engaged with many Fortune 500 clients throughout the manufacturing industry and provided value with annual internal audit and financial audit for IPO. He has also worked in multiple startups specializing in international trading.

Neil Banerjee, Braigo Labs Inc.

Neil Banerjee is a member of the board of Directors/Mentor and Coach at Braigo Labs Inc. , he is the father of Shubham Banerjee the founder of Braigo Labs and the inventor of Braigo. At the age of 12 , Shubham became the youngest entrepreneur to receive Venture Capital funding to bring Braigo to the market. He has been at ground zero and up all the way with Shubham. Neil is also Director of Integration & Validation at Intel - Education division.

Ben Delaney, CyberEdge Information Services

Ben Delaney is the author of Sex Drugs and Tessellation: the Truth about Virtual Reality, as revealed in the pages of CyberEdge Journal, and Founder and CEO of CyberEdge Information Services (CEIS). He is an award-winning author, marketing and market research professional, bringing 30 years of experience to the table.

Ian Fletcher, Wearable World Labs

Ian Fletcher is the director of Labs program at Wearable World. Wearable World, headquartered in San Francisco with active Wearable World communities in 18 cities around the globe, is an organization dedicated to creating the social fabric for business around Wearables and the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem. Wearable World Labs is the world's first incubator/accelerator solely focused on wearable technology and the internet of things.

Jess Perez, EHANG Tech

Jess Perez is Head of Marketing at EHANG Tech, makers of GHOST drone quad copters and leaders in aviation technology. She manages all aspects of marketing, including leading GHOST's crowd funding campaign. Previously, she was an early hire at various Bay Area e-commerce start-ups, including VC-funded Cuyana and Tea Collection, growing each business from the early days.

Junhao Hu, Darma

Dr. Junhao Hu is the founder and CEO of Darma Inc. Darma Inc is building the world's first smart cushion that monitors your posture, sitting habits, stress level, and coaches you to sit better. He earned his PhD in Optical Communication and Sensor Technology from the National University of Singapore. Dr. Hu’s passion lies at the intersection of improving health and advanced sensor technology. He has participated in accelerator programs at both the Founder Institute and HAXLR8R.

John Sokol, International Technological University

John Sokol is a pioneer of early digital audio, Open Source Unix, Internet Streaming video and more. He's worked for Stanford University, Sun Microsystems, SGI, MGM, Paramount, Fox, Well Fargo, Fujitsu, Sanyo, Bosch, and Citrix Online, and more recently heading the engineering at Anybots. He was also part of the Lil-bot a successfully funded and delivered Kickstarter and consultant to robotics education company Robot Terra, robot arm maker 2Mar Robotics as well as founder and editor of Video Technology Magazine and currently working for International Technological University in San Jose.

Olina Qian, SVACE

Olina Qian, founder and president of SVACE( Silicon Valley association of Chinese entrepreneurs), deeply rooted in Silicon Valley for 15 years, passionate about community building. Computer Science Master degree, Certified professional coach, specialize in Leadership Development, team building. Symantec Principle Analyst, former Facebook employee.

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