Entrepreneur L!ve will bring together over 250 entrepreneurs and investors to establish new ties, form new avenues, create new investment opportunities, address complexities that affect the ecosystem and highlight the importance of entrepreneurship as means to address some of the most intractable challenges of society.

The mission of this annual meet is to support entrepreneurs by offering learning, mentorship, networking and funding opportunities. It will feature a summit, with demo zones, experiential exhibitions, media interactions and opportunities to connect with industry thought leaders and mentors.

The attendees will include CEOs from the world's fastest growing startups and the world’s largest companies, besides leading investors and media. If you are an aspiring entrepreneur or planning to grow your business, then Entrepreneur L!ve is the place to be.

Agenda: 

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM Welcome Note Ritu Marya, Editor-in-Chief, Entrepreneur Asia Pacific
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote Dan Bova, Editorial director (digital content), Entrepreneur.com
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Opening Keynote: Building a Billion Dollar Company: The Journey, the triumphs and the tribulations
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Building & Growing Business in Highly Regulated Markets

Shankar Narayanan, Co-founder and COO, Active.Ai
Ng Jing Shen, CEO, Paktor Group
Justin Hall, Partner, Golden Gate Ventures
Jakub Zakrzewski, General Manager (Asia-Pacific), Revolut
Zachary Wang, Co-founder and CEO, Neuron Mobility

Moderator: Pooja Singh, Features editor, Entrepreneur Asia Pacific

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Panel: Building communities in Building a Business

Violet Lim, Co-founder and CEO, Lunch Actually Group
Carmen Yuan, Partner, Vertex Ventures
Damian Tan, Managing Director, Vickers Venture
Aaron Tan, Founder-CEO, Carro
David Jou, Founder-CEO, Pomelo

Moderator: Karena Belin, Co-founder, WHub

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Connecting Capital to Innovation

Vikas Nahata, Executive Chairman and Co-founder, Validus Capital
David Gowdey, Managing Partner, Jungle Ventures
China Chao, CEO (Singapore and Southeast Asia), Innoven Capital
Rina Neoh, Co-Founder, Investments, Ficus Venture Capital
Jeffrey Nah, managing director, JN Capital & Growth Advisory

Moderator: Ritu Marya, Editor-in-chief, Entrepreneur Asia Pacific

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Networking Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Fireside Chat

Dan Bova with Pocket Sun, Founding partner, SoGal Ventures

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Leadership: How to be a great CEO and Lead the Organization to success
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Keynote: The Power of Influence

Caroline Stokes, Author, Headhunter and Executive coach

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Panel: Finding your next Big idea

Snehal Patel, Co-founder and CEO, MyDoc
Grace Park, Co-founder and President, DocDoc
Satveer Thakral, Founder and CEO, SGAN
Kawee Chong, Co-founder and CEO, Kinofy
Alex Medana, Co-founder and CEO, FinFabrik
Tiang Lim Foo, Partner, SeedPlus

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM The Pitch Session

Book a 10-minute pitch session with our investors to explain your business, receive some strategic advice and, who knows, possibly find a new partnership.

Startup Kickoff is an exclusive platform, which aims to simplify your business funding and investment needs. Companies will come face to face with Asia’s leading investors to discuss innovative business ideas, structure deals and network and develop a mutually beneficial relationship for success.

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Valedictory Address & End of the Conference