
Ignite is the Philippine’s biggest premier international conference by Techshake, dentsu x, and Brainsparks. For the past 3 years, we’ve gathered the largest audiences from the startup ecosystem, all under one roof. In the spirit of innovation and collaboration, we aim to continue our tradition online.
October 13, Tuesday
Health Tech
13:00
Opening Remarks
13:10
Keynote Speakers

Kei Shimada
Leader - Digital Maker Lab, IBM

Chan Xueli Cheryl
Basic Research Division, ROHTO Pharmaceutical

Mayuka Okada
Public Relations, ROHTO Pharmaceutical
13:50







Judges

Takahiro Kurose
Manager, ROHTO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Ryu Hirota
Principal, Spiral Ventures

Anuar Seifullin
Investment Director, Quest Ventures

Maru Yukihiro Ph.D.
Partner, Real Tech Fund
14:25
Panel Discussion
PANELISTS

Farouk Meralli
CEO, mClinica

Tanuja Rajah
Launch Manager, Entrepreneur First Singapore

Steffan Fung
CEO and Founder, ELXR

Ricardo Zia de Francisco Rasheed
Strategy & Business Development, Zipline
MODERATOR

Johanna L. Wiese
Director, Mistletoe Global
15:05
Awarding Ceremony
October 14, Wednesday
Education Tech
13:00
Introduction
13:10
Keynote Speakers

Lucia Figar de Lacalle
Chief of Corporate Innovation and Ventures & IE Rockets, IE Chairwoman, IE Rockets

Hirohisa Tamai
Regional Creative & Digital Senior Manager, Glico Asia Pacific PTE Ltd.
Assistant Global Brand Manager (GHQ), Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.
Assistant Global Brand Manager (GHQ), Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.
13:50







JUDGES

Augustus Ilag
Investment Analyst, Sequoia Capital

Nicolas Breitburd
Head of Investment Strategy, Angel Hub

Ikuo Hiraishi
Managing Director, Infarm Japan
Founder and CEO, Dream Vision
Founder and CEO, Dream Vision

Vy Le
General Partner, ESP Capital
14:25
Panel Discussion
PANELISTS

Gaku Nakamura
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Rarejob

Michelle Ng
Senior Associate, Quest Ventures

Koji Takahashi
Managing Partner, Edulab Capital Partners

Iman Usman
Co-Founder and COO, Ruangguru Indonesia

Sun Ho
Founder, Chief Executive Officer, LittleLives
MODERATOR

Mohan Belani
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, e27
15:05
Awarding Ceremony
October 15, Thursday
Finance Tech
13:00
Introduction
13:10
Keynote Speakers

Aly Madhavji
Managing Partner, Blockchain Founders Fund
Limited Partner, Loyal VC
Limited Partner, Loyal VC

Reona Shimada
Co-Founder and CEO, CROWDO
13:50








JUDGES

Vitavin Ittipanuvat
Head of Investment, Beacon Venture Capital

Ajith Isaac
Invesment Manager, STRIVE

Pailin Vichakul
Principal, SCB 10X
14:25
Panel Discussion
PANELISTS

Karena Belin
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, WHub

Vansa Chatikavanij
Chief Executive Officer, OMG Network

Christiaan Kaptein
Partner, Integra Partners

Eddie Thai
Partner, 500 Startups Vietnam
MODERATOR

Syed Musheer Ahmed
Managing Director, FinsTEP Asia
15:05
Awarding Ceremony
October 20, Tuesday
E-commerce
13:00
Introduction
13:10
Keynote Speakers

William Bao Bean
General Partner, SOSV
Managing Director, MOX, Chinaccelerator
Managing Director, MOX, Chinaccelerator

Melanie Mohr
CEO & Founder, YEAY GmbH WOM Protocol Pte. Ltd.
13:50






JUDGES

Yasuhiro Mimura
Board Director, DG Ventures

June Chen
Senior Investment Associate, Monk’s Hill

Estefania Almeida
Portfolio Director, Brinc

Tony Á. Verb
Co-Founder, Greater Bay X
14:25
Panel Discussion
PANELISTS

Yashvardhan Kher
Business Strategy, Snapdeal

Partha P. Rao
Director of Sales and Marketing, Zilingo

Martin Yu
Associate Director, Shopee Philippines

Oscar Ramos
Managing Director, Partner, Chinaccelerator Partner, MOX
MODERATOR

Amarit Charoenphan
Chief International Officer, Techsauce
15:05
Awarding Ceremony
October 21, Wednesday
Workplace & Other Industries
13:10
Special Guest Session

Keith Teare
Founding Shareholder, Techcrunch
US Managing Partner, Accelerated Digital Ventures
US Managing Partner, Accelerated Digital Ventures
13:00
Welcome to Day 5
13:00
Keynote Speakers

Robert Darling
President, Amity

Alexander Mazzara
Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer, Lionstep
13:50







JUDGES

Navin Danapal
Director, SOSV

Adrian Gorritxo
Ventures Developer, Socios Q

Andreas Dysmasius
Senior Investment Associate, Skystar Capital

Tony Verb
Founder, Greater Bay X
14:25
Panel Discussion
PANELISTS

Felix Wong
Head of Growth, AngelHub
Founder, Virtual Mojito
Founder, Virtual Mojito

Steven Tong Boon Heng
Head, SAP.iO Foundry Singapore, SAP / SAP.iO Foundry

Hoyin Cheung
Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Remo.co

Michael I. Waitze
Managing Partner, Morphosis Capital Partners
Founder, Michael Waitze Media
Founder, Michael Waitze Media
MODERATOR

Neel Chowdury
Chief Executive Officer, Sycamore Media Holdings
15:05
Awarding Ceremony
October 22, Thursday
Final Pitch Day
13:00
Introduction
13:10
Workshop 1

Bill Reichert
Partner, Pegasus Tech Ventures
13:40
Workshop 2

Ari Horie
Founder &CEO, Women’s Startup Lab
14:10
Workshop 3

Yoriyuki Sugiyama
General Manager, Chief Representative, Singapore Branch, Japan Exchange Group Inc.
14:40
Workshop 4

Jerome Pudevigne
Principal Startup Solutions Architecht, Amazon Web Services
13:50

JUDGES

James Tan
General Partner, Quest Ventures

Ee Ling Lim
Singapore Lead, 500 Startups

Vijay Tirathray
Managing Director, Techstars

Tommy Mazenc
Investment Manager, True Corporate VC

Hanno Stegmann
DV Partner & Director, BCG Digital Ventures
14:25
Panel DiscussionComing Soon!
15:05
Closing Remarks