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AGENDA
* March 8th: International Women’s Day: Inclusive Infrastructure and overall
equality (SDGs 5, 9, 10)
* March 9th: Financial inclusion (SDGs 1, 8)
* March 10th: Education and reskilling (SDGs 4, 8)
* March 11th: Food and nutrient access, partnerships (SDGs 2, 17)
9:30 am -10:00 HKT
OPENING KEYNOTE INTERVIEW
10:00 am -10:20 HKT
INTERVIEW: HOW IS JAPAN DRIVING DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY AND GENDER EQUALITY?
Why did the Japanese government decide to launch its new digital agency in
September 2021? Which cities are super cities? How do we encourage government
departments to work together?
10:30 am -11:30 HKT
PANEL: MOVING FROM HYPE TO HELP—GOING BACK TO CONNECTIVITY BASICS WITH
CAPACITY-BUILDING
To what extent do we need to go back to basic communications infrastructure?
Where is the greatest gap in connectivity—to ICTs, the internet or the grid?
Will a tri-sector partnership be needed to close this gap? Are we focusing too
much on technological innovations that are more overhyped than helpful? Is hype
useful for driving funding, or a distraction from what the 99% need? What is the
public-sector view of 5G and when it will start to add value to lower middle
income countries (LMCs)? Are LMCs ready for “hyperconnected” networks?
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SYLVIA CADENA
Head of programs and partnerships, APNIC Foundation
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SYLVIA CADENA
Head of programs and partnerships, APNIC Foundation
March 8th 2022
* 10:30 am -11:30
Panel: Moving from hype to help—Going back to connectivity basics with
capacity-building
11:30 am -12:00 HKT
IN CONVERSATION… CLOUD SOURCE: BECOMING THE NEXT SMART NATION
ASEAN is the fastest-growing internet market in the world, with 125,000 new
users coming online every day. Half of the world’s internet users live in Asia,
which leads in digital innovation worldwide across a range of sectors. Is moving
to e-government a vital part of the fourth industrial revolution? What impact
will the movement of public sectors to the cloud have on citizen service and
access? Which territories are leading the way? Will this foster citizen input
into the public sector? What are the ethical and regulatory implications and
risks that will need to be accounted for or mitigated? What does intelligent
edge mean to today’s public institutions, and can its benefits be realised
across a sprawling, fragmented region?
* View Profile
JORDAN SUN
Chief innovation officer, City of San Jose and Mayor’s Office of Technology
and Innovation (MOTI)
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JORDAN SUN
Chief innovation officer, City of San Jose and Mayor’s Office of Technology
and Innovation (MOTI)
March 8th 2022
* 11:30 am -12:00
In conversation… Cloud source: Becoming the next smart nation
Jordan Sun is the chief innovation officer for the city of San Jose and leads
the Mayor’s Office of Technology and Innovation (MOTI). Jordan brings global
experience in tech, government, and venture capital. Before the city, his
prior roles included chief executive officer of a digital health venture at
Siemens, a US Diplomat focused on China and national security, and a two-time
volunteer to Afghanistan as an Army officer in infantry and special
operations units. He is an alum of NYU and Yale University School of
Management and serves as an active mentor in the startup ecosystem, including
First Round Capital, Berkeley Skydeck Fund, 500 Startups, UCSF Innovation
Ventures, and Scrum Ventures SmartCityX.
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TAKEHIKO NAGUMO
Executive managing director, Smart City Institute Japan
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TAKEHIKO NAGUMO
Executive managing director, Smart City Institute Japan
March 8th 2022
* 11:30 am -12:00
In conversation… Cloud source: Becoming the next smart nation
Takehiko Nagumo is the executive managing director at Smart City Institute
Japan, dedicated to designing policies and public private and people
partnerships for smart cities and digital government at local, national, and
international levels.
