EdTech Asia 2024 Agenda
October 4th | JW Marriott South Beach
October 5th | Marina One West Tower
EdTech Asia 2024: Welcome and Opening Remarks
Mike Michalec (Managing Director, EdTech Group), Urvi Doshi (Senior Advisor, EdTech Group)
9:00 AM - 9:25 AM
Upper Level
Business Growth
Future Outlook: Exploring Market Trends and Investment Opportunities in Education Across Asia
Sudeep Laad (Partner, L.E.K. Consulting)
9:25 AM - 9:45 AM
Upper Level
Business Growth
Transregional Strategies: Driving Growth and Impact in Education and Workforce Business Across Africa, MENA, and Asia
[M] Chinmay Jhaveri (Partner, L.E.K. Consulting), Jetu Lalvani (Managing Partner, Kaizenvest), Yousef Alhusaini (Co-Founder & CEO, Baims), Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye (High Commissioner of Rwanda), Wenyi Xie (Head of STEAM, TAL)
9:45 AM - 10:20 AM
Upper Level
Business Growth
Global Shifts: Trends in International Student Mobility and Employability Pathways
[M] Monika Srivastava (Partner, Khaitan & Co), Akshay Chaturvedi (Founder, Leverage.biz), Rohan Pasari (Co-founder & CEO, Cialfo)
10:20 AM - 10:55 AM
Upper Level
Business Growth
Trends and Opportunities in Asia's Early Years Offline & Online Education Markets
[M] Sanjey Chandran (Investment Director, CSD Ventures), Antoni Lewa (Co-Founder & CEO, KinderCastle Indonesia), Eleanor Tan (CCO, NTUC First Campus), Lydia Ang (Director, Flying Cape)
11:00 AM - 11:35 AM
Lower Level
Future Forward
Climate Change and the Education Economy: Greening Pathways through Innovation, Infrastructure and Systems
[M] Mike Michalec (Managing Director, EdTech Group), Madhavi Shankar (Co-Founder & CEO, SpaceBasic), Kelvin Wu (Account Director, JLL), Karl Engkvist (President, Taylor's Education Group), Rama Manusama (Managing Partner, Katalys Partners)
11:35 AM - 12:10 PM
Lower Level
Smart Capital
Strategic Capital in Education: Strategies Influencing Private Equity in 2024 and Beyond
[M] Christopher Nyren (Strategic Advisor, Educated Ventures), Joshua Kuma (Managing Director, EQT Group), Claudia Zeisberger (Professor & Author, INSEAD), Ivan Kwong (Principal, KKR & Co.)
11:00 AM - 11:35 AM
Upper Level
Smart Capital
Financing Change: How Foundations and Family Offices are Reshaping Education Innovation and Investment
[M] Ken Watari (Senior Manager, Dalberg), Raman Sidhu (CEO, Octava Foundation), Hui Hsing Ma (Co-Founder, Blue7), Tan Shin Gee (Senior Director, Programmes, Temasek Foundation)
11:35 AM - 12:10 PM
Upper Level
Core Issues
Towards Greater Impact: Evidence-Based EdTech and Systemic Testbeds
[M] Alison Clark-Wilson (Professor, UCL Institute of Education), Haani Mazari (Regional Lead - Asia, EdTech Hub), Vignesh Louis Naidu (Director, HEAD Foundation), Garry Pawitandra (Learning Innovation & Information Specialist, SEAMEO Secretariat)
1:15 PM - 1:50 PM
Lower Level
Core Issues
Cultivating Success in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Building Skillsets in Youth Amid Evolving Workforce Demands
[M] Pin Qi Lee (COO, edm8ker), Lee See Ting (Founder & Author, Kidzstarter & Gen Z Secrets), Janine Teo (CEO, Solve Education!), Emme Dao Lan Huong (Founder & Chairwoman, TEKY Academy)
1:50 PM - 2:25 PM
Lower Level
Core Issues
Values-led Education: Fostering Empathy and Ethical Competencies Across the Learning Continuum in the Age of AI
[M] Mila Devenport (Founder, Kigumi Group), Gabriel Suppiah (Founder, Score Campus and Let's Flip), Tom Collin (Founder & CEO, Agora Colearning), Jeff Wu (Co-Founder, k-ID)
2:25 PM - 3:00 PM
Lower Level
Future Forward
Beyond Borders: The Story Behind the World's Most Downloaded iPad App
Minh Tran (COO, Goodnotes)
1:15 PM - 1:35 PM
Upper Level
Future Forward
Evolving Together: The Changing Landscape of Learning Content and Delivery Platforms
[M] Michael Bartlett (Education Sector Advisor), Jamie Tan (Founder & Director, Flying Cape), Linh Pham Giang (CEO, Galaxy Education), Bhavneet Chahal (Co-Founder & CEO, GoSkills)
1:35 PM - 2:10 PM
Upper Level
Future Forward
The Era of Hybrid Learning: Business Strategies for Seamless Integration of Online to Hybrid Delivery and Scalability in Asia
Neo Zhizhong (Co-founder & CEO, Geniebook), Alicia Cheong (Co-founder & COO, Geniebook)
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Upper Level
Future Forward
Online Test Prep and Tutoring Markets: Global Trends, Local Adaptations and Opportunities
[M] Christopher Nyren (Strategic Advisor, Educated Ventures), Khalid W. Abou Kassem (Founder & CEO, AlGooru), Cecilia Calvo-Lewis (COO, Edge Tutor), Tu Pham (Founder, Prep), Khoa Pham (Co-Founder, YOLA)
2:30 PM - 3:05 PM
Upper Level
Smart Capital
