seedstars
11:45 - 12:40
Registration & Networking LUNCH
12:40 - 14:40
Think Tank Workshops (see workshop tab for details!)
14:40 - 15:00
Coffee Break & Networking
15:00 - 15:40
Welcome Word by True Digital Park & Opening Keynotes by Alisee de Tonnac (Founder, Seedstars) and Su Ann Lim (Head of Industry, Google)
Our main partner, True Digital Park, will kick off the event with a welcome word and their exciting plans to support innovation in the Thai ecosystem. Then, our very own CEO and Co-Founder of Seedstars, Alisee de Tonnac, is here to tell you the trends and future we see in impact investing in Asia! Joining us from Malaysia, Su Ann Lim , Industry Head at Google, will share the giant’s plans and lessons for building for the next billion internet users in a cross cultural ecosystem and who are coming online for the first time!
15:40 - 16:00
Coffee Break & Networking
16:00 - 16:25
Startup Pitches from 7 countries (India, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Malaysia, Thailand and Bangladesh)
16:25 - 16:45
Coffee Break & Networking
16:45 - 17:20
Women in Tech Panel
Moderator: Christina Teo (Startup Asia Women) Panelists: Nichapat Ark (Openspace Ventures), Cheryl Yeoh (Silicon Valley Bank), Audrey Uy (Serve Happy Jobs)
17:20 - 17:40
Startup Pitches from 6 countries (Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Nepal)
17:40 - 18:00
Keynote by Sidu Ponnappa (Head of Software Engineering, GoJek)
Sidu Ponnappa, from the Board of Directors & Head of Software Engineering at GoJek, will walk us through how he went from having his startup C42 acquired by GoJek, to scaling their product and engineering team into an organization that reduced downtimes by 1000x and processes 100M order per month (to name just a few impressive statistics! 🦄)
18:00 - 19:00
Closing Cocktail at the Venue
19:00 - Who Know's!?!
Afterparty at Bangkok Heightz, The Continent Hotel!
Jon us to celebrate, time to party!!
12:40 - 14:40
Workshop 1: Corporate<>Startups Collaboration: Developing a framework for success
We think there are enough learnings out there to start having meaningful discussions and come together as an industry to develop a framework for successful corporate innovation. Developing that framework is the goal of this workshop. It will be lead by Pierre-Alain Masson, Founding partner at Seedstars.
12:40 - 14:40
Workshop 2: The Tech Investment Landscape in Asia
This workshop aims to develop the tech investment landscape in Asia by aggregating and analyzing the different fund providers’ insights into trends, pain points, and promising models. Discussions will also tackle how to increase interactions between startups and fund providers so that both are more satisfied (access to funds - access to quality startups).
12:40 - 14:40
Workshop 3: How to leverage the power of Smart Cities to achieve Sustainability?
The workshop will be lead by Anthony Vanky, visiting assistant professor in Urban Planning at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), focusing on the use of data-centric practices in city-making. We will discuss how to leverage the power of data to better design Smart Cities and achieve Sustainability.
12:40 - 14:40
Workshop 4: Fintech vs MFIs: Friend or Foe and Lessons Learned
The workshop will be lead by Benjamin Benaim, founding partner at Seedstars and currently focusing on scaling the SME lending company InvoizPaid. We will discuss how Fintech can disrupt financial inclusion in emerging markets and how to spread its use among companies and individuals.
12:40 - 14:40
Workshop 5: Startup Ecosystem Building for Economic Growth and Development
In this workshop we’ll discuss the major challenges, successes, learnings and failures of startup ecosystem building initiatives with the aim of sharing knowledge and developing initiatives to help startup ecosystems mature. It will be lead by Adriana Collini, Head of Dealflow & Trainings at Seedstars and host of The Kickass Women podcast.
