Dr. Kenneth Fong is currently the founder and chairman of Kenson 

Ventures, LLC,a company that specializes in investing and cultivating the growth of biomedical companies.  Throughout the last 20 years, a number of companies have been acquired or went public.

Prior to establishing Kenson, Ken was the pioneer in the biomedical industry, having founded and served as CEO of Clontech Laboratories (1984 - 1999), which was acquired by Becton Dickinson in 1999. Clontech, a leader in the molecular genetics/cell biology market, was also the largest of its kind founded by an Asian American. Clontech had 400 employees, including 65 scientists before its BD acquisition. 

Ken has held a number of leadership positions over the years. He served as the president of the Society of Chinese Bioscientists in North America (ca 2,000 members, 2005-2006) and President of the Bay Area AAMA (1987).  He was also a member of the Board of Trustees of California StateUniversity (2006-2013), the Advisory Board of the College of Science and Engineering at San Francisco State University, Board of Associates at the Whitehead Biomedical Institute at MIT, Board member of UCSD China Center (2018-present) and a Regional Chair and board member of the Committee of 100 (US 2016-2022).

Ken has many other philanthropic interests. He was one of the lead supporters for the San Jose Tech Museum, the Chinese Historical Society in San Francisco, the Bioengineering Auditorium atUC San Diego and the Indiana University graduate Seminar Programs. He has provided a number of scholarships to San Francisco State University, Peking University and the CSU students (KennethFong - Hearst endowed Scholarships). He has established a Translational Research Award program at San Francisco State University (2016-present), an annual CABS K. Fong Award to the Best Biotech Entrepreneurs of the year (2015-present) in addition to the establishment of the Fong Optometry and Medical Library at UC Berkeley (2002), a research grant to the Stanford Eye Institute (2019) and an endowed professorship to Stanford University (2012).

Dr. Ta-lin Hsu is Chairman of H&Q Asia Pacific and has been investing in Asia for over 20 years. He joined Hambrecht & Quist Group in 1985 as a General Partner and founded H&Q Asia Pacific in 1986. Since inception, H&Q Asia Pacific has managed over $2.7 billion in committed capital through 23 funds and operates from six offices throughout the region. Before joining Hambrecht & Quist, Dr. Hsu worked at IBM for 12 years. In his last position, Dr. Hsu held corporate responsibility for all of IBM’s advanced research in mass storage systems and technology. Dr. Hsu was born in mainland China in 1943.

H&Q Asia Pacific

H&Q Asia Pacific is recognized as a pioneer of Asian venture capital and private equity in a number of respects, including being the first firm to bring “Silicon Valley” style venture capital to Taiwan in 1986, the only firm to open four offices in ASEAN countries between 1987 and 1991, the first firm to work in partnership with the Malaysian government on establishing a technology VC fund (the Malaysian Technology Development Fund) in 1992, one of the first funds to enter China in 1993 (funded by Aetna Insurance, IFC, Bank of China, Boeing and Monsanto), one of the first firms to successfully migrate a leading international retail brand to China (Starbucks China), a leading medium band to Japan (MTV), one of the first firms to execute a successful buyout and turnaround deal in Korea following the Asian financial crisis (Good Morning Securities, which received the “Exit of the Year” award from the Asia Venture Capital Journal in 2002), the first foreign VC firm to take a major Japanese technology company public in Japan in 2002 (Access Corporation) and the first firm to take a foreign company public on the Emerging Markets Board of the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 2009 (Array Networks).

Recognition and Awards

Due to his role in various landmark transactions as well as in developing the Asian venture capital and private equity industry, Dr. Hsu has been recognized by BusinessWeek in its “Stars of Asia” ranking; Forbes magazine as one of the 25 Top Tech Deal Makers in 2007, one of the Top Deal Makers in 2008 as well as one of the 25 Notable Chinese-Americans in 2008; and New Fortune Magazine as one of “100 People Influencing China’s and the World’s Capital Flow” in 2009.

Corporate Affiliations

Dr. Hsu serves on the boards of various leading global corporations, including ASE Inc., Sinogen International Ltd., and One Inc.

