Collaboratively organized by Alibaba Cloud and KrASIA, the inaugural AsiaForward Startup Day will be held today, March 24, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. (GMT+8). The event will be streamed on Alibaba Cloud’s official event page.
From 2:00 p.m. onward, KrASIA will host Open Office Hours with five VC investors from ATM Capital, Gobi Partners, Openspace Ventures, Sequoia India, and Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India. Each investor will be in conversation with the representatives of four startups based in East and Southeast Asia. Viewing is open to the public.
Liang Minjun, founding partner of ATM Capital, will speak to:
- Jack Biteng, founder and CEO of Sukee.ph in the Philippines, 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Peter Tandean, CEO of Global Investa Capital in Indonesia, 2:35 p.m. to 3:05 p.m.
- Alvin Koh, co-founder and CEO of Loop Smart Retail in Vietnam, 3:10 p.m. to 3:40 p.m.
- Christine Suwendy, co-founder and CEO of Ituloh in Indonesia, 3:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Jason Gaisano, venture partner of Gobi Partners, will be in conversation with:
- Weng Lung See, founder and CEO of D-Risk Technology in Singapore, 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Cedric Lee, founder and CEO of ConnectingDNA in Singapore, 2:35 p.m. to 3:05 p.m.
- Manminder Kaur Dhillon, founder and CEO of Supernewsroom in Malaysia, 3:10 p.m. to 3:40 p.m.
- Anugrah Nurrewa, CEO of Jaramba in Indonesia, 3:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Join Sequoia India’s zoom room
Johan Surani, vice president of Sequoia India, will be in conversation with:
- Wendy Lean and Lawrence Tan, founder and co-founder of Vase Creation in Malaysia, 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Huy Phung, CEO of Ship60 in Vietnam, 2:35 p.m. to 3:05 p.m.
- Ian Low Jian Liang, founder and CEO of Trabble in Singapore, 3:10 p.m. to 3:40 p.m.
- Agnes Wun, co-founder and CEO of Neufast Limited in Hong Kong, 3:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Join Vertex Ventures’ zoom room
Dhia Izza Nabila, associate director at Vertex Ventures, will exchange insights with:
- Mariette Montgomery and Caesar Ramos Bobby, co-founders of Ecopia.id in Indonesia, 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Risky Altaresh, founder of Taman Siswa in Indonesia, 2:35 p.m. to 3:05 p.m.
- Daniel Remo, co-founder and COO of 1Export in the Philippines, 3:10 p.m. to 3:40 p.m.
- Dinda Djunanda, founder of Vibe+ in Indonesia, 3:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Join Openspace Ventures’ zoom room
Adele Teh, senior associate at Openspace Ventures, will unpack new information with:
- Paolo Danese and Praveen Kumar, CEO and CTO of Storya in Singapore, 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- So Iizuka, co-founder and CEO of Trambellir in Malaysia, 2:35 p.m. to 3:05 p.m.
- Dennis Velasco, founder and CEO of Prosperna in the Philippines, 3:10 p.m. to 3:40 p.m.
- Yao Zhiyi, CEO of CBE Eco-Solutions in Singapore, 3:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
The full agenda of AsiaForward Startup Day can be found on Alibaba Cloud’s official event page.