Registration (Venue: NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House – Lobby)

Opening Session

Welcome Remarks by Prof. Jacob Phang, CEO, NUS Enterprise, National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Welcome Address by Prof. Shih Choon Fong, President, National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Keynote Address by Guest of Honour, Mr. Teo Ming Kian, Chairman Economic Development Board (Singapore)

Group photo - VIPS and Speakers
(Venue: NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House – Guild Hall's Stage)

Exhibition (Venue: NUSS Kent Ridge GUild House - Lobby)
Tea Break  (Venue: NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House - Guild Hall)

Plenary Session 1

"Global Entrepreneurial Investment Trend"

Chairman: Chin Tahn Joo, Managing Director, HINA Investment and Adjunct Professor, NUS Entrepreneurship Centre, National University of Singapore (USA)

Panel Members:

- Fred M. Greguras, of Counsel, Corporate, Internet and Licensing Practice Groups, Fenwick & West LLP (USA)

- Bob Lin, Co-Founder & General Partner, Acorn Campus (USA)

- Peter Jungen, Former Chairman, European Business Angel Network (EBAN) (Germany)

- Koh Soo Boon, Founder & Managing Partner, iGlobe Partners (Singapore)

Plenary Session 2

"High Tech Start-up Globalization Strategies"

Presentation on NUS-Stanford research on High Tech Globalization by Prof Tom Kosnik, Prof Wong Poh Kam.

Chairman: Thomas J. Kosnik, Fenwick & West Consulting Professor, Stanford Technology Venture Program (STVP) Stanford University (USA)

Panel Members:
- Mark Chang, CEO and Founder, Jobstreet (Malaysia)

- Anand Jagannathan, Founder & CEO, Kriyari Inc (USA)

Plenary Session 3

“Global Venturing Challenges: Insights from Singaporean Entrepreneurs”

Chairman: Wong Poh Kam, NUS Entrepreneurship Centre, National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Panel Members:

- Wong Meng Weng, CTO, Kharmaspere, Inc (USA)

- Lee Chee Wee, CEO and Founder, Lynk Biotechnologies (Singapore)

- Ng Hock Ching, CEO, SNF Corporation Ltd and Co-Founder, ECS Holdings Ltd and Natsteel Electronics Ltd (Singapore)

- Leslie Loh, Executive Chairman & CEO, System Access (Singapore)

Networking Banquet (Venue: Orchard Hotel, Ballroom 1, Level 3)

Guest Speaker: Ms Malini Alles, Founder and Chairman, Maia Management (USA) on “The Global Challenge of Social Entrepreneurship”

Plenary Session 4

“Silicon Valley – Asia Entrepreneurial Link”

Emerging entrepreneurial links between Silicon Valley and Asia – presentation of findings from NUS-Stanford research project by Prof Wong Poh Kam, Director, NUS Entrepreneurship Centre, National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Chairman: Chin Tahn Joo, Managing Director, HINA Investment and Adjunct Professor, NUS Entrepreneurship Centre, National University of Singapore (USA)

Panel Members:

- Liu Yadong, Founder, Board Chairman & CEO, Primeton Technologies (China)

- Bob Lin, Co-Founder & General Partner, Acorn Campus (USA)

- Fred M. Greguras, of Counsel, Corporate, Internet and Licensing Practice Groups, Fenwick and West LLP (USA)

Plenary Session 5

“Forging Global Links: The Role of Networking Organizations”

Chairman: Koh Soo Boon, Founder & Managing Partner, iGlobe Partners, (Singapore)

Panel Members:

- Bob Lin, Co-Founder & General Partner, Acorn Campus (USA)

- Peter Purushotma, Asia Pacific Chairperson (Einstein Awards), Founding Director, Singapore-American Business Association (SABA) (USA)

- Anand Jagannathan, Founder & CEO, Kriyari Inc (USA)

- Peter Jungen, Former Chairman, European Business Angel Network (EBAN) (Germany)

- Magnus Aronsson, Managing Director, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research Insitiute (ESBRI) (Sweden)

Plenary Session 6 

“Emerging Models for Nurturing Start-Ups”

Chairman: Fred M. Greguras, of Counsel, Corporate, Internet and Licensing Practice Groups, Fenwick and West LLP (USA)

Panel Members:

- Gene Choy, Managing Director, Berani Group (USA)

- Tan Boon Tiong, Director, NUS Venture Support, National University of Singapore (Singapore)

- Bob Lin, Co-Founder & General Partner, Acorn Campus (USA)

- Lars Öjefors, Former President, Industrifonden (Swendish Industrial Development Fund) (Sweden)

Plenary Session 7

“New Initiatives in Entrepreneurship Education”

Chairman: Wong Poh Kam, Director NUS Entrepreneurship Centre, National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Panel Members:

- Thomas J. Kosnik, Fenwick & West Consultancy Professor, Stanford Technology Venture Program (STVP) Stanford University (USA)

- Teo Chee Leong, Director of NUS Overseas College (Singapore)

- Jeffrey A. Babin, Managing Director and Founder of Antiphony Partners, LLC, Philadelphia (USA)

- Hans von Holst, Professor in Neuronic Engineering and Director of Centre for Technology in Health, Royal Institute of Technology and Karolinska Institutet (Sweden)

End of Program