Government/Non-Profit Affiliations

Dr. Hsu plays an active role in developing business and policy relationships between the U.S. and Asia, including advisory positions with government, academic and industry organizations. Dr. Hsu was a founding member of the prestigious Technology Review Board, a group established to advise the Executive Yuan of Taiwan on all technology matters, and is one of the founding members of and Advisor to the Monte Jade Science & Technology organization, the premier non-profit organization promoting business and technology relations between Taiwan and the U.S.

Dr. Hsu is a Board Member of K T Li Foundation for the Development of Science and Technology, the Founding President of the Chinese Institute of Engineers / USA SF Bay Area Chapter, Chairman of the Board of Give2Asia. Additionally, Dr. Hsu serves on the boards of the Asian Americans for Good Government, Shin-Shin Educational Foundation and member of Committee of 100.

Education

Dr. Hsu received his B.S. degree in Physics from the National Taiwan University (from which he received the “Outstanding Alumni Award” in 2009), his M.S. degree in Electrophysics from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.

Entrepreneur and civic leader Hsing Kung was born in Taiwan and earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from National Cheng Kung University in 1966 and an M.S. from the University of Texas, Austin, in 1969, before coming to Berkeley. After earning his Ph.D. in 1975, he took a position as a project manager in the Optoelectronics Division of Hewlett Packard while working toward an MBA from Santa Clara University. During this time, he began a voter outreach campaign after discovering that many in the Chinese American community were reticent about participating in American politics. This sparked a lifelong interest in civic activism, which has focused on building bridges between Asian Americans and mainstream Americans through cross-cultural awareness. He earned his MBA in 1979.

Kung co-founded SDL Inc., an optical communications start-up, in 1983, and served as its Vice President of Manufacturing until 1997. SDL was the first company to commercialize high power semiconductor laser technology in the industry. SDL went public in 1995 and was acquired by JDS Uniphase in 2000. From 1997-1998, he served as Senior Vice President of Business Development at American Xtal Technology (AXT).

Kung founded Luxnet Corp in 1998, a Taiwan-based company that develops and manufactures optical communication active component sub-modules. In 2012, Luxnet became successful IPO in Taiwan. He served as CEO until 2000 and Chairman until 2018.  In 2000, he co-founded and served as CEO of Pine Photonics Communications, a transceiver manufacturing company which was acquired by Opnext Inc three years later. He remained Senior Vice President of Opnext until 2005.  The San Jose Mercury News described Kung as “one of Silicon Valley’s most understated power brokers” after he hosted a number of political fundraisers for democratic luminaries. He became chairman of Monte Jade West in 2004, a professional science and technology association organized to foster relations between Chinese and American tech companies.  He established the Tien Forum at Monte Jade West in 2006 to honor former University of California Chancellor Chang-Lin Tien.

Kung has been managing partner of high tech incubator Acorn Campus Ventures since 2006.  He co-founded Innolight Technology Corporation with funding from Acorn Campus in 2008: now one of the world's leading developers and manufacturers of high speed optical transceivers. He served as Chairman until Innolight went public in China in 2016.  He is currently a board member of Luxnet, a strategic advisor of Innolight,  serves on the board of numerous community organizations, and is known for having nurtured many startup ventures over the past 20 years.

In the early 2000s, Kung was honored with a DeAnza College Venture Culturist Award, a County of Santa Clara Asian American Hero award, and a Community Star Award from Asian Americans for Community Involvement. He was a member of the Fremont Union High School District Board, where he promoted a richer multicultural climate in high schools.  He was appointed to the California State University Board of Trustees in 2010, served as president of the Cupertino Rotary Club in 2013, and was named the City of Cupertino's Citizen of the Year in 2014. Kung was most recently presented with the Distinguished Alumni Award from National Cheng Kung University in 2015, the Monte Jade West Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017 and the John W. Gardner Award for exemplary leadership by the American Leadership Forum in 2020.

Mr. David Tsang 

(1942-2021)

David was a leader and a philanthropist in the Silicon valley community.  He started in the high-tech industry in Silicon Valley in the ‘70s. Along the way, not only did he continue founding and investing in many great technology companies, but his great philanthropic heart also helped many Asian Americans here in North America and underprivileged children back in Asia.

