Peter Shiao (Chinese: 萧培寰; pinyin: Xiāo Péiyuán) is a cross border entrepreneur, film and media producer, financier, marketer, social activist and commentator, who, throughout his multi-industry career, has sought to unite the East and West.
"[13] In 2009, Shiao founded the US-China Film Summit, a gathering of thought leaders and content creators in American and Asian entertainment, held annually with the Asia Society, the Motion Picture Association, the Producers Guild of America [14] and the China Film Co-Production Corporation.
[20] Since 2014, he has served as founder and Chairman of ChinaWeek,[21] a nonprofit organization partnered with the Los Angeles Times which hosts and presents an annual series of large scale events throughout Southern California.
Shiao also founded the annual California-China Business Summit [22] with then California Governor Jerry Brown under ChinaWeek, and played a pivotal role in mobilizing the California-China Strategic MOU signed by Governor Brown and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
[27] He also oversaw the North American region for the reality show, K-Star, a joint production by Shaolin Temple and Shenzhen Media Group on finding the next martial arts action hero.