Strategic Growth: Scaling Outcome-Driven Education Solutions Sustainably
[M] Nandita Ganapathy (Partner, Kaizenvest), Tom Stader (Founder & ED, The Library Project), Kavish Gadia (Founder, Stones2Milestones), Billy Naveed (Founder, Young Founders School)
3:15 PM - 3:50 PM
Lower Level
Smart Capital
Balancing Risk and Return: Exploring Emerging Models of Education Financing in Asia and the Global South
[M] Beatrice Cernuta (Head of Investments & BD, Elite K12 Education Group), Gaurav Jain (Principal, Kaizenvest), Naga Tan (CEO & Co-Founder, Erudifi), Ridhi Gupta (Investment Officer, IFC), Carmina Bayombong (CEO & Founder, InvestEd)
3:50 PM - 4:25 PM
Lower Level
Learn-Work-Growth
Alternative Pathways to Employability: Shifting Paradigms in Adult Learning in the Skills Economy
[M] Justin Sanders (Education Sector Advisor), Ley Ley Loh (Principal Consultant (Asia), edX), Tong Ratanapan (Co-Founder & GM, Degree Plus), David Timis (Global Communications & Public Affairs Manager, Generation), Erick Hadi (Founder, Nusantara Data Center Academy)
4:25 PM - 5:00 PM
Lower Level
AI and Education
Navigating the Legal Landscape of AI & Education: Data Privacy, Policy, Protection, and IP
[M] Vincent Quah (Education Sector Advisor), Esther Wee (Partner, Harry Elias Partnership), Vivek Kathpalia (MD & CEO, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas), Kevin Shepherdson (CEO, Straits Interactive)
3:15 PM - 3:50 PM
Upper Level
AI and Education
Generative AI & Education: Exploring Personalisation with AI Tutors and AI Assistants
[M] Nora Wu (Global Fellow, AI2030), Michael Ngo (MD Business Development, ELSA), So-Young Kang (Founder & CEO, Gnowbe), Clement Pang (Co-founder and Co-CEO, Lirvana Labs), Xiaoyin Qu (Founder, Heeyo)
3:50 PM - 4:25 PM
Upper Level
AI and Education
Tailoring AI: Localizing Large and Small Language Models for Education in Asia
[M] Junjie Liu (Co-Founder and CEO, Philosophie AI), Kirk Pathumanun (CEO, Quest Edtech), Rick Wang (Head of Renewal, Veritas), Felix Goh (Education Specialist, Google)
4:25 PM - 5:00 PM
Upper Level
Learn-Work-Growth
Opportunities in The Silver Economy: EdTech’s Role in Enriching Senior Lives
Hashimoto Yasunobu (President & CEO, Digika Co (Soro Touch)
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Upper Level
Opening Remarks
Mike Michalec (Managing Director, EdTech Group)
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Auditorium
Future Forward
The Growth of Alternative Education and Experiences: Discussions in Strategy and Sustainability
[M] Eric Lam (General Partner & Author, SW Crystal Cove Fund), Chung Man Chan (Co-Founder & MD, Think Learning Studio), John Tan (Chief Education Officer, Erudifi), Stuart Patton (Global CEO, ACE EdVenture), Chris Greulich (Founder & CEO, Mr G Coaching)
9:20 AM - 9:50 AM
Auditorium
Business Growth
Education Leads, Technology Follows: Prioritizing the ‘ed’ before ‘tech’ through Shared Learnings from Classrooms in Asia
[M] Cheryl Ann Fernando (Global EdTech Lead, Teach for All), Monirath Siv (CEO & Founder, Teach for Cambodia), An Nguyen (Co-Founder, Your E-Organization), Jojo Lam (COO, Teach for Cambodia)
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Auditorium
AI and Education
AI-Driven EdTech: What's Next for Leading Math and Computational Thinking EdTech Solutions
[M] Raphael Nolden (Founder & CEO, Amy.app), Pham Minh Tuan (Board Advisor, Clevai), Martijn Slob (Founder & CEO, Algebrakit), Lokesh Tayal (Co-Founder, Math2Shine), Shubham Goyal (Co-Founder & CEO, Cerebry)
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Auditorium
Smart Capital
Surviving the Shift: Adapting to New Realities in EdTech Venture Funding
[M] Jeremy Au (Podcast Host, BRAVE Southeast Asia), David Yi (General Partner, Ethos Fund), Chris Tran (Founder & Managing Partner, Capital Connect Advisory), Caela Tanjangco (Director, Endeavor Catalyst), Arun Pai (Principal, Monk's Hill Ventures)
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Auditorium
Business Growth
Anywhere Anytime: Enhancing Workforce Readiness and Career Transformation through Microlearning
[M] Aigerim Khafizova (EdTech Consultant, UNITAR), Laura Phan (Founder & CEO, Trainizi), Bhavneet Chahal (Co-Founder & CEO, GoSkills), Ivan Lee (Senior Advocate, Learning Innovation, Institute for Adult Learning Singapore), Prashant Agarwal (Co-Founder, Edmingle)
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Room 1
Learn-Work-Growth
The Future of Leadership : Emerging Trends and Technologies Reshaping Management and Executive Education
