The U.S.-China Innovation and Investment Summit (UCIS) provides a unique opportunity for U.S.-based technology companies to connect with investors, strategic partners, leading incubators/accelerators, and professional services firms from China. This is the platform for companies to leverage significant resources from China to accelerate their growth and to expand their market potential. UCIS aims to:
Facilitate collaboration between innovative technology companies, venture capitalists, private equity investors, startup accelerators, and incubators;
Help Chinese investors access and invest in first-rate technologies and products located in the U.S.;
Help U.S.-based technology companies source investors and partners who can help them to access the Chinese market.
Summit Components
Keynote Speech
Discover the future development of China-U.S. Investments
Industry Panels
Discussion over the latest trends in high-tech industries and U.S.-China collaboration on sustainable innovation
InnoSTARS Houston Preliminary
Home city to the InnoSTARS competition; present innovative technologies and products to accredited investors, strategic partners and service providers
Networking
Get matched with potential investors and partners; connect with other kindred spirits in the community of international entrepreneurs and investors
Past Featured Speakers
Neil Bush
Founder and Chairman of the George HW Bush Foundation for China US Relations
Steve Adler
Mayor of Austin
Sylvester Turner
Mayor of Houston
Andy Icken
The Chief Development Officer, City of Houston
Ronald A. DePinho
M.D. Past President, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Lori Vetters
Former President and CEO, Houston Technology Center
Mark Cohen
Distinguished Senior Fellow and Director, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology
Liu, Qing
President, Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI)
Johnson Lau
Chairman/CEO, Athenex Inc.
James J. Zhu,
Head of Intellectual Property (IP) Practice, JunHe LLP
Michael Wise
Firmwide Chair, Life Sciences & Healthcare Industry Sector
Nicholas Consonery
Director at Rhodium Group
Leading Enterprises
(复星国际)
(中国中车股份有限公司)
(华夏幸福基业股份有限公司)
(舜宇光学科技有限公司)
(山东威高集团)
(中联重科股份有限公司)
(三诺生物传感股份有限公司)
(泰嘉新材料科技股份有限公司)
(方盛制药股份有限公司)
(大族激光科技产业集团股份有限公司)
(山河智能装备集团)
(湖南顶立科技有限公司)