Nikkei Forum Innovative Asia

Nikkei Forum Innovative Asia

AGENDA

(as of December 26)
*Honorifics and titles omitted, names in no particular order.
**English and Japanese simultaneous interpretations will be available during this forum.
***Please be advised that agenda, speakers, presentation themes are subject to change.

10:00

Door Open

10:30-10:35

Opening

10:35-11:05

Special Session

Jerry Yang

Founding Partner, AME Cloud Ventures, Co-Founder of Yahoo

Moderator

David Kirkpatrick

Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy Media

11:05-11:10

Short Break

11:10-12:10

Panel Discussion
"Rising tides of Innovation in Asia"

Jerry Yang

Founding Partner, AME Cloud Ventures, Co-Founder of Yahoo

Yinglan Tan

CEO & Founding Managing Partner, Insignia Venture Partners

Gary Liu

CEO, South China Morning Post Publishers

Moderator

David Kirkpatrick

Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy Media

12:10-13:40

Luncheon

13:40-14:10

Speech

Yasuyoshi Karasawa

President & CEO, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

14:10-14:40

Speech

Loh Boon Chye

CEO, Singapore Exchange

Moderator

Takashi Nakano

Bureau Chief, Singapore Bureau, Nikkei Inc.

14:40-15:10

Speech

Katsunori Tanizaki

Group CIO and Group CDIO, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group

Moderator

Henny Sender

Chief Correspondent, International Finance, Financial Times

15:10-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-16:20

Panel Discussion
"How Fintech and AI change finance in Asia?"

Piyush Gupta

CEO, DBS Group

Henry Ma

CIO, WeBank

Moderator

Henny Sender

Chief Correspondent, International Finance, Financial Times

16:20-16:50

Special Speech

Shigeru Ishiba

Former Secretary-General, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan

16:50-16:55

Short Break

16:55-17:45

Special Discussion on Geopolitics

James Stavridis

Retired Admiral, U.S. Navy, Operating Executive, The Carlyle Group

Gen Nakatani

Former Defense Minister of Japan

Moderator

Michael Stott

Managing Editor, Nikkei Asian Review

17:45-18:15

Special Speech

Narayan Pant

The Raoul de Vitry d'Avaucourt Chaired Professor of Leadership Development, INSEAD

18:15-

Cocktail & Networking Party

Jerry Yang

Jerry Yang

Founding Partner, AME Cloud Ventures, Co-Founder of Yahoo

Jerry Yang co-founded Yahoo! Inc. in 1995 and served on the Board of Directors until January 2012. While at Yahoo he led several initiatives, including two of the biggest investments in the internet sector: Yahoo Japan and Alibaba Group.

Mr. Yang currently works with and invests in technology entrepreneurs through AME Cloud Ventures, his innovation investment firm. Mr. Yang serves as a director on the boards of Workday Inc., Lenovo Group, and Alibaba Group. He also serves on a number of his portfolio boards, including Docker and Didi. He also serves on the Stanford University’s Board of Trustees, is a board member for the National Committee of US-China Relations, the Brookings China Advisory Council, the Committee of 100, and the Council on Foreign Relations.

Mr. Yang holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University. He is widely recognized as a visionary and pioneer in the internet technology sector.

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Gary Liu

Gary Liu

CEO, South China Morning Post Publishers

Gary Liu is CEO of the South China Morning Post, a leading news media company that has reported on China and Asia for more than a century with global impact. Founded in 1903, the SCMP is headquartered in Hong Kong, where it is the city’s newspaper of record. Along with its flagship news products, the SCMP is also Asia’s leading magazine publisher with a portfolio of premium lifestyle and fashion titles including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, and Harper’s BAZAAR, and is home to cpjobs.com, a big data-powered recruitment platform.
Prior to joining the SCMP in January 2017, Gary was CEO of Digg, spearheading the New York startup’s transformation from aggregator to a data-driven news platform. Previously, Gary was Head of Spotify Labs, where he led emerging technologies and business strategies for Spotify’s global markets, after joining as Global Director of Ad Product Strategy. Gary has also worked at AOL and Google.

Born in the United States, Gary grew up in Taiwan and New Zealand, before returning to the American Northeast where he lived and worked for 20 years. He currently lives in Hong Kong with his wife Katrina, a pediatric dentist. Gary is an Economics graduate from Harvard University.

