Tuesday 3rd December, 2019 

11.30am Starting Young, Starting Smart at HKUST Business School Central Center

The Next Dialogue: The Entrepreneurial Bridge Between India, Hong Kong and China 

11:45 am Registration and Lunch

12:05 pm Welcome by Prof. Kar Yan Tam, Dean of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School.

Special Remarks by Priyanka Chauhan Consul General of India to Hong Kong, SAR.

12.15 pm Panel 1: The Start Up Journey. Why Startup? When Shall I Start? What is your Start-up About?

• Tarun Mehta, Co-founder, Ather Energy
• Amit Goyal, Country Head – India, edX
• Kevin Wong, Co-founder & CEO, Origami Labs
• Ashish Wadhwani, Manging Partner IvyCap Ventures
• Nikhil Kamath, Co-founder Zerodha & True Beacon
• Kieran FUNG, Social Entrepreneur, Yeh Family Foundation (MBA alum) (TBC)

Moderated by Prof. Erwin Huang, HKUST

1.30 pm Panel 2: The Start-up Growth Journey
What is the most Difficult ask? Scaling up? Growth? Talent?

• Tarun Mehta, Co-founder,Ather Energy
• Shanti Mohan, Co-founder and CEO Let’sVenture
• Rohit Dugar, Founder Young Master Brewery
• Samir Shah, Founding and Managing Partner, Peak Venture Partners
• Jess Cheng, CMO & Co-founder, ChargeSpot
• Duncan Chiu, Co-Founder & MD of Radiant VC

Moderated by Prof .Sam Garg, HKUST

2:30 pm Session Ends

6.00 pm Innovating the Future of Tech at Asia Society 

Venue: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Hall, Asia Society Hong Kong Center, 9 Justice Drive, Admiralty, Hong Kong

• Jim Lai, Vice President, Tencent Holdings Limited and Chairman, Fusion Bank Limited 
• Hitesh Oberoi, Co-founder and Managing Director, InfoEdge 

Moderated by Iain Reed, Co-Founder of EFA and Chairman of TiE Hong Kong

Wednesday 4th December,2019 at Asia Society

9:00am Innovating True Competitive Advantage 

• Tarun Mehta, Founder, Ather Energy 
• Saraansh Dave, Head of New Business Development, Non-SoC Business, CLP Holdings
• Amit Goyal, Country Head – India, edX
• Ashish Wadhwani, Managing Partner IvyCap Ventures
• Dr Ricky Chiu, Founder, Phase Scientific

Moderated by Henny Sender, Chief Correspondent for International Finance, Financial Times

10.45am Towards a More Efficient Venture Market

• Vikram Gupta, Founder IvyCap 
• Shanti Mohan, Co-founder and CEO Let’s Venture
• Apoorv Sharma, Angel Investor, Co-Founder, Venture Catalysts
• Samir Shah, Managing Partner, Peak Venture Partners 
• Karena Belin, Founder WHub and AngelHub
• Angad Banga, COO, The Caravel Group

Moderated by HKVCA (TBC)

12.15 pm Lunchtime session

• Welcome by Asia Society.
• Special remarks from Priyanka Chauhan, Consul General of India to Hong Kong
• Introduction by Harry Banga, Chairman & CEO, The Caravel Group

Going Global: Internationalizing Asian Growth Companies 

• Guoming Cheng, Senior Director, Global Market, Ant Financial 
• Manu Jain, Managing Director, India, Xiaomi 
• Sam Shih, Pantner & COO, China, OYO Hotel
• Tarun Mehta, Co-founder, Ather Energy

Moderated by Alan Rosling, Chairman, Griffin Growth Partners

3.00 pm Hong Kong as an Innovation Bridge Between India and China 

• Thomas Cheung, Founder, Chinagrowth Group
• Jamil Anderlini, Asia Editor, Financial Times 
• Jayne Chan, Head of StartmeupHK, Invest Hong Kong
• Atul Babu, SVP and Head of International Business, PCCW Solutions
• Peter Yan, CEO, Cyberport 
• Musheer Ahmed, Managing Director FinSTEP Asia, Founding Board Member FinTech Association of Hong Kong

Moderated by Anson Bailey, Head of Technology, Hong Kong Head of Consumer & Retail,
ASPAC, KPMG China