12:00 pm -12:40 HKT
PANEL: HAVING FUNDS: ADVANCING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION FOR THE SOCIAL
GOOD
LMCs aren’t always ready to emulate developed economies. How do we incentivise
capital flow to high-impact solutions that support the underserved communities
that need it most? Should we invest in people more than business models? How
might the correlation between workforce diversity and average higher returns be
used to help encourage higher representation of women in senior positions? What
barriers currently stand in the way of giving female founders equal access to
funding compared with male founders, and how might these be overcome? Funds
focused on gender equality and diversity track companies leading in gender
equality. This is progress in a sector where funds run by men called Dave (68)
outnumber those run by women (45). To what degree will change be led by the
private, civil or public sectors? How do we foster diversity and inclusion (DEI)
through technology?
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ASUKA MURAYAMA
Deputy director, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry, Japan
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ASUKA MURAYAMA
Deputy director, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry, Japan
March 8th 2022
* 12:00 pm -12:40
Panel: Having funds: Advancing diversity, equity and inclusion for the
social good
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JACLYN SEOW
Head of ESG and impact, Openspace Ventures
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JACLYN SEOW
Head of ESG and impact, Openspace Ventures
March 8th 2022
* 12:00 pm -12:40
Panel: Having funds: Advancing diversity, equity and inclusion for the
social good
At Openspace, Jaclyn Seow oversees ESG and impact strategies as part of
Openspace’s responsible investment approach (Openhand) including
macroeconomic sensing, deal sourcing, investor relations and due diligence.
She also works with portfolio companies to operationalize ESG risk and
opportunity assessments towards sustainable growth.
Jaclyn graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University with a BA in
Economics as a Singapore Government Scholar.
1:40 pm -2:30 HKT
PANEL DISCUSSION: AUTOMATING TRUST—DO WE NEED TO DISRUPT DISRUPTION?
Is tech just a tool? How do we build responsible, ethical AI that isn’t
inherently biased? How can we automate trust? Do the leaders behind the tools
need more regulation? Has the tech sector become an easy scapegoat for problems
so entrenched that solving them will take a revolution from above? Will
increasing regulation hold back innovation or dampen the private sector?. Has
the pandemic exacerbated monopolies or duopolies? Has it created an impetus to
rein in the power of big tech?
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KARLY WINKLER
Senior analyst, International Cyber Policy Centre - Australian Stratergic
Policy Institute
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KARLY WINKLER
Senior analyst, International Cyber Policy Centre - Australian Stratergic
Policy Institute
March 8th 2022
* 01:40 pm -2:30
Panel discussion: Automating trust—Do we need to disrupt disruption?
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MATT PERAULT
Director, Center on Technology Policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill
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MATT PERAULT
Director, Center on Technology Policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill
March 8th 2022
* 01:40 pm -2:30
Panel discussion: Automating trust—Do we need to disrupt disruption?
2:30 pm -3:00 HKT
IN CONVERSATION… WHAT’S NEXT? GAMING FOR GOOD
Gamers are early adopters. What can this mean for the tech-for-impact space?
Which technologies will have the greatest impact and how? How is gaming a
crystal ball in which to see the future of B2C technological innovations, basic
technology infrastructure and the potential for applying technology in pursuit
of the social good? How have we used the technological acceleration involved in
gaming to promote digital and financial inclusivity?
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MATTHEW BALL
Chief executive, Epyllion
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MATTHEW BALL
Chief executive, Epyllion
March 8th 2022
* 02:30 pm -3:00
In conversation… What’s next? Gaming for good
3:00 pm -3:30 HKT
ACTION HOUR: CASE STUDIES
What we can learn from connectivity progress in the Pacific Islands.
How to mitigate the carbon footprint of the internet and bitcoin mining.
Information you can trust: Beating fake news.
Increasing female leadership and DNI in an organisation.
3:40 pm -4:30 HKT
PANEL DISCUSSION: INTERNET IDENTITIES AND DATA SECURITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Singapore’s public sector has created the Myinfo API and Singpass initiatives to
drive the use of a single identity across various public-sector platforms. Will
identity management end up in the hands of the public, private or civil sector?
