You’ve been to a lot of talks, panels, hackathons and conferences this month; now it’s time to watch a movie – a startup movie – together!
StartupsHK with Tech in Asia and sponsored by SoftLayer are collectively thrilled to present the premiere local screening of Crocodile in the Yangtze (A documentary on Alibaba) at the Charles K. Kao Auditorium, Science Park.
This documentary was produced by Porter Erisman, who worked at Alibaba for ten years. He created this 75-minute documentary to share how Alibaba grew from a startup to a world-class corporation of today – and to show how it beat eBay in its home market. Porter will also be there with us to share his story with Jack Ma, Alibaba’s founder and with this legendary tech company. Crocodile in the Yangtze has screened at 16 film festivals and 10 universities, winning several awards, including ‘Best Film on Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ at the 2012 Silicon Valley Film Festival. Check the trailer below, we just can’t wait to watch it!
Agenda (28 October, 2013):
- 6.15 – 7.00pm: Registration & Networking
- 7.00 – 7.10pm: Opening Speech from Casey Lau, StartupsHK
- 7.10 – 7.20pm: Opening Speech from Porter Erisman
- 7.20 – 8.35pm: [Screening] Crocodile in the Yangtze
- 8.35 – 9.00pm: Sharing and Q&A
- 9:00 – 10.00pm: After Party
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Speakers:
Porter Erisman
Porter Erisman produced and directed the award-winning documentary film, Crocodile in the Yangtze: The Story of a Westerner Inside China’s Alibaba.com. The film is an independent memoir of the eight years he worked alongside China’s first Internet entrepreneur, Jack Ma, as Ma grew Alibaba Group from an apartment into China’s first global Internet company – beating eBay in China along the way. From 2000-2008, Porter worked as a Vice-President at Alibaba Group, at various times overseeing the company’s international marketing, website operations and corporate affairs. Porter earned an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a BA from Stanford University. Crocodile in the Yangtze is Porter’s first film.
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