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THE NEW ERA OF INNOVATION

HOW AI IS REWRITING THE RULES OF BUSINESS

OCTOBER 10 • DUSIT THANI HOTEL - GLASS PAVILION

OCTOBER 11 • FAIRMONT HOTEL MAKATI CITY PHILIPPINES

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IGNITE 2024

AI Unleashed: The New Era of Innovation

Welcome to IGNITE 2024, where we explore how artificial intelligence is not just a tool, but a transformative force reshaping the business landscape. This year's theme, "AI Unleashed: The New Era of Innovation," delves into the groundbreaking ways AI is revolutionizing industries, redefining strategies, and creating unprecedented opportunities.

40+

Represented Countries

850+

Companies and Organizations

50+

Speakers and Judges

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PITCH COMPETITION

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Chance to Win:

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SPOTLIGHT EXHIBITS

Showcase your startup or create a presence for your corporation during our Spotlight Exhibit booths

10
11

oct 2024

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PITCH COMPETITION

APPLY NOW

Chance to Win:

TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO

TRIP TO SOUTH KOREA

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SPOTLIGHT EXHIBITS

Showcase your startup or create a presence for your corporation during our Spotlight Exhibit booths

10
11

oct 2024

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HOSTS

April Ong Vano

Host

RJ Ledesma

Host

Kazuo Nakamura

Executive Director

JETRO Manila

Leonila T. Baluyut

Assistant Secretary

Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) Philippines

Yoichi Ito

Dean

Musashino University

Naveen Asrani

Head-Strategic Growth Digital Natives & Software, ASEAN

Amazon Web Services Pte. Ltd.  

Bruce

Operation Director, TikTok Shop

TikTok Philippines

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Kotaro Adachi

CEO and Co-founder

TechShake Ptd. Ltd.

Loo Chuan Boon

Chief Operating Officer

Selangor Information Technology & Digital Economy Corporation (Sidec)

Beomsu (Ben) Son

Deputy Head of APAC, IPO Specialist

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc

Kentaro Machii

Program Manager on Startup Ecosystem

ERIA (Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia)

Allen John Ku

Director

Startup Island Taiwan

Mega Prawita

Managing Director

KUMPUL

Hayato Kiriyama

CEO and APAC Managing Director

Cyber Security Cloud Pte. Ltd.

Koichi Hishio

Consultant

Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support Co., Ltd.

Kyoko Asano

Startup Support Division, Innovation Dept.

JETRO

Carlo Almendral

CEO & Co-Founder

AI First

Katrina Rausa Chan

Startup Ecosystem Builder and Angel Investor

Gian Paulo dela Rama

Chief Product Officer and Head of Sprout AI Labs (SAIL)

Sprout Solutions

Valerie Lim

Co-Founder

Upsight

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MEET THE SPEAKERS

Green Solution PH

GAIA

Saltric

Sebastian C. Quiniones, Jr.

Executive Director

Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc. (PSFI)

Stanley Siahetiong

Energy Transition Manager - Philippines

Shell Pilipinas Corporation

Paulo Campos

Founding Managing General Partner

KAYA Founders

Carlo Chen-Delantar

Partner and Head of ESG & Circular Economy

Gobi Partners

Gabby De Vera

Director, Markets

PwC

Aarone Manalese

Manager, Assurance

PwC

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PITCH SESSION

JAPANESE PRESENTERS

JAPANESE PRESENTER

Go Suzuki

Director

JAPANESE PRESENTER

Shintaro Nishimura

Company Director

JAPANESE PRESENTER

Shintaro Suzuki

Managing Director & Head of APAC Regional Business

JAPANESE PRESENTER

Satoru Shimada

Chief Strategy Officer

JAPANESE PRESENTER

Masaaki Hamada

Managing Director

JAPANESE PRESENTER

Takato Senoo

Chief Operating Officer

JAPANESE PRESENTER

Yodai Maeda

Sales Manager

JAPANESE PRESENTER

Christian

Head of Enterprise Sales

JAPANESE PRESENTER

Taiga Yamazaki

Head of Business Development

JAPANESE PRESENTER

Yasuo Taniguchi

Founder and CEO

JUDGES

Ben Alderson

Head of Investments

Ideaspace / QBO

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Jerahmeel Fandrall B. Chen

Chief Innovation Officer

National Development Company

Dominic Ligot

AI Consultant and Head of Research

IT & Business Process Association of the Philippines

Miguel Lorenzo Lopez Macale

Senior Innovation Lead

Ayala Corporation

Juancho Jimenez

Vice President

Openspace Ventures

STARTUPS

HOST

Ian Sanchez

AMEICC STARTUPS

Satoru Shimada

Chief Strategy Officer

AMEICC STARTUPS

Junna Murakawa

Global Business Development

AMEICC STARTUPS

Mario Rebonquin

Director & Head of Business Development

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STARTUPS

PRESENTER

Ace Bolo

PRESENTER

Noel Del Castillo

PRESENTER

Melissa Balmaceda

PRESENTER

Chie Masuko

PRESENTER

Jay Basco

PRESENTER

Eleanor Olegario

PRESENTER

Bo Discarga

PRESENTER

Marini Fernandez

PRESENTER

Timothy Go

JUDGES

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Franco Varona

Co-founder, Managing Partner

Foxmont Capital Partners

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Ikuo Hiraishi

Serial Entrepreneur

Angel Investor and Professor based in Tokyo

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Jojo Flores

Co-founder

Plug and Play Tech Center

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William Valtos Jr.

Senior Advisor

Investments for Unionbank Philippines

Nattariya Wittayatanaseth

Co-Founder

Findicate

OPENING REMARKS

Yonathan Vincent

Investment Analyst

Pegasus Tech Ventures

Xavier Marzan

Founder/ Managing Partner

Embiggen Ventures

Koichi KATAKAWA

Head of Japan Desk

BDO Unibank

Kenichi Takabayashi

Senior Technical Advisor

PLDT Inc. (from NTT DOCOMO INC.)

Juan Carlos "Ayo" Camara

VP of Origination

Navegar

Bharat Keswani

Investment Associate

Navegar

Arvel Bansil

Investment Analyst

Navegar

Jiro Oshima

Senior Representative

JICA Philippine Office

Takao Ryoko

Project Formulation Advisor

JICA Philippines Office

Senen Perlada

Executive Vice President and COO

Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc (PHILEXPORT)

Niwa Kenji

Project Formulation Advisor

JICA Philippines Office

Yoshimasa Itaka

Senior Vice President – Japan Desk Head

Security Bank Corporation

Yoshihiro Hisano

CBDO (Chief Business Development Officer) & CGBO (Chief Global Business Officer)

Mirai Works Co., Ltd.

Hisaki Ikebata

CEO

CrowdChem

Koma Okubo

CEO, Southeast Asia

Freakout Holdings, Inc.

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