The covid-19 crisis accelerated digital initiatives across all spheres. What can
we learn about identity management from the United States and European Union?
How much control will people have over their online alias? Will we be able to
manage multiple aliases tied to a single verified identity online? Should we
have to? What are the risks and security implications if there is a breach? What
are the privacy issues around tracking? WIll a decentralised ledger alleviate
cybersecurity issues? How does the GDPR affect this?
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EDMON CHUNG
Chief executive, DotAsia
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EDMON CHUNG
Chief executive, DotAsia
March 8th 2022
* 03:40 pm -4:30
Panel discussion: Internet identities and data security in the digital age
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DAKOTA GRUENER
Executive director, ID2020
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DAKOTA GRUENER
Executive director, ID2020
March 8th 2022
* 03:40 pm -4:30
Panel discussion: Internet identities and data security in the digital age
4:30 pm HKT
CONNECTIVITY HOUR: GOVERNMENT CIO AND CTO ROUNDTABLE
9:30 am -10:00 HKT
KEYNOTE INTERVIEW
Only a few countries made the leap from poor to rich over the latter decades of
the 20th century: a South Korea here and a Taiwan there. How did they do it?
10:00 am -10:30 HKT
INNOVATION SHOWCASE
10:30 am HKT
PANEL DISCUSSION: DIGITISING MOM ’N' POPS—BANKING THE UNBANKED TO DRIVE
INCLUSION
Today new payment gateways, digital currencies, P2P platforms, online banks and
a multitude of bank-like services online are converging with greater broadband
reach and low-cost devices, which in theory should also combine to deliver on
the original promise of microfinance. Has digital ubiquity also opened a door to
wider distribution of earnings? Do we need genuine retail access, savings
products and robust retirement plans delivered by the latest blockchain
innovation? How can we “#LiftTheBucket” by abandoning old technology and
business models in search of new opportunities?
Is the idea of microfinance ambitious enough? Can digital technologies pave the
way to bridging the divide between the formal and informal economies, or to
banking the unbanked? There is potential to bring millions of people out of the
shadows, allowing them to earn as easily as they spend through connected
devices. Has the rise in fintech closed the financial inclusion gap? What are
the enablers and barriers to true financial inclusion? Is the buzz around
fintech distracting from unmet needs for basic connectivity, technology and
financial literacy? How can digitising micro, small and medium-sized enterprises
(MSMEs) help them create wealth? How can we standardise financial-inclusion
infrastructure across the region? What are the relevant international standards
for cybersecurity?
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TILMAN EHRBECK
Managing partner, Flourish
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TILMAN EHRBECK
Managing partner, Flourish
March 9th 2022
* 10:30 am
Panel discussion: Digitising mom ’n' pops—Banking the unbanked to drive
inclusion
* View Profile
PREETI SINHA
Executive secretary, UNCDF
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PREETI SINHA
Executive secretary, UNCDF
March 9th 2022
* 10:30 am
Panel discussion: Digitising mom ’n' pops—Banking the unbanked to drive
inclusion
11:30 am HKT
IN CONVERSATION: NURTURING INCLUSIVITY—LEVERAGING THE MATRIARCHAL LINK IN ASIA
Successful economic units in Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam
are often run by women. How can we use the informal borrowing and lending market
to remobilise capital and connect with technology to lift underserved
communities out of poverty?
12:00 pm -12:40 HKT
PANEL DISCUSSION: AN MNC, SME AND START-UP DISCUSS
A fresh look at the hot topics in the financial inclusion space. How are
patterns of financial inclusion and literacy changing in Asia? What structural
changes are needed? Will the softening of regulatory hurdles persist
post-pandemic? What do legacy incumbents have to learn from innovators and vice
versa? What do these types of organisations have in common? Who is leading the
effort in using technology for change? How can big business foster the start-up
and innovation ecosystem?
2:30 pm HKT
IN CONVERSATION WITH… THE FINANCIAL REGULATORS—SEPARATING THE FINTECH FROM THE
FROTH
One in five dollars invested by venture capital this year has gone into fintech.
