Draper and Startup Grind Presents Sunny Lu (VeChain)

Nov 8, 2023, 8:00 – 9:00 PM (UTC)

Melbourne

Sunny Lu is the founder and CEO of VeChain, a global leading blockchain connecting the physical and digital worlds. He officially launched the VeChain project in 2015, and founded VeChain in early 2017, which has major investors including Fenbushi Capital, Future Capital, Draper Venture Network, PwC, and DNV. He was previously the CIO at Louis Vuitton China.

Virtual event
Fireside Chat

About this event

Sunny graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, majoring in Electronics and Communication Engineering. Sunny has served as IT Executive in Fortune 500 companies nearly 20 years, former CIO of Louis Vuitton China. With a solid technical background in computer and network communications, he has accumulated extensive experience in information systems technology strategy and management, enterprise digital revolution and digital innovation.

Sunny is one of the pioneers to start exploring blockchain business applications. He first proposed the idea that "blockchain adoption is driven by business needs". He officially launched the VeChain project in 2015, and founded VeChain in early 2017, which has major investors including Fenbushi Capital, Future Capital, Draper Venture Network, PwC, and DNV.

Check out what happened

Speaker

  • Sunny Lu

    VeChain

    Founder and CEO

When

When

Wednesday, November 8, 2023
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM (UTC)

Agenda

8:00 PMFireside Chat
8:45 PM

Organizers

  • Chris Joannou

    Draper University

    Chapter Director

  • Mohammad Akmal Rakib

    APAC Startup Grind Australia

    Co-Director

  • Daniel Malkinson

    Co-Director

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