Carter Tseng 曾憲章, Chairman & CEO, Little Dragon Foundation
Dr. Carter Tseng has over 30 years of valuable experience in the high-tech industry. He was a co-founder of Microtek in 1980, the world class leader in the Image Scanner industry, one of the first and most successful IPO companies based in the prestigious Taiwan Science Park. Since retiring from active corporate management in 1998, Dr. Tseng has drawn on his rich experience and turned his attention to coaching and mentoring the CEOs of tomorrow, as well as serving on the advisory boards of many enterprises.
Prior to returning to Taiwan in 1980, Dr. Tseng worked for over 10 years in USA-based companies such as Lockheed, Xerox, and NRL where he held increasingly responsible positions in such areas as system design, technical marketing and Hi-Tech enterprise management. As a skillful negotiator, Dr. Tseng used his skills and entrepreneurial talents to secure many highly lucrative OEM, ODM, and distribution contracts with large globally recognized companies such as Siemens, Philips, Hitachi, GEC, Data I/O, Panasonic, Rockwell, and NEC.
After graduating with a B.Sc. in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University in 1970, Dr. Tseng earned his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Computer Science and Electronics Engineering from UCLA. He holds patents such as for Keyboardless Input Method, and has been active in publications.
For the last 10 years, Dr Tseng has been founder & CEO of the Little Dragon Foundation, whose mission is to guide entrepreneurs of tomorrow. At the same time, he has also held seats on the boards of several high-tech technology enterprises and educational organizations. He continues to serve as Vice Chairman of Arlotto, and Independent Director of TCL, Overseas Director of Canada National Institute of Nano-Technology, and Board of Director of China National Academy of Nano-Technology & Engineering.
Dr. Tseng is a member of Committee of 100, Board of Trustee of Give2Asia Foundation, and is Co-founder of ECO Foundation for environment. He is the special advisor to Tsinghua University’s President and EMBA & CEO Training Professor. He also serves as Business Advisory Council (BAC) member for the University of Alberta, Canada. His academic posts have included Adjunct Professorships at City University of Hong Kong, University of Alberta (Canada). He is also a Co-founder of Monte Jade Science & Technology Association (USA).
Dr. Tseng received the “2004 Distinguished Achievement Award” from CIE (Chinese Institute of Engineers, USA) in recognition of his “pioneering work and leadership in high-tech industry” and “contribution in education on industrial management”. In 2008, Dr. Tseng received the National Friendship Award, the highest recognition granted to foreign experts in China.
Dr. Tseng is very happily married with a daughter studying at Oxford University for her PhD and presently divides his time among Beijing, Taiwan and USA in order to fulfill his many globally commitments.
Wei He 何为, CEO and Artistic Director, Tianjin Juilliard School
Wei He is the CEO and Artistic Director of Tianjin Juilliard, leading the joint-venture institution in bringing innovative approaches to music education throughout the region, and strengthening Juilliard’s global presence in Asia. He joined the Tianjin Juilliard administration in 2017 as the inaugural Artistic Director and Dean where he was responsible for recruiting world-class resident faculty and establishing the highest artistic standard while overseeing all academic and performance activities at Tianjin Juilliard. A firm believer that the art of music bridges cultures and brings people together, He has been actively pushing boundaries through exciting programming, performance collaborations, community outreaches, commissioning new works as well as creating art festivals.
Prior to joining Tianjin Juilliard, He taught at San Francisco Conservatory of Music as professor of violin for 17 years and also served as Chair of the Strings Department. He frequently gives master classes at top music conservatories and universities in the States, Europe and Asia, and has also served as a Fulbright Senior Specialist.
He received his early music training at the middle school of Sichuan Conservatory of Music. He furthered his education at the University of Texas at Austin for his undergraduate studies and finished his graduate studies in Chamber Music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He founded the award-winning New China Trio while in college. He joined the first violin section of the San Francisco Symphony shortly after graduating. He then co-founded Bridge Chamber Virtuosi with principle players of San Francisco Symphony. He has also served as co-artistic director of SF – Shanghai Chamber Music Festival, and is a founding member of QingPei Festival in China. Wei He chairs the Educational Task Force of Committee of 100, and also co-chairs the Educational Committee of AmCham Tianjin, China.
