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Nov 25, 2020 • 50min

Andee Y. Yoestong, President Director of the AK Group, on The Future of Indonesia's Auto Market

Andee Yoestong is one of the most entrepreneurial and street smart business people in the Indonesian auto market. His company sells and services Japanese, Chinese and American brands across Indonesia, the world's 4th most populous country. Japanese automakers have enjoyed a near monopoly in Indonesia since the 1970's. But today the Chinese and Koreans are planning to shake things up with new investment in electrics. There are also rumors that Ford is coming back. Technology is changing the way Indonesian buy cars, too, and could soon make showrooms a relic of the past. Mr. Yoestong paints a picture of the fast-evolving Indonesian car market as customers start to embrace technology, electrics and non-Japanese brands.#WinningInAsia / #ZozoGo https://twitter.com/Dunne_ZoZoGohttps://www.instagram.com/zo.zo.go/?hl=enhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-dunne-a696901a/
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Nov 18, 2020 • 50min

James McGregor, Author, One Billion Customers, On Navigating China’s Bewildering Business Arena

James McGregor is author of One Billion Customers, the most important and widely read China business book of this generation. In our conversation, Mr McGregor describes why China under Xi Jinping is overreaching politically and economically. How should US companies respond to China's new aggressiveness? Mr McGregor also shares some valuable tips for US companies doing business in China. What are the most obvious landmines to avoid? And what are the new opportunities to capture? Most importantly, Mr McGregor paints a picture of how US companies can leverage their market access in China to strengthen their businesses back home.#WinningInAsia / #ZozoGo https://twitter.com/Dunne_ZoZoGohttps://www.instagram.com/zo.zo.go/?hl=enhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-dunne-a696901a/
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Nov 11, 2020 • 42min

Peter Rawlinson, CEO, Lucid, On Creating A World-Class Luxury Electric Car to Steal Mercedes-Benz S Class Buyers

Lucid Motors, a startup luxury EV maker based in Newark, California has ambitions to win luxury car buyers away from Mercedes. Lucid's first product, the Air, delivers best-in-class in terms of efficiency, performance and range, including 500+ miles of range and 1,000 horsepower. The first Lucid Airs will be built in Q1 2021 at a brand new plant in Casa Grande, Arizona. Peter Rawlinson, CEO and CTO at Lucid, was previously Chief Engineer at Tesla for 7 years and, before that, Chief Engineer at Lotus. Building a world-class, high performance car seems to be his destiny.#WinningInAsia / #ZozoGo https://twitter.com/Dunne_ZoZoGohttps://www.instagram.com/zo.zo.go/?hl=enhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-dunne-a696901a/
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Nov 4, 2020 • 42min

Bettina Weiss, SEMI, on why semiconductors are the crucial backbone of the cars of the future.

Semiconductors are tiny, hidden powerful machines that power our smart phones and computers. Now, chips are playing a defining role as cars become more autonomous, connected and electrified. Who are the industry's chip leaders? Which agencies are in charge of semiconductor industry standards. And what about China's ambitions to build its own semiconductor industry? Bettina Weiss, Chief of Staff at SEMI, the global semiconductor industry association, delivers a picture of the future.#WinningInAsia / #ZozoGo https://twitter.com/Dunne_ZoZoGohttps://www.instagram.com/zo.zo.go/?hl=enhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-dunne-a696901a/
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Oct 28, 2020 • 48min

Olaf Sakkers, Co-Founder Maniv Mobility, on Venture Capital Investing in Mobility Start-Ups

Olaf Sakkers, who attended the same high school as Elon Musk in South Africa, shares his views on the key emerging trends in mobility and mobility investing, from e-bikes to autonomous vehicles. Maniv Mobility, a venture capital firm, is based in Israel, one of the premier global hubs for mobility technologies and investments.#WinningInAsia / #ZozoGo https://twitter.com/Dunne_ZoZoGohttps://www.instagram.com/zo.zo.go/?hl=enhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-dunne-a696901a/
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Oct 21, 2020 • 52min

Scott Kennedy on How US-China Relations Will Change After the US Election

Relations between the United States and China have not been this tense in 50 years. Some are calling it a new cold war, centered on tech. The US feels that China has taken advantage of the relationship on many fronts, from intellectual property to trade to cyberspace. China, for its part, says that the US is simply trying to stop its rise. Scott Kennedy presents a candid picture of where the relationship is headed and what that means for American businesses and business people in China.#WinningInAsia / #ZozoGo https://twitter.com/Dunne_ZoZoGohttps://www.instagram.com/zo.zo.go/?hl=enhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-dunne-a696901a/
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Oct 14, 2020 • 44min

Kurt Kelty, VP, Automotive at Sila Nanotechnologies on coming breakthroughs in EV batteries.

Batteries are the new sexy. Companies like Tesla, Lucid and Sila Nanotechnologies are working on innovations that will lead to 50% reduction in battery costs and huge increases in range during the next 5-10 years. A $25,000 Tesla is on the horizon. Kurt Kelty of Sila Nanotechnologies, a Silicon- Valley-based company now valued at more than $1 billion, will soon supply Daimler and BMW with innovative materials that make breakthroughs on battery range and costs a reality. #WinningInAsia / #ZozoGo https://twitter.com/Dunne_ZoZoGohttps://www.instagram.com/zo.zo.go/?hl=enhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-dunne-a696901a/
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Sep 30, 2020 • 1h

Dexter Roberts, Author, The Myth of Chinese Capitalism on the China's Risky Future

China built its miraculous economic ascendancy largely on the backs of hundreds of million of migrant workers. Now, as labor rates in China climb higher than those in Malaysia and Mexico, what will happen to China's economy? The leadership in Beijing eyes a great leap forward to advanced tech - electric and autonomous vehicles, 5G and advanced manufacturing. But what about the "other China" - the 500 million day laborers beset with dimming prospects for employment? #WinningInAsia / #ZozoGo https://twitter.com/Dunne_ZoZoGohttps://www.instagram.com/zo.zo.go/?hl=enhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-dunne-a696901a/
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Sep 23, 2020 • 32min

Kevin Whitcraft, Founder and CEO of the RMA Group, On Opportunities in Asia's Frontier Markets

The next time you look up the definition of an entrepreneur in the dictionary, do not be surprised to see Kevin Whitcraft's name. This American, fluent in Thai and Chinese, has built a formidable global business from scratch. He did so by seizing opportunities in frontier Asian markets. Kevin shares how he discovered his first early break in civil-war torn Cambodia, then expanded his lines of business throughout Indochina. Today the RMA Group operates in 16 countries worldwide and has developed a deep global partnership with Ford Motor Company. #WinningInAsia / #ZozoGo https://twitter.com/Dunne_ZoZoGohttps://www.instagram.com/zo.zo.go/?hl=enhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-dunne-a696901a/
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Sep 16, 2020 • 43min

John Voelcker on the European Electric Car Offensive

Europe edged ahead of China to become the world's leading market for electric cars in the first half of 2020. Mercedes, BMW, JLR, Audi, Porsche, VW, Polestar and Volvo are bringing a small army of new electric models to market. How do the E-tron, i-Pace, Taycan, EQC and Recharge rate in terms of looks, handling, range, charging convenience and connectivity. And when will they catch up to Tesla? This week's guest, the inimitable electric car expert John Voelcker, takes us on a tour.

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