Wednesday, October 18, 2017

2017 China Convention of Overseas Talents Exchange (CCOTE)

Project Roadshow & Contest for Overseas Innovative Startups -- Dec 20-21, 2017
Intelligent Development of Future, to implement your dream at Guangzhou!

Call for Projects!!
by SVTC + Constellar Venture -- North America Region Designated Representative

Time: Dec 20-21, 2017

Purpose
In responding to the enthusiasm of overseas talents, and encourage their innovative entrepreneur spirit, CCOTE organizing committee decided to conduct 2017 CCOTE “Intelligent Development of Future” contest for overseas innovative startups. This is to attract and support overseas talents to come to China and start their entrepreneurship and implement their innovation in Guangzhou. We want to channel a wide range of social resources to support innovative startups, by allowing government to play a mentoring role. We will follow the market mechanism, and gathering various of resources, industrialize new innovation, and nurturing high level, high quality professional teams for core innovation capabilities and strategic emerging high growth enterprises.

Organizers
Host: Overseas Chinese Scholars in Science and Technology CCOTE Organizing Committee,
China Nanfang Job Center
Co-Host: Guangzhou GoogolPark, SVTC + Constellar Venture

Qualification of participating projects
  • Participants: Innovative startup teams or individuals, with advanced technology and promising market potentials, whose core member must have overseas study and work experiences.
  • All products or services can be either a participant directly involved innovation or patented technology, The participants should be the owner of corresponding patent, with clearly documented intellectual property.
  • All participating project should meet Guangzhou industrial development focus and trend. For example, AI, VR, new information technology, high-end equipment manufacture, biomedical science, new materials, with newer technology and market competitiveness, as well as better social and economic benefits.

  • Agenda
    Financial Support
    5000 RMB (~760 USD) airfare reimbursement
    All local accommodation and transportation.

    Opportunities
  • Great exposure on one of the biggest stage in China, over 100,000 participants to the CCOTE convention in Guangzhou in 2016.
  • Great networking opportunities with Guangdong Province Government, Guangzhou city Government and many local government organizations.
  • Great networking opportunities with top tier international and Chinese VC, over 200 VC organizations attended the convention in 2016.
  • The organizer is planning additional corporate tour, Guangzhou city tour and meetings to show case Guangzhou as well as facilitate connection with local government as well as investments.
  • Incubator services: Startup coaching, financial supports, Guangzhou GoogolPark financing docking, credits, project support and follow ups services.
  • Additional support & opportunities please refer to CCOTE official document.

  • Contact Details
    North America region designated representative--Silicon Valley Technology Council (SVTC)
    Website: www.svtechcouncil.com

            Ming Lin (Managing Director)
            Email: mingl@svtechcouncilcom, Phone: 1-626-283-1663
            Brian Li (Business Development)
            Email: sityitl@svtechcouncil.com, Phone: 1-805-280-9199

    Monday, October 9, 2017

    SVTC专家委员会第一次会议

    硅谷科技咨询委员会(SVTC)为了建立一个精英的高端交流平台,来提高广东政府政策支持、硅谷科技园区产业资源、千人计划专家人才、和投资顾问之间的交流,实现产、学、研、商的整合运作,于9月30日成立了专家委员会。
    旧金山总领馆科技领事朱庆平先生致辞
    今年10月1日上午,专家委员会在SVTC会址举行了第一次会议。除了专委会的各位专家,中国国家千人计划联谊会沈伟教授,SVTC的投资顾问何国清先生,税务顾问石慧琳女士,并中环投资集团的董事长林少华,并硅谷科技园总经理陈庆华先生也出席了会议。会议由SVTC的理事长林铭先生主持。

    首先SVTC的执行主席范群博士介绍了专家委员会成立的缘由和目的,大家都特别为“产学研商”相结合的崭新理念与实际实行感到兴奋,衷心希望专委会能够达到这个目的。 到会的专家和顾问对SVTC的会章进行了解,特别是其中有关专委会的部分,范群博士欢迎大家踊跃提议,为将来的各项活动内容添光加彩。

    各位专家顾问一一作了简单的自我介绍,他们纷纷表示很高兴这次能有机会来硅谷参加科技论坛,同时也就专委会未来的交流活动说出心愿。大家对于有机会彼此合作、互相支持很兴奋。

    宋梁博士是加拿大欧麦斯集团的总裁,无线通讯电子元件的专家,率先表示感谢有机会加入专家团队和2017科技论坛,盼望将来能多利用这一平台开展中美技术交流。

    向松祚博士是经济学家,也是SVTC的顾问,他衷心希望SVTC能够多与国内的研究机构和投资基金合作,提供资讯。

    薛杨博士做智慧医疗、大数据方面的研究,希望能透过专委会平台找到好的人才、金融、和农业、大健康产品,推动很多项目。

    梁安辉博士在广东工大研究光纤通讯,他说一些新技术是颠覆认知的产品,有很多潜在的应用价值,投资风险大,收益也大,希望能借着日后的合作交流找到发展机会。

    柏旭教授来自长春,在吉林大学作生物制药方面的研究,很希望能看到从学术拓展尽快应用到临床实际,对于未来的合作机会非常期待。周辉博士也在这一研究领域,他侧重肿瘤监测和治疗方面的科研,很多研究和试验工作都需要资金。

    陈哲教授和王浩教授都是美国高等学府的终身教授,主要搞基础研究,知识领域比较广。他们非常欣赏产学研商相结合的口号,认真思考培养和鼓励自己的学生去创新的问题。 胡倾宇博士研究超导材料,开展各种能源设备的生产项目,曾遇到不少阻力。这次非常期待在专委会交流平台得到帮助,解决研发资金等等问题。

    李志山教授研究土木工程和建筑结构,是安全抗震的专家。他相信国内的需要很大,因为抗震对于国家的经济建设很重要,期待通过专委会的交流作出有益贡献。

    最后,中环投资集团的董事长林少华先生作了总结的发言,给了大家很大的鼓励。他指出SVTC其实是一个非盈利的支持平台,希望为大家的科技能够在广东落地作出担当和贡献。林先生重申平台资源、利益共享的运作原则,保证优先支持各位专家的科研项目,希望大家合作成功,得到完美的结果。

    SVTC第一次专家委员会合影