For those of you wondering about who would be the first keynote speaker at TechCrunch Beijing Summit, now we are confident to say that you would not be disappointed, for itโs been confirmed that Scott BeaumontโGoogle Chinaโs new head since last August, will do us this honor.
On July 15, 2013, Google announced that John Liu, the head of Google China at that time, would step down in mid-August, and Scott Beaumont โ then head of Googleโs partnership in Europe, would take over Liuโs place.
Beaumont has a rich history in telecommunication industry. Prior to joining Google in 2009, Beaumont was the CEO and Founder of mobile app company Refresh Mobile from 2005, and operated as the VP of T-Mobile from 2000 to 2005.
At the time when Beaumont took over, Google Chinaโs focus was AdWord and Admob, both being advertising. Google stated that Beaumont would โcontinue [Googleโs] focus on helping Chinese businesses of all sizes grow locally and globally.โ
In 2010, Google China had its conflict with the Chinese government over content censorship issues, resulting in the companyโs main services to China have all but ceased, transferring its servers and domain to HongKong. The impact of this banning on Google China was conspicuous. Its search engine Google Now is still inaccessible to mainlanders, forcing hardware developers and companies to give up on commingling their products with Google in general.
In China, Google Play store is virtually nonexistent since itโs banned on mobile devices in Chinaโa rather vulnerable situation for Google since it could not compete with Apple like it does outside of China. As Google Play cease to operate, hundreds of local Android stores sprung out of the Chinese market, making itโs a paradise for Android developers.
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