Screening of "Crocodile in the Yangtze, the Alibaba Story"
VIEW EVENT DETAILSAn Asia Society Young Professionals Group and Asian Business League of San Francisco Event
Asia Society Northern California Young Professionals Group and the Asian Business League of San Francisco are proud to present a screening of the documentary Crocodile in the Yangtze by Director Porter Erisman.
Described by Forbes.com as a “A rare behind-the-scenes look at China’s Internet revolution,” this film follows China's first Internet entrepreneur and former English teacher, Jack Ma, as he battles U.S. giant eBay on the way to building China's first global Internet company, Alibaba Group. An independent memoir written, directed and produced by an American who worked in Ma's company for eight years, Crocodile in the Yangtze captures the emotional ups and downs of life in a Chinese Internet start up at a time when the Internet brought China face-to-face with the West.
The screening will be preceded by a networking reception with light snacks and non-alcoholic beverages. Members of each organization will be able to purchase special discounted tickets to this program. For discounted codes email Jennifer Chu at [email protected].
Program Agenda:
6:00 - 7:00 pm: Registration & Networking
7:00 - 9:00 pm: Screening
Asia Society Northern California Young Professionals Group (ASYPG), is an association of young professionals who share a strong interest in Asia. We seek to provide opportunities for young professionals in the Bay Area community to lead, network and engage in activities addressing contemporary US Pan-Asian cultural, business, arts, policy and educational affairs.
The Asian Business League of San Francisco (ABL-SF), is a nonprofit membership organization. ABL-SF's mission is to INSPIRE, CONNECT and ENGAGE leaders within the Asian American/Pacific Islander business community.