Monday, September 10
19:15 – 21:00 Welcome Cocktail & Registration
Tuesday, September 11
07:30 – 08:30 Breakfast & Registration
08:45 -09:30 Opening Comments, Alex Vieux
09:30 – 10:00 Baby Steps – Early Stage Funding: In today’s environment, sources of money abound, but you need to stand up and be heard. How do you, as an entrepreneur, get in front of the right venture capitalist without wasting your time? What are they looking for when they sift through 1000 business plans a month? Is there anything you can do to rise to the top?
- Gobi Partners, Ken Xu
10:00 -10:30 Taking the Plunge – Growth Funding: There is a point when growth capital becomes a viable option for a start-up. They iron out the early bugs and their future is mapped out. They just need a war chest that can serve as the foundation for growth and an eventual exit. Who do they turn to? What do investors look at and for at their Monday meetings?
- GGV Capital, Jenny Lee
10:30 -11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:45 Lessons From Building a Successful Global Tech Company: An exceptional CEO will share his experience in growing his company from a small startup to a leading tech company with offices in Asia, Europe and the USA.
- NetOptics, Bob Shaw
11:45-12:30 Fireside Chats – Managing Growth: Inflexions point happen at different times and lead start-ups to reconsider how to adapt their execution plans. Companies cross invisible lines with visible effects. How can companies pivot and adapt to the constant challenges that are brought on by rapid growth?
- Featuring a Selection of 2012 Red Herring Asia Top 100 Candidates
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 -15:30 Presentations: Red Herring Asia Finalists
15:30 -16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 -18:30 Presentations: Red Herring Asia Finalists
19:15 – 21:00 Cocktail & Dinner Party
Wednesday, September 12
07:30 – 08:30 Breakfast & Registration
08:45 – 09:30 Opening Comments, Alex Vieux
09:30 – 10:00 Smart Money: Finding the Right Financing: We have heard the VC’s talk about their strategy. It is time to hear from the entrepreneurs. What mistakes were made on the road to securing institutional money? Did they find an ideal partner in a VC or did they look elsewhere to secure capital? What can be learned from their experience and what advice do they have for their peers who are just embarking on the journey?
- Featuring a Selection of 2012 Red Herring Asia Top 100 Candidates
10:00 – 10:30 David and Goliath – Opening the Door to the Corporates: There is a point when every entrepreneur must step out of the nest and navigate unchartered waters. On of the most daunting hurdles many companies face is doing a deal with a large corporate. It is a different culture, different speed and certainly a different set of priorities. How does a private company reach out to the giants? What is their vetting process? How can they make sure to make a good first impression?
- Honda Silicon Valley Lab, Daniel Essindi Behrendt
- IBM Venture Group, Deborah Magid
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:30 Going Global: Tech companies routinely expand beyond their homeland. Even US companies look abroad at some point, be it for markets or manufacturing. For nations with smaller markets, international expansion is not always a choice but a necessity. What are some of the common pitfalls encountered when going global, and how can they be avoided? As importantly, is there a universal best practice? Or is each country a new Pandora’s box?
- Featuring a Selection of 2012 Red Herring Asia Top 100 Candidates
- Epicrystals, Dan Colliander (Red Herring Europe Winner)
11:30 – 12:15 Keynote Session: Where is the Exit? IPOs are not always the best alternative, though when successful they can offer the best ROI to investors and executives alike. Is this a viable option for entrepreneurs in the greater Asia markets? If not, should they think and act differently from the days of inception?
- DCM, Hurst Lin
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:30 Presentations: Red Herring Asia Finalists
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 18:30 Presentations: Red Herring Asia Finalists
19:15 – 21:30 Red Herring 100 Asia Award Ceremony & Dinner