Pieter-Paul Walraven

Current

PM at Playfish

Past

Business Developer at +8* | Plus EightStar
Project Manager CSN Conference 2009 at KREM
Project Assistant at KREM

Marketing Assistant at Cellarmasters

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Education

Universiteit van Amsterdam
The University of Hong Kong
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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Pieter-Paul Walraven’s Summary

I graduated on the internationalization of the Chinese Internet industry. For my thesis research I visited numerous Chinese Internet companies and performed over 30 interviews with, among others, analysts, CEO’s, government officials, bloggers, and VCs. Previously I have studied in Hong Kong and traveled extensively through the Asia-Pacific region with a particular focus on Mainland China.
Some articles on my research:
http://www.cibmagazine.com.cn/Features/Infotech.asp?id=985&from_imitation_to_innovation.html

http://orgnets.net/urban_china/walraven

When I am not at work I write for The Next Web a blog that covers start-up news from all over the world (not just the Valley), exciting new technologies and inspiring entrepreneurs (www.TheNExtWeb.com). I am also a contributor at MOBINODE an award winning blog that covers the Internet market news in Asia especially in China (www.MOBINODE.com). Lastly I am one of the authors of CSN Blog a Dutch blog about everything related to corporate social networking (www.CSNBlog.nl).

Pieter-Paul Walraven’s Specialties:

Chinese Internet Market, Virtual Worlds (2D, 2.5D, 3D), Virtual Goods, Micro-Payments, Social Networking, Social/Casual Gaming

Pieter-Paul Walraven’s Experience

PM

Playfish

(Telecommunications industry)

July 2009 — Present (6 months)
Business Developer

+8* | Plus EightStar

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2009 — July 2009 (6 months)

+8* is the leading cross-market and cross-cultural strategic consultancy focused on Internet and mobile innovation in Asia. Focus on mobile and web innovation in China, Japan and South Korea. Office based in Beijing.

Clients, from mobile and Internet start-ups to large companies such as telcos, advertising and media groups. (MIH, IMVU, Harvard Business School, T-Mobile, DeNA, Adidas, etc)

www.plus8star.com
Project Manager CSN Conference 2009

KREM

(Privately Held; Online Media industry)

January 2009 — February 2009 (2 months)

Project Manager CSN Conference 2009: 'The Social Company'

Conference held in Amsterdam on the 14th of May, 2009 (200+ attendees) about corporate social networking. Formulating the theme, creating the program, setting up online/offline marketing strategy, arranging location and keynotes, among others:

Jeremiah Owyang - Forrester Research Senior Analyst
Urs Gasser - Executive Director Berkman Center for internet & society
Frans van der Reep - Frans van der Reep - trendwatcher, Lector Digital World
Robert Gaal - Founder Wakoopa

More information:
www.CSNConference2009.com
Project Assistant

KREM

(Privately Held; Online Media industry)

October 2006 — August 2008 (1 year 11 months)
Marketing Assistant

Cellarmasters

(Partnership; 1001-5000 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

October 2003 — July 2004 (10 months)

Marketing Assistance, Setting up Automated CRM & IT Direct Marketing System.

Pieter-Paul Walraven’s Education

Universiteit van Amsterdam

MA New Media , China, Internet, Mobile, Innovation, Web 2.0 etc , 2003 — 2008
The University of Hong Kong

BA , Development in Modern China, China World Politics, Mandarin , 2007 — 2007
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam