文字方塊: REBECCA  A.  FANNIN  AT   ROTARY   CLUB   OF   TAIPEI ON  THURSDAY  NOV. 6  , 2008

Silicon Chindia  :   Is India the Next Tech Hotspot After China? 
SPEAKER

  Rebecca A. Fannin

  Author of “Silicon Dragon: How China is Winning the Tech Race”

「矽谷@中國」作者  蕾貝卡˙芬寧
DATE & TIME

  Thursday, 6 November 2008, 12:00-14:00

 12 : 00  NOON,   FELLOWSHIP 

 12 : 30  P.M.,      LUNCHEON
VENUE

[Location / 地點]         Caesar Park Hotel –Formosa Room 4th Floor

[Address / 地址]        38 CHUNG HSIAO WEST ROAD, SEC.1, TAIPEI
　
For her background information, you can go to her website at   http://www.rebeccafannin.com/authorBio.html .
　
       
India is fast moving up as a creator of leading edge web and mobile brands. Could India— following the lead of China— be a next tech hotspot? Hear the parallels and contrasts of China and India— the world’s two leading venture capital markets. Who will ultimately win the tech race? And why?  

About the Speaker:

Rebecca A. Fannin is an international business journalist and author of the well-received book that profiles leading Chinese tech and web entrepreneurs, Silicon Dragon (McGraw-Hill, 2008).  

With 18 years experience covering global business, Ms. Fannin is the international editor of the Hong Kong-based AVCJ, www.asianfn.com.  She writes a blog for Huffington Post and www.silicondragon.blogspot.com and also contributes to Inc., Fast Company, The Deal and Worth. Previously, Rebecca was international news editor at Red Herring (1999-2002), deputy editor at Advertising Age International (1996-1999) and editor of the Pulitzer-owned International Business (1990-1995). Her work has appeared in Wired, Asia Inc., Merrill Lynch 360 and Time Inc.’s AsiaWeek.  Ms. Fannin began her career as a copy editor at the Dayton Journal Herald, as a Dow Jones intern.   

Rebecca is a graduate of the Ohio University Scripps School of Journalism and a recipient of an Asian studies fellowship from the Freedom Forum. Combining her love for travel and adventure with passion for writing, Rebecca has been on assignment in many of the world’s capitals. She is a frequent moderator, panelist and presenter at industry events in Asia, Europe and the U.S. Ms. Fannin is a member of the Overseas Press Club in New York, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Hong Kong and Tokyo, and the World Affairs Council in San Francisco.