[M] Payal Lal (Solution Engineer, LinkedIn Learning), Ngan Tran (Founder & CEO, The New Leaders), Archana Karthik (APAC Learning & Knowledge Leader, IBM Consulting)
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Room 1
Business Growth
Overcoming Barriers: Modernization and Transformation of Southeast Asia Higher Education
[M] Phil Psilos (Chief of Party, Chemonics International), Myleeta Aga Williams (CEO International, upGrad), Katina Dell'Acqua-Lubich (CFO, Virtual Internships), Karl Engkvist (President, Taylor's Education Group)
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Room 1
AI and Education
[Global Connections 1] Optimising Education with AI: New Ways of Improving Learning and Systems (by invitation)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room 2
Core Issues
[Global Connections 1] Addressing Core Issues in Education and Employability through Collective Impact (by invitation)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room 2
Future Forward
[Global Connections 1] Identifying and Developing Future Skills: Fostering Digital, Financial and New Literacies in Youth (by invitation)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room 2
Smart Capital
[Global Connections 1] Innovative Private Sector Finance and Resource Allocation in Higher Education (by invitation)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room 2
Core Issues
[Global Connections 2] Scaling Impact or Staying Local: Complexities of Scaling Support and Outcomes in Education (by invitation)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room 2
AI and Education
[Global Connections 2] The Future of Assessment: Balancing Generative AI Innovation with Academic Integrity (by invitation)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room 2
Learn-Work-Growth
[Global Connections 2] Evidence-Based Practices in EdTech: Turning Research into Growth and Measurable Outcomes (by invitation)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room 2
Future Forward
[Global Connections 2] Education in 2050: Designing the Future of Education and Work Today (by invitation)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room 2
Startup Showcase
Education and Workforce Innovation Startup Showcase
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Auditorium
Future Forward
The Rise of Edutainment: How Influencers and Content Creators are Shaping Learning and Purchasing Behaviour in Asian Markets
[M] Ruby Nguyen (Founder & CEO, Curieous), Charles Lee (Co-Founder & CEO, CoderSchool), Jun Lin (Senior Advisor, EdTech Group)
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
Auditorium
Future Forward
Bridging the Gap: Tech Innovations for Enhancing Collaboration and Sustainability in IHLs
[M] Chiew Farn Chung (Founder & CEO, ClassDo), Benjamin Wong (Kinobi, Co-founder & CEO), Aditya Batura (Co-Founder & CEO, Codomo), Dann Angelo De Guzman (Founder & CEO, CloudSwyft)
1:40 PM - 2:20 PM
Auditorium
AI and Education
AI's Impact on English Language Learning in Asia: EdTech Trends in Tutoring, Assessment, and Online Platforms
[M] Eric Lam (General Partner & Author, SW Crystal Cove Fund), Moni Vuong (Co-Founder, PTE Magic / LUME Test Prep), Mark Stanley (Founder & CEO, Literatu), Tram Ho (Founder & CEO, Kyna English), Ika Yadin (Founder & Director, Leap English and Digital Class)
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
Auditorium
Business Growth
Strategies for Engagement in Southeast Asia's High Growth Education Markets: Vietnam & Indonesia
[M] Tuong Truong (Education Sector Advisor), Laksmi Puspitowardhani (Founder & CEO, Bina Edukasi Indonesia), Cong-Thang HUYNH (Co-Founder, InnoLab Asia), Henny Irniawan (Co-Founder & Co-CEO, PT Fammi Indonesia Edutech)
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
Room 1
AI and Education
Personalized Learning Pathways in Edtech: Meeting Diverse Learner Needs
[M] Nattinee Dora Sae Ho (Founder, Thrive Venture Builder), Nuha Ghouse (Co-Founder & CEO, Tutopiya), Evan Heng (Founder & CEO, Zenith), Yueh Mei Liu (Co-Founder & CEO, HeyHi), Claude Rety (Co-Founder, Ni Hao Ma - Mandarin Learning Lab)
1:40 PM - 2:20 PM
Room 1
Learn-Work-Growth
Redefining Employment Readiness: Fostering New Skills and Competency-Based Learning for a Rapidly Evolving Job Market
[M] Karthik Kadampully (Founder & Chief Mentor, 11.1 KM-S), Tony Pang (Founder, iME), VIctor Rivera (Co-Founder & CEO, Avion School), Leslie Loh (Founder & CEO, eduCLaaS)
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
Room 1
Core Issues
Global EdTech Testbed Network Workshop (by invitation)
[M] Alison Clark-Wilson (Professor, UCL Institute of Education),
12:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room 2