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have stepped into the limelight, with up
to 80% of countries reportedly exploring a fully digital approach to currency.
China is piloting an “e-yuan” in four big cities. These initiatives not only
have implications for monetary sovereignty, financial inclusion and the role of
banks—they are also putting digital assets and currencies firmly back onto
institutional investors’ agendas. Where is the Asian banking sector in its
digital-transformation journey? What is the latest on suptech and regtech to
manage compliance? Do regulators foresee faster regulatory change to keep pace
with innovation? What is the future of CBDCs in Asia? What will help or hinder
their adoption?
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RAVI MENON
Managing director, Monetary Authority of Singapore
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RAVI MENON
Managing director, Monetary Authority of Singapore
March 9th 2022
* 02:30 pm
In conversation with… The financial regulators—Separating the fintech from
the froth
3:00 pm HKT
ACTION HOUR: CASE STUDY - BLOCKCHAIN-ENABLED CASH SUPPORT AND TRAINING
PROGRAMMES FOR FILIPINO WORKERS HIT HARDEST BY COVID-19
Additional waves of support will launch in July, August and September. What are
the successes and lessons of this initiative, and what are its implications for
the further use of blockchain technology to boost inclusion in financial systems
and the formal economy?
* View Profile
STEVE HOLLINGWORTH
President and chief executive officer, Grameen Foundation
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STEVE HOLLINGWORTH
President and chief executive officer, Grameen Foundation
March 9th 2022
* 03:00 pm
Action hour: Case study - Blockchain-enabled cash support and training
programmes for Filipino workers hit hardest by covid-19
Steve Hollingworth’s unflagging commitment through 30 years of work in
international development has been to ensure that the delivery of financial
services benefits the world’s poorest people and fulfills its promise of
alleviating poverty. Grameen Foundation follows the legacy of the Grameen
Bank and Prof. Mohammed Yunus providing financial services to the poorest in
the world. Grameen focuses on financial services for women, agricultural
development and health. Mobile money platforms and digital data are used to
optimize decision making and to expand financial inclusion.
Steve has an M.S. in Economics, Development Studies, from Victoria University
of Manchester, in Manchester, England and a B.A. in Economics from Augustana
College in Rock Island, Illinois.
3:40 pm -4:30 HKT
PANEL DISCUSSION: WHAT’S NEXT? THE RISE OF DEFI—HOW BLOCKCHAIN DISRUPTED THE
FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY
Central bank digital currencies, bitcoin, neobanks and mainstream finance
Are we headed for a cryptopocalypse? Interest and investment in digital assets,
which include non-fungible tokens (NFTs), cryptocurrencies, virtual currencies
and CBDCs, have varied greatly among institutional investors. Only a year ago
there were about 6,000 currencies listed on CoinMarketCap, a website. Today
there are 11,145. Their combined market capitalisation has exploded from $330
billion to $1.6 trillion today. Institutions account for 63% of trading. What
will be the next iteration of decentralised mainstream P2P payment networks or
DeFi (decentralised finance)? “Neobanks” are fintech firms that partner with
regional banks to try to make retail banking cheap, easy and accessible, taking
a cut of customers’ debit-card spending. Will they succeed?
Lockdowns, branch closures and swift cashing of stimulus cheques, among other
factors, have helped neobanks grow. In 2018 the Federal Reserve found that one
in five adults felt shut out or poorly served by the banking system. Neobanks
hope to better integrate “everyday Americans” into financial services. Smaller
neobanks serve specific groups, such as migrants. What effect will new entrants
to the sector have on legacy institutions?
America’s top securities regulator, Gary Gensler, asked Congress for more power
to protect investors in cryptocurrency markets, which he likened to the Wild
West, calling the asset class “rife with fraud, scams and abuse”. He noted that
crypto is used more by money launderers and cyber-thieves than as a proper
medium of exchange. How can we mitigate volatility in fintech more broadly and
build trust? Will ramping up regulations dampen innovation in the long run?
