Dr. LU Gang
Dr. Gang LU (@ganglu) is a well-known independent Asia/China Internet market observer, adviser, speaker and tech blogger. He runs a popular bilingual blog TechNode.com (formerly known as MOBINODE.com) which focus on the report and analysis of China/Asia web industry, and he also co-founded OpenWeb.Asia workgroup and kuukie.com, a popular online custom card printing service.
OpenWeb.Asia is the first independent workgroup focusing on Asia Internet industry, and is also the organizer of OpenWebAsia conference that is the first truly pan-Asia web technology event bringing together executives, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists from throughout Asia. With strong academic background in wireless communications, years of research and development experience in mobile industry and international business management in web industry, Gang Lu is very passionate about internet and wireless technology and the Open Web concept, and plays a very active role in building efficient channels among Asian local markets as well as between Asia web and global industry. Dr. Lu was the Asia Business Development Director of Netvibes.com, the world leading personalized homepage and widget technology provider. He is one of the first introducing Widget economy and Open Platform into Asian market. Prior to joining Netvibes, he was in charge of research and development of Multimedia Messaging Service platform and 3G applications in Dialogue Communications Ltd., a leading mobile messaging service provider in UK. Gang Lu is also the advisor of Tencent MIND, international advisor of NetExplorateur (France), lead organizer of Google Technology User Group (GTUG) Shanghai, Initiator of ChinaMode Awards, the first open and independent annual award focus on Chinese web industry.
Dr. Lu has been invited to deliver keynote speeches, moderate and join panel discussion at diverse international and local events/conference such as China Internet Annual Summit, Tencent MIND Summit, Google China Developer Day, Milan Digital Entertainment Jam, and Forum NetExplorateur, Paris etc. The topics cover the Asian Web, China Internet Industry, Open Web technology, SNS Marketing, Social Networks, Mobile Technology and so on. Gang Lu was awarded TOP10 Best Expert of 2008 by iResearch, the leading Internet consulting company in China. His popular blog MOBINODE.com was voted as the best China Tech Blog in 2007 and 2008. Dr. Lu also co-founded MOBINODE.tv, the first and leading independent video blog focusing on local startups, events and entrepreneurs.
Dr. Lu received his PhD in wireless communications from the University of Sheffield, UK.
