Check detail schedule for the Igniter Conference

Below you'll find the schedule for Igniter South East Asia(SEA) Conference 2019. We'll keep this page regularly updated with all new Investors and Industry Experts for Panel, who will be joining us, or any changes in the schedule, so be sure to keep checking in!

Pre-Conference Day 1 - Workshops

Wednesday, March 27 at 8:00 AM. Location: Rise Accelerator Office, Bangkok
Address: 496-502 Amarin Plaza Bldg., 22/F., Ploenchit Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand
8:00 AM 9:00 AM

Welcome & Registration

Registration for IgniterCon'19. Pick up your name badge.


9:00 AM 10:30 AM

Leadership Workshop

David Joud - Business Coach and President, Dynamic Strategic Alignment

Challenge of Leadership: How to Transform Your company. Do you have a clear, succinct and energizing Vision? If you could exploit your strengths and overcome your weaknesses better than your competitors, what would it mean to your future? Find out how in this interactive and dynamic program.


10:30 AM 11:00 AM

Coffee Break

Checkout our Startup Expo, network with other Startups with coffee and light snacks.


11:00 AM 12:30 PM

Design Workshop for Startups

Taylor Cone

Get to Launch Faster with These 3 Design Sprint Tools Startups need to move fast to be successful. But they also need to move in the right direction. Design sprints - 1 to 5 day sessions focused on answering your biggest questions and testing your biggest assumptions - are powerful tools for helping teams get the right results faster. In this session, Taylor Cone, Founder & CEO of Lightshed, will guide you through applying three of their sprints’ most influential tools to help your team get to launch faster.


12:30 PM 1:30 PM

Afternoon Lunch Break

Head out & our organizers will direct you to one of the places lunch is being served.

1:30 PM 3:00 PM

Workshop - Building the A Team

Jennifer Peatman, Executive Coach.

How to Build a Highly Effective Team for Startups. Interactive exercise to learn:

  • Does everyone know the purpose and of the team?
  • Do the team members care about the mission?
  • Team agreements.
  • Understanding and staying in roles.
  • Defining success (and failure).
  • Communication and connection.


3:00 PM 3:30 PM

Coffee Break

Checkout our Startup Expo, network with other Startups with coffee and light snacks.


3:30 PM 5:00 PM

Communication Workshop for Startups

Tom Marcoux

Convince Investors to Fund You: Master the 3 Critical Factors of Pitch, Network and Follow-up. If you have a ticket for IgniterCon you can join too. More information at Pitch Competition.
Specially designed for Startups who will be Pitching on stage at the Igniter Conference Pitch Competition.


5:00 PM 6:00 PM

Networking

Network with Silicon Valley Experts, speakers and other Startups with coffee and light snacks.


Map for Rise Office

Pre-Conference Day 2 - AFTERNOON ONLY - Pitching Workshop

Thursday, March 28 at 12:00 PM. Location: Rise Accelerator Office, Bangkok
Address: 496-502 Amarin Plaza Bldg., 22/F., Ploenchit Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand
9:00 AM 12:30 PM

No Session

The second day workshops starts in the afternoon.


12:00 PM 1:00 PM

Welcome & Registration

Registration for IgniterCon'19. Pick up your name badge.


1:00 PM 2:30 PM

Pitching Workshop - How to Pitch to Investors

Roy Terry


Learn the Igniter Silicon Valley Signature Pitching format

Known as the Silicon Valley Pitch Doctor, Roy Terry is a executive coach who will challenge your pitch to be excellent in all aspects. You will receive improvement guidance for content, structure, verbiage, and delivery. Mr. Terry has been training Silicon Valley professionals in communication since 1996. His individual clients range from new startups to emerging leaders at Apple, Google, eBay, and Symantec to name a few. He regularly conducts pitch workshops in Silicon Valley and San Francisco with past clients including the French Consulate, SF, MIT Enterprise Forum, and the Google Launchpad. Mr Terry is trained in NLP, keynote speaking, and improv. He brings entertainment and performance aspects to his coaching. Expect to excel!


