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Disrupt Asia 2019

02:00 PM

Welcome Note

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02:15 PM

Opening Keynote

By Casey Lau (Co-host of RISE, Co-founder of of StartupsGBA and Partner at Dimsum Ventures)
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03:00 PM

Travel Tech: Travel Smart
Enabling personalised, connected and sustainable travel

By Rachel Bartholomuesz (Public Policy Deputy Digital Lead APAC, Airbnb), Sarah Mathews (Group Head , Destination Marketing APAC , TripAdvisor), Hifnaz Jiffry (CEO , YOHO Bed Lanka (PVT) ltd), Mirko Behnert (Managing Director, Vorsprung Digital Ltd)
Moderated By Andrew Jebaraj (Managing Director, Rocketeer Labs)
Synopsis
Travel businesses need to adapt to the fact that the travelling experience is increasingly consumed on the go via multiple devices. Opportunities that big data analysis opens for better understanding of tourist flows, customer behaviour and prediction of future trends in the tourism market makes or breaks. What are the technology-related megatrends determining the future of tourism? Is the local market the only option to test your application or are their other options? How does travel related technology enable personalised, connected and sustainable travel?
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04:00 PM

Platforms Disrupting Asia
The lives of people are enhanced through technology enabling convenience and economic growth

By Richard Eldridge (Co-Founder, LenddoEFL. CEO , Courage Rocks), Lakmini Wijesundera (Co-founder and CEO , IronOne Technologies and BoardPAC), Blake Larson (Managing Director , Lalamove), Harsha Purasinghe (Founder/CEO , MiHCM Cloud / Microimage Holdings)
Moderated By Imran Furkan (CEO, Tresync)
Synopsis
Product market fit will determine whether a software platform sustains or not. Scaling platforms locally and further going global is the next biggest challenge. Securing a global footprint and first steps to be taken in an international go to market strategy as a platform need much discussion. The economic and social impact of the platform will correlate to the entrepreneur’s vision for the product and that will determine how global it will finally be.
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05:00 PM

Shaping Cities Through Innovation
Technology efficiently used to improve quality of life in a sustainable manner

By Yael Malatskey (Head, Startups Ecosystem, CityZone Israel), Dr. Rainer Deutschmann (Group Chief Operating Officer, Dialog Axiata PLC), H Gurumoorthy (Director – Digital Solutions and Transit Payments, Visa), Prof. Rehan Bhana (Director of Innovation, Birmingham City University)
Moderated By Kanishka Weeramunda (Founder and CEO, PayMedia (Pvt) Ltd)
Synopsis
Cities and its citizens have seen their lives being transformed to a better state of living through the adoption of technology. Whether it be convenient public transport, clean air, cashless payments or easy parking lives of citizens have improved, OR has it? Who are the important players of this ecosystem and how are they collaborating? How can startups play a pivotal role in shaping our cities? Is innovation shaping the city to an inclusive environment? Are the citizens really benefiting from the city being smart?
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06:00 PM

“R” of VR and AR
Technology is able to augment human senses and be immersed at a higher level of experience

By Gildas Coldeboeuf (CEO, Manzalab Group, APAC), Chamira Jayasinghe (Founder and CEO , Arimac Digital), Casie Millhouse-Singh (Founding Director, Two Lane) Amit Chatterjee (Partner, Shadow Factory)
Moderated By Sachindra Samararatne (Program Head, ICT Agency of Sri Lanka)
Synopsis
Even though the technology has been existing for quite some time, businesses are still trying to grasp the real value of immersive and interactive technologies. Selecting the correct devices and technologies which delivers varied levels of quality to suite the requirement is also important. Startups are sometimes struggling to monetize an AR/VR business and to approach the market with a sellable offering. Fundamental question being whether the market is ready. What are the real use cases which can exploit the power of AR/ VR? Which business verticals can thrive by investing in such technologies? How does an AR/ VR business scale and more realistically how does an AR/VR business survive until the market is ready?
07:00 PM

WHEN DIGITAL MEETS ART

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08:00 PM

Go Global : Strategies for Emerging Markets
Accelerating your global expansion

By Rosie Keller (Regional Manager for Asia , Seedstars), Nio Liyanage (Managing Partner, STARTUPRIGHT), Casey Lau (Co-host of RISE, Co-founder , StartupsGBA)
Moderated By Chalinda Abeykoon (CEO , CrowdIsland Pvt Ltd)
Synopsis
Going global or expanding beyond the local geography has always been a challenge for startups especially in figuring out the most cost effective approach. Understanding the product market fit, means of testing the waters and the approach to finding suitable partners are areas of knowhow which without the efforts in go-to-market could end up in drastic failure. Support is provided by regional startup initiatives, globally spread accelerators and incubators to go global but which platform to choose and how to be eligible is not known by many. Which markets are emerging and receptive to startups to test the waters? How does a startup assess whom to partner or whom to accept investment from the market in focus? What to avoid when approaching a new market?
09:00 PM

Disrupt Asia 2019 Startup Battle Grand Finale

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10:00 PM

Closing Keynote

By Amarit Charoenphan (Chief Connection Officer and Co-founder, Techsauce & Executive Chairman and Co-founder of HUBBA)

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