On April 18, the 4th Hengqin Silicon Valley Innovation Forum kicked off as scheduled. This event invited Mr. Ray Wu, a partner of SkyChee Ventures, Mr. Lai Zungjeon, the founder of KeenStone, Ms. Khong Yueng Wah, Eva, PhD, Associate Dean of Faculty of Finance, City University of Macau (CityU), and Dr. Yu Veicheng, Associate Professor of Faculty of Business, CityU. Both parties deeply exchanged views on the topics of "Differences in Investment between China and the United States and how an enterprise can enter the international market".

  At first, Mr. Ray Wu, a partner of SkyChee Ventures, delivered the keynote speech, entitled Internationalization of Innovative Enterprises. First, he explained the significance for Chinese innovative enterprises to enter the international market as well as the opportunities and challenges brought about by differences in Eastern and Western cultures from the dimensions of importance of the international market, demand of internationalization, and differences in investment between China and the United States. Then, he analyzed the two projects, namely, "FiFish underwater robot" and "Muzen Radio", to introduce how an enterprise can create its international image and enter the international market.

Mr. Ray Wu

  He is a Managing Partner of SkyChee Ventures. He served as a partner of Cybernaut and Global Managing Director of New Business Department, HP. He takes charge of incubation of new businesses, venture capital relationship, and investment. He is committed to the crossover integration of traditional industries and technologies. He is proficient in strategic integration among companies and has rich experience in leading start-ups to develop new technologies and rapidly become market-oriented.

  Later, Mr. Lai Zungjeon, the founder of KeenStone, expressed his insight in the difficulties faced by cross-border e-commerce companies in internationalization based on his own start-up experience. He pointed out that, during internationalization of products, an enterprise should pay close attention to the needs of the market and customers. Only by combining local culture to create differentiated products could the enterprise gain local recognition of its products.

Mr. Lai Zungjeon

  He is the founder of KeenStone. He worked at Silicon Valley for a long time and returned to China to set up Shenzhen KeenStone Co., Ltd. in 2015. KeenStone is a technology company that integrates product development and cross-border e-commerce. Through precise and brand-based product operation routes, the company sells products to the global market accurately and scientifically. Currently, it has reached out to over 10 countries around the world.

  When the forum entered the session of dialogue, Ms. Khong Yueng Wah, Eva, PhD and Dr. Yu Veicheng of CityU conducted in-depth exchange with the two guests from Silicon Valley on corporate internationalization. They probed into "the differences in investment between China and the United States and how an enterprise can enter the international market". The 4th Hengqin Silicon Valley Innovation Forum deepened the understanding of "internationalization" of entrepreneurs in Hengqin and played a positive role in promoting enterprises in Hengqin to better utilize global resources and enter the international market.

                                                                    Hengqin Silicon Valley Innovation Forum

  Hengqin Silicon Valley Innovation Forum is jointly launched by Hengqin and Silicon Valley Innovation Channel—Ding Ding TV in the context of construction of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the international cooperation initiative of "the Belt & Road Initiative". It is designated to push deep integration of initiative technologies, industries, and capital between Hengqin and Silicon Valley. Meanwhile, it aims to drive exchange and cooperation of talents and serve as a communication and exchange platform for enterprises in the area to access overseas innovation resources.

  Hengqin Silicon Valley Innovation Forum is held monthly. It invites renowned scholars, industry elites, entrepreneurs, and investors of Silicon Valley and Hengqin to jointly explore cooperation in innovative development.