Thursday – January 14, 2016


9AM – 12PM

Hawaii Startup Ecosystem Tour

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12:30-1:30PM

Registration @ Hilton Hawaiian Village: Tapa Ballroom


1:30 – 1:35PM

Welcome: Chenoa Farnsworth @ Blue Startups

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1:35 – 1:45PM

Opening Remarks: Governor David Ige, State of Hawaii

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1:45 – 2:15PM

Keynote Speaker: David Lee, Investor & Entrepreneur

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“Silicon Valley to Asia…Connecting the Dots”


2:15 – 2:45PM

Fireside Chat: Casey Lau @ Softlayer & Cyril Ebersweiler @ HAX

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“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

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“Building Community”

Pat Riley @ GAN

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“Not Focusing on the Exit Will Get You the Exit”

Joel Gascoigne, Founder & CEO @ Buffer

“Buffer Success Story”

Todd Embley @ Chinaccelerator

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“Is Beijing the Next Silicon Valley?”

Isaac Frangoulis @ Verizon Wireless

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Manny Fernandez @ Dreamfunded

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“Crowdfunding – Breaking Down Barriers”

Casey Lau @ Softlayer

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Moderator

Paris de l’Etraz @ IE Business School

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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

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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

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10:15 – 10:45AM

Keynote Speaker: Dave McClure, Founder @ 500 Startups

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“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

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“The State of Startups in Asia”


11:15 – 12:15PM

MCAP Pitch Competition – First Session (10 teams)

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Mentor Sessions


12:15-1:15PM

Lunch


1:15 – 1:45PM

Keynote Speaker: Gang Lu @ Technode

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“Is China A Good Market for Your Startup?”


1:45 – 2:15PM

Startup Paradise Panel: Luis Salaveria @ DBEDT (Moderator)

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2:15 – 3:15PM

MCAP Pitch Competition Second Session (10 teams)

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Mentoring Sessions


3:15 – 3:45PM

Networking and Coffee Break


3:45 – 4:15PM

Keynote Speaker: Danny Oei Wirianto @ GDP Ventures

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“7 Insights of Indonesia”


4:15 – 5:15PM

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Mentoring Sessions


5:15 – 5:45PM

Keynote Speaker: Bernard Moon @ Sparklabs

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“Seoul’s Startup Momentum”


5:45 – 6:00PM

MCAP Awards Ceremony

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6:00 – 6:15PM

Closing Remarks: Chenoa Farnsworth @ Blue Startups

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6:15PM

Closing Reception


7:30PM

Fireworks on the Beach