What does it mean to fail up? What can emerging economies learn from the U.S. about the meaning of failure and the value of failing up? What is the significance of all of this for female entrepreneurs worldwide?Join Girls in Tech China for an in-depth discussion about failing up, featuring some of the most accomplished women in New York's pillar industries.Girls in Tech China is part of the larger organization Girls in Tech, founded in Silicon Valley in 2007. GIT Global is a social network enterprise focused on the engagement, education and empowerment of influential women in technology. GITChina's mission is to provide Chinese female entrepreneurs, from a diverse range of industries, the technology and skills to create more disruptive business models.Sponsored by GITChina, Girl 2.0 Campaign is a cross-border platform, inclusive of all women-oriented organizations, that leverages technology, capital and a stellar global network to catalyze female business and innovation between China and the U.S. In order to raise awareness and incite action around these issues, Girl 2.0 is putting on a series of events in New York and Shanghai this October and November. The events will be spotlighting the Girl 2.0, an aspirational figure chosen this summer via a national new media search for China's most innovative female. As China's Ambassador of Innovation, the Girl 2.0 will serve as a courier of innovation stories between China and the U.S.Although China may be known as "the world's largest and fastest-growing source of entrepreneurial startups" according to Edward Tse, Booz & Company's Chairman for Greater China, the challenges for entrepreneurs, especially female ones, cannot be ignored. Some are more universal, like access to network and capital. Others more unique, including building effective teams and the lack of soft skills like creative problem solving. The most significant hurdle, however, is China's social intolerance for failure."How to Fail Up" will be the kick-off event for the New York portion of Girl 2.0. The entire series of events will culminate on Nov. 6 in Shanghai, at the Girl 2.0 Expo, where the most innovative, cross-border business models and minds will be showcased in front of China's highest profile executives, investors and government officials.The 2010's Girl 2.0, Yuan Zou, was born and raised in China and schooled in Japan, U.S., and England. After graduating from UCLA, Zou launched her career as a management consultant in finance and telecom at Accenture in Los Angeles. She then joined PubliGroupe, a multinational media group in Switzerland. When PubliGroupe eventually sent her to Beijing to grow its China market, Zou discovered her true passion for entrepreneurship. She is now President of Media Consulting at SinoTech Group in Beijing, a tech startup that uses search engines and marketing metrics to decipher brand sentiments of the complex Chinese consumer market. Zou has an MBA from Cambridge University in England.Please see page two for details on "How to Fail Up" on Oct. 4 in New York City."How to Fail Up" Round TableDate: Monday, October 4, 2010 Time: 2:00-3:00pm Location: The Roger Smith Hotel [501 Lexington Ave, New York]Agenda: 3:00pm Intro: Girls in Tech China + Girl 2.0 Campaign 3:20pm "How to Fail Up" stories and panel discussion 4:00pm Q&A 4:30pm EndModerators: Jenny Bai - Director of Girls in Tech China; Co-founder of Girl 2.0 Jing Zhou - Deputy Director of Girls in Tech China; Co-founder of Girl 2.0Speakers: Yuan Zou Girl 2.0 2010 President of Media Consulting, Sinotech Group, BeijingCindy Gallop Founder and CEO of HYPERLINK www.ifwerantheworld.com US Advertising Woman of the Year 2004Stephanie Hanbury-Brown Founder and Managing Director, Golden SeedsNancy Hechinger Professor of the Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYCShauna Mei Founder and CEO, AHAlifeTBA Social Media/Tech entrepreneurPRESS RELEASEFor more information, please contact:Jenny Bai, Director, Girl in Tech China T: 347.907.4357 E: jenny@girlsintechchina.com Jing Zhou, Deputy Director, Girls in Tech China T: 917.816.1021 E: jing@girlsintechchina.com
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