Asia Leaders Speakers Series: Gavin Ni, Founder and CEO of Zero2IPO

Subject: China's VCPE industry and its future outlook

Date: Thursday, November 29, 2007

Time: 12-1pm

Location: E51-372

Website: http://www.zero2ipocap.com/ourteam.asp

Lunch: Yes

Cosponsored by MIT Sloan Asian Business Club (MIT ABC Club) and MIT Venture Capitol & Private Equity Club (MIT VCPE Club)

Gavin's Bio:

Gavin Ni, Managing Director, the Founder, CEO and President of Zero2IPO. Since 1999, he has built up Zero2IPO into the most influential and active venture capital research and advisory institution, as well as the most extensive venture capitalist and entrepreneur network in China. 

Gavin was once the President of Tsinghua Entrepreneurs Club (TEC) in 1998-1999 and founder and chief organizer of Tsinghua Business Plan Competition. He also served as the Editor-in-chief of China Technology Information Magazine in late 1999. 

Gavin was the active promoter of new economy, entrepreneurship and venture capital in China and has written and translated several books including "Digital Commerce" published by China Plan Press in 1998, an entrepreneurship Primer on Tsinghua Campus published by China Reform Press, "Venture Capital Tide" which was published by Guangming Daily Press in 1999, "Road to success" which was also published by Guangming Daily Press in 2000. Gavin was also invited to speak at many venture capital and hi-tech related events in Silicon Valley, Boston, Paris, London,Tokyo, Taipei, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and other cities. Especially, he is one of the few Chinese invited to speak in Harvard University, StanfordUniversity, UC Berkeley, INSEAD and Oxford University. 

Gavin also served as Board Directors in several hi-tech companies and new media companies. He was the investor or financing advisor for more than 30 hi-growth companies in China.

Gavin graduated from Hunan University with a Bachelor's Degree of Engineering Mechanics, and graduated from Tsinghua University with a Master Degree of Engineering Mechanical and as a Ph.D. from School of Economics and Management inTsinghua University.