The Second California-Shanghai Innovation Dialogue gathers prominent Chinese and American business executives, policy experts, scientists and scholars to discuss the state of innovation in California and Shanghai. California, extending from the Bay Area to San Diego, is one of the world’s foremost innovation hubs. Shanghai, with the surrounding Yangtze River Delta, is making rapid progress in becoming an innovation powerhouse in China.

The two-day dialogue is jointly organized by Fudan University and University of California San Diego. It will take place on Fudan University’s campus in Shanghai, welcoming government officials, academics, university leaders, business people, media and students.

While California and Shanghai diverge in their innovation models, these two regions share many key attributes, such as world-class universities, excellent infrastructure and vibrant entrepreneurial cultures. They also have many of the same industries that are driving the innovation, such as information technology, life sciences and financial sectors. In view of the commonalities and differences in the two regions, the second dialogue will focus on the following themes:

• Innovation ecosystems in California and Shanghai, compared with each other and to other regions: Key topics include the dynamics and drivers of innovation in both regions, as the changing faces of innovation, institutional design, government-industry relations, regulations, financing and business models are key to scaling up from research and development to commercialization. Comparative analysis of the success and failures of regional innovation clusters also will be examined.

• Close-up examination industries such as artificial intelligence and robotics, precision medicine, and financial technology: Three sessions will be devoted to a detailed discussion of innovative industries in both regions.

• Financing and educating for innovation: Two panels will detail how talent is nurtured and sustained, as well as how banks, venture capitalists and investors are financing innovative firms and entrepreneurs.

• Outlooks of economic growth in China and the U.S.: Attendees will plug innovation into the big picture of economic growth.

Sept. 13: Innovation Dialogue: A Tale of Two Regions - Shanghai and California

8:40–9:00 On-site Check-in

9:00–9:30 Opening Remarks 

• Moderator: ZHANG Yi, Fudan Development Institute

• XU Ningsheng, President, Fudan University

• Peter COWHEY, UC San Diego

• TANG Haidong, Deputy Governor of Yangpu District, Shanghai

9:30–10:45 Keynote Panel: Envisioning Innovation in the United States and China

• Moderator: Susan Shirk, Chair, UC San Diego

• ZHANG Laiwu, Fudan University

• Peter COWHEY, UC San Diego

• MEI Yonghong, Shenzhen National Gene Bank

10:45-11:15 Coffee Break

11:15-12:15 Session 1: Dynamics of Innovation in California and Shanghai

• Moderator: Tai Ming CHEUNG, UC San Diego

• Mary WALSHOK, UC San Diego

• SHOU Ziqi, Shanghai S&T Association

12:15-13:45 Lunch

13:45-14:30 Keynote: The Role of Design in Innovation

• Moderator: LOU Yongqi, Tongji University

• Don NORMAN, UC San Diego

14:30-15:45 Session 2: Comparing Regional Innovation Clusters

• Moderator: WU Chen, The Economist, China

• Kevin KLOWDEN, Milken Institute

• Douglas FULLER, Zhejiang University

15:45-16:15 Coffee Break

16:15-17:30 Session 3: The Human Dimension of Innovation

• Moderator: Mary WALSHOK, UC San Diego

• Doug GUTHRIE, Apple University China

• LUO Hui, National Academy of Innovation Strategy

• CUI Hanwen, Alibaba Business Review

18:00-20:30 Dinner

Sept. 14: Innovation Dialogue: Focusing on Industries

9:00-10:00 Keynote Panel: The Future of Innovation

• Moderator: Peter COWHEY, UC San Diego

• Chris ANDERSON, 3D Robotics

• WANG Jian, BGI

10:00–11:15 Session 4: Robotics, IOT and Artificial Intelligence

• Moderator: Ning XI, The University of Hong Kong

• HOU Jilei, Qualcomm, Inc.

• Fengjian FENG, Fudan University

11:15-11:30 Coffee break

11:30–12:45 Session 5: Life Sciences and Precision Medicine

• JIN Li, Fudan University

12:45-14:00 Lunch

14:00–14:45 Keynote: Financial Innovation

14:45-16:00 Session 6: Financial Technology Innovation

• Moderator: LI Lingfang, Fudan University

• ZHOU Ye, China PnR

• Hao ZOU, Lending Club

• GU Ming, Chief Scientist, Shanghai PaipaiDai Financial Information Service

16:00-16:15 Coffee break

16:15–17:30 Session 7: Financing Innovation

• Oscar JAZDOWSKI, SPD Silicon Valley Bank

• Charlie SHI, Founder and Managing Partner, Omaha Capital China

17:30–17:45 Closing Remarks

• LIU Chenggong, Fudan University

18:30 Dinner

Hosts

Sponsors

Media Partners

China Daily

Xinhua News Agency Shanghai Bureau

Sohu.com

Caixin

Organizers

Fudan Development Institute

Institute of Sixth-sector Industrialization Research, Fudan University

The Program to Promote China-US Friendship, Trust and Cooperation

Fudan-UC Center on Contemporary China

21st Century China Center, UC San Diego

UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation

Cooperative Partners

The Municipal Government of Yangpu District, Shanghai

School of Global Policy & Strategy, UC San Diego

Jacobs School of Engineering, UC San Diego

School of Economics, Fudan University