CMC’s Li Ruigang to Speak at INTV 2017

JERUSALEM: Li Ruigang, founding chairman of China’s CMC Capital Partners and CMC Holdings (now collectively known as CMC), is slated to give a keynote address at this year’s Innovative TV Conference (INTV), which is taking place from March 6 to 7 in Jerusalem.

In his speech, Li will discuss how China has boosted the global media revolution through its international entertainment industry investments and operations. CMC’s portfolio includes Star China, IMAX China, Oriental DreamWorks, TVB, Shaw Brothers, City Football Group, Formula E, Jaunt, NextVR, Legoland Park (China), Flagship Entertainment, Base FX, Imagine Entertainment, Daylight Entertainment, IPCN, Shanghai Dream Center, Whaley Technology, Bilibili, GIPHY, Kuaishou, Pear Video, China Sports Media, SECA, Caixin Media and Eleme, among others.

Li has more than two decades of operational and investment experience in the media and entertainment industry. He is also a non-executive director of WPP, vice chairman of TVB, chairman of Shaw Brothers, a member of the Chinese Football Association Executive Committee and a board member of Special Olympics. In addition, he served as chief of staff for the Shanghai Municipal Government and was chairman and president of Shanghai Media Group for more than ten years.

INTV 2017 will also feature panels and keynotes with the award-winning team behind The Night Manager: actor, writer, director, musician and author Hugh Laurie, along with Director Susanne Bier and Executive Producer Stephen Garrett; CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker; and such network execs as Dana Walden, co-chairman and CEO of FOX Television Group, and Jennifer Salke, the president of NBC Entertainment.