In this session, Seibel will share:

• The specific characteristics of top-performing founders — and how investors can spot them
• The questions that founders should be asking themselves
• The responsibilities that a founder must take on if they want to make their company be a force for good

We are in a new norm. Covid-19 has accelerated Financial services. from payments, ecommerce and supply chain to capital markets, insurance, fraud and cybersecurity.

Succeeding as a startup is simple: You just need to identify a great market opportunity, build the right team, and find product-market fit. Easy, right? Not so much. No matter the industry, there are key lessons every startup leader should keep in mind as they build their product, their technical infrastructure, and their team – and whether they’re hiring their first engineer or their 50th, whether they’re launching a feature for their first or their 5 millionth customer. In this talk, CircleCI CTO Rob Zuber will share the secrets he has learned in over 20 years of working in software as a four-time founder and a three-time CTO.

In this session, Willson will have one-on-one conversations with two founders to hear their stories about the businesses they are building and the challenges they have faced.

In this panel session, speakers will discuss:

• How they think the Asian market will respond to alternative protein in the next decade
• If the growing demand for alternative protein (especially in the US) that has been bolstered by the pandemic will also catch on in SEA, and their respective companies’ plans for expansion in response
• Which market characteristics of SEA are particularly attractive to manufacturers and distributors of alternative proteins, and which ones are challenging
• What the unit economics and business models are in the industry

In this session, Jason will share:

• How Covid-19 has affected OVO’s business and operations
• The pivots the company has made in 2020 to accommodate a changing market
• How 2020 has changed Indonesia’s payment landscapes
• His predictions for the digital payment market in 2021 and beyond

In this panel session, the speakers will discuss:

• The extent to which logistic-tech startups have addressed inefficiencies in the transportation and logistics chain in Asia — and what still needs to be done
• How they view the potential of B2B logistics vs. B2C logistics in Asia
• The issues arising from Asia’s cross-border logistics and how their companies are overcoming them
• What is driving logistics demand beyond ecommerce growth

As investors in frontier markets, the speakers in this panel session will discuss:

• The opportunities they see in their respective markets, and the specific companies and verticals they are most excited about
• The bigger challenges they face compared to investors in better-developed investment markets
• What it takes to build a thriving startup ecosystem in their respective markets
• How to evaluate the competition between local startups and regional champions in winning frontier markets

In this session, attendees will learn:

• Why customer lifetime value (CLV) is critical to a company’s growth, as well as the reasons why it is sometimes overlooked
• How companies can calculate and track CLV in a way that would power their growth
• Cilingir will also be presenting case studies and examples of partner companies.

In this session, John will share:

• Sendbird’s founding story
• Its road to global expansion
• The lessons he has learned, plus what’s next for Sendbird

In this session, Tyler will share:

• TikTok’s global product strategy, and how the company adapts its product to individual countries and regions
• The strengths of a Chinese tech product that others may not be aware about, as well the challenges it faces
• The ways that the SEA consumer market is similar to and different from China’s, and the opportunities the region presents

In this session, the speakers will talk about:

• The fintech products and services that they’re working on, and how they will change businesses and people’s lives
• The products and services in payments, investments, digibank, and insurance that have the biggest potential
• How various fintech products and services are aligning to create greater value for customers

In this panel session, the speakers will discuss:

• The unique characteristics of the social commerce model that Pinduoduo pioneered in China
• The similarities and differences between China’s and SEA’s social commerce models when it comes to logistics, internet penetration, digital payments, and more
• The specific opportunities and challenges for SEA’s social commerce model

In this session, the speaker will talk about:

• The challenge that inspired them to build a startup that’s focused on sustainable farming
• The sector’s total addressable market (TAM) size and the speed with which they expect it to grow
• The amount of investment raised and the areas that could generate returns
• Why sustainable farming is relevant to the business and tech community
• How 2020 has shifted consumer behavior and demand for local sustainable foods
• The pain points in trying to scale within their market, and their plans for regional expansion

In this session, the speakers will talk about:

• What sustainable startup growth looks like, and the most critical factors that must be balanced for growth to happen
• What key metrics and factors should a startup keep track of, and the early warning and success signs it must look out for in its financial, marketing, or operations metrics
• The common mistakes that founders and management teams commit in their pursuit of growth
• The crucial learning points they’ve encountered in their careers

In this session, Peter will share:

• His story with Hooq — including what happened in the end
• What he has learned from the experience
• What he thinks is Asia’s capacity for developing a more resilient startup culture that’s comparable to Silicon Valley’s

In this session, the speakers will talk about:

• How SMEs can navigate the digitization process
• How they can successfully balance employees’ and the company’s needs in the process
• The risks and opportunities presented by digitization

In this session, Divya will share:

• Byju’s journey toward becoming India’s leading edtech company
• The strategic decisions the company has made in 2020 to embrace change and accelerate growth
• The lessons it has learned that other edtech companies can also learn from in order to grow during SEA’s Golden Age
• The company’s plans for 2021 and beyond

In this session, the speakers will talk about:

• How the overall startup and tech ecosystem has changed from when it first began to what it is today
• The highs and lows of that journey and their sources of motivation
• Their thoughts on bringing in external management as CEO: Why or why not?
• The characteristics a founder should have for their business to survive for over a decade

In this session, you can ask anything about:

• How to read marketing insights and use them to implement effective strategies
• How to achieve business sustainability with the help of marketing research
• How to allocate budget for marketing research in order to gain the best insights

In this session, you can ask anything about:

• How to overcome challenges in managing team productivity
• How to make remote hiring and working more effective
• How to support your workforce during times of uncertainty