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

4:40 - 5:00pm: Closing Remarks