Clarification – the meeting took place in the English language.
Full recording
The DIgitalRosh program “Live” on China. Prof. Michael Zhang from the Chinese University of Hong Kong reviews China’s digital world and updates the growth figures in the Chinese economy post-Corona. Tal Galon from the Israeli Center for Innovation in the Liger Group tells from his experience about the connection between Israeli and Chinese companies, the advantages and difficulties.
Moderator: Yaakov Ilon together with the founder of the digital head Prof. Yesha Sivan.
Part I – “New on Top” corner: updates to the
community Nir Ekron, senior consultant for digital leadership joined I8 and the digital head team. Former head of the Center for the Development of Leadership and Excellence in the Israel Police, as well as the head of the Investigations and Intelligence Division in the Northern District. Brings the experience of the past into the future with the understanding that in the 21st century, without digital, there is no leadership.
Part B – China’s
Technology Landscape – With Prof. Michael Zhang, From Chuck Business School Prof. Michael Zhang, Vice Dean for Innovation at the School of Business Administration at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, describes (in English) the development of the giant technology companies in China, what is the “Chinese Internet”? How did it grow? And what is the place of the city of Shenzhen in the process? Prof. Zhang presents data, trends and processes that created the largest digital companies in the world such as TENCENT, ALIBABA BAIDU, and those that we have heard less about but have hundreds of millions of users.
Part III – Questions with Prof. Michael Zhang, Vice Dean for Innovation at the School of Business Administration
at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Prof. Zhang answers questions from the participants about the government’s involvement in the technology giants, about integrity in the trade and stock market, about quality control, about competition with Western companies, and more.
Part D – Climbing the Great Wall of China – Communication between cultures, with Tal Galon, director of the Israel Center for Innovation at the Liger Group in Hong Kong, including questions and answers
Tal Galon, an Israeli who has lived, worked and breathed China for many years brings examples, anecdotes and tips for communication between Chinese and Israeli companies, when the different culture, language and codes of conduct may lead to short communication and lack of success in integrating into the Chinese business market.
Part 5 – Japan versus China – similar but different. With Yaffe Ben-Ari, Israel’s ambassador to Japan
Yaffe Ben-Ari, currently an Israeli immigrant in Japan and in the past also worked in China and South Korea, talks about the differences from her point of view between the business culture of these three Asian powers.
Part V – The Israeli technological investment space in Hong Kong. With Gilat Alon-Shemesh from Silverhorn Investments
Gilat Shemesh Alon, director of the Silverhorn investment fund in Hong Kong, goes on air and shares her perspective on Israeli technology companies and investments in Hong Kong and China.
Part 7 – Today’s gem: WECHAT, the app that is everything
in China The future is already here. Prof. Yesha Sivan briefly tells about the unique and largest WECHAT application of its kind in the world. It is both a social network and YouTube, both a bank and a digital wallet, both WhatsApp and Facebook.
Part VIII – Summary of the
program At the end of the program – a short survey for the participants: USA or China? And of course a reminder: what awaits us in the next program and next month.
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