Thursday – January 14, 2016
9AM – 12PM
Hawaii Startup Ecosystem Tour
12:30-1:30PM
Registration @ Hilton Hawaiian Village: Tapa Ballroom
1:30 – 1:35PM
Welcome: Chenoa Farnsworth @ Blue Startups
1:35 – 1:45PM
Opening Remarks: Governor David Ige, State of Hawaii
1:45 – 2:15PM
Keynote Speaker: David Lee, Investor & Entrepreneur
“Silicon Valley to Asia…Connecting the Dots”
2:15 – 2:45PM
Fireside Chat: Casey Lau @ Softlayer & Cyril Ebersweiler @ HAX
“Hardware and Robotics Trends in 2016”
2:45 – 3:15PM
Networking and Coffee Break
3:15 – 4:30PM
Break-Out Sessions
Track 1: Founder Focus
Track 2: International Investor
Tony Blank & Paul Ford @SendGrid
“Building Community”
Pat Riley @ GAN
“Not Focusing on the Exit Will Get You the Exit”
Joel Gascoigne, Founder & CEO @ Buffer
“Buffer Success Story”
Todd Embley @ Chinaccelerator
“Is Beijing the Next Silicon Valley?”
Isaac Frangoulis @ Verizon Wireless
Manny Fernandez @ Dreamfunded
“Crowdfunding – Breaking Down Barriers”
Casey Lau @ Softlayer
Moderator
Paris de l’Etraz @ IE Business School
Moderator
4:30 – 5:00PM
Networking and Coffee Break
5:00-6:30PM
Startup Paradise Demo Day: Meli James @ XLR8UH (Moderator)
Company pitches: Blue Startups, XLR8UH, GVS Accelerator, Energy Excelerator
6:30PM
Opening Reception
7:30PM
Speaker Dinners
Friday – January 15, 2016
9:00-10:00AM
Registration @ Hilton Hawaiian Village: Tapa Ballroom
10:00 – 10:15AM
Opening Remarks: Henk Rogers @ Tetris
10:15 – 10:45AM
Keynote Speaker: Dave McClure, Founder @ 500 Startups
“500 microfunds around the world”
10:45 – 11:15AM
Fireside Chat:
Gang Lu @ Technode, Bernard Moon @ Sparklabs, Dave McClure @ 500 Startups
Moderated by Casey Lau @ Softlayer
“The State of Startups in Asia”
11:15 – 12:15PM
MCAP Pitch Competition – First Session (10 teams)
Mentor Sessions
12:15-1:15PM
Lunch
1:15 – 1:45PM
Keynote Speaker: Gang Lu @ Technode
“Is China A Good Market for Your Startup?”
1:45 – 2:15PM
Startup Paradise Panel: Luis Salaveria @ DBEDT (Moderator)
2:15 – 3:15PM
MCAP Pitch Competition Second Session (10 teams)