WHY ASEAN TECH SUMMIT?
Connect. Learn. Grow.
ASEAN Tech Summit is finally here. We are excited that you are joining the first ever ASEAN Tech Summit in Silicon Valley bringing together technologists, investors and founders from Southeast Asia or interested in expanding to Southeast Asia.
The objective of the conference is to build our community, to collaborate amongst each other in order to impact the region and the world. This conference is built by the ASEAN community for the community.
OUR SCHEDULE
Plan Your Day
NETWORKING AND WELCOME
3-330 PM
Networking
Welcome/Intro/talk about Cognity + Intudo – Rationale of the event
Intro of the 500 Space
INVESTORS PANEL: THE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN SILICON VALLEY AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
330-415 PM
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Rita Chang, CMO, Alter Global - Moderator
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Eddy Chan, Intudo Ventures
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Earl Valencia, Venture Advisor to Various Start-ups and the Philippine Government
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Binh Tran, 500 Startups
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Madhu Iyer, Partner of Deep Tech SEA Ventures, Former Head of Data at Go-Jek
TECH PANEL: SOUTHEAST ASIANS IN TECH: THE LATEST BEST PRACTICES FROM THE TOP TECH COMPANIES
4:15-5 PM
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Heng Jie Tan, Regional Director, Singapore Economic Development Board - Moderator
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Ivan Lee, Founder, Datasaur.Ai, former PM at Apple
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Mika Reyes, Product Manager, Linkedin and Founding Partner of Cognity Labs
NETWORKING BREAK
5-5:25 PM
Network with fellow ASEAN friends
CORPORATE PANEL: HOW ASEAN COMPANIES ARE LOOKING TO TECH FOR THEIR TRANSFORMATION
5:25-610 PM
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Christina Hsiang, Startups Greater Asia – moderator and Lead
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Murat Wahab, Director, SFAsia (City of San Francisco)
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Kyle Kling, Investor, MDI Ventures (Telkom Indonesia)
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Carol Mello, Regional Manager, Safeguard Global (International Expansion firm)
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Edward Ying, Telkomsel Planning and Transformation Director
FOUNDERS PANEL: PERSPECTIVES OF STARTING A COMPANY BY A SOUTHEAST ASIAN OR IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
6:10-7 PM
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Tiffine Wang, Sr. Investment Manager, Singtel Innov8
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GJ Lao, Head of Techology, Primus Power (Series D Battery startup)
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James Richards, Co-Founder, Teleborder (acquired by TriNet)
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Michael Nguyen, Head of Operations, Bitmark
NETWORKING DINNER
7 - 8 PM
Close the summit with networking with fellow ASEAN friends over a great tasting dinner from Halal Guys
SPONSORS AND ORGANIZERS
COGNITY LABS
We're a virtual startup pre-seed incubator catering to AI and Data-enabled startups focusing on consumer/retail, enterprise, and fintech bridging Silicon Valley diaspora connecting them with entrepreneurs from Southeast Asia.
INTUDO VENTURES
Intudo Ventures is an “Indonesia-only” independent venture capital firm with a concentrated portfolio approach capitalizing on the rapid growth of private consumption and rising middle class in Indonesia
500 STARTUPS
500 Startups is a venture capital firm on a mission to discover and back the world’s most talented entrepreneurs, help them create successful companies at scale, and build thriving global ecosystems. It is one of the most active venture capital firms in the world.
STARTUPS GREATER ASIA
Startups Greater Asia (SGA) is a cross-border strategic advisory firm and business intelligence hub that helps scale-ups and corporations with corporate innovation and market expansion.
SF ASIA
Created as a public-private partnership with the City of San Francisco's Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD), GlobalSF is dedicated to paving the way for global companies to locate, invest, and grow in the City, while helping locally-based companies expand into global markets.
STAC-SILICON VALLEY
STAC Silicon Valley is a 501c3 non-profit focused on helping to advance science and technology enabled entrepreneurial initiatives in the Philippines, Silicon Valley, New York and the ASEAN region through efforts of its members and strategic partners.