Courses & Events
Climate Tech Investing in Asia
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
04:30 pm - 05:50 pm
Please join us for our 2024 Spring seminar series on “Entrepreneurship in Asian High-Tech Industries.” Each year, this series surveys the most recent trends, patterns, and challenges of entrepreneurship in Asia and their relevance to Silicon Valley and the U.S.
On May 21st join us for a panel discussion on the trends and opportunities in the climate tech startup ecosystem in Asia.
Our seminars are being offered in a hybrid format.
Agenda:
- 4:30 pm – 05:50 pm Discussion
- 5:50 pm – 6:30 pm Networking Reception with light refreshments
To attend in-person, please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-tech-investing-in-asia-tickets-895429312177?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Zoom registration: https://stanford.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsf-GrpjsjG9E0Dn6064S7fgf6zPDLT6So. This will register you for the entire series. You may cancel at anytime.
Details
Venue:
- Stanford University, Bishop Auditorium, 518 Memorial Way, Stanford, CA 94305 [Google Map]
Parking options:
- Memorial Way, Stanford, CA 94305 [Google Map]
- Lasuen St. and Roth Way, Stanford, CA 94305 [Google Map]
- Please check parking signs carefully to ensure that permitted parking (A or C) and metered spaces are free after 4:00 pm. Paid parking is enforced around The Oval until 6:00 pm.
Speakers
Mark Inkster
Co-Founder, Asia Sustainability Angels
Mark has built leading Internet businesses outside of the US since the late 1990s, mostly in Asia. After an early career at HP and Bain in Silicon Valley, he joined Yahoo! in 1999 and led the launch of Yahoo! sites around the world. Mark saw the opportunity in Chinese e-commerce relatively early and joined eBay Eachnet – at the time the number one e-commerce company in China – in 2003 as Chief Product Officer. His two year expat assignment has now extended to over 15 years in Asia, where he founded a “web 2.0” startup in Shanghai, ran Microsoft’s online business in SE Asia, led Vistaprint’s expansion into global emerging markets and helped Aegon create and invest in some of Asia’s leading Insuretech companies. Now Mark is focused on helping young companies with strong sustainability missions grow.
Shinichi Ogawa
Advisor, MOL Switch LLC and Visiting Scholar, US-ATMC Stanford
Shinichi Ogawa is a Visiting Scholar at US-ATMC for 2023-24 where he is researching cutting-edge ClimateTech and carbon credit markets.
Prior to joining US-ATMC, Mr. Ogawa was a news reporter with RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corp. based out of Kitakyushu, Japan, where he covered corporate and governmental sustainability initiatives. He was awarded the Japan News Network Top Prize in 2018 for his work on “Messages from Disaster-hit Areas” – a series of news stories that captured the voices of those affected by the 2017 severe flooding that struck Japan from heavy rains.
Mr. Ogawa received his BA in Law from Keio University and MBA from the Globis University Graduate School of Management where he focused on ESG investments and corporate sustainability.
Jyotsna "Jo" Pattabiraman
Partner, Aureolis Ventures
Jo is an internet and mobile maven, having spent her career on the frontlines of internet businesses. Starting her career at payments pioneer Cybercash (later acquired by Paypal), she has played leadership roles at marquee companies like Oracle, eBay and Yahoo in Silicon Valley during their growth phases. She went on to play key roles at venture-funded companies backed by the likes of Kleiner Perkins and Menlo Ventures before moving to India in 2008. Back home in Bangalore, Jyotsna has helped build businesses at scale, such as OnMobile and Knowlarity (Sequoia-funded). She is active in the startup world as a panelist, writer and speaker. Her work has been covered at the Wall Street Journal, Femina, CNBC, Outlook and other prominent publications.
