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Events and Programs

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Artificial Intelligence Forum II: Applications in Finance and Beyond

Time: Saturday, Aug. 25th, 2018 1:30 PM –6:30 PM Place: Microsoft Technology Center 11 Times Square, New York, NY 10036   Guest Speakers:   Dr. Manuela Veloso A world-renowned AI expert Head of Artificial Intelligence Research @J.P. Morgan Previous Head of Department of Machine Learning @CMU Previous Herbert A. Simon Chair in Computer Science @CMU Dr. Veloso is known for her research in artificial intelligence and robotics, and her pioneering work on robot soccer,

August 25, 2018 6 min read
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Sino-American Environmental Protection Innovation Conference

Time: August 11th, 2018, 12:30PM—7:00PM Place: Fiber Optics Auditorium, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey 101 Bevier Rd, Piscataway Township, NJ Guest Speakers Chen Xiaoping Vice President of Chinese Association of Research and Development of Ecological Civilization,  Vice President of Chinese Council of Environmental Protection, Executive Director of China Environmental Culture Promotion Association, and the group leader of the United Nations PPP Global Exp

August 11, 2018 3 min read
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How to start a Tech Company: IP, Ownership/Equity, Funding, Marketing and other Aspects

  Time: May 20th, 1:00 -5:00 PM Place: Columbia University Medical Center, Hammer Building Room 301     Guest Speakers   Mark Tang Managing director and partner of Good Health Capital New York Speech: 10 tips for high tech entrepreneur Mark Tang is a managing director and partner of Good Health Capital New York, a healthcare private equity firm with offices in Asia and New York. Mark has over two decades of experience in the field of biotechnology as an entrepreneur, ed

May 20, 2018 3 min read
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Blockchain Technology Forum: Killer DApps and the Future of a 'Blockchained' World

Time: May 13（Sunday）1pm-4:30pm Place: 75 9th Ave, New York, NY 10011 Google NYC Offices in the Chelsea Market, 2nd Floor Guest Speakers: Robin Zhong Co-Founder and CTO of Nebulas Robin is Nebulas co-founder, former architect of Ant Financial’s Blockchain Platform, former Senior Development Director of Dolphin Browser, Leader of Game Division. Graduated from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He is also the founder of Tongxinclub, the first Blockchain support platfo

May 13, 2018 4 min read
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Blockchain: A Deeper dive into its Technology and Future

Time: Sun, April 22, 2018 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT Place: Room 208 at William and June Warren Hall, 1125 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025 (Columbia University) Guest Speakers   Casey K. Caruso Partner Technology Manager at Google Presentation Topic: Blockchain Scalability Casey Caruso holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering and an M.S. in Computer Science with a focus in Machine Learning. Casey is a blockchain investor and engineer who originally got involved in crypto as

April 22, 2018 2 min read
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CAST-USA GNY Entrepreneurship Series: Start up business in US vs. China

Guest Speech Highlights Dr Fang Work Experience: Siemens, from Postdoctoral to Analyst, to Senior Analyst, to Project Manager, to Head of Research & Development Why do you want to start a business? Two reasons. One is that it is often difficult to do meaningful work, even at a Fortune 500 Company. There is limited vision for each position. Second, for Chinese, it’s questionable whether we will retire here after working in an American company. Three Questions I always ask myself th

May 17, 2017 4 min read
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CAST-GNY Entrepreneurship Series: How to Develop Your Startup

Ms. Man-Li Kuo Lin is Economic Development Specialist and District International Trade Officer at the U.S. Small Business Administration New York District Office (SBA NYDO) marketing team in delivery small business resources to develop and grow businesses in 14 countries throughout New York City, Long Island and the downstate counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester. On April 17th, CAST-GNY collaborated with SBA and NYU-Tandon CSSA on the second entrepre

May 17, 2017 1 min read
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CAST-GNY Entrepreneurship Series: Risk Management and Financing for Start-up Business

The road of entrepreneurship is full of unknown challenges and risks.  How to conduct and apply risk management is a major concern of many entrepreneurs and investors. Often, possessing a cutting-edge product or technology does not ensure the commercial viability of a startup. Many aspects of the management of start-up businesses need risk control: from technological risk, commercial risk, financial risk, to legal and regulatory risks.  Start-ups and investors need to think ahead of the appropri

May 17, 2017 4 min read
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CAST-GNY Career Development Series: Resume and Interview Tips

On March 19, 2017, in a joint effort, CAST, TJUAA and CUMC-CSAA conducted the first of a series of job hunting workshop for both students and professionals at Columbia University Medical School. In the first part of the workshop, our guests Ms. Heather Wei Lu and Mr. Anatoli Semenoff shared their thoughts on job hunting. First on resume, both guests emphasized that the resume needs to tell what makes you. Secondly, the resume needs to be accurate and professional. Thirdly, the resume needs to

May 17, 2017 1 min read
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CAST-GNY Career Development Series: Break the “Glass Ceiling” and Become Star Performer

In February, CAST-GNY invited speakers and guests from different industries to discuss how to break the glass ceiling for Chinese in America. The guests included Richard Liu, a former Google Executive and CEO of Leap. A, Jing Juang, Senior Managing Director of AIG, and Yao Zhang, Managing Director of Navigant Consulting. The guests shared their personal experience on making career decisions including transitions and seeking other opportunities. They describe multiple reasons to cause the “g

May 17, 2017 1 min read
CAST-GNY 2017 New Year Gathering
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CAST-GNY 2017 New Year Gathering

中国旅美科技协会 大纽约执委会2017第一次会议暨新春聚会 2017年2月4日，旅美科协大纽约分会由会长沈琦博士主持在纽约雅博艺廊召开了本年度第一次执委会会议暨新春聚会。会上科协团队成员之间进行了友好交流，增进了相互了解。会议正式开始后，旅美科协总会董事长陈志雄博士，旅美科协大纽约理事长肖继忠博士以及旅美科协前会长方彤博士分别致辞，介绍了旅美科协的创建和发展历程，并对科协25周年之际的进一步发展做了高屋建瓴的指导。接下来，旅美科协大纽约分会2018候任会长颜为民、副会长陈启秀和其他理事及新加入的执委成员们分别做了自我介绍。大纽约会长沈琦博士作了协会情况及2017执行团队架构和职能介绍。协会功能组主要由秘书处、发展组、外联组、宣传组、运营组构成。项目组包括科技、金融、创业、职业发展、社交联谊等。根据大家的兴趣及背景，团队成员们分别加入到各个功能组及项目组，并就新一年的职责及计划工作进行热烈讨论。在大会最后，各组对新年工作计划及25周年年会规划作出总结性发言。 2017年是旅美科协历史上具有特殊意义的成立25周年，协会将持续举办一系列活动，在庆祝协会四分之一个世纪以来取得成就

March 29, 2017 5 min read