David is remembered for his dedication, fraternity, outstanding contribution to promoting the status of Asians in the United States.  

David, an internationally recognized veteran in the semiconductor industry, the founder and chairman of Data Technology Co., Oak Technology, the co-founder of Acorn Campus.  David, born in Liaoning, China, was one of the most successful pioneering Chinese American entrepreneurs in the United States.  David also devoted himself to public welfare.  He founded AAMA (Asia America MultiTechnology Association) and Vision New American. He devoted himself to Shin Shin Education Foundation, Alliance for Preserving the Truth of the Sino-Japanese War, and many non-profit organizations.  He unwaveringly upheld justices and helped Chinese Americans integrating into the mainstream of American society.

David helped many entrepreneurs. David was always very willing to share, encourage, and always offered to help. He said: “Entrepreneurship cannot be a solo business. It must be teamwork. You can only succeed in a team and by having the same goals.”  His simple entrepreneurial wisdom inspired many entrepreneurs.

In 2001, David became the chairman of Shin Shin Educational Foundation.  Under his leadership, the foundation expanded from 20 schools in 2001 to 169 schools in 2004.   He and his wife, Cathy Tsang, personally funded 15 schools.

David Tsang is no longer with us, but his spirit will always remain with us.  His honesty, love, sincerity, and tenacity will continue to inspire generations of Chinese Americans to realize their American Dreams.

Dr. Tseng was the first Asian American Woman president for American Universities.  She was Chancellor and Professor of the University of Hawai‘i Hilo from 1998-2014, Chancellor of West Valley -Mission Community College District in Silicon Valley 1993-98. Previously she rose through the ranks of professor, department chair and then dean of the College of Applied Sciences and Arts at San Jose State University 1970-1993.  

Born in Shandong and raised in Taiwan, Dr. Tseng attended National Cheng Kung University and then moved to the U.S. to complete her B.S. Degree in chemistry at Kansas State University. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. Degrees at the University of California at Berkeley and a certificate for Executive Management from Harvard University.

An educator, administrator, and champion of entrepreneurial projects, she believes in higher education’s power to bring about local economic development and has built university parks in California and Hawaii including ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center, a modern museum, with a 3D planetarium and interactive exhibits, that integrates indigenous Hawaiian culture with advance science to inspire the island community, general public, and island visitors to explore culture, science, and technology. She initiated the grant that brought the National Science Foundation’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program to Hawai‘i to improve the entire state’s research infrastructure.

Dr. Tseng has also contributed to numerous national and international groups to advance nutrition and education worldwide. To name a few, she served as Principal Consultant for Nutrition and Manpower Development at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for six years and developed several higher education programs in China. She served on the NASA Education Advisory Committee. She served on the Commission on Leadership and Institutional Effectiveness for the American Council on Education (ACE) and as a board member on the ACE Network Executive Board. She also served on the Board of Directors of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and was vice-chair of the Steering Committee of its Millennium Leadership Institute. 

In addition to her national and international work, Dr. Tseng has been actively involved in many local, community organizations both in Silicon Valley and Hawaii. These include California Governor’s School-to-Career Task Force, Pew Health Advisory Committee, Urban City University Task Force of San Jose, various Rotary Clubs, Hawaii Governor’s Economic Momentum Commission Task Force, among many more.

Dr. Tseng is the author and co-author of many peer-reviewed publications and has presented numerous papers at professional conferences on health, leadership, higher education and multicultural issues. She is the recipient of many awards including honorary doctorates from Josai International University, Japan, and International Technology University in Silicon Valley. She is an honorary professor at China Medical University and she was a visiting professor in Fu Jen University as well as an outstanding alumnus of National Cheng Kung University. She received the Athena Award and she was honored as a Woman of Distinction by the Girls Scouts Council of Hawaii.  The San Jose and Silicon Valley Business Journal named her one of the Bay 

Dr. Chenming Hu is called the Father of 3D Transistor for developing

the FinFET in 1999. Intel hailed FinFET as the most radical shift in semiconductor

technology in over 50 years. Modern computers, smart phones, and the internet all ran

on 3D transistor processors.

