8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration & Breakfast

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Opening Remarks

Speakers

Asia Business Club

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Keynote Chat

Speaker

Jeetu Patel
Executive VP & GM
Cisco

10: 00 AM - 10:45 AM

Fireside Chat I

Speaker

Yangqing Jia
Founder & CEO
Lepton AI

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Panel I
From Asia to Silicon Valley: Navigating the Global VC Terrain

Speakers

Lu Zhang
Founder & MP
Fusion Fund
Lecturer at Stanford

Holly Zheng
Chairwoman
Bluefocus International
Founding Partner
EnvisionX Capital

Sanjay Nath
Co-founder & MP
Blume Ventures

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Lunch Break and Networking

12:50 PM - 1:40 PM

Afternoon Opening

Keynote Speech

Speaker

Howie Xu
Al/Data Executive
Stanford Guest Lecturer

1: 45 PM - 2:30 PM

Panel II
Beyond Boundaries: The Rise of AI & ML in Tech Landscape

Speakers

Janne Huang
Brand & Ecosystem
Alibaba

Mayank Makar
Founder & CEO
Rivi

Niraj Rai
Founder & CEO
SproutsAI

2: 45 PM - 3:30 PM

Panel III
Central Eurasia Unveiled: Navigating the Startup and VC Ecosystem

Speakers

Asset Abdualiyev
Founder & CEO
Silkroad Innovation Hub

Sultonmurod Rasulov
Head of North American Division
IT Park Uzbekistan

Aidana Daulbay
North American Representative
Astana Hub

Darsh Singh Mann
Head of BD & Partnerships
StartX

Doszhan Dzhussupov
Founder & CEO
CerebraAI

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

Panel IV
Entrepreneurial Spirits: Stories of Success from Asia to the World

Speakers

Alissa Miky
CEO
Cashi Cake inc./Aqua Theon

Eddy Chan
Founding Partner
Intudo Ventures

Pavan Sondur
CEO & Co-founder
Unbxd Inc.

4:30 PM - 5:10 PM

Fireside Chat II

Speakers

Sora Lee
Content Creator & Global Head of Product Marketing
TikTok
Ex-Netflix, Meta

Amy Chou
Co-Active Life & Career Coach
Ex-Marketing Head at TikTok, Google, Cisco

5:10 PM - 5:25 PM

Closing Remark

Speaker

Jon Metzler
Continuing Lecturer, Business & Public Policy Group
Haas School of Business

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Happy Hour