Thailand Startup Summit (TSS) 2017 (2nd Edition)

Thailand Startup Summit (TSS) 2017
(2nd Edition)

A Showcase of Thailand's best Startups!

Thailand Startup Summit is back!

Here is a video of Thailand Startup Summit 2016. See what you can expect for 2017!
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We bring you Thailand's best Startups on Stage!

Join us at Rembrandt Hotel Bangkok (Sukhumvit soi 18) on Friday 31 March 2017, from 9am, for a full day of Keynotes and Panels from Thailand best Startups, VCs and Investors, a Startup Exhibition, a Startup Pitch Competition and a Networking Evening with all the most dynamic people of the Tech Industry!

Meet the Founders and Co-Founders, learn about the best Startup ideas, find out who has been funded and why, and network with the Tech community.

Visit the Startup Exhibition: New and existing Startups will showcase their Products and Services in the Exhibition Room (9am - 5pm).

Enjoy our Netwoking Evening and Afterparty (6pm onwards) with a startup competition, a jury composed of some of the most famous VCs in the region, and up to 500 professionals from the Tech industry! And of course some drinks, food and music!

Please note: All talks are in English.

SPEAKERS

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS so far:
(More speakers will be announced soon)

STARTUPS (26):
• 12GO ASIA: Alex Abolmasov, CEO & Founder
• 2C2P: Aung Kyaw Moe, Founder & Group CEO
• aCOMMERCE: Sukhumarn (Benz) Lertpanyaroj, Brand Solutions Design Director
• AIRBNB: Robin Kwok, Country Manager - Southeast Asia, Hong Kong & Taiwan
• APPSFLYER: Ronen Mense, VP APAC
• CHILINDO: Caspar Bo Jensen, Founder & CEO
• COOKIT: Varisara Tantrativud, Co-Founder
• DREAMAKER: Aekkasit Diewwanit, CEO & Co-Founder
• EATIGO: Michael Cluzel, Co-Founder & Group CEO
• EVENT POP: Max Bodhisuwan, Founder
• EVEREX: Alexi Lane, CEO and Founder
• GARENA: Supphavit Hongamornsin, AirPay Country Product Manager
• GLOBISH: Takarn Ananthothai (Troy), Co-Founder and CEO
• GRAB: Vee Charunansiri, Head of TH Business Development
• iPRICE GROUP: David Chmelar, Co-Founder & CEO
• KINKAO: Sam Coizet, Co-Founder
• LALAMOVE THAILAND: Santit Jirawongkraisorn, Co-Founder & Managing Director
• MEDICAL DEPARTURES: Paul McTaggart, CEO
• POMELO FASHION: David Jou, CEO & Founder
• RINGMD: Justin Fulcher, Founder and CEO
• SENDIT (Ascend Group): Mark Cleaver, CEO & Founder
• SKILLLANE: Titipong Pisitwuttinan, Co-founder & CEO
• TICKET BOX: Mike Tran, Founder & CEO
• UberEATS: Demi Yu, Bangkok City Lead
• ZILINGO: Ankiti Bose, Co-founder & CEO
• ZIP EVENT: Jay Denskoon, CEO & Co-Founder

INVESTORS AND VCs (29):
• ALPHA JWC
• ANTHEM ASIA
• B CAPITAL
• BURDA PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT
• CAPTII VENTURES
• COCOON CAPITAL
• CONVERGENCE VENTURES
• DMP
• GOBI PARTNERS
• GOLDEN EQUATOR CAPITAL
• GOLDEN GATE VENTURES
• GREE VENTURES
• IFC WORLD BANK
• IMJ INVESTMENT PARTNERS
• INNOSIGHT VENTURES
• INNOVEN CAPITAL
• JCMVC
• KK FUND
• LIFE SREDA
• MONK HILL'S VENTURES
• NSI VENTURES
• PARTECH VENTURES
• PERSPECTIV VENTURES
• RAKUTEN VENTURES
• SBI VEN CAPITAL
• TINKBIG VENTURES
• VENTURRA CAPITAL
• VERTEX VENTURES
• VICKERS VENTURE

CORPORATE (4):
• AMADEUS: Matt James, Senior Manager Corporate Strategy and Business Development
• KASIKORNBANK: Teeranun Srihong, President KASIKORNBANK & Chairman of KBTG
• MAKERSPACE: Nati Sang, Chairman and Founder
• MOZILLA (Firefox): Dietrich Ayala, Technical Evangelist