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Shigeru Ishiba

Shigeru Ishiba

Former Secretary-General, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan

Born on Feb. 4th, 1957
Born in Yazu County, Tottori Prefecture

1979
Graduated from Keio University (majored in Law)
1979
Joined Mitsui Bank, Co.
1986
Won the 1st election of the House of Representatives
1990
Won the 2nd election
1992
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
1993
Won the 3rd election
1996
Won the 4th election
Chairman of the Special Committee on Deregulation
1998
The Head Director of the Committee on Security
1998
Chairman of the Committee on Transport
1999
The Head Director of the Committee on Transport
2000
Won the 5th election
Parliamentary General Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense
2001
Senior Vice Minister of the Defense Agency
Vice President of Policy Research Council of LDP
2002
Minister of State for Defense
2003
Won the 6th election
2004
Minister of State for Defense (2nd term)
2005
Chairman, Small Committee for the defense policy issues, LDP
Won the 7th election
2006
Member, Research Commission on the Constitution
Senior Director, Special Committee on Prevention of International Terrorism and Japan’s Cooperation and Support: Humanitarian Assistance for Reconstruction in Iraq
Member, Standing Committee on Security
Member, General Council, LDP
Chairman, Special Committee on Maritime Policies
2007
Minister of Defense
2008
Vice Chairman, Research Commission on Comprehensive Agricultural Administration, LDP Chairman, Special Committee on the Aged Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
2009
Won the 8th election
Chairman, Policy Council of LDP
2011
Lead Director, Budget committee
Chairman,Security Research Council of LDP
2012
Won the 9th election
Secretary General of LDP
2014
Minister in charge of Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy in Japan
Minister of State for the National Strategic Special Zones
Won the 10th election
2015
Minister in charge of Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy in Japan
Minister of State for the National Strategic Special Zones (2nd term)
2016
Resigned the Minister

Married, 2 daughters

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Yasuyoshi Karasawa

Yasuyoshi Karasawa

President & CEO, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

April 1975
Entered The Sumitomo Marine and Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
April 2004
Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept., Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. (“MSI”).
June 2005
Director, Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept., MSI.
April 2006
Director, Managing Executive Officer, MSI.
April 2008
Director, Senior Executive Officer, MSI
Director, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.
April 2009
Director, Senior Executive Officer, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.
April 2010
President & CEO, MSI
Director, Executive Officer, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.
June 2014
Director, President & CEO, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (present)
April 2016
Director, Chairman of the Board, MSI (present)

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Francis Lui

Francis Lui

Vice Chairman
Galaxy Entertainment Group

Mr. Francis Lui is the Vice Chairman of Galaxy Entertainment Group. He is also currently serving as a Committee Member of the 13th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
Mr. Lui received his early education in Hong Kong and completed his tertiary education in the United States, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering and Master of Science degree in structural engineering, both from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1977 and 1979 respectively. He started working for K. Wah Group (“the Group”), which was founded by his father, immediately after his graduation. Starting at an entry-level position, Mr. Lui was promoted to Project Manager and gradually worked his way up to his current position as Vice Chairman of K. Wah Group, Executive Director of Hong Kong-listed K. Wah International Holdings and Vice Chairman of Hong Kong-listed Galaxy Entertainment Group (“GEG”) (formerly known as K. Wah Construction Materials Limited). In addition, Mr. Lui is an executive director of various subsidiary companies under the Group. With nearly 40 years of experience in the fields of construction, property development and business management, Mr. Lui oversees the overall development and operational management of the Group and GEG. To advance his knowledge of business administration, Mr. Lui attended Stanford University in 2000 for further education.
Mr. Lui started investing in Mainland China after its “open-door policy” and economic reforms came into effect in the 1980s. Within the past few decades, he has accumulated a significant portfolio of investments in property development and construction material projects in cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Nanjing, Shanghai, Huzhou and Beijing.
GEG is committed to the Central Government’s and the Macau SAR Government’s policies of diversifying Macau’s economy and positioning the city as the “World Centre of Tourism and Leisure”. GEG first opened its wholly-owned 5-star StarWorld Hotel, located on the Macau Peninsula, in 2006. The iconic 39-storey hotel, with its double-layered exterior glass wall, is a major landmark of the district. The award-winning StarWorld Hotel caters to both leisure and business travelers, offering world-class hotel accommodation, gaming and entertainment facilities, food and beverage services and recreational facilities. Another flagship property, the integrated entertainment resort Galaxy Macau™, opened in 2011, setting a whole new standard for hospitality. Guided by its “World Class, Asian Heart” philosophy, the majestic resort embodies the principle of heartfelt and sincere customer relations and service. With the opening of Broadway Macau™ and phase two of Galaxy Macau in May 2015, the project has doubled its size to a total of 1.1 million square meters at a total investment of HK$43 billion.
Having been the title sponsor of the Macau Galaxy Entertainment FIVB World Grand Prix, the Macau Galaxy Entertainment International Marathon and the GEG Macau Cup - Youth National Education Competition for many years, GEG continuously contributes to Macau’s sports and national education development. The Macau SAR Government awarded Mr. Lui the Medal of Merit for Tourism on 14 December 2012 in acknowledgement of his promotion of tourism and cultural diversity in Macau.
In addition to his business interests, Mr. Lui also serves in a number of government positions in Mainland China, Macau and Hong Kong. Among other honors and titles, Mr. Lui is an honorary citizen of Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Jiangmen, Committee Member of the 13th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Committee, Member of the 9th Standing Committee of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, Executive Director of the Chamber of Tourism of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and Honorary Member of the Board of Directors of Nanjing University. In addition, Mr. Lui is Member of the Election Committee of HKSAR, Member of the Chief Executive Election Committee, Member of the Tourism Development Committee and Cultural Consultative Committee of Macau SAR. He is also the Director of the 70th Term of Macao Chamber of Commerce, Honorary Chairman of the 20th Term of Kiang Wu Hospital Charitable Association, Honorary President of the Association of Macau Travel Industry Professionals and Counsellor of Our Hong Kong Foundation.

