Rebecca Fannin

Electric vehicles, robotics, chips and other technologies stands to shake up the world order. What’s at stake for the US as China continues to exert its power as an innovator and makes great strides in industries that matter most. The need for the US to invest more in its strengths from Silicon Valley to the Heartland has never been greater. America must mount a comeback of industries in the often-overlooked Rust Belt, and transform it into technological force.

• What are the economic, political and national security risks as China continues to gain rapidly in important markets such as AI, electrical vehicles, drones and energy?
• What must the US do to maintain its superpower status and retain the lead in technologies of the future?   What are the strengths and weaknesses of America in creating disruptive innovations? How does that compare with China?
• The rise of New Tech Titans of China and the response of the US in Silicon Heartland is of central importance to the future of America as the world’s superpower. Can US manufacturing be revitalized?
• How can the US nurture an entrepreneurial culture and stay ahead for the next generation in education standards, tech hubs, and engineering talent?
• What’s at stake for the US as China continues to innovate fast and achieve productivity gains in AI, energy, and advanced manufacturing? Is there a national security risk?
• Can Detroit survive as the world turns to electric vehicles made in China?
• Why is the US falling behind in patents and R&D spending? What needs to change in scientific advancement policy and innovation strategies at startups and Big Tech?
• Innovation is under pressure in the world’s most ambitious economy. How and why?

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China’s Ambitions as World-Leading Technology Superpower 

Author Rebecca A. Fannin gives a close-up view into the key growth trends shaping venture capital, and entrepreneurship in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Singapore, and Taipei plus Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. She shows how a new generation is no longer looking to the West for cues but is instead crafting their own local business models and succeeding in tackling the risks of doing business in Asia’s developing markets. Providing case studies from mobile communications, cleantech, social networking, gaming, and biomedical companies in Asia, she shows how Asian upstarts are going global, creating breakthroughs, and heading to Wall Street.