2025 Agenda

March 1st, 2025 l 9am to 5pm l MIT Media Lab

VIP Dinner from 5:30pm to 8pm

To be updated with more detail closer to the conference date.

2024’s agenda can be found here

8:00 - 9:00am: Registration

9:00 - 9:30am: Welcome Remarks

With MIT Professor Simon Johnson, 2024 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences

9:30 - 10:30am: Technology and AI Panel

AI Frontiers in Asia: Deepseek and the Next Wave of Innovation

  • Graham Rong - Director at MIT Corporate Relations Office

  • Zipei Tu - General Manager at Data Civilization

10:30 - 11:30am: Sustainability Panel

Asia’s Role in the Global Energy Transition

  • Matthias Muehlbauer - Founding Partner at OnePointFive

  • Melissa Zhang - Principal at Azimuth Capital Management

11:30am - 12:30pm: Culture and Entertainment Panel

Future of Asia Entertainment: Innovation, Technology, and the Next Big Disruption

  • Siddharth Chilukuri - Director at Disney+ Hotstar

  • Haezy Kim - Director at Splice

  • Angga Sasongko - Founder & CEO at Visinema

  • Michael Stopa - Academic Manager at Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation)

12:30 - 2:00pm: Networking Lunch

With Asia Business Marketplace and optional workshops

2:00 - 3:00pm: Regulations Panel

Innovation and Regulation in Asia: Enabling Growth in a Changing Landscape

  • George Chen - Co-Chair, Digital Practice at The Asia Group

  • SP Kothari - Gordon Y Billard Professor of Accounting and Finance at ⁠MIT Sloan School of Management

  • Anis Uzzaman - Founder & CEO ay Pegasus Tech Ventures

3:00 - 4:00pm: Finance Panel

Investing in Asia’s Innovation Economy

  • Kei Onishi - CEO & Managing Director at Yamaha Motor Ventures

  • ⁠Lisheng Wang - Partner at TSV Capital

4:00 - 5:00pm: 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