"The real opportunity for china is that the great creative entrepreneurship that exists here not only serves the Chinese market but now increasingly serves the world market."
-- Matthew Prince, Co-founder & CEO of CloudFlare
"The market in China is very receptive to new ideas. People just jump on things and give it a try and see how it works. We really see a lot of amazing new companies popping up and a large user base to support these companies."
-- Caleb Kruse, Chief of Staff, U.S. Virtual Reality company Leap Motion
"The Chinese millennials are more exposed to global trends than the previous generation, they shop online and value recommendations from friends when deciding what to buy."
-- Carol Liao, President of Greater China at Boston Consulting Group
"In China, as well as in the world, the competition for talents has become the most important competition in the field of artificial intelligence."
-- Yuan Hui, Chairman and CEO, Shanghai Xiaoi Robot Technology Co., Ltd
"China has a thriving ecosystem in terms of innovation, second to Silicon Valley perhaps. There are many people with a global mindset and a lot of entrepreneurial talent."
-- Mio Takaoka, Managing Director at Monex Ventures, Japan
"I've been watching the development of the concept of the circular economy and sustainable development for 20 years...[China's] environment needs serious attention but I have a feeling that the Chinese will innovate into the ecological century in a way that will surprise the rest of the world and be leadership."
-- William McDonough, Chief executive of McDonugh Innovation
