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2026 | Entrepreneurship in Asian High-Tech Industries

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2026 | Entrepreneurship in Asian High-Tech Industries

Mar 31, 2026 - Jun 2, 2026

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.  

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

The series begins March 31, 2026 and continues until June 2, 2026. 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.

Course Schedule

Mar 31
2026

Asia Entrepreneurship Update 2026

Dr. Richard Dasher
Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center
Apr 07
2026

The Rise of the Startup Ecosystem in India and its Societal Impact

Dr. Amit Kapoor
Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness, India
Apr 14
2026
Apr 28
2026

Unlocking Space for All Humanity: The Landscape of Space Startups in Japan (ZOOM ONLY)

Masashi Sato
Co-Founder, Director & Chief Strategy Officer, SPACETIDE Foundation
May 05
2026
May 19
2026

Stanford Alumni Entrepreneurs in China (ZOOM ONLY)

Shih-Hung Chen
Founder & Co-CEO, JH Medical Solutions
Additional panelists TBA
May 26
2026

Scaling up a Successful B2C Business in Korea

Victor Ching
Founder & CEO, Miso
Jun 02
2026

AI and Media Content Startups in Japan

Raven Gao
CEO, Mewtant Inc.
Shiho Watabe
Chairperson, Shibuya Startups KK
Yoyo (Yao) Yang
Investor, Makers Fund