2025 Agenda
March 1st, 2025 l 9am to 5pm l MIT Media Lab
VIP Dinner from 6pm to 8pm at the MIT Museum (2nd floor)
8:00 - 9:00am: Registration
9:00 - 9:30am: Welcome Remarks
with MIT Professor Simon Johnson, 2024 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences (Pre-Recorded)
9:30 - 10:15am: Technology and AI Panel
AI Frontiers in Asia: Deepseek and the Next Wave of Innovation
Sergio Tuberquia - Founder & CEO, Equipcast
Zipei Tu - General Manager at Data Civilization
10:20 - 11:05am: Sustainability Panel
Asia’s Role in the Global Energy Transition
Matthias Muehlbauer - Founding Partner at OnePointFive
Melissa Zhang - Principal at Azimuth Capital Management
11:10am - 12:15pm: Culture and Entertainment Panel
Future of Asia Entertainment: Innovation, Technology, and the Next Big Disruption
Siddharth Chilukuri - Director at Disney+ Hotstar
Haezy Kim - Director, Content Strategy and Planning at Splice
Angga Sasongko - Founder & CEO at Visinema
Michael Stopa - Academic Manager at Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation)
12:15 - 1:45pm: Networking Lunch
with Asia Business Marketplace
1:50 - 2:35pm: Regulations Panel
Innovation and Regulation in Asia: Enabling Growth in a Changing Landscape
SP Kothari - Gordon Y Billard Professor of Accounting and Finance at MIT Sloan School of Management
Hyuk-Jeen Suh - Founding Member at ven^x
2:40 - 3:25pm: Finance Panel
Investing in Asia’s Innovation Economy
Kei Onishi - CEO & Managing Director at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Lisheng Wang - Partner at TSV Capital
3:25 - 3:45pm: Afternoon Break
3:50 - 4:35pm: Fireside Chat
Beyond the Balance Sheet: Leadership, Impact, and Innovation
Richard Wang - Founder & CEO at Maka.ai
Chareeda Rustanavibul - Co-Founder & Chair at A2C Boston