Panel Discussion 3 – How will China Fare as the Investment Powerhouse?

Panellists:

• Mr Andy Wen, Partner, Infore Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd
• Mr Jianping Wang, Head of Strategic Investment Division, Greater Bay Area Homeland Investment Limited
• Mr Mu Lin, Chairman, Zhuhai Da Heng Qin Innovation and Development Co., Ltd.
• Mr Yuan Qin, Vice President, Investment and Research Department, Parafuturo de Macau Investment and Development Limited

Moderator:

• Ms Janice Lui, Editor & Anchor, Hong Kong Economic Journal

Panel Discussion 5 – US-China Tech Cold War & Its Impact on Start-ups

US and China trade and tech conflicts are starting to separate these two superpowers from their long-time collaboration on innovation for venture funding and scaling up start-ups. AI and 5G are in the battleground. As this split widens, look for China's tech titans and venture investors to pivot to Southeast Asia as the next opportunity.

Panellists:

• Mr Chris Pu, General Partner, Head of China, Telstra Ventures
• Dr Hyuk-Jeen Suh, General Partner, SkyRiver Ventures
• Ms Stella Jin, Founding Managing Partner, G Vision Capital
• Mr Wei Jiang, Founding and Managing Partner, Momentor Ventures; Venture Partner, ZhenFund

Moderator:

• Ms Rebecca Fannin, Founder, Silicon Dragon

Panel Discussion 6 – Trends and Predictions: Venture Capital in 2025

Panellists:

• Mr Gakim Solomons, SC Ventures Investment Fund
• Mr Henry Lee, Managing Partner, Hendale Capital Limited
• Ms Scarlett Chen, Managing Director, Prudential Corporation Asia
• Mr Wallace Lo, Investment Director, Global Value Chain Investment Corporation

Moderator:

• Mr Johnny Chan, Chief Investment Officer (Acting), Cyberport

Break / Innovator Showcase

Corporate/Investor – Investee Dialogue

This session will feature two success cases of investment and technology deployment from the Cyberport Investors Network (CIN) and the Cyberport Enterprise Network (CEN). The panellists will offer fresh perspectives on what investors look for in early-stage investment, how corporates forge impactful collaborations with start-ups for solution deployment, as well as how start-ups solicit funding or attract technology adoption.

Panellists:

• Mrs Cindy Chow, Executive Director, Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund
• Ms Crystal Pang, Co-Founder & CEO, Pickupp
• Mr Horace Chu, Director & Chief Information Officer, Gammon Construction Limited  
• Mr Star Li, CTO, Dora Network

Moderator:

• Ir Eric Chan, Chief Public Mission Officer, Cyberport

Panel Discussion 7 – The New Investment Vision: Through the Lens of Family Ventures

With increasing interest of family offices investing in tech start-ups, how do today’s family ventures rejig their investment approach, realign strategic orientations to preserve wealth, stay competitive and drive growth amidst the current economic slowdown? Family offices from Hong Kong and Thailand will share their outlook for 2020 in tech trends and investment appetite, and unveil ways of engaging tech start-ups.

Panellists:

• Mr Alan Wan, Managing Director, Sprout Trust (Asia) Ltd.
• Mr Dan Pathomvanich, Managing Partner, Hatton Capital Limited
• Mr Eric Ng, Managing Director, Happiness Capital
• Mr Nicholas Ho, Deputy Managing Director, hpa

Moderator:

Mr Duncan Chiu, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Radiant Venture Capital

Panel Discussion 8 – Then and Now: The New Formula for Early Stage & Angel Investment (Powered by China Daily)

In recent years, larger VC firms are becoming less active in funding start-ups and channelling their investments towards later-stage venture. This is giving rise to more angel investments and investor syndicates for seed and early stage. Furthermore, accredited investing portals have emerged to create connections between entrepreneurs and angels, bringing additional fluidity and ease to this market. This panel will deep dive into the shift in the characteristics as well as decode the new formula of early stage and angel investments.

Introductory Remarks:

• Mr Li Zhou, Editorial Board Member, China Daily Group; Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, China Daily Asia Pacific

Panellists:

• Mr Ian Huang,  Founder, CEO and Chairman, Digital Transaction Limited  
• Mr John Ason, Professional Angel Investor, Kewpie Associates
• Mr Theodore Ma, Managing Partner, CoCoon Ignite Ventures
• Mr Vincent Law, Founder and Managing Director, Spark Ventures

Moderator:

• Mr Alfred Romann, Contributing Editor, China Daily Asia Pacific

Panel Discussion 4 - New Fundraising Avenues: How to Leverage Technology to Raise

How new tech platforms and innovations are enabling new funding routes, from blockchain to crowdfunding and online platforms.

Panellists:

• Ms Charmaine Lo, Founder and CEO, Actelligent Group
• Mr Johnson Chen, Founder & CEO, CapBridge
• Ms Karena Belin, Co-Founder, COO & CFO, AngelHub
• Mr Mathieu Forcioli, Head of Asia Pacific, Moonfare

Moderator:

• Mr Henri Arslanian, Chairman, FinTech Association of Hong Kong; Global Crypto Leader & Asia FinTech Leader, PwC

Founder Stage

• Fintech / Insurtech
• Digital Entertainment / Esports / Gaming
• Smart Living