Where can blockchain technology be a force for good? How do we move beyond the
buzz?
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SHEILA WARREN
Head of blockchain, World Economic Forum
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SHEILA WARREN
Head of blockchain, World Economic Forum
March 9th 2022
* 03:40 pm -4:30
Panel discussion: What’s next? The rise of DeFi—How blockchain disrupted
the financial services industry
* View Profile
PERIANNE BORING
Founder and President, Chamber of Digital Commerce
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PERIANNE BORING
Founder and President, Chamber of Digital Commerce
March 9th 2022
* 03:40 pm -4:30
Panel discussion: What’s next? The rise of DeFi—How blockchain disrupted
the financial services industry
4:30 pm HKT
WORKSHOP AND BREAKOUT SESSION
How can organisations connect with today’s consumers through authentic social
and governance initiatives that turn social concerns into business
opportunities?
9:30 am HKT
MINISTERIAL KEYNOTE INTERVIEW : UPSKILLING SMES AND WORKFORCES FOR THE DIGITAL
ECONOMY
10:00 am HKT
INNOVATION SHOWCASE
10:30 am HKT
PANEL DISCUSSION: REACHING THE 99%—GOING BACK TO EDUCATION BASICS
Covid-19 disrupted education on a scale never seen before. By mid-April 2020
more than 90% of the world’s learners had been locked out of classrooms. By one
estimate, a child in a poor country who misses a year of school and does not
receive the right help to catch up can eventually trail by almost three years.
Two-thirds of poor countries have cut education spending. Money is not
everything, but even in good times the poorest spend only $48 a year for each
schoolchild, which is not enough. (Rich countries spend $8,500.) However, almost
nothing matters more for a good life tomorrow than a good education today.
School closures have lasted months, harming children’s learning. Even before the
pandemic things were bad. More than half of ten-year-olds in LMCs could not read
a simple paragraph. The World Bank warns this could rise to almost two-thirds.
In all countries school closures will widen the gap. Is too much attention and
funding going to top-tier deep tech rather than education basics?
How do we use or augment existing infrastructure to drive change? How do we
close the literacy gap? Often in poor Asian communities, a village might have
access to one smart device. How can an SMS offer valuable lessons? How do we
break the poverty cycle by offering youth access to quality education and
upskilling?
* View Profile
JANINE TEO
Chief executive, Solve Education!
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JANINE TEO
Chief executive, Solve Education!
March 10th 2022
* 10:30 am
Panel discussion: Reaching the 99%—Going back to education basics
11:30 am HKT
IN CONVERSATION… WHAT’S NEXT? RETHINKING EDUCATIONAL CONTENT
Curriculums haven’t changed much during the accelerated adoption of edtech
brought on by the pandemic. How can tech facilitate innovation in educational
material as well as delivery? How does the substance need to change? To what
extent can tech personalise and customise education to suit different student
needs?
12:00 pm -12:40 HKT
PANEL DISCUSSION: FORMAL INVITATION—ELEVATING WORKERS FROM THE INFORMAL ECONOMY
THROUGH BASIC DIGITAL LITERACY AND UPSKILLING
A basket of challenges, ranging from literacy levels to systemic burdens,
conspire to keep workers in the informal economy. What technical solutions have
the most potential to overcome them? The effects of covid-19 will linger. One of
the conditions for catching up is investment in human capital; that has been
badly hit by the pandemic. Although students around the world lost schooling
time, those in the poorest countries suffered most. The crisis has also
exacerbated problems of governance and political instability in much of the
developing world. How do we use technology to close gaps in digital and literal
literacy? What infrastructure is needed?
