Specialist Summits Day - SGT (Singapore Time, GMT+08:00)
- Michael Smith Jr - AI Evangelist, Co-Host of the Generalists Podcast, Oracle
- Chi-Hua Chien - Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Goodwater Capital
- Sid Trivedi - Partner, Foundation Capital
- Jay Eum - Founding Managing Partner, GFT Ventures
- Jo Huang - Head of Private Equity, Raffles Family Office
- Sunil Goyal - Managing Director & Fund Manager, YourNest Venture Capital
- Herry Han - Founding Partner, Soul Capital
- Venerable Nick Santacitto - Co-Founder & Director, Wisdom Age Initiative
- Venerable Michael Viradhammo - Co-Founder & Director, Wisdom Age Initiative
- Chris Lerner - Operating Partner, Bonaccord Capital, Group Chairman, Thrive Alternatives
- Ben Heng - General Partner, 99VC
- Kei Onishi - Chairman, Yamaha Motor Ventures
- Alex Bangash - Managing Director & General Partner, Transpose Platform
- Simon Lancaster - General Partner, Omni Ventures
- Sathya Nellore Sampat - General Partner, BoldCap
India is entering a new era of technology creation, moving beyond software-led growth to build globally relevant companies across AI, deeptech and frontier technologies. In this fireside chat, Startup Policy Forum’s Founder and President, Shweta Rajpal Kohli, joins leading Indian VC investors to unpack where the opportunity is real, where capital is moving, what Indian founders are building differently, and where global investors may still be underestimating India.
- Shweta Rajpal Kohli - President & CEO, Startup Policy Forum
- Anandamoy Roychowdhary - Managing Director, Crane Venture Partners
- Joanna Ossinger - Managing Editor and Head of APAC Digital, CNBC
What are the main obstacles facing AI infrastructure expansion ambitions? Is there a risk of overcapacity and is there a rush to build and manufacture at a pace exceeding demand? In the long run, do you see the infrastructure providers having a more sustainable business than the companies building AI products?
- Nhi Lê - General Partner, Alpha Intelligence Capital (AIC)
- Nikhil Kapur - Grayscale Ventures, General Partner
- Alexandra Vidyuk - Founder & General Partner, Beyond Earth Ventures
- Jingjing Bai - Senior Advisor, Bfinance
With AI investors looking to cash in on both sides of the pacific, is this effectively funding separate tech stacks and how does it affect exit strategies? As Asia leads and controls the building blocks of AI, how are you thinking about concentration risks? With nations looking to have “AI sovereignty”, how does this fragmentation impact the opportunity for private markets investors?
- Lisa Yu - General Partner, 99VC
- Shaun Lim - Co-Managing Director, K3
- Rohit Agarwal - Managing Director, Peak XV
- Mike Zimmerman - Partner, Main Sequence
- Michael Smith Jr - AI Evangelist, Co-Host of the Generalists Podcast, Oracle