# GWC

> GWC, also known as Great Wall Club, is the company behind the Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC). Founded in 2008, it combined an invitation-only executive network with international conferences, startup competitions, venture investment and executive education, connecting technology businesses across China and other markets.

- **Founded:** 2008
- **Headquarters:** Santa Clara, United States
- **Founders:** Wen Chu (Founder and historical CEO), Bo Yiqun (Co-founder; historical vice president), Song Wei (Co-founder; historical vice president; also identified as David Song), Barrett Parkman (Co-founder; later managing partner, GWC Innovator Fund), Gurpreet Singh (Co-founder listed by Crunchbase; international business development)
- **Products:** GWC Membership / G-Network, Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC), G-Startup Worldwide, GWC Innovator Fund, GASA
- **Notable:** Launched GMIC in Beijing in 2009., Brought GMIC to San Jose for its U.S. debut in October 2012., Announced $1 million earmarked for G-Startup Worldwide investment prizes in January 2016.

## Products & services

- **GWC Membership / G-Network** — Invitation-only executive community offering relationships, insights, collaboration and international business connections. Historically included CEO dinners and business study trips.
- **Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC)** — Conference and exhibition series for executives, entrepreneurs, developers and investors; first edition in Beijing in 2009.
- **G-Startup Worldwide** — Global early-stage startup pitch competition; its January 2016 expansion announced $1 million earmarked for investment prizes.
- **GWC Innovator Fund** — Venture investment arm linked to GWC’s startup network; the newly formed Global Innovator Fund was announced in January 2016.
- **GASA** — Executive university program identified in GWC’s 2020 company description.
- **G-Summit** — Science-oriented conference named among GWC’s event activities in 2019.
- **RobotX** — AI and robotics innovation platform described in GWC’s 2016 company announcement.
- **GHome** — China-U.S. innovation incubator described in GWC’s 2016 company announcement.
- **GMIC Live Pro** — Online conference format; the September 24-25, 2020 edition offered free viewing.

## Achievements

- Launched GMIC in Beijing in 2009.
- Brought GMIC to San Jose for its U.S. debut in October 2012.
- Announced $1 million earmarked for G-Startup Worldwide investment prizes in January 2016.
- Reported more than 700 international executive members in 2019.
- Moved GMIC’s Chinese event to Guangzhou in 2019 and expanded its science programming.
- Offered online GMIC programming during 2020.

## Latest updates

- **2020-07** — GWC announced a new G-Startup Worldwide series and a planned New Generation Bootcamp; the announced itinerary is not evidence that every session took place.
- **2020-09** — GMIC Live Pro announced free viewing for its September 24-25 online edition, with more than 80 speakers and 100 companies on the published program.
- **2021-12** — iFlyrec published a retrospective on its Chinese-English subtitle and transcription support for GMIC Live in April 2020; this is a partner publication date, not a new GWC launch.

## Links

- Website: http://www.thegmic.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gwc-inc/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/thegmic
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GMIConference
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegmic

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