1:40 pm -2:30 HKT
PANEL DISCUSSION: THE BATTLE FOR TALENT—NURTURING, ACQUIRING AND RETAINING
TALENT FOR GROWTH
The future of work is the future of talent. China and India lead in STEM
graduates and have no dearth of skilled workers. Since the mid-2000s, China has
also consistently graduated more STEM PhDs than the United States, a key
indicator of a country’s future competitiveness in STEM fields. As of 2020,
United States patents granted to Germans increased 38% to just over 19,000 and
United States patents handed to Chinese inventors increased nearly 10,000% to
almost 27,000. What hope do smaller countries have of retaining high-potential
talent? What implications does a lack of skilled workers have for economic
growth in Asia and how can it be solved? Is there a talent flight as members of
the student diaspora stay in their host countries after an overseas education?
How do we incentivise an innovative mindset that can lead to value creation in
the region?
With the rise of ESG awareness, there is a talent shortage in that field in
Asia. The financial services industry is one among many looking for talent in
the sustainability, climate and ESG space. If we are to boost social innovation
in the region, what is the role of upskilling and reskilling the workforce in
ESG-related disciplines?
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STEPHEN WONG
Senior vice president and executive director, Public Policy Institute, Our
Hong Kong Foundation
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STEPHEN WONG
Senior vice president and executive director, Public Policy Institute, Our
Hong Kong Foundation
March 10th 2022
* 01:40 pm -2:30
Panel discussion: The battle for talent—Nurturing, acquiring and retaining
talent for growth
2:30 pm HKT
IN CONVERSATION: EXTENDED REALITY—XR X RESKILLING
Extended reality (XR) technology has the potential to benefit virtually all
industries by making processes more efficient, enhancing training and offering
ways for people to collaborate in virtual environments. Today, XR encompasses
augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR), and is
being employed as a job aid and for training where data is used to enhance the
user’s physical world. VR simulates environments in which users can practise
soft skills and job-relevant techniques, helping business leaders upskill
employees faster, even when budgets may be shrinking and in-person training may
be off the table. Where are we on merging the physical and virtual worlds? Can
XR truly improve workplace safety? How can XR be used for the greater good?
3:00 pm HKT
ACTION HOUR: CASE STUDIES
Bring back the girls (in ICT): One year later
The “Girls in ICT” initiative of the International Telecommunication Union, a UN
agency, aimed to solve the gender disparity in ICT. Starting in Thailand, it was
presented at the inaugural Tech For Change Week in March 2021. One year later,
where are the Thai entrepreneurs involved?
Using smartphones to close the education gap in Indonesia
Reskilling LMC entrepreneurs: The digitally savvy Filipina
How tri-sector partnership models can alleviate education gaps in India
A pragmatic look at an ongoing large-scale campaign for literacy and numeracy
skills. Where is the public sector supporting such programmes? Where can big
tech aid in the provision of devices or a device library? What are the lessons
so far?
3:40 pm -4:30 HKT
PANEL DISCUSSIONS: O2O—OPTIMISING THE DIGITAL ECONOMY FOR MSMES IN ASIA VIA
RESKILLING
MSMEs are the engines of the economy in Asia. Real transformation happens when,
for example, a farmer becomes more connected and can transform their business
model to earn two or three times what they could before. What opportunities lie
in digital literacy? As people turned lockdowns into lemonade, many businesses
came online last year. E-commerce players grew substantially, as did peripheral
service providers across payment platforms, logistics and other ancillary areas
from infrastructure provision to data analytics and consumer-facing engagement.
How can platform providers engage the market of MSMEs that are suddenly getting
online? What are the opportunities in B2B upskilling? How can MSMEs optimise
their online presence to boost their market access? What implications will the
move online have for the growth of the economy in the region?
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DANG HOANG LINH
Dean, Faculty of International Economics, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam
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DANG HOANG LINH
Dean, Faculty of International Economics, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam
March 10th 2022
* 03:40 pm -4:30
Panel discussions: O2O—Optimising the digital economy for MSMEs in Asia
via reskilling
4:30 pm HKT
WORKSHOP AND BREAKOUT SESSIONS
SME upskilling sessions
9:30 am HKT
IN CONVERSATION: MINISTER X MULTILATERAL—SPOTLIGHT ON INDONESIA
How is the World Bank supporting the minister of agriculture on their digital
journey?
