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eBay John Donahoe to meet Alibaba in Hangzhou at AliFest

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Posted by Aliuser on Jul 13, 2010 in B2B marketplace

US largest B2C website operator eBay.com will take a visit to Alibaba.com (HKSE1688) headquarters in Hangzhou, providing insight on the future of global e-Commerce and its strategic development.

ebay John Donahoe to meet Alibaba at AliFest

Business brings eBay and Alibaba group together following their collaboration on payment gateway this year. AliExpress, Alibaba’s wholesales platform for China small and medium suppliers is now accepting eBay’s Papal as one of its payment methods. Alibaba’s Taobao.com manage to outperform eBay China and ultimately force the company to withdraw in 2006.

Alibaba is offering users the ability to pay with PayPal because it can offer buyers more choices to make payment and in the meantime, Alipay, is not very well-known overseas buyers. Alipay is also owned by Alibaba group and is a major player in China’ s online payment market, widely used by China buyers and suppliers.

John Donahoe, president and CEO of global ecommerce and online payments leader eBay Inc., will be a keynote speaker at the annual Netrepreneur Summit sponsored by Alibaba Group. Mr Donahoe will appear at the Summit on September 10, 2010.

Mr Donahoe, who became eBay CEO in March 2008 after heading the company’s eBay Marketplaces unit, will share with attendees his views on the future of global e-commerce and the strategic direction be believes the industry will take, as well as the opportunities and challenges small businesses entrepreneurs will face as a result.

The Netrepreneur Summit, formerly known as the e-Business Conference, will be the highlight of the annual AliFest hosted by Alibaba Group in Hangzhou. This year’s AliFest will also feature the 5th Net Products Trade Fair and the Social Responsibility Evening. This year, the program also includes a keynote speech by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Previous speakers at Alibaba Group’s annual event include former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Starbuck’s CEO Howard Schultz, Lenovo Chairman Liu Chuanzhi, and Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant.

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