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
Startups to Pitch:
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
Startups to Pitch:
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
Startups to Pitch:
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
Startups to Pitch:
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
Startups to Pitch:
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
Coming Soon!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
