Second -2019 Second GIFTs Global Future Innovation Summit Held in Silicon Valley, USA


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On April 30, 2019, the "2019 2nd GIFTs Global Future Innovation Summit", co-sponsored by Zhongguancun Silicon Valley Innovation Center and Zhongguancun Boston Innovation Center, was grandly held in Santa Clara Convention and Exhibition Center. Zhang Jianxin, Deputy Consul General of the People's Republic of China Consulate General in San Francisco, Luo Wei, Chief Investment Officer of Zhongguancun (International) Holding Company, Jin Zhijie, Dean of School of Engineering of University of California, Berkeley, Tim Draper, Founding Partner of De Fengjie (DFJ) Investment Fund, Cui Yi, Professor of School of Materials Science and Engineering of Stanford University, Reese Jones, Founder of Singularity University, Wayne Lee, Mayor of Milbre, Anis Uzzaman (cloudMinds) Director of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Application Charles Jankowski and many heavyweight guests including the world's top scientists, Chinese and American first-line entrepreneurs, investors, and entrepreneurs gathered together, to participate in the grand event.

This time accurately focused on the hot topic of "smart city", with the theme of "the future of smart innovation city", the three main lines of "future exploration of top scientists, peak dialogue of industry leaders, and thinking sharing of front-line investors", and the four themes of "smart city, artificial intelligence, biomedicine, and brand going to sea" as the core, invited elites from the global scientific, industrial and investment circles, share their thoughts on how scientific research, capital, technology, industry and brand can move towards the future and empower the future "smart city.


Address by Zhang Jianxin, Deputy Consul General of the the People's Republic of China Consulate General in San Francisco


Zhang Jianxin, Deputy Consul General of the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in San Francisco, said in his speech: Sharing, cooperation, mutual benefit, and win-win are the main theme of the times. The GITFs Summit is a movement that conforms to the main theme of the times. Cooperation and integration.


Speech by Dr. Li Mengyao, Investment Director of Zhongguancun Silicon Valley Innovation Center


Z-Park Innovation Center, on behalf of Dr. Li Mengyao, Investment Director of Zhongguancun Silicon Valley Innovation Center, said in his speech: Through the GIFTs Summit, we hope to invite global leaders from science, industry, and investment circles to gather together to share ideas and exchange wisdom. This is a public welfare The cause is dedicated to the human community.


Opening Speech by Zhijie Jin, Dean of School of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley



Keynote Speech by Tim Draper, Founding Partner of DFJ Investment Fund



Professor Cui Yi, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University



Singularity University Founder Reese Jones Keynote Speech



Dozens of well-known scientists, industry leaders to share the wonderful


At the GIFTs summit, nearly 30 well-known scientists, industry leaders and hundreds of spectators from various frontier fields around the world shared their views on the development trend of hot industries and fields to achieve multi-form, multi-angle and high-standard cross-border exchanges and collision integration. Jin Zhijie, dean of the School of Engineering of the University of California, Berkeley, is the first female dean of the school's School of Engineering. She gave an opening speech on the topic of "Unlimited Empowerment, Innovation, Creating a Better Society" and shared her insights in teaching, research and innovation. Tim Draper, founder partner of DFJ (DFJ) Investment Fund, manages a total of 2 billion US dollars of capital and invests in more than 200 start-up companies, with the theme of "Future Technology and Investment Analysis and Prospect", he shared his rich experience in venture capital in Silicon Valley, and looked forward to the new trend of entrepreneurship and investment in the current environment; Cui Yi, a professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering of Stanford University, is today A world-renowned material scientist, he shared the cutting-edge content in this field with the theme of "Material Technology Innovation and Commercialization; the founder of Singularity University, Reese Jones, has been involved in a wide range of fields, from synthetic biology to venture capital, from non-profit government organizations to patent-based and even technology-based innovation companies. With the theme of "Future Bioscience, Genes, Internet and Computers", he shared the development rules of the four major themes from his perspective. Wayne Lee, Mayor of Milbury, shared the experience of American cities in practicing smart cities from the perspective of the government. Anis Uzzaman, founder and CEO of Pergathos Technology Fund, shared the world's top technology trends from the perspective of Silicon Valley; charles Jankowski, director of artificial intelligence and robot application of Da Qi Technology (CloudMinds), gave a wonderful speech in combination with the development of the company and shared the trend of cloud intelligence and the frontier field of future automation. Dozens of guests were also "subverting the power of the future-artificial intelligence", "the next breakthrough of biomedicine", "exploring the road of smart city-using the most advanced technology, practice and exploration experience were shared in the round table forums on themes such as" Building a Future City "and" Globalization Path of Science and Technology Products. The exquisite speech and the theme of keeping pace with the times won thunderous applause from all the participants.


Thematic Round Table Forum



Luo Wei, Chief Investment Officer of Zhongguancun (International) Holding Company, interviewed by the media


GIFTS Summit was founded in 2017. Its full name is Global Innovation & Future Technology Summit, which means "gift". It is jointly built by Z-park Innovation Center. It will effectively learn from the beneficial experience of similar science and technology theme exhibitions in Silicon Valley, adhere to the characteristic concepts of internationalization, high-end and specialization, establish GIFTS Summit brand, and gather industry leaders such as front-line entrepreneurs and investors from all over the world and Silicon Valley to participate in the peak dialogue, to create an exchange platform focusing on scientific and technological innovation and win-win cooperation in the top high-tech fields of China and the United States, and to help the seamless connection between China and Silicon Valley, scientific theory and entrepreneurial practice. At the same time, the Zhongguancun Silicon Valley Innovation Center builds a platform to give full play to overseas resources to help Chinese companies go abroad; it also actively connects American companies to enable them to understand the Chinese market and development opportunities, and act as a bridge between China and the United States in technological innovation cooperation.