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Katsunori Tanizaki

Katsunori Tanizaki

Group CIO and Group CDIO, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group

Date of Birth
April 12, 1957

Education
Graduated from The University of Tokyo
with a Bachelor of Law in March 1982

April 1982
Joined The Sumitomo Bank, Limited
June 2005
General Manager, Treasury Marketing Dept.,
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation(SMBC)
April 2007
General Manager, Trading Dept.
April 2009
General Manager, International Treasury Dept.
April 2010
Executive Officer and General Manager, International Treasury Dept.
April 2011
Executive Officer and General Manager, IT Planning Dept., SMBC
General Manager, IT Planning Dept.,
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.(SMFG)
April 2013
Managing Executive Officer and General Manager, IT Planning Dept., SMBC
General Manager, IT Planning Dept., SMFG
April 2014
Managing Executive Officer, IT Planning Dept.,
Operations Planning Dept., Operations Support Dept.,
Inter-Market Settlement Dept., SMBC
April 2015
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer,
IT Planning Dept., Operations Planning Dept., Operations Support Dept.,
Inter-Market Settlement Dept., SMBC
Senior Managing Executive Officer, IT Planning Dept., SMFG
Director, The Japan Research Institute, Limited(JRI)
June 2015
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer,
IT Planning Dept., Operations Planning Dept., Operations Support Dept.,
Inter-Market Settlement Dept., SMBC
Director, IT Planning Dept., SMFG
Director, JRI
October 2015
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer,
IT Planning Dept., Operations Planning Dept., Operations Support Dept.,
Inter-Market Settlement Dept.
IT Innovation Dept., SMBC
Director, IT Planning Dept.
IT Innovation Dept., SMFG
Director, JRI
April 2016
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer,
IT Planning Dept., Data Management Dept., Operations Planning Dept.,
Operations Support Dept., Inter-Market Settlement Dept.
IT Innovation Dept., SMBC
Director, IT Planning Dept., Data Management Dept.
IT Innovation Dept., SMFG
Director, JRI
April 2017
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer,
IT Planning Dept., Data Management Dept., Operations Planning Dept.,
Operations Support Dept., Inter-Market Settlement Dept.
IT Innovation Dept., SMBC
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Group CIO
IT Planning Dept., Data Management Dept.,Operations Planning Dept.
IT Innovation Dept., SMFG
Director, JRI
June 2017
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer,
IT Planning Dept., Data Management Dept., Operations Planning Dept.,
Operations Support Dept., Inter-Market Settlement Dept.
IT Innovation Dept., SMBC
Director Senior Managing Executive Officer, Group CIO
IT Planning Dept., Data Management Dept.,Operations Planning Dept.
IT Innovation Dept., SMFG
Director, JRI
April 2018
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer,
IT Planning Dept., IT Innovation Dept., Data Management Dept.,
Operations Planning Dept., Operations Support Dept.,
Inter-Market Settlement Dept., SMBC
Director Senior Managing Executive Officer, Group CIO and Group CDIO
IT Planning Dept., IT Innovation Dept., Data Management Dept.,
Operations Planning Dept., SMFG
Director, JRI

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Loh Boon Chye

Loh Boon Chye

CEO, Singapore Exchange

Mr Loh Boon Chye joined SGX as CEO on 14 July 2015. He is also an Executive and Non-Independent Director on the SGX Board.

