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2023 | Entrepreneurship in Asian High Tech Industries

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2023 | Entrepreneurship in Asian High Tech Industries

Apr 11, 2023 - May 30, 2023

04:30 pm - 05:50 pm

Over the course of our public seminar series, we will explore the most recent trends, patterns, and challenges of entrepreneurship in Asia and their relevance to Silicon Valley and the U.S. Guest speakers include entrepreneurs, investors and mentors, and other experts on the current entrepreneurial ecosystems of major Asia economies.

Stanford students may register through Axess in course EASTASN 402T (cross listed as EE 402T and EALC 402T) for 1 unit seminar credit.  See syllabus: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JF0HJC2LnTWBk9f9nyiwfrzEgeX-NuVy/view?usp=sharing

Instructor: Richard Dasher <rdasher [at] stanford [dot] edu>

The  8-week series begins April 11, 2023 and continues weekly until May 30, 2023. Seminars will be held in-person and on Zoom, Tuesdays, 4:30 PM – 5:50 PM.

These sessions are open to the public to attend in-person or by Zoom.

To attend by Zoom, please register at <https://stanford.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUvdOqgrTooEte626Net4f5iuR7jUH63I2p#/registration>. This will register you for the entire 8-week series and the same link will be used for all sessions. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting series. You may cancel at anytime.

To attend in-person, please visit the individual event listing below for the link to RSVP.

Course Schedule

Apr 11
2023

Asia Entrepreneurship Update 2023

Dr. Richard Dasher
Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center
Apr 25
2023

Current Trends and Outlook for Entrepreneurship in SE Asia

Peng Ong
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Monk’s Hill Ventures
May 02
2023

The Growth and Outlook for the Korean Startup Ecosystem in the Global Market | Zoom only

Guest Moderator: Clara YoonJin Chan
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at STAYGE Labs
Victor Ching
CEO, Miso
Tony Young-Suc Lyu
Venture Partner, Softbank Ventures Asia
May 09
2023

Tech Startups and VC: How Cross-Pacific Collaboration Works IRL

Minette Navarrete
President and Co-Founder, Kickstart Ventures, Inc.
Joan Yao
Vice President of Investments, Kickstart Ventures, Inc.
Ian Chan
Co-Founder, CloserContact
Sam Gadodia
CEO & Co-founder, LotusFlare
David Lu
Co-Founder and CEO, Clarity Movement Co.
May 16
2023

Japanese Entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley

Akemi Koda
Founder & CEO, USAsia Venture Partners
Changhwan Lee
Founder & CEO, Firenze Inc.
Kenji Niwa
Co-Founder & CEO, Firstcard, Inc
May 23
2023

Foreign Entrepreneurs in Japan: Shibuya Startup KK | Zoom-only

Shiho Watabe
CEO, Shibuya Startups KK
Tania Coke
CEO & Co-Founder, Tellus
Gen Woods
CEO & Co-Founder, Callback
May 30
2023

The Rise of Diversity in Entrepreneurship Ecosystems in Asia: Views from Selected Economies

Jacko Tsang
Director, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco, HKSAR Government
Jane Wachiradejkul
President & CEO, JW Global Luxury
Kimberley Williams
Senior Program Manager, US-ATMC (Guest Moderator)

Details

Venue:

  • Stanford University, Paul G. Allen Building, Allen 101X Auditorium, 330 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305 [Google Map]

Parking options:

  • Via Ortega Garage, 498 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 [Google Map]
  • Parking Structure 5, 295 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305 [Google Map]
  • Please check parking signs carefully to ensure that permitted parking and metered spaces are free after 4:00 pm.

Session Recordings are typically posted within 3 business days after each session on our Youtube Channel and the course page here.

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