Partner at Adams Street Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd
Opening Keynote: Politics & Capital Flow Prakash Kannan
This session will be centered around the convergence of geopolitical uncertainties and investments - what the politics in recent years imply about shifting powers, China vs US, what this means for the rest of Asia, and more specifically Singapore and her position as a preferred and safe destination as a global financial hub.
Prakash Kannan
Chief Economist and Director of the Economics and Investment Strategy Department at GIC
From large buyouts to mid-market; where do opportunities reside in Asia? Divya Thakur•Kok Yew Tang•Ankur Meattle•Wai San Loke•Ganen Sarvananthan
- Tour of key Asia PE markets - attractive vs hype - How are successful GPs pivoting/positioning to the current PE market - Focus on SEA opportunity and thematics - minority deals to control platforms
Divya Thakur
Partner at Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP
Kok Yew Tang
Founding Chairman and Managing Partner at Affinity Equity Partners (S) Pte Ltd
Ankur Meattle
Head, Asia Funds & Co-Investments Group, PE at GIC Special Investments Private Limited
Wai San Loke
Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Novo Tellus Capital Partners Pte Ltd
Ganen Sarvananthan
Managing Partner, Head of Asia and the Middle East at TPG Capital (S) Pte. Ltd. (TPG NewQuest)
From early stage to growth: sweet spots across Asia (Chatham House Rule Applies) Shashank Mathur•Willson Cuaca•Jenny Lee•Tommy Teo•Samson Cheng
- Back to basics: from food security to improving health outcomes - Themes sovereign wealth and private capital like and are investing into - Is there a gap for seed to pre-A series opportunities? - Sectors and economies presenting growth, positive cash flows
Shashank Mathur
Managing Director of Harvard Management Company
Willson Cuaca
Founding & Managing Partner at East Ventures Advisory Pte. Ltd.
Jenny Lee
Senior Managing Partner at Granite Asia
Tommy Teo
Managing Director of Cercano
Samson Cheng
Head of Corporate Development at Micro Connect Group
Luncheon Networking
Navigating Businesses (MSMEs to Family Businesses) through Stormy Seas Sam Robinson•Chavalit Frederick Tsao
Sam Robinson
Managing Partner at North-East Private Equity Asia Pte. Ltd.
Chavalit Frederick Tsao
Chairman at TPC (Tsao Pao Chee)
Deep Dives’ Roundtables (Chatham House Rule Applies)
(1) India-SE Asia: still the fastest growing and most dynamic regions in the world (2) China-SE Asia: where are China-focused GPs investing in SE Asia? (3) Fundraising for Southeast Asia (4) Private credit and Distressed Opportunities: is this (sub)asset class for Asia? (5) Portfolio management & restructuring (6) Fund structuring: hybrid or continuation vehicles (7) New Age of Healthcare Investment: From Asset-based to Innovative Fixes (8) Climate tech & Agri-tech: the hottest impact themes (9) Early-stage investing: why it matters & where it matters (10) Finding Liquidity from micro to small businesses: a win-win proposition for private investors who care to make an impact (11) Secondaries: From Australia to Southeast Asia: opportunities from LP stakes to portfolio investments
Networking Coffee Break
Debate: This time is different (again) (Chatham House Rule Applies) Eric Marchand•Virginia Tan•Tina Jabeen•Hian Goh
This debate will focus on tech bets and a challenging investment environment.
Eric Marchand
Managing Partner at Collyer Capital
Virginia Tan
Founding Partner at Teja Ventures
Tina Jabeen
Chairperson at Bangladesh Women Investors Network
Hian Goh
Founder & Partner of Openspace Ventures Pte Ltd
Closing Address
Networking Cocktail
Closed Door: LP Roundtable (Chatham House Rule Applies)
By-Invite to Family Offices (SFOs) and Institutional LPs Only
India-SE Asia: still the fastest growing and most dynamic regions in the world Huai Fong Chew•Yee Hean Teo•Amit Anand•Kunal Sood
Huai Fong Chew
Regional Lead, PE Funds, East Asia and the Pacific at IFC Private Equity Funds Group
Yee Hean Teo
Principal, Representative at Asian Development Bank
Amit Anand
Managing Partner, Co-Founder of Jungle Ventures Pte Ltd
Kunal Sood
Managing Director of Pantheon Ventures (Singapore) Pte Ltd
China-SE Asia: where are China-focused GPs investing in SE Asia? Ally Zhang•Nge Kong Lai•Alex Jiang•Jack Chen
Ally Zhang
Managing Director of Siguler Guff
Nge Kong Lai
Head at Far East Ventures Pte Ltd
Alex Jiang
Founding Partner at Antler Dragon Fund
Jack Chen
Managing Partner at LYFE Capital
Fundraising for Southeast Asia Sam Robinson•Keith Toh•David Low•Daryl Ng
Sam Robinson
Managing Partner at North-East Private Equity Asia Pte. Ltd.