With a career in the financial industry that spans close to 30 years, Mr Loh was most recently Deputy President and Head of Asia Pacific Global Markets at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch from December 2012 to May 2015. He was also the bank’s Country Executive for Singapore and Southeast Asia and a member of its Asia Pacific Executive Committee.

Mr Loh began his career as an Investment Officer with the Monetary Authority of Singapore in 1989. He joined the Singapore branch of Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. of New York in 1992, managing its Southeast Asia fixed-income and derivatives business. From 1995 to 2012, he was with Deutsche Bank AG, where he held various leadership roles including Head of Corporate & Investment Banking for Asia Pacific and Head of Global Markets for Asia.

Over the years, Mr Loh has played a key role in the development of Southeast Asia’s capital markets, having held a number of senior advisory positions. Apart from his directorship on the SGX Board from 2003 to 2012, he has also been on the Boards of GIC Pte Ltd since November 2012, Economic Development Board Singapore since February 2017 and the World Federation of Exchanges since September 2017.

He was also previously Chairman of the Singapore Foreign Exchange Market Committee, as well as Deputy President of ACI Singapore.

Mr Loh is a council member and Distinguished Fellow at the Institute of Banking & Finance Singapore and was awarded for Outstanding Contribution to Financial Markets in Asia in the Euromoney Awards for Excellence in 2010. He was also presented the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Market Reform Award 2017.

Mr Loh holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the National University of Singapore.

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Piyush Gupta

Piyush Gupta

CEO, DBS Group

Mr. Piyush Gupta is Chief Executive Officer and Director of DBS Group.

DBS is a leading financial services group in Asia, with a growing presence in Greater China, Southeast Asia and South Asia. Headquartered in Singapore, the bank has been recognised for its global leadership, and was named “Best Bank in the World” by Global Finance and “Global Bank of the Year” by The Banker in 2018.

DBS is at the forefront of leveraging digital technology to shape the future of banking, and was named the “World’s Best Digital Bank” by Euromoney in 2016 and 2018. In addition, the bank has been accorded the “Safest Bank in Asia” award by Global Finance for ten consecutive years from 2009 to 2018.

Prior to joining DBS, Piyush was Citigroup's Chief Executive Officer for South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

Piyush is a member of the Executive Committee of the Institute of International Finance, Washington and Chairman of Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics Advisory Board. In addition, he sits on the boards of Enterprise Singapore, Singapore’s National Research Foundation, The Institute of Banking and Finance and Dr. Goh Keng Swee Scholarship Fund. He is also the Chairman of The Association of Banks in Singapore and a term trustee of the Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA).

Piyush has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University, India and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM, Ahmedabad.

Piyush was named Singapore Business Awards' Outstanding Chief Executive of the Year in 2016. In 2014, he was named as the Singapore Business Leader of the Year by CNBC and in 2013, he was accorded the CEO Leadership Achievement Award for Singapore and Asia Pacific by The Asian Banker.

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Henry Ma

Henry Ma

CIO, WeBank

Henry Ma is Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of WeBank.
Henry oversees the strategic planning and development of Fintech business at WeBank.

Prior to WeBank, Henry has served as General Manager at Ping An Technology Co., Ltd. Prior to that, Henry had lived and worked in Silicon Valley for more than 10 years. Henry has received his Bachelor of Science degree with Highest Honors from UC Berkeley and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Stanford University. With years of professional studies and working experience, Henry had successfully completed the IT integration and constructed the management system for many well-known enterprises.

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James Stavridis

James Stavridis

Retired Admiral, U.S. Navy
Operating Executive, The Carlyle Group

Admiral James Stavridis is an Operating Executive of The Carlyle Group, following five years as the 12th Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. A retired 4-star officer in the U.S. Navy, he led the NATO Alliance in global operations from 2009 to 2013 as Supreme Allied Commander with responsibility for Afghanistan, Libya, the Balkans, Syria, piracy, and cyber security. He also served