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Bio: Roy Bahat

Roy is the head of Bloomberg Beta, a venture firm backed by Bloomberg LP that invests in companies that make business work better, specializing in machine intelligence. The firm is currently investing out of a $75 million fund. He also has served as co-chair of the Shift Commission on Work, Workers, and Technology, a joint effort of New America and Bloomberg to understand the long-term prospects for work in America. Roy is a lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, where he teaches an annual seven-week course on media to MBA students. Previously, he was a co-founder and chairman of Ouya, Inc., a game console that was acquired by Razer. He also was a VP at News Corp. and president of IGN Entertainment, a video game and entertainment web site.

Bio: Rebecca A. Fannin

Rebecca is the founder of news and events group Silicon Dragon Ventures. Her journalistic career covering global innovation began in Silicon Valley during the dotcom era. Following the venture capital trail to Asia, she was one of the first American journalists to write about China’s entrepreneurial boom, interviewing Jack Ma of Alibaba and Robin Li of Baidu, among others. A regular media commentator and speaker, she also has frequently contributed to CNBC and Forbes, and her articles have appeared in Harvard Business Review, CEO and Inc. magazine. Rebecca’s three forward-looking books, Silicon Dragon, Startup Asia and her latest title, Tech Titans of China, are a go-to resource on top innovation trends and players. Rebecca has worked in the world's leading tech hotspots as a pioneering journalist and host of numerous events and forums.

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