

Asia Business Podcast
Art Dicker
Formerly known as "Ganbei", which focused on business in China, the Asia Business Podcast broadens the show to Asia as a whole. We continue to interview some of the leading entrepreneurs and industry experts on cross-border business in the region and globally. The lead host is Art Dicker, a long time corporate lawyer who is fluent in Chinese, with 16 years experience in Asia. Art is a graduate of Princeton and GW Law with a MBA from the University of Southern California.
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Jan 23, 2024 • 50min
Building Teams and Nurturing Talent as a General Counsel
From our sister show, the China Business Law Podcast:
Craig Katerberg discusses managing a team of over 120+ people, keeping top talent happy, and how lawyers can improve their communication and understanding of company strategy to be more effective.
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Jacob Thomas
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Jan 11, 2024 • 42min
Building the Community of the Future
We have a conversation with Jill Tang on building a community of fans and advocates that can help corporations on their purpose and sustainability goals. She gives insights on her journey of building Ladies Who Tech, one of the leading social enterprises in China focused on the STEM industry. Producer
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Jan 11, 2024 • 34min
Developing Better Digital Solutions for Chemical Industry
In our conversation with Jessica Yu, the International BD Director of In-Road, we delve into In-Road's approach to helping chemical clients digitize their manufacturing processes, all while highlighting the current trends and challenges shaping the ongoing digitization journey within China's chemical landscape. Producer
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Jan 11, 2024 • 33min
Bring the Smart Money to Emerging Market Startups
How can early-stage startups raise funds successfully? We talk with Davide Calì, the founder of CrossFund, on their venture platform to help startups win angel investment, and the importance of "follow up" to achieve more success with smart money. Producer
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Nov 6, 2023 • 54min
Launching a Software Business in China
We talk with Chris DeAngelis, Partner at Alliance Development Group (ADG) on how Western software companies, particularly SaaS businesses, can enter the China market. We discuss some of the unique local license and data compliance issues, corporate structure options, and real-life lessons on how teams are best setup for internal alignment and operational success as a software business in China. Producer
Jacob Thomas
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Oct 27, 2023 • 47min
Dragon Suit – The Golden Age of Expat Executives in China
We talk with Gabor Holch, long-time intercultural leadership consultant, coach, author, and speaker based in China since 2002. On how best to foster cross-border, cross-cultural management skills within a multi-national organization doing business in China. Gabor takes us through some of the key points in his new book, Dragon Suit, just recently released. Producer
Jacob Thomas
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Aug 15, 2023 • 38min
Evaluating Your Competitiveness for Market Entry to China
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Jul 13, 2023 • 48min
Marketing In China
Mark and Bryce join to discuss how the digital ecosystem has developed differently and how western brands adapt. We also discuss consumer preferences for local vs foreign brands in sports and other product categories, and how foreign brands find local partners to work with in joint marketing campaigns. Producer
Jacob Thomas
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Jun 13, 2023 • 45min
Selling to China
Ker Gibbs and Kenneth Yu bring decades of experience to discuss the challenges of retaining talent, responding to local competition, listening to customers, and the two potential divergent paths for US-China trade and investment going forward.
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Jacob Thomas
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Jun 7, 2023 • 30min
Can China Develop Its Own ChatGPT?
We talk with Paul Triolo, Senior VP for China and Technology Policy Lead at Albright Stonebridge, member of the Council of Foreign Relations, and one of the leading authorities in the US on the Chinese semiconductor industry. Prior to Albright Stonebridge, Paul setup the Technology practice at Eurasia Group.
This episodes focuses on the ability for China and Chinese companies to develop their own large language models like ChatGPT, whether US export controls on computing technology will affect that development, and how Chinese companies will be forced to navigate a unique regulatory environment on content creation in China. Producer
Jacob Thomas
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