ChinICT
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Tech Conference |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Franck Nazikian |
| Headquarters | , |
| Website | www |
CHINICT (Simplified Chinese: 科技明星在中国 - literally meaning "Tech Stars In China") is a tech conference[1][2] that includes a Hackathon[3][4][5] and focuses on the China tech innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.[6][7] CHINICT takes place once a year at the end of May in Beijing at Tsinghua University Science Park.
Since 2005, CHINICT has been featuring policymakers, financiers, entrepreneurs, innovators and technologists from both China and the West.[8][9][10]
CHINICT was acquired by GSMA.[11]
Franck Nazikian
The conference was founded in 2005 by Franck Nazikian (Simplified Chinese: 方克纳),[12][13][14][15][16][17] a tech entrepreneur and investor. He is the CEO and co-founder of WowTune, a company focused on creating VR singing and spoken voices, and several other Web3 enterprises.[18] Together with Renaud Laplanche, Franck co-founded TripleHop Technologies, acquired by Oracle.[19] Franck also served as a managing director at Gemplus International, making venture capital investments in tech companies, and runs DEVELOPNEUR,[4] a series of pitch competitions and hackathons[20] which he created in 2011.[21]
References
- ^ "CHINICT: China's largest tech conference will be livestreaming on TechCrunch". TechCrunch. 2010-05-20. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ CHINICT on Tumblr. Archived 2014-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Feature Report on CHINICT - China's largest tech conference. CNC World
- ^ a b "Hackathon + "DEVELOPNEUR" = Best Seed-Stage Investment Opportunities?". HuffPost. 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ China's innovation challenge. CNC World Archived 2013-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Silicon Valley really is here and now - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Startup, dropout: The China tech IPO boom is only beginning. Fortune (magazine)
- ^ "CHINICT: China's biggest tech conference, streaming right here on TechCrunch". TechCrunch. 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ CHINICT China Technology Live On TechWeb TV. InformationWeek
- ^ PEOPLE'S DAILY live coverage of CHINICT. People's Daily
- ^ "ChinICT". Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Franck Nazikian : « La Chine est devenue une nouvelle Silicon Valley ». Les Échos (France)
- ^ 中国互联网备军国际化. Forbes Archived 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "If you can make it in China, you can make it anywhere - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "CHINICT: China's largest tech conference will be livestreaming on TechCrunch". TechCrunch. 2010-05-20. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Silicon Valley really is here and now - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Startup, dropout: The China tech IPO boom is only beginning. Fortune (magazine)
- ^ "Franck Nazikian | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Oracle and TripleHop. Oracle
- ^ Developers, Entrepreneurs, Executives & Investors Talk About DEVELOPNEUR.
- ^ DEVELOPNEUR Official Website.