Wednesday – January 18, 2017


7:00PM – 10:00PM

EMW17 Kick-Off Party: Makers & Tasters

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Thursday – January 19, 2017


7:00AM – 9:00AM

Morning Yoga on the Beach: My MOJO Yoga

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9:00AM – 11:00AM

Startup Beachside: Hilton Hawaiian Village Lagoon

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Pitch and Peddle: Peddle boat rides with VC

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Chaise Lounge Office Hours: 4 x 30 Min Sessions per Mentor


2:00PM – 5:00PM

Startup Ecosystem Tour:

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Sponsored by HI Growth


5:00PM – 5:30PM

Startup Paradise Reception: GVS Accelerator

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7:30PM – 9:00PM

Dinner @ International Market Place

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Investors Dinner: Eating House 1849

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Founders Dinner: Kona Grill

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9:00PM – 11:00PM

Pau Hana Waikiki: RumFire, Surfjack Lobby Bar



Friday – January 20, 2017


7:00AM – 8:00AM

Diamond Head Hike: Activiter

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8:00AM – 9:00AM

Registration @ Hilton Hawaiian Village


9:00AM – 9:30AM

Opening Remarks:

Chenoa Farnsworth @ Blue Startups

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Henk Rogers @ Blue Startups / Blue Planet Foundation

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Karl Fooks @ HI Growth Initiative – Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation, State of Hawaii

   

9:30AM – 10:00AM

Fireside Chat:

Christine Tsai @ 500 Startups

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Chenoa Farnsworth @ Blue Startups

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10:00AM – 10:30AM

Startup Trends 2017:

Joshua Slayton, CTO @ AngelList

10:30AM – 11:00AM

Startup Investment 2017 Panel:

Casey Lau @ Blue Startups

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Moderator

Ryan Wang @ Outpost Capital

Stefan Jung @ Venturra Capital

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Tina Cheng @ Cherubic Ventures

Antonny Liem @ GDP Venture

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11:00AM – 11:30AM

Coffee Break


11:30AM – 12:30PM

EMW Startup Pitch-Off:

Judges

Christine Tsai @ 500 Startups

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Tina Cheng @ Cherubic Ventures

Stefan Jung @ Venturra Capital

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Laura Reitel @ Creative HQ

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Antonny Liem @ GDP Venture

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Henry Lee @ Hendale Fund

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Marcus Ogawa @ Quest Venture Partners

Maya Rogers @ Tetris


12:30PM – 1:30PM

Lunch


Roundtable Discussions:

“My experience running the first AI accelerator in Asia”

Tak Lo @ Zeroth.ai

“Are Facebook Chatbots the new Terminators?”

Spencer Yang @ KeyReply

“The Challenges of building a VR startup in San Francisco”

Peter Wilkins @ Emergent VR

“Where you should move your startup to in Asia (with actual data to prove it)”

James Giancotti @ Oddup

“What your startup has to know when going to Asia”

Tina Cheng @ Cherubic Ventures

“Why doing a startup in Canada is the best idea in the world”

Brandon Lee @ Canadian Government

“UX Strategy: Fad or Fiction?”

Lisa Brett – User Experience Strategist

“Building a Russian video game into a global brand”

Henk Rogers @ Tetris

“Why every startup needs to build their own community”

Paul Ford and Tony Blank @ SendGrid

“Why Rocket Internet is the best place to learn how to do a startup”

Stefan Jung @ Venturra Capital

“Bringing social impact into your startup”

Elliott Donnelley II @ White Sand Investor Group

“The Future of Music and Technology”

Brian Zisk @ Maui MusicTech

“Why Female Entrepreneurs Rock”

Laura Reitel @ Creative HQ

“SelectUSA and other Amazing Government Programs You Have Never Heard Of”

Keida Ackerman @ SelectUSA

“The role of corporates in Smart Cities”

Bill Hozey @ Verizon

“Beyond Beta – considerations for commercializing your start-up”

Ravindra Kondagunta @ Traction Labs

“Reaching the media with your startup”

Kylee McIntyre @ Tech in Asia

“Growing globally – how to find partners and investors around the world”

Marcus Ogawa and Maarten ‘t Hooft @ Quest Venture Partners

“The 500 methodology and why it’s important to startups”

Christine Tsai @ 500 Startups


1:30PM – 1:40PM

Introduction by the Hawaii Government:

Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism at State of Hawaii – Luis Salaveria

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1:40PM – 3:00PM

Startup Paradise Showcase: Meli James @ XLR8UH (Moderator)

Company pitches: Blue Startups Cohort #8, XLR8UH Alumni, GVS Accelerator Alumni, Energy Excelerator Alumni

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3:00PM – 3:30PM

Coffee Break


3:30PM – 6:30PM

Break-Out Sessions:

Entrepreneur’s Workshop Track

Steven Petranik @ Hawaii Business Magazine

Moderator

3:30PM – 4:15PM

How to Raise Money

Christine Tsai @ 500 Startups

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Antonny Liem @ GDP Venture

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Stefan Jung @ Venturra Capital

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4:15PM – 5:00PM

Leveraging Online Platforms to Scale Your Startup

Joshua Slayton, CTO @ AngeList

 James Giancotti @ Oddup

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5:00PM – 5:45PM

The Future of Work in 2017

Paul Ford @ SendGrid

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Todd Embley @ Parisoma

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5:45PM – 6:30PM

Building Products People are Passionate About

Sean Flaherty @ ITX

EMW Trends Track

Kylee McIntyre @ Tech in Asia

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Moderator

3:30PM – 4:15PM

The Future of AI

Tak Lo @ Zeroth.ai

Spencer Yang @ KeyReply

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Tina Cheng @ Cherubic Ventures

4:15PM – 5:00PM

VR: Opportunities and Challenges

Peter Wilkins @ Emergent VR

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Ka`i Kau @ VRCHIVE

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Tetsuya Mizuguchi @ Enhance Games

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Ryan Wang @ Outpost Capital

5:00PM – 5:45PM

eSports: Taking Over the World One Player at a Time

Casey Pelkey @ Tetris Online, Inc.

Brett McDonald @ Vantage Sports Inc.

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Kingsley Edwards @ Leet

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5:45PM – 6:30PM

Disrupting the Travel Industry with Technology

Eric Bjorndahl @ Clicktripz

   

Maksim Izmaylov @ Roomstorm

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6:30PM – 7:30PM

Closing Reception:


7:30PM – 8:00PM

Friday Fireworks: Hilton Hawaiian Village Beachfront

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8:30PM – 10:00PM

Pau Hana Chinatown: Bar 35

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10:00PM

Close of EMW17