He received the US National Technology and Innovation Medal from President Obama in

2016. He leads the ongoing development of BSIM, a suite of industry-standard computer

models of transistors. University of California has provided BSIM loyalty-free for the global

IC industry to design integrated circuits worth well over a trillion US dollars since

1995. IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization, presented him its

highest award, Medal of Honor, in 2020 for helping to “keep Moore’s Law going over

many decades” after lauding him as “Microelectronics Visionary” for “achievements

critical to producing smaller yet more reliable and higher-performance integrated circuits”

in 2009. The 2013 Kaufman Award cited his “tremendous career of creativity and

innovation that fueled the past four decades of the semiconductor industry”.

Dr. Hu is TSMC Distinguished Chair Professor Emeritus of the University of California,

Berkeley. From 2001 to 2004 he was the Chief Technology Officer of TSMC, now the

semiconductor company having the largest market value. He was the board chairman

of the nonprofit Friends of Children with Special Needs and the East Bay Chinese School.

He has authored six books and 1000 research papers and received over 100 US patents

and honorary doctoral degrees from the University of Hong Kong and NYCU in

Taiwan. He is honored with memberships in the US National Academy of Engineering,

Chinese Academy of Sciences, US Academy of Inventors, The World Academy of

Sciences, and Academia Sinica. His other professional honors include Asian American

Engineer of the Year; Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame; IEEE Jack Morton Award,

Solid State Circuits Award, Nichizawa Medal, and the EDS Education Award for

“distinguished contributions to education and inspiration of students, practicing engineers

and future educators”. He also received UC Berkeley’s highest honor for teaching — the

Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award.

Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Information

Author of the book "Silicon Valley's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs."

AnnaLee Saxenian is a professor and the current Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Information, known widely for her work on technology clusters and social networks in Silicon Valley. She received her BA from Williams College in 1976 and her PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1989.[1] 

In her book Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128 (1994), Saxenian proposes a hypothesis to explain why California's Silicon Valley was able to keep up with the fast pace of technological progress during the 1980s, while the vertically integrated firms of the Route 128 beltway fell behind. She argues that the key was Silicon Valley's decentralized organizational form, non-proprietary standards, and tradition of cooperative exchange (sharing information and outsourcing for component parts), in opposition to hierarchical and independent industrial systems in the East Coast.[2] 

Her 2006 book, The New Argonauts: Regional Advantage in a Global Economy, explores the globalization of the technology workforce that has occurred as the "brain drain" becomes a "brain circulation" with immigrant Indian, Chinese, and Israeli professionals taking the Silicon Valley entrepreneurial model to their home countries while also maintaining connections with the US. 

Born and raised in the Bay Area, Evan Low has devoted his entire career to serving his community. 

Evan has been a trail-blazer for diverse representation in his community. In 2006, Evan made history by becoming the first Asian‐American, openly gay, and one of the youngest people ever elected to Campbell’s City Council. He made history again in 2009 when he was elected as Mayor of Campbell and became the youngest Asian‐American Mayor in the country. And in 2014, he became the youngest Asian-American legislator to be elected to the Assembly in state history.

As a State Assemblymember, Evan has worked closely with his community and his colleagues to tackle some of the greatest challenges facing the Silicon Valley and the entire state of California. Evan has been a leader on a diverse range of issues including job creation, affordability, environmental protection, marriage equality and civil rights, transparency in government, and fiscal reform. He is a leader in the Assembly, servingin many different capacities such as the Chair of the California Legislative LGBT Caucus, co-chair of the Legislative Technology and Innovation Caucus, chair of the Business and Professions Committee, and the Vice-chair of the Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus.

In 2010, the Silicon Valley Metro Newspaper named Evan one of the “Top 25 People who will change Silicon Valley.” He has also been named “Legislator of the Year” by the Internet Association, TechNet, The Computing Technology Industry Association, California Faculty Association, Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, California District Attorneys Association, and Faculty Association of California Community Colleges.

Evan will continue to bring new energy, innovative leadership, and a renewed commitment to California’s values to the State Assembly.

Tony Shyu is a noted award-winning director  Tony serves as director and producer of the project. Tony's previous documentary feature film The Race Epidemic has won Best documentary from 8 film festivals in the U.S. and will be featured on PBS in 2023.

