Forging Alliances
The Serica Initiative’s ongoing Doing Well x Doing Good series examines the intersection of business and social impact in the U.S.-Asia space. What does it mean for each of us to do well, professionally and personally? And how do we do good and make a positive social impact in the larger world around us, while doing well in our own lives? What are the most exciting opportunities to to do well and do good between the U.S. and Asia — and what kind of intentional vision do we need to make the biggest social impact possible?
Previous speakers in this series have included, among others: Peng Zhao, CEO of Citadel Securities; Amy Chua, John M. Duff, Jr. Professor at Yale Law School and author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother; Jenny Shi, director, producer, and cinematographer of the Finding Yingying documentary, recognized at film festivals including SXSW, DOC NYC, and the Chicago International Film Festival; Virginia Tan, Founding Partner and CEO of Teja Ventures, emerging Asia’s first gender lens VC fund; and Chris Marquis, Samuel C. Johnson Professor of Sustainable Global Enterprise at Cornell University.
Past Programs
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Exploring Low Emission Initiatives and Collabs in Southeast Asia
Lesly Goh of the World Bank & Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Resident and Bo Bai of MVGX came together with moderator and CEO of The Serica Initiative, Anla Cheng, to discuss the Vietnam low emission rice initiative and the rigors measuring carbon credits in developing countries.
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Grassroots Recycling Post-China's Waste Import Ban
Join NYenvironcom and The Serica Initiative for an online discussion exploring the state of ground-level recycling, some of the changes since China greatly restricted imports of recyclables in 2018, and what this all means for the collectors and stewards of many of our post-consumer recyclable materials in the circular economy.
Wealth Succession Plan with Connor Crown
Serica and EY are jointly hosting a Mid-Autumn Festival gathering to discuss the topic of succession planning and preserving generaional wealth.
The Past, Present, and Future of Green Finance in China
Interested in China’s environmental future? How environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors influence investment in China?
Finding Yingying: Film Screening & Fireside Chat
What is the experience of being Chinese in America today - especially for young students - in the current geopolitical moment? How can the arts chronicle and humanize these experiences, and mentorship offer solace?
Chinese in America: From Finance, Filmmaking to Philanthropy
What’s the common denominator to succeeding in finance, philanthropy, and working in Hollywood?
VC and Impact Investing in China: Investing in a Time of Uncertainty
U.S.-China relations are more challenging than they have been in decades, affecting everything from trade relations, policy to technology.