What does it mean to promote connectivity and financial inclusion while shoring
up logistics in an archipelago? How can tech truly enable access and be a force
for good? What solutions have come out of the recent agriculture-focused
hackathon?
* View Profile
RIDWAN KAMIL
15th Governor of West Java, Indonesia
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RIDWAN KAMIL
15th Governor of West Java, Indonesia
March 11th 2022
* 09:30 am
In conversation: Minister x multilateral—Spotlight on Indonesia
* View Profile
LESLY GOH
Senior Technology Advisor, World Bank
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LESLY GOH
Senior Technology Advisor, World Bank
March 11th 2022
* 09:30 am
In conversation: Minister x multilateral—Spotlight on Indonesia
10:00 am HKT
SHARK TANK: INNOVATORS AND INVESTORS
From drone-enabled sustainable farming to alternative fats.
10:30 am HKT
PANEL DISCUSSION: THE HUNGER GAMES—MITIGATING NUTRITIONAL SCARCITY WITH BASIC
INFRASTRUCTURE
Food insecurity is most prevalent in Asia, affecting 418m people living in the
region, and is caused mainly by poverty and lack of access to healthy diets. How
can basic connectivity lift farmers and consumers alike? What examples of
tri-sector partnerships do we see here?
How do we feed an ever-growing middle class? What role will alternative proteins
and fats play? How can plugging in basic connectivity, digital literacy and
financial inclusion shore up food production and increase the productivity and
wealth of smallholder farmers in a region where agriculture is the major driver
of GDP? Are the latest tech innovations too disruptive for this sector?
Central bankers warn that pricier raw materials could feed broader inflation,
which is already on the rise in many countries. High oil prices make energy
crops look more attractive. And the more crops are turned into fuel, the less is
left in the food system. Factors such as the shipping-container crunch, the
grounding of commercial flights, and droughts produced by climate change in
places like the United States, along with higher bulk-shipping rates—up by 150%
this year—are affecting food prices and grain freight. Part of the effect is due
to rising oil prices, which also raise the cost of petroleum-derived fertiliser
and of running farm equipment. Soybeans and corn are, respectively, 56% and 68%
more expensive than a year ago. This has filtered through to consumer prices.
What can we do to make healthy diets accessible? Where along the value chain can
technology be a force for good?
11:30 am -12:10 HKT
PANEL DISCUSSION: SUPPLY CHAINS AND NUTRITIONAL SECURITY—BAKING IN RESILIENCE
Does the heavy reliance on traditional agriculture in Asia put food supply
chains at risk? How can we optimise the food supply chain to reduce waste and
the risk of disruption? How do we shrink the 50% of food wasted, on average,
during transportation? Where can blockchain infrastructure provide transparency
and validate food sources for informed consumers? What is the latest in spatial
and satellite tech and aerial photographs to measure and take stock of the
environment for crops?
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AURÉLIE GUPTA
Investment officer - manufacturing agribusiness and services, International
Finance Corporation
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AURÉLIE GUPTA
Investment officer - manufacturing agribusiness and services, International
Finance Corporation
March 11th 2022
* 11:30 am -12:10
Panel discussion: Supply chains and nutritional security—Baking in
resilience
12:10 pm -12:50 HKT
PRESENTATIONS AND PANEL DISCUSSION: BIOTECH FOR CHANGE—THE CASE FOR NON-DIGITAL
INNOVATIONS
One in nine people are going hungry, yet three in nine pieces of produce are
thrown away. How are biotech innovators like Apeel using technology for change?
What is the case for non-digital innovations? Where are the hurdles to
scalability, and what are the benefits of this type of technology?
