Organized by Makerlink,Hardware Partner Annual Conference has established itself as an important forum for entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders to gather and exchange ideas about one of the most dynamic technology markets of the world. This year’s conference, titled “LINK: Hardware Partners @ SV” , intends to highlight hardware’s potential to grow and the complex issues in manufacturing and crowd-funding.
Session | Time | Topic |
Afternoon Session
Hardware partners @ SV
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1.00——1.20
1.20——1.30
1.30——2.00
2.00——2.40
2.40——3.20
3.20——3.40
3.40——4.00
4.00——4.20
4.20——5.00
5.00——5.40
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Greeting
Keynote by Sander Arts (Atmel)
Panel: Robotics Education in U.S.
Panelists: Neil Banerjee (Braigo), John Sokel (International Technological University), Yu Sun (IEEE RAS)
Moderator: Yao Zhang (RoboTerra)
Panel: How Virtual Reality is Changing the World
Panelists: Amir Rubin (Sixense), Ben Delaney (CyberEdge), Dr Zhu Li (AntVR), Tony Parisi (Third Eye)
Moderator: Karl Krantz (SVVR)
Break
Keynote by Jenny Lee (GGV Capital)
Keynote by Larry Li (zPark Capital)
Panel: Investing and Incubating Hardware Startups
Panelists: Ian Fletcher (Wearable World Labs), Jenny Lee (GGV Capital), Larry Li (zPark Capita), David Austin (PCH)
Moderator: Jonathan Nelson (Hackers/Founders)
Panel: Chinese Hardware Startups in Silicon Valley
Panelists: Grissom Dong (Seeed Studio), Dr Juhao Hu (Darma), Julianna He (Lepow)
Moderator: Emile Petrone (Tindie)
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Evening Session
Crowdfunding
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5.40——6.45
6.45——7.15
7.15——8.30
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Break
Panel: PR for Crowdfunding
Panelists: Ben Bateman (Indiegogo), Jeol Andren (PressFrienly), Jessica Perez (EHang)
Moderator: Julia Zhang (Makerlink)
Hardware Presentations
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Atmel
GGV Capital
zPark Capital
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
RoboTerra
International Technological University
Braigo Labs Inc.
Sixense
AntVR
CyberEdge Information Services
Third Eye
Silicon Valley Virtual Reality
PCH International
Wearable World Labs
Darma
Tindie
Lepow
Seeed Studio
Indiegogo
EHANG Tech
PressFriendly