OCTOBER 10 • DUSIT THANI HOTEL - GLASS PAVILION
OCTOBER 11 • FAIRMONT HOTEL MAKATI CITY PHILIPPINES
BY INVITATION
IGNITE 2024
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
Chance to Win:
TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO
TRIP TO SOUTH KOREA
IGNITE 2024
Showcase your startup or create a presence for your corporation during our Spotlight Exhibit booths
10
11
oct 2024
Chance to Win:
TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO
TRIP TO SOUTH KOREA
IGNITE 2024
Showcase your startup or create a presence for your corporation during our Spotlight Exhibit booths
10
11
oct 2024
IGNITE 2024
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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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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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
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
Masaaki Hamada
Managing Director
Takato Senoo
Chief Operating Officer
Yodai Maeda
Sales Manager
Christian
Head of Enterprise Sales
Taiga Yamazaki
Head of Business Development
Yasuo Taniguchi
Founder and CEO
JUDGES
Ben Alderson
Head of Investments
Ideaspace / QBO
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
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
STARTUPS
PRESENTER
Ace Bolo
PRESENTER
Noel Del Castillo
PRESENTER
Melissa Balmaceda
PRESENTER
Chie Masuko
PRESENTER
Jay Basco
Eleanor Olegario
Bo Discarga
Marini Fernandez
Timothy Go
JUDGES
Franco Varona
Co-founder, Managing Partner
Foxmont Capital Partners
Ikuo Hiraishi
Serial Entrepreneur
Angel Investor and Professor based in Tokyo
Jojo Flores
Co-founder
Plug and Play Tech Center
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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