BITCOIN: Why it both interesting and revolutionary

Speaker: Bobby Lee (CEO at BTC China)

Time and Date: 16:00-17:00, Nov. 19, 2013

Place: Room 269, Microelectronics Building, Zhangjiang Campus

Abstract

In recent weeks, we have seen yet another explosion of media coverage about Bitcoins. What happened? Is it because of the huge rise in Bitcoin prices? From around ¥750 CNY in September, we have seen Bitcoin prices rise 10 times in barely two months. What's causing this tremendous rise of Bitcoin prices? What is Bitcoin? How is it special and why do people call it revolutionary? Come find out everything about Bitcoin at this event.

Biography

Bobby Lee is the CEO and co-founder of BTC China, the first, and now largest Bitcoin exchange in China. BTC China also recently became the world's largest Bitcoin exchange by trading volume. Bobby started his career in Silicon Valley, as a software engineer at Yahoo!, pioneering the earliest online communities on the Internet. He then moved to Shanghai, China, where he has been for the past 7 years. He was the Director of Software Engineering at EMC in China, innovating in Cloud Computing and Cloud Storage. After that, he became the CTO of SMG BesTV, the leading IPTV company in China, and also the world's largest, by subscriber base. Most recently, he was Vice President of Technology for Walmart's new China E-Commerce business, based in Shanghai. Bobby graduated from Stanford University with B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science, and was also a Mayfield Fellow there. He is now finishing up his Global E-MBA program at CEIBS. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, photography, watching movies, and playing poker.