21 November 2019
International Hall, Taipei Garden Hotel
Taipei
Agenda
Opening Session
09:30 – 10:10
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Opening Remarks
- Ministry of Economic Affairs (Chinese Taipei)
- Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation (Russia)
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Keynote Speech
- Speaker: Ms Li-Chen Peng, Founder of Toplogis (Chinese Taipei)
Workshop Session
10:20 – 12:00
During this session, information on various international grants/programs/funds will be shared. Women-led MSMEs will go through exercises that will help to understand eligibility criteria to various international grants/programs/funds.
- Speaker: Ms Natali Ababij, Co-owner of WIN Corp Group (Russia)
12:00 – 13:00
- Lunch
Panel Session: Future Trends in Startup Fundraising and Investing
13:00 – 14:30
This session will feature future trends in startup fundraising and investing. What are the emerging funding channels for women-led MSMEs? How could these new tools or mechanisms help accelerate the development and growth of women-led MSMEs? The panelists will identify their insights and trends of accessing capital for female entrepreneurs.
- Moderator: Dr Jason Kao, Director of Southern Taiwan Program Office, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (Chinese Taipei)
- Panelists:
- Ms Kathy Korman Frey, Founder & CEO of the Hot Mommas Project (United States)
- Ms Elain Lockman, Co-Founder & Director of Ata Plus Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)
- Ms Diah Yusuf, Founder of Indonesia Prima & Vice President of ICSB Indonesia (Indonesia)
- Ms Enchia Tsai, Co-Founder & Marketing Director of Bened Biomedical Co., Ltd. (Chinese Taipei)
- Ms Melanie Nan, Senior Executive Vice President of CDIB Capital Group (Chinese Taipei)
14:30 – 14:50
- Coffee Break
Pitch Session
14:50 – 16:20
Women-led MSMEs from APEC economies will present their business projects to investors (angels/VCs targeting at startups in APEC region). Women-led MSMEs will have a real chance to receive funding and investments as well as generate new business opportunities.
- Investors:
- Ms Elain Lockman, Co-Founder & Director of Ata Plus Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)
- Ms Jessica Liu, Managing Partner of AppWorks (Chinese Taipei)
- Pitch teams:
- Ms Nutthida Wongjirasak, Business Development Manager of KIDDEEPASS (Thailand)
- Ms Natalie Lin, Chief Operating Officer of Lyzana Inc. (Chinese Taipei)
- Ms Camille Rose Albarracin, Founder of Everything Green Trading and Consulting (The Philippines)
- Ms I Shuan Chou, Chief Operating Officer of Extreme Esports Inc. (Chinese Taipei)
- Ms Luu Thi Tuoi, Director of Tika Trading and Manufacturing Company Limited (Viet Nam)
- Ms Hannie Liu, Co-Founder & CEO of SHOWHUE (Chinese Taipei)
- (TBC) (Russia)
- (TBC) (Russia)
- (TBC) (Russia)
16:20 – 16:30
- Closing
Please note that this Agenda is subject to change by the organizer.