Some attendees asked us for James Boettcher’s slides, but we didn’t get approvement from the author to share this. If you are still interested in the content of this keynote speech, I quote a paragraph by Helen Zhang from our internal report:

Jim Boettcher’s lively keynote speech, peppered throughout by bits of humor, took an interesting perspective on private equity in China. It centered around a concept called the “China Paradigm Factor,” a mysterious number with a major role in calculating the value of private equities in the country. This factor is influenced by variables such as abundant and low-cost workers, easily adaptable customers who are willing to spend more and more, and capital markets in transition.

Plus8star has made a quick redesign of the website. And here is a report of web2.0 panel.

Wen Dong, a student from Nanjing, has a detailed record of the whole conference day. Among all students to the conference, I am impressed the most by the ones from Nanjing. They are well prepared and competing.