Tony spent many years in Asia creating award-winning commercials for major brands such as Avon, Volvo, and Visa.  He won the Taiwan Times award, which is Asia’s equivalent of a Clio award. The PSA he directed for API Vote starring George Takei, John Cho, and Constance Wu won the 2016 Videographer award.

Tony received his B.A. and M.F.A. in film from the renowned Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, which is known for creating visual storytellers. His classmates at Art Center included famed award-winning directors Michael Bay, Zack Snyder, and Tarsem Singh, among many others.

Silicon Valley Chinese American media entrepreneur, social networker, and community leader.  Founder & CEO of  Ding Ding TV — The Voice of Asian Americans, has been focused on creating positive impacts for Asian American Community through contents and events for more than 13 years. She is dedicated to promoting Cultural Interconnectivity through appreciation of similarities and understanding of differences and Encouraging Awareness of civic responsibilities and engaged citizens.

She started Ding Ding TV in 2009, founded Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Festival in 2016, and started Civic Leadership Forum Silicon Valley in 2017. Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Festival has become one of the largest conferences held annually that focuses on innovation and entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley.

Working with the Silicon Valley Central Chamber of Commerce, Diana started Silicon Valley Business Forum in 2018 for business owners to share information about doing business in Silicon Valley.  She organized Civic Leadership Forum Silicon Valley 4 times a year since 2017, empowering Asian American communities, creating a national network of civic-minded organizations and leaders, and working in unity.

Diana is an Award-winning and innovative Program Director, and radio and television personality. The Host and producer of <​Innovation Dialog>, interview 500+ world-leading Innovators. Diana Ding has been awarded as Asian American Hero by Santa Clara County and California Unsung Hero by California State Assembly.  She is very active in Silicon Valley Community, has been serving in Cupertino Rotary Club since 2010, serves as the board member of Silicon Valley Central Chamber of Commerce since 2013, and was elected as the president of the US-China Chamber of Commerce Silicon Valley on Jan. 2019.

2021: Awarded as California Unsung Hero from California State Assembly.
2006: Awarded as Asian American Hero from Santa Clara County.
2012: Honored as the most distinguished TV show from N. California Chinese Media Association. Innovation Dialog
2013: Honored as the best TV show from N. California Chinese Media Association. Battle Silicon
2005: Honored as Best Radio Program from N. California Chinese Media Association. Amazing Diana
2003: Won first prize SingTao Chinese Radio DJ competition.

Ho Hong commences film study at ArtCenter College of Design, US. He returns to Hong Kong and becomes a director for TV Commercials and Music Video. Clients includes Coca Cola, Samsung, P&G, Nikon, Aeon Bank, Amway, World Vision… He earns multiple awards thought-out his career.  The Short Film ‘WaiTing’ was selected as the Finalist for Discovery Award at Hollywood Film Festival in 2001.

Ho Hong gains his MFA Degree in Creative Media from the City University of Hong Kong where he finishes different movie scripts. 

'Doomsday.Party' won HAF Awards at Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum 2013 and the movie was selected for 'Golden Horse Film Festival' (NETPAC Finalist), 'Dallas International Film Festival' (Best Feature Finalist), and 'Singapore Chinese Film Festival'.

Script ‘Deja Vu, I Love You' was selected for Shanghai International Film Festival 2014 (New Talent Project).

‘Lost In Border’ was selected in HAF 2015 & gain the NAFF Award.

‘85db’: was selected in Golden Horse Film Project Promotion 2020. 

I grew up in Owatonna, Minnesota, where my interest in filmmaking first began at a young age. Nevertheless, my ultimate goal had always been to become a physician, and as late as my second year of college I studied microbiology on the pre-med track. 

After embarking upon a transformative film project with my high school classmates and witnessing the movie's continued success at festivals long after graduation, I discovered that filmmaking was my true passion and found the inspiration to pursue it as a career. 

I graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Film & Television Production. Having amassed directing and writing experience on dozens of films spanning numerous genres, I can say without hesitation that collaboration in the pursuit of storytelling will never cease to inspire me.