MODERATORS (10):
• 500 TRENDS: Marcos Ferrer, Founder
• AIP GLOBAL: Simon Osborne, Group Managing Director
• BANGKOK ENTREPRENEURS: Bart, Founder and MD
• DAVID SHELTERS: David Shelters, Author and Startup Advisor
• ED TECH ASIA: Mike Michalec, MD
• LINKS VENTURES: Michael Waitze, Co-Founder
• REIGN DESIGN: Matt Mayer, Founder
• SANUK GAMES: Yan Marchal, Founder
• TOPICA: Bobby Liu, Senior Director
• WEBJUNTO: Jedidiah Weller, Co-Founder

SPONSOR SPEAKERS (4):
• CLICKLOGY: Speaker to be announced soon
• F-CODE: Yuichi Shimada, Managing Director
• LUKKYLSN: Robert L.Pakter, Founder and CEO
• PARKER BRIDGE: Speaker to be announced soon

AGENDA

Please note: All talks and panels are in English.
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QUICK AGENDA:

08:30 17:30 Conference and Exhibition
18:00 19:30 Startup Pitch Contest: 10 Startups – 10 Slides – 5 Minutes Each
19:30 21:00 Drinks and Networking with Startups and VCs
21:00 21:10 Startup Pitch Results: Winner Announcement
21:10 till late Afterparty!

DETAILED AGENDA*:

08:00 08:30 REGISTRATIONS: Registrations
08:30 08:40 WELCOME: Welcome Remarks by Bart, Founder at Bangkok Entrepreneurs
08:40 09:00 KEYNOTE: TECHNOLOGY: "Touching the Future: Merging the Physical and Digital for Creative Experiences on the Web" by Dietrich Ayala, Technical Evangelist at Mozilla (Firefox)
09:00 09:30 OPENING TALK 1: AIRBNB: “From Global To Local: Airbnb's Strategy In Thailand And Southeast Asia” by Robin Kwok, Country Manager - Southeast Asia, Hong Kong & Taiwan at AIRBNB
09:30 09:40 PARTNER KEYNOTE: TBC
09:40 10:00 PANEL: TRAVEL TECH: The trends of "TravelTech": 12GO Asia (Startup), Amadeus (Corporate), DMP (VC), Gobi Partners (VC), Moderator: Simon Osborne, AIP Global
10:00 10:10 PARTNER KEYNOTE: TBC
10:10 10:40 OPENING TALK 2: UBER: “The Future of Food” by Demi Yu, Bangkok City Lead at UberEATS
10:40 10:45 PARTNER KEYNOTE: “Push Notification: Newest Tech to reach your targeted users” by F-Code
10:45 11:15 PANEL: LOGISTICS: “Thailand Market: Challenges and Opportunities": Lalamove (Startup), Sendit (Startup), aCommerce (Startup), KK Fund (VC), IMJ investment Partners (VC), Moderator: Jedidiah Weller, WebJunto.com
11:15 11:30 BREAK: COFFEE BREAK
11:30 12:00 PANEL: FINTECH: “Future of Payment: Social Network Commerce and Payment”: 2C2P (Startup), Kasikorn Bank (Corporate), Everex (Startup), Dreamaker (Startup), Life Sreda (VC), Moderator: David Shelters
12:00 12:15 PARTNER KEYNOTE: Transportation: GRAB, GRAB for WORK and GRAB REWARDS
12:15 12:35 KEYNOTE: MOBILE: “How AppsFlyer Raised more than 83 Million for Mobile Analytics” by Ronen Mense, VP Asia at APPSFLYER
12:35 12:40 PARTNER KEYNOTE: Technology: CLICKLOGY
12:40 13:00 PANEL: HEALTHCARE: “Startup Opportunities in Thailand” Medical Departures (Startup), RingMD (Startup), Vickers Ventures (VC), B Capital (VC), Moderator: Michael Waitze
13:00 14:00 BREAK - LUNCH BREAK
14:00 14:30 PANEL: E-Commerce: "Raising Millions in eCommerce": Chilindo (Startup), Zilingo (Startup), Pomelo (Startup), iPrice Group (Startup), Burda Investments (VC), Venturra (VC), Moderator: Marcos Ferrer, 500 TRENDS.
14:30 14:35 PARTNER KEYNOTE: "Effective Mobile Advertising" by Robert L.Pakter, LUKKYLSN
14:35 14:55 KEYNOTE: PAYMENT: "e-Payment opportunities in Thailand" by Supphavit Hongamornsin, AirPay Country Product Manager at GARENA
14:55 15:00 PARTNER KEYNOTE: Recruitment: PARKER BRIDGE
15:00 15:20 KEYNOTE: STARTUPS: "Technology Trends In Southeast Asia" by Jeffrey Paine, Managing Partner at Golden Gate Ventures
15:20 15:40 PANEL: FoodTech Panel: “Expanding Market or Concentration?”: Eatigo (Startup), Cookit (Startup), Kinkao (Startup), InnoVen (VC), InnoSight Ventures (VC), Moderator: Matt Mayer, Reign Design.
15:40 16:00 BREAK COFFEE BREAK
16:00 16:20 KEYNOTE: "Opportunities for Non-IT Startups" by Nati Sang, Chairman & Founder at MakerSpace (Chiang Mai)
16:20 16:40 PANEL: ED TECH (EDUCATION): SkillLane (Startup), Globish (Startup), Topica (Accelerator), Partech Ventures (VC), B Capital (VC), Moderator: Mike Michalec, EdTech Asia.
16:40 17:00 PANEL: ENTERTAINMENT: "Selling Tickets online": EventPop (Startup), ZipEvent (Startup), Ticket Box (Startup), Cocoon Capital (VC), Moderator: Yan Marchal, Sanuk Games.
17:00 17:30 CLOSING: Closing Remarks and Networking
17:30 18:00 SHORT BREAK BEFORE THE EVENING EVENT AND NETWORKING PARTY
18:00 18:30 STARTUP PITCH CONTEST: JURY PRESENTATION: 1) Vertex Ventures, 2) Partech Ventures, 3) TinkBig Ventures, 4) Vickers Ventures, 5) GREE Ventures, 6) Cocoon Capital, 7) Monk's Hill Ventures, 8) Captii Ventures, 9) InnoVen Capital, 10) SBI Ven Capital, 11) B Capital, 12) Anthem Asia, 13) JCMVC, 14) Gobi Partners, 15) IFC World Bank, 16) GREE Ventures, 17) Golden Equator Capital, 18) Perspectiv Ventures, 19) Rakuten.
Note: We reserve the right to change the list at any time based on judges availability.