* View Profile
JAMES PETRIE
Co-founder and chief executive, Nourish Ingredients
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JAMES PETRIE
Co-founder and chief executive, Nourish Ingredients
March 11th 2022
* 12:10 pm -12:50
Presentations and panel discussion: Biotech for change—The case for
non-digital innovations
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ANDREW D IVE
General managing partner, Big Idea Ventures
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ANDREW D IVE
General managing partner, Big Idea Ventures
March 11th 2022
* 12:10 pm -12:50
Presentations and panel discussion: Biotech for change—The case for
non-digital innovations
1:50 pm -2:30 HKT
PANEL DISCUSSION: WHAT’S NEXT IN FOODTECH?
What are the latest innovations on the horizon in the food sector? The
alternative protein space, from microbial fermentation to cell-based cultures,
is picking up speed, with commercialisation pathways emerging over the next two
to five years and Singapore becoming a hotbed for innovation and approvals.
Which regions in Asia will next adopt alternative proteins? Where in Asia is
drone and satellite surveillance making the most inroads and positive impact?
What is the latest in R&D around animal feed that leads to less methane
emissions?
* View Profile
WILLIAM BAO BEAN
General partner, SOSV; managing director, Chinaccelerator MOX
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WILLIAM BAO BEAN
General partner, SOSV; managing director, Chinaccelerator MOX
March 11th 2022
* 01:50 pm -2:30
Panel discussion: What’s next in foodtech?
William Bao Bean is a general partner at SOSV – The Accelerator VC. At SOSV
he is the managing director of Chinaccelerator the first accelerator to
launch in Asia and the only accelerator in Asia to have a unicorn come
through its program – Bitmex in Fall 2015. He is also founder and managing
director of MOX – the Mobile Only Accelerator – providing startups with free
user acquisition to the 102m monthly active smartphone users in the
ecosystem.
Mr. Bean joined SOSV from SingTel Innov8 Ventures where he was a founding
managing director supporting China investments. Prior to that he was a
partner at Softbank China & India Holdings, a venture capital firm backed by
Softbank and Cisco, leading investments in China and South East Asia. He
started his career in equity research most recently with Deutsche Bank where
he was a top ranked analyst for Asia Internet and China Tech, Media and
Telecom and worked on the IPOs for Alibaba, Kingsoft, eLong (Expedia China),
OnMobile, Rediff and Naukri.
2:30 pm HKT
IN CONVERSATION: MOVING BEYOND INNOVATION THEATRE—STAKEHOLDER CAPITALISM AND THE
FUTURE OF STANDARDISING IMPACT
Stakeholder capitalism asks that business leaders are oriented to serve the
interests of all of their stakeholders and focus on creating long-term value.
Certified Benefit Corporations (B Corps) are a relatively new example of this
kind of business that balances purpose and profit. They are legally required to
consider the impact of their decisions. What are the first steps to making your
forward-thinking organisation an authentically impactful organisation that
drives social good? How are B Corps standardising and incentivising the practice
of business as a force for good? How can a shift from shareholder primacy to
stakeholder capitalism drive sustainability?
3:00 pm HKT
ACTION HOUR: CASE STUDIES
Scaling up disruptive agricultural technologies in Africa.
Vertical farming spotlight.
3:40 pm -4:30 HKT
PANEL DISCUSSION: THE "HOW" AND THE “WHO”—MAKING IT HAPPEN THROUGH TRI-SECTOR
PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION
Digital transformation and innovation is typically driven by the private sector,
but needs the involvement of the public sector to really scale. Policy in Asia
is driven by government, and less by lobbyists compared to some parts of the
West. What policies, standards and incentives can the public sector set up to
create a fertile environment for using technology for change? How do we engage
citizens to foster more crowdsourced solutions driven from the bottom up? How do
we amplify the voices of MSMEs and smaller companies when it comes to setting
policy and driving structural change?
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RICHARD JEFFORSON
Founder and chief executive, Cambia; Executive director of Lens
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RICHARD JEFFORSON
Founder and chief executive, Cambia; Executive director of Lens
March 11th 2022
* 03:40 pm -4:30
Panel discussion: The "how" and the “who”—Making it happen through
tri-sector partnerships and collaboration
4:30 pm HKT
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