Keith Toh
Partner at Novo Tellus Capital Partners Pte Ltd
David Low
Partner at Albourne Partners (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Daryl Ng
Vice President at HarbourVest Partners (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Private Credit and Distressed Opportunities: is this (sub)asset class for Asia? Joel Seow•Sean Low•Kanchan Jain•Nitish Agarwal
Joel Seow
Partner at Linklaters Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Sean Low
CEO of Golden Vision Capital (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Kanchan Jain
Head at BPEA Credit Pte. Limited
Nitish Agarwal
CEO & CIO of Orion Credit Capital Asia Pte. Ltd.
Portfolio Management and Restructuring Brendan Chua•Louisa Chiam•Neil Fong•Jonathan Ng•Daniel Oehling
Brendan Chua
Portfolio Manager at TPC (Tsao Pao Chee)
Louisa Chiam
Managing Director & Head Of Portfolio Management Group of Affinity Equity Partners (S) Pte Ltd
Neil Fong
Managing Director of Burda Principal Investments Pte. Ltd.
Jonathan Ng
Managing Director, Value Creation and Digital of Tower Capital Asia Pte. Ltd.
Daniel Oehling
Partner at The Boston Consulting Group Pte. Ltd.
Fund Structuring: hybrid or continuation vehicles Paul Robine•Ian Clark•Chris Flosi•Ivo Philipps
Paul Robine
Founder and CEO of TR Capital Advisors (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Ian Clark
Partner at Maples and Calder (Singapore) LLP
Chris Flosi
General Counsel at Northstar Advisors Pte Ltd
Ivo Philipps
Founding Partner & COO at Affirma Capital Managers (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
New Age of Healthcare Investment: From Asset-based to Innovative Fixes Navjeewan Khosla•Masanori Fukushima•Jeremy Lim•Sze Yunn Pang•Joseph Mocanu
Navjeewan Khosla
Partner at Novo Holdings Equity Asia Pte. Ltd.
Masanori Fukushima
Senior Advisor at Fiducia Medical
Jeremy Lim
CEO of AMILI
Sze Yunn Pang
Chief Executive Officer at Neurowyzr
Joseph Mocanu
Managing Director of Verge Capital Management Pte Ltd
Climate tech and Agri-tech: the hottest impact themes Kylee Zhu•Kazushige Kobayashi•Axel Tan•Ralitsa Rizvanolli
Kylee Zhu
Investment Funds Counsel, Singapore at Linklaters Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Kazushige Kobayashi
Managing Director of MCP Asset Management
Axel Tan
Venture Partner at TPC (Tsao Pao Chee)
Ralitsa Rizvanolli
Partner and Head of Investments at Sarona Asset Management
Early-stage Investing: why it matters & where it matters Huiting Koh•James Ong•Iain Anderson•Crystal Chen•Chalinda Abeykoon
Huiting Koh
Founding Managing Partner at Blueprint Ventures
James Ong
Chief Strategy Officer at TPC (Tsao Pao Chee)
Iain Anderson
Partner at Maples and Calder (Singapore) LLP
Crystal Chen
Investor
Chalinda Abeykoon
Managing Partner at nVentures
(Em)Powering MSMEs through revenue-based financing Samson Cheng•Saima Rehman•Percy Hung•Adrian Li
Samson Cheng
Head of Corporate Development at Micro Connect Group
Saima Rehman
Investment Officer at IFC Private Equity Funds Group
Percy Hung
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Choco Up
Adrian Li
Founder and Managing Partner of ACV Capital Pte. Ltd.
From Australia to Southeast Asia: opportunities from LP stakes to portfolio investments Frewen Lam•Alex Lee•Alex Lim•Desmond Lee
Frewen Lam
Managing Partner at Roc Partners Pte Ltd
Alex Lee
Managing Partner at Axiom Asia Private Capital Pte Ltd
