Ping Fu will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Bend, Not Break: A Life in Two Worlds” following her featured session.

Honored in 2005 by Inc. Magazine as “The Entrepreneur of the Year”, Ping Fu describes herself as an artist and scientist whose chosen expression is business. Ping co-founded Geomagic, a 3D imaging company that fundamentally changes manufacturing for the 21st century. Before co-founding Geomagic, Ping was involved in the NCSA Mosaic software that led to Netscape and Internet Explorer. Ping serves on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the White House and was recently recognized by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as an Outstanding American By Choice.