2018 Singapore Program rundown
The Asia Investment Conference in Singapore on 4 May 2018 will convene more than 250 delegates coming from around the globe to share their perspectives on what investors are looking out for when investing in Asia.

Pre-Conference Networking Drinks
Thursday 3 May 2018 | From 6:30 PM
Empire Lounge @Singapore Land Tower
50 Raffles Place, 45 Floor
Singapore 048623

Asia Investment Conference 2018 - Registration
Friday 4 May 2018 | 9:00 AM
Constellation Ballroom
One15 Marina, 11 Cove Drive
Sentosa Singapore 098497

Welcome Note
9:30 AM
AIC 2018 Singapore welcome note

Fireside Chat
9:45 AM
Riding the Consumer Wave in China
Christian Nothhaft, Chairman, China Group International Investment; former CEO of Watsons China (a Hutchison Whampoa Group company)

Keynote
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Building Global Greats from Emerging Markets
Seong Jeongmin
Senior Fellow, McKinsey Global Institute, Head of China Hub

Keynote
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
LP Perspective: Strategies for Investing the Innovation Age
Edouard Merette
Chairman, Unigestion Asia

Networking Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Constellation Ballroom

Keynote
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Private Equity in Asia: The Evolving Landscape
Javad Movsoumov
Managing Director, Head of Private Funds for Asia-Pacific, UBS Private Funds Group

Panel
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Fundraising in the New Economy: What's Hot and What's Not
Josefin T. Ohman, Director, Capstone Partners (moderator)
Faisal Sarkhou, CEO, KAMCO
Jacob Chiu, Managing Director, HQ Capital
Ted Low, Partner, GAO Capital
LN Sadani, Managing Director, Lensbridge Capital
Olzhas Zhiyenkulov, CEO, Paradigm Capital

Panel
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
An insight to LP-GP Dynamics - Bridging the Gap
Anne Kim, Founder, Alphavita Capital (moderator)
Robert Teeter, Managing Director, Silvercrest Asset Management
Zhang Xiaying, Executive Vice President, Hamilton Lane
Ralph Keitel, Principal Investment Officer, Asia Pacific Lead
Lydia Hao, Principal, Neuberger Berman
Vincent Chan, Senior Managing Director, Samena Capital

Networking Lunch
12:20 PM - 13:55 PM
Area outside the Constellation Ballroom

Interactive Roundtable Sessions
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
(Networking Lunch ongoing)
Venue: Constellation Ballroom
Table 1: A New Approach to Due Diligence in China [more info]
Table 2: Europe's fastest growing economies: the new "Eastern Tigers" [more info]
Table 3: Opportunities in Russia/Central Asia [more info]
Table 4: ASEAN Credit [more info]
Table 5: Future of Expert Networks [more info]
Table 6: Healthcare [more info]
Table 7: Disruptive Communication and Connectivity Technologies [more info]

Keynote
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Bridging Southeast Asia to Russia & Central Asia
Tatiana Sheremetieva, CEO, Russian Asian Business Union

Keynote
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
ICOs: What History Tells Us About the Possibility of Long-term Success
John Patrick Mullin
Managing Director of Research & Business Development, trade.io

Panel
2:30 PM – 3:10 PM
A New Age of Investing: The Impact of Technology on Traditional Industries
Chris Tran, Head of Asia, North Ridge Partners (moderator)
Richard Piliero, Partner and Head of Private Equity SEA, Templeton Private Equity
Albert Shyy, Principal, Burda Investments
Brooke Zhou, Managing Director, LGT Capital Partners
Christopher Smith, Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations and Business Development,ADM Capital

Panel
3:10 PM – 3:50 PM
The Venture Capital State of Industry
Ganesh Rengaswamy, Co-founder & Partner, Quona Capital (moderator)
Joey Tan, Head of Strategic Alliances, Alibaba Cloud
Chua Kee Lock, CEO, Vertex Ventures
Willson Cuaca, Managing Partner and Co-founder, East Ventures
Nikhil Kapur, Principal, Gree Ventures

Networking Coffee Break
3:50 PM – 4:20 PM
Area outside Constellation Ballroom

Panel
4:20 PM – 5:00 PM
Seeking Alpha: Innovative Investing in Real Estate
Chris Bishop, Allen & Overy (moderator)
Hugh Andrew, Managing Director, BlackRock
Niel Thassim, Managing Director, Brookfield Asset Management
Ethan Penner, Founder & Partner, Mosaic Real Estate
Mak Hoe Kit, CIO, Frasers Hospitality

Panel
5:00 PM – 5:40 PM
Expert Insights on M&A: Value Creation or Murder and Assassination?
Manas Tamotia, L.E.K. Consulting (moderator)
Grace Xia, Principal, Jungle Ventures
Anand Kumar, Co-founder and Partner, Gateway Fund
Sujey Subramanian, Managing Director, PAG Asia Capital
Eugene Lai, Managing Partner and Co-founder, Southern Capital Group
Veiverne Yuen, Chief Investment Officer & Co-Founder, tryb Group

Closing Remarks
5:40 PM – 5:50 PM
Constellation Ballroom

Main conference end
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sunset Cruise
Southern Islands, One15 Marina

Networking Dinner
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Dinner for all delegates
Constellation Ballroom
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