Event Details

AmCham Shanghai's Automotive Committee invites you to join our webinar, Auto China 2020 Debrief on Oct. 20th from 9:00am to 11:00am China time. Our expert panelists will discuss the trends seen at this year's Beijing International Automotive Exhibition and the implications for the future of the industry. In an online format, industry watchers from around the world are encouraged to hear in-depth analysis from one of 2020's only active auto shows.


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This is an online-only event. Participants can also send their questions in advance to nic.rogers@amcham-shanghai.org.


After your registration is complete, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to "Go to the Webinar." Please click this link in advance to register on the Zoom website to avoid login issues later.


Please note, if you plan to join using your mobile phone you will need to download the Zoom App from your app store.

Speakers

  • Michael Dunne (CEO & Founder of ZoZo Go)

    Michael Dunne

    CEO & Founder of ZoZo Go

    Michael J. Dunne is an entrepreneur, author and keynote speaker with special expertise in Asia’s massive and complex automotive markets.

    He has a talent for sensing what’s coming next – and then building successful enterprises around that.

    Dunne is currently CEO of ZoZo Go, an investment advisory firm that advises automakers, suppliers and investors on how to win in Asia.

    Dunne’s strong abilities in foreign languages – he reads and writes Chinese, Thai and Indonesian – have proven instrumental in navigating the distinctly different Asian business cultures.

    In 2015, Dunne moved to California to be part of the most important changes confronting the auto industry in our lifetimes – the emergence of autonomous vehicles, EVs and mobility services.

    Dunne started ZoZo Go, to advise companies on future trends in China, electrics, autonomous vehicles and mobility.

    In 2019, Dunne was featured on a 60 Minutes segment that looked at China’s ambitions to become the world leader in electric vehicles.

    Dunne is author of American Wheels, Chinese Roads, a book published by John Wiley & Sons in 2011 that received widespread praise, including a column at the coveted top right column of the Wall Street Journal’s Op-Ed page. He is also co-author of Three Revolutions, Steering Automated, Shared, and Electric Vehicles to a Better Future, published in March, 2018.

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  • Tu Le (Founder and Managing Director of Sino Auto Insights)

    Tu Le

    Founder and Managing Director of Sino Auto Insights

    Tu Le is founder and Managing Director of Sino Auto Insights - a Beijing, China based business intelligence and advisory firm that helps transportation and mobility related companies develop tech-focused, innovative and transformative products and services that will shape the future of transportation.

    Tu’s weekly newsletter is a must read for anyone in Asia or the US that follows the mobility sector and is recognized as an expert and thought leader by respected media outlets such as CNN, Business Insider, Wired, Technode, the Financial Times and others.

    Tu previously spent time at GM, Ford and Apple in Michigan, Silicon Valley and China as well as consulting for China-based startups. He has a BA from Michigan State University and MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.

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  • Lei Xing (Former Chief Editor at China Automotive Review)

    Lei Xing

    Former Chief Editor at China Automotive Review

    Lei Xing is currently an independent analyst on the Chinese auto industry and former Chief Editor of China Automotive Review. China Automotive Review was dedicated to providing
    information, intelligence and views exclusively on the Chinese auto industry and published the only monthly English tabloid magazine on the industry distributed worldwide for nearly 15 years since 2006.

    Lei was responsible for the entire operation of China Automotive Review including publications, conferences, and customized market research and consulting projects. Lei had been with the company since 2001 and assumed the Chief Editor position in 2013.

    Some of the global and Chinese automotive OEM and supplier CEOs Lei has interviewed over the years include Dr. Dieter Zetsche and Ola Källenius, former and current Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Ralf Speth, former CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, Carlos
    Ghosn, former Chairman and CEO, Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, Dr. Stefan Sommer, former CEO of ZF and Wolf-Henning Scheider, current CEO of ZF, Don Walker, CEO of Magna International, Henrik Fisker, founder and CEO of Fisker Inc., Dr. Herbert Diess, CEO of Volkswagen Group, Oliver Blume, CEO of Porsche, Dr. Elmar Degenhart, CEO of Continental Group and Dr. Rolf Breidenbach, CEO of Hella, William Li, founder, chairman and CEO of NIO, Freeman Shen, founder, chairman and
    CEO of WM Motor and Dr. Daniel Kirchert, CEO of Byton.

    Lei has Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and an MBA from Babson College.

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  • Bill Russo (Founder & CEO of Automobility Limited & Automotive Committee Chair)

    Bill Russo

    Founder & CEO of Automobility Limited & Automotive Committee Chair

    Bill Russo is the Shanghai-based founder and CEO of Automobility Limited, a strategy and investment advisory firm helping its clients to create the future of mobility. His over 35 years of experience include 15 years as an automotive executive in China and Asia and nearly 12 years in the electronics and information technology industries. He has worked as an advisor and consultant for numerous multinational and local Chinese firms in the formulation and implementation of their global market and product strategies. Bill is also currently serving as the chair of the Automotive Committee at the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. In his current role, Bill advises startups, corporations and investors on how to maximize their participation in China’s Automobility Revolution. Bill was previously the regional head of Chrysler in North East Asia.

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