2:30 PM 3:00 PM

Coffee Break

Checkout our Startup Expo, network with other Startups with coffee and light snacks.


3:00 PM 4:30 PM

Pitching Workshop - Top 20 Startups

Selected Startups with Roy Terry

This is a follow up of the Pitch workshop, where the top 20 selected startups will get a chance to Pitch in-front of the Pitch Coach and get feedback. The Top 14 will get to the stage the next day.


4:30 PM 5:30 PM

Social Networking with Happy Hour

Mingle with other startups and Silicon Valley speakers and Igniter Organizers in our happy hour.


Map for Centara Grand

Conference Day - Keynotes, Startup Sessions and Pitch Competitions

Friday, March 29 at 8:00 AM. Location: Centara Convention Center, Bangkok
Address: Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld, 22nd floor. 999/9 Rama I Rd, Khwaeng Pathum Wan, Khet Pathum Wan, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10330, Thailand
8:00 AM 10:00 AM

Welcome & Registration

Registration for IgniterCon'19. Pick up your name badge.


10:05 AM 10:35 AM

Keynote: The Art and Science of Fund Raising

Ravi Belani, Managing Partner - Alchemist Accelerator

Learn the Art and Science of raising an institutional round (Fund). Ravi will deep dive into the psychology of a VC, as well as the terminology of term sheets, to help you start to navigate the fundraising process.


10:40 AM 11:10 AM

Startup Culture in Silicon Valley

Henry Wong - Garage Ventures

What does it take to be successful in Silicon Valley. Learn from Managing Director of Garage Ventures, the startup culture in Silicon Valley.


11:10 AM 11:30 AM

Coffee Break

Checkout our Startup Expo, network with other Startups with coffee and light snacks.


11:30 AM 12:00 PM

Expert Panel - Silicon Valley Mindset

Learn from the Silicon Valley Experts whats ticking in the Valley - With Ravi Belani, Henry Wong, Roy Terry and Jennifer Peatman.


12:00 PM 12:30 PM

Afternoon Lunch Break - At Room Lotus 05

Head out & our organizers will direct you to one of the places lunch is being served.

12:30 PM 1:30 PM

Advisor Hour with Silicon Valley Investors - At Room Lotus 05

Learn about the Silicon Valley Mindset and meet our Investors and Speakers at the exclusive Advisor hour for Startups

During Advisors hour, the Startups and attendees will be paired with Investors, Speakers and Industry expert on a wide range of topics, fund-raising, Design, Marketing, Sales and more.


1:30 PM 1:55 PM

Taking Risks, Building Eco-systems & supporting the next generation of Innovation.

Tuan Pham - Managing Director, Silicon Valley Bank


2:00 PM 2:25 PM

Corporate Venture Capital Success stories.

Retno Dewati - SEA Regional Manager Fenox Ventures


2:30 PM 4:00 PM

Pitch Competition - Enterprise, B2B and E-Commerce

Judges - Ravi Belani, Henry Wong and Roy Terry with Moderator Veronica Wagenet

See 7 pre-screened Startups pitching on stage with a Panel of Investor Judges.

4:00 PM 4:30 PM

Coffee Break

Checkout our Startup Expo, network with other Startups with coffee and light snacks.


4:30 PM 6:00 PM

Pitch Competition - Deep Tech - Big Data, Blockchain and Crypto

Judges - Tom Marcoux, Henry Wong and Jennifer with Moderator Yuliya Roshko

See 7 pre-screened Startups pitching on stage with a Panel of Investor Judges.

6:00 PM 6:30 PM

Award Ceremony

See the Finalist from the Pitch Competitions with the final award ceremony.

6:30 PM 7:00 PM

Wine and Cheese Reception

Relax with our cocktail reception as the conference ends.