TALK: From Silicon Valley to Shanghai (Kenneth Wilcox)
Monday, March 02, 2026
Event Time 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
PT
Cost
Location
Creative Arts 128 (Studio 1)
Contact Email
fgreen@sfsu.edu
Overview
FROM SILICON VALLEY TO SHANGHAI: BUILDING (AND LOSING) A BANK IN CHINA
A conversation with Kenneth Wilcox, former CEO of Silicon Valley Bank
In 2011, Ken Wilcox moved to Shanghai to help launch a joint-venture bank for Chinese tech startups. He will discuss why the project failed and what it reveals about business practices, ethics, and the role of the state in China today.
PRESENTED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES & LCA LIVE
WITH SPONSORSHIP FROM THE DEPARTMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, HOSPITALITY, TOURISM & EVENT MANAGEMENT, APPAREL DESIGN & MERCHANDISING & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
