Courses & Events
Current Trends and Outlook for Entrepreneurship in SE Asia
Tuesday, Apr 25, 2023
04:30 pm - 05:50 pm
Please join us for our third session in our 2023 Spring seminar series on “Entrepreneurship in Asian High-Tech Industries.” US-ATMC Director Dr. Richard Dasher and Venture Capitalist Peng Ong will deliver a fireside chat on trends and outlook for entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia.
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>. 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 <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/current-trends-and-outlook-for-startups-in-se-asia-tickets-616857717037>.
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.
Speakers
Peng Ong
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Monk’s Hill Ventures
Prior to Monk’s Hill Ventures, he was a Venture Partner at GSR Ventures in China. The firm is known for its successful investments in companies like Didi Chuxing, Eleme, and Qunar. As an entrepreneur, he co-founded a series of successful companies including Match.com, Interwoven and Encentuate, whose products today combined generate over USD$1 billion in revenues annually.
Peng was awarded Singapore’s Public Service Medal, P.B.M. (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat) in 2012. He formerly held statutory board directorships in: ACE, IIPL, SUTD, NRF, IE Singapore, IMDA. Peng is currently the Chairman of SolveEducation! and serves as a member of the International Advisory Board for the University of Texas at Austin.
He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois. Peng was inducted to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Grainger College of Engineering’s Alumni Hall of Fame in 2016.