18:30 19:30 STARTUP PITCH CONTEST: 10 Startups – 10 Slides – 5 Minutes Each
19:30 21:00 NETWORKING EVENING: Free Welcome Drink** - Networking Evening with Startups and VCs.
21:00 21:10 STARTUP PITCH CONTEST: Winner Announcement
21:10 23:00 AFTERPARTY: Networking Evening and Party with Startups and VCs

*Please note: We reserve the right to replace the speakers or modify the schedule of this event at any time depending on the speakers’ availability at the time of the event.
** First 200 people.

EXHIBITION

30 Booths (different sizes and locations) are available in the pre-function room and coffee break area.

If you want to exhibit your products or services, or promote your Startup, please contact us now!

STARTUP PITCH COMPETITION

Pitch your company or startup in front of a jury of 15 to 20 REGIONAL VCs!

JURY (VCs confirmed so far)*: 1) Vertex Ventures, 2) Partech Ventures, 3) TinkBig Ventures, 4) Vickers Ventures, 5) GREE Ventures, 6) Cocoon Capital, 7) Monk's Hill Ventures, 8) Captii Ventures, 9) InnoVen Capital, 10) SBI Ven Capital, 11) B Capital, 12) Anthem Asia, 13) JCMVC, 14) Gobi Partners, 15) IFC World Bank, 16) GREE Ventures, 17) Golden Equator Capital, 18) Perspectiv Ventures, 19) Rakuten.

*We reserve the right to change the list at any time based on judges availability.

If you want to join our Startup Pitch Competition and get an opportunity to pitch in front of a panel of VCs, please contact us now!

NETWORKING AND AFTERPARTY

Network and Party with Startups and VCs!

The networking evening will take place at the same venue (Rembrandt Hotel), from 6pm tilll late. It starts with the Startup Pitch Competition and then the Networking session.

The all-day tickets all include the Networking and Afterparty.
However separate tickets are also available for the evening only (6pm till late: 890 baht for pre-sale. 990 baht at the door).

ATTENDEES

Expect to meet all the successful startup founders in Bangkok, but also everyone from the Tech Industry, Startups Employees, SMEs, VCs, Investors, IT Crowd, Digital Marketing, Geeks, and Corporate: Finance, Industry, Retail, etc.

Thailand Startup Summit 2016 was attendeed by 500+ visitors. We expect more attendees in 2017!

BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW!
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Don't wait, buy your tickets now! Click on "Tickets" at the top of the screen and follow the instructions.

Please note:
- If you are the founder or the employee of a bootstrapping startup (= a startup that hasn't raised money yet), we have a special '500 baht ticket' offer for you. Please contact us now!
- Want to pay by cash or bank transfer? Please contact us now!
- Want to buy more than 10 tickets and get a discount? Please contact us now!

About Thailand Startup Summit 2017:

Thailand Startup Summit 2017 is an exclusive event organized by the team at Bangkok Entrepreneurs Co Ltd,

We organize several Networking Events and Tech Conferences including Thailand Startup Summit, Thailand eCommerce Summit, Thailand Mobile Summit and Digital 16.

Contact:

hello at bangkok - entrepreneurs dot com or click here.