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Southeast Asia has been attracting increasing attention from entrepreneurs and capitalists from both within and outside the region. Chinese entrepreneurs and Investors are among the first few batches of groundbreakers to set eyes on the area, as their home market’s competitiveness and saturation led some to the exodus. In partnership with Global Shapers Beijing, Tsinghua SEM X-elerator is happy to host “Technology in Southeast Asia: Outside Looking In” on Jan 27, joined by active China-based experts, investors, entrepreneurs and executives who will be sharing their insights of the tech landscape in Southeast Asia.

Panelists/Speakers

Tyler is an international business leader with a background in consumer experience, product management, and business development, with a successful track record of launching, scaling, and turning around businesses and products across industries. He is currently driving international expansion as Head of International PMO for ByteDance, the world’s largest unicorn. 

Previously, Tyler was Manager of Prime Business and Product for Amazon China, where he drove profitable growth and innovated relentlessly on behalf of Chinese customers. He has worked and lived in South Korea, Mainland China, Japan, and Taiwan, and maintains business proficiency in Korean and Mandarin. In his spare time, Tyler is a member of the Global Shapers, a youth initiative of the World Economic Forum aimed at driving positive social impact in communities across the globe.

George Leeming is one of the founding employees at JD Central, JD.com’s joint venture in Thailand with Central Group. Recently returned to Beijing, he spent most of 2018 in Bangkok helping to launch the company, which is now one of the largest ecommerce platforms in the country.

Prior to joining JD.com George spent two years at Peking University as a language student, following his graduation from the University of Edinburgh in 2013. A member of the Bangkok Hub of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shaper Community, he’s passionate about fostering ties between China and Southeast Asia.

Lisa is an Investment associate of ATM Capital, focusing on SEA Internet startup investment, aiming to find the next unicorn in Southeast Asian market.

ATM Capital is a newly minted venture capital fund established by Tony Qu, Alibaba-veteran-turned-investor. ATM Capital has announced on the undisclosed amount first delivery of its investment fund, which targets to raise US$200 million and focuses on investing in Southeast Asian startups.

Agenda

Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019

Registration 10:30 -11:00

Welcome by Global Shapers and Tsinghua SEM X-elerator 11:00 – 11:10

Panel on "Tech in SEA" 11:10 – 12:10

Q&A Session 12:10 – 12:30

Group Photo & Networking 12:30 – 13:00

Organizers

The Global Shapers Community is a network of city-based Hubs developed and led by young leaders between 20 and 30 years old who want to develop their leadership potential towards serving society. To that end, Hubs undertake local projects to improve their communities.

Shapers are highly motivated individuals who have a great potential for future leadership roles in society. They are selected on the basis of their achievements, leadership potential, and commitment to make a difference. Through the Global Shapers Community, Shapers are provided with opportunities to connect with the worldwide network of Global Shapers, to network with other World Economic Forum communities, and to represent the voice of youth at World Economic Forum events. Shapers are united by a common desire to channel the members’ tremendous energy and enthusiasm into building a more peaceful and inclusive world.

Founded in 2015, Tsinghua SEM X-elerator is a startup acceleration platform for global entrepreneurs and start-ups, which is affiliated with Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management. Revolving around the entrepreneurial ecosystem, we are composed of a 3-in-1 model of “Co-working Spaces, Mentorship, and Investment.” Tsinghua SEM X-elerator brings together elite global entrepreneurs and empowers them with entrepreneurship acceleration “from 1 to N.”

With headquarters in Beijing’s Tech Center Z-Park, a second location in Shenzhen, X-elerator is able to reach entrepreneurial minds far beyond Tsinghua’s campus. We provide select entrepreneurs a free co-working space in the first 3 months, along with a number of services, such as policy, marketing, and business model consulting, an intensive mentorship program, and community events. For mentors, we have professors from Tsinghua and experts from relevant industries. Our partnerships with established companies help our start-up teams with technology development, which help our start-ups with prototyping and material safety testing. We connect our entrepreneurs with active investors through office hours and demo days. In the past 3 years, we have accelerated more than 300 startups from 12 batches, which have raised over 100 million dollars so far.