SEADS 2020
Agenda
Program Summary. All times are in GMT+8/ Manila Time.
Opening Plenary: “The New Normal: Driving Economic Recovery through Digital Innovation”
10:00-10:10 ADB Opening Keynote: Masatsugu Asakawa, President, ADB
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10:10-10:20 Keynote 1: Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Finance Minister, Indonesia
10:20-10:30 Keynote 2: Sherie Ng, General Manager for APAC, Public Sector, Microsoft
10:30-10:40 Keynote 3: Khailee Ng, Managing Partner, 500 Startups
10:40-10:45 Break/Video
10:45-11:35 Panel Discussion: “The New Normal: Driving Economic Recovery through Digital Innovation”
- Moderator: Lisa Oake, CNBC Catalyst
- Ahmed M. Saeed, Vice-President, ADB
- H.E. Nadiem Anwar Makarim, Minister of Education and Culture, Indonesia
- Sherie Ng, General Manager for APAC, Public Sector, Microsoft
- Ambassador (retired) Ted Osius, Vice-President for Government Affairs and Public Policy, APAC, Google
- Mimi Alemayehou, Senior Vice-President, Public-Private Partnership, Mastercard
- Khailee Ng, Managing Partner, 500 Startups
11:35-11:40 Knowledge Product Launch
ADB will officially launch the Southeast Asia Development Solutions (SEADS) Platform
11:40-11:45 Break/Video
11:45-12:30 Call to Action Dialogue: “Creating an Inclusive Digital Agenda for the Future”
- Moderator: Lisa Oake, CNBC Catalyst
- Ramesh Subramaniam, Director General, Southeast Asia Regional Department, ADB
- Dr. Huot Pum, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Royal Government of Cambodia
- Russell Cohen, Group Managing Director-Operations, Grab
- Kay Vasey, Chief Connecting Officer, MeshMinds
- Farouk Meralli, Founder and CEO, mClinica
12:30-13:30 Lunch Break
13:30-15:00 Special Session: Emerging from an Economic Crisis—What Role for Technology Adoption?
- Moderator: Arndt Husar, Senior Public Management Specialist (Digital Transformation), ADB
- Dr. Carlos López-Gómez, Head, Policy Links Unit, University of Cambridge
- Dr. Yurendra Basnett, Country Economist, Indonesia Resident Mission, ADB
- Vimala Murugan, Director, Industrial Policy, Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry
- Dr. Michael Gryseels, Executive Vice-Chairman, True Digital Group
- Willson Deng, CEO & Founder, Arcstone Pvt. Ltd; Chairman, Singapore Manufacturing Consortium
13:30-15:00 Special Session: The Digital Economy Revolution
- Moderator: Kelly Hattel, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, ADB
- Magnus Ekbom, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Lazada Group
- Ellen Joyce Suficiencia, Officer in Charge, Center for Learning and Inclusion Advocacy, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
- Deanna Morris, Programme Management Officer, UNESCAP
- Isvary Sivalingam, Southeast Asia Lead, Better Than Cash Alliance, UN Capital Development Fund
- JoJo Malolos, President and CEO, JG Digital Equity Ventures
13:30-15:00 Special Session: Access for All: Remote Learning and “EdTech”
- Moderator: Sameer Khatiwada, Social Sector Specialist (ICT), ADB
- Colin Marson, Head of Google for Education, APAC, Google
- Sarah Pouezevara, Senior Education Research Analyst and EdTech Specialist, RTI International
- Vincent Quah, Regional Head for Education, Research, Healthcare and Not-For-Profit, Head-ASEAN Public Sector, Asia Pacific and Japan Global Public Sector, Amazon Web Services
- Janine Teo, Chief Executive Officer, Solve Education!
- Robert Smith, Higher Education & eResearch Lead-APAC, Microsoft
13:30-15:00 Special Session: Leveraging Digital Tech for Healthcare
- Moderator: Azusa Sato, Social Sector Specialist, ADB
- Anit Mukherjee, Policy Fellow, Center for Global Development
- Ankita Negi, Healthcare Industry Lead for APAC, Microsoft
- Yit Ming Liaw, Co-Founder and CEO, Smarter Health
13:30-15:00 Special Session: “From Technology to Leadership. Putting the Transformation back into Digital”
- Moderator: Teymoor Nabili, Publisher and CEO, TechforImpact
- Zahin Hussain, Consultant, UNDP CoLabs
- Prasoon Kumar, CEO, BillionBricks
- Virginia Tan, Founding Partner, Teja Ventures
15:00-16:00 Break
15:30-17:30 Startups and the Post-COVID Recovery (ADB Ventures & 500 Startups)
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Part I: Building Thriving Inclusive Startup Ecosystems
Moderator: Ee Ling Lim, Singapore Country Head, Innovation & Partnerships, 500 Startups; Co-Founder, Smarter Me
- So-Young Kang, Founder and CEO, Gnowbe
- Francesca Chia, Co-Founder and CEO, GoGet
Part II: Startup Spotlight—Building Resilience through Innovation
- Moderator: Daniel Hersson, Senior Fund Manager, ADB Ventures
- Keynote Speaker: Vishal Harnal, General Partner, 500 Startups
- Glenn Estrella, KonsultaMD
- Rashi Agarwal, Co-Founder, Zypp Electric
- Jens Helmersson, Founder, Quizrr
- Sara Dhewanto, Managing Director, DuitHape
16:00-17:30 Building a More Agile Government through Cloud Computing (Amazon Web Services Institute)
- Moderator: Monique Viengkhou Li, APJ Lead, Amazon Web Services Institute
- Gregor Hohpe, Enterprise Strategist, Amazon Web Services
- May-Ann Lim, Executive Director, Asia Cloud Computing Association
- Quint Simon, Head of Public Policy, APAC, Amazon Web Services
16:00-17:30 SEADS Hackathon Launch: Re-Establishing Tourism Confidence through Innovative Digital Solutions (ADB)
- Moderator: Steven Schipani, Unit Head, Project Administration, ADB Vietnam Resident Mission
- Cleo Kawawaki, Deputy Director General, Southeast Asia Regional Department, ADB
- Carolyn Dedolph-Cabrera, Principal IT Specialist, ADB ITD Digital Sandbox Program
- Allison Woodruff, Senior Urban Development Specialist, ADB
- Jens Thraenhart, Executive Director, Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office
- Hai Ho, Co-Founder & CEO, Triip
16:00-17:30 Modern Government: Empowering People. Enhancing Governments. Enabling Societies (Microsoft)
- Ian Webster, Global Industry Digital Strategist, Microsoft
- Atty. Jose Midas P. Marquez, Head, Office of the Court Administrator, Supreme Court of the Philippines
- Dr. Daiana Beitler, Philanthropies Director in Asia, Microsoft
16:00-17:30 Invitation Only: A Cross-Generational Consultation on Youth Jobs in the Digital Economy
(ADB Youth for Asia)
