Future Mobility: Pecha Kucha Beijing Volume No.17

Pecha Kucha’s Sole Purpose: To Make You Wiser Than You Already Are

This Saturday, May 7, 2011, Pecha Kucha will be introducing 12 specialists and creative people from various fields reaching from the Automotive Industry, Education, Literature and Science to Architecture and the Arts to each explore the future of their fields and the future of mobility in China.

Originally devised in Tokyo, PechaKucha is a global yet local non-profit discussion platform that exists to host events for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public.  Since it’s inception in 2003, this event has since expanded into hundreds of cities around the world, “inspiring creatives worldwide”.

“Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of conversation (“chit chat”), it rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. It’s a format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things moving at a rapid pace.”

In their 17th event in Beijing, Pecha Kucha’s “Future & Mobility” event will invite the following 12 Speakers to present 20 slides x 20 seconds each:

Christoph Klemmt Architect Or Project

Cory Grenier Marketing Director Lenovo

Matthew Niederhauser Photographer

Georg Jansen Lecturer

Sathoshi Ohashi Chief Architect Zaha Hadid Architects

Huan Chen Chief Editor Top Gear Magazine

Georg Warga Chief Designer Volkswagen

Miriam Deller Director Corepower Asia

Zhang Yiqing Consultant Linya International Ltd

Nels Frye Chief Editor Life Style Magazine

Wil Manning Art Director G2 Studio

Niko de La Faye Artist

Phil Tinari Chief Editor Leap Magazine

Tian Shen Professor Beijing University

Event Details:

• Date: Saturday, May 7
  
• Time: 5:00PM-8:00PM
• Location: The Orange (Sanlitun Village)
  
• Address: 三里屯Village橙色大厅（大屏幕下面）
• Contact: Email Nicky Meng at nicky7boy@sogou.com  or phone at 86+ 134 2618 7732

Visions of Modernity & Sound Kapital

A good friend of mine and very talented photographer, Matthew Niederhauser will be speaking at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in 798, showcasing his photo-documentary projects on urban development, consumerism and underground music in Beijing. Spotlighting his new book – Sound Kapital, Matthew reveals its sociological side and its relevance to “modern and cultured” living in Beijing.

“Should be a barrel full of monkeys.” – Matthew Niederhauser

Event Details:

• UCCA “China Stories” Series 8 :Matthew Niederhauser: Visions of Modernity & Sound Kapital
• Location: Ullens Center for Contemporary Art Auditorium
• Date:  Saturday, May 22, 2010
• Time: 16:00 – 17:30
• English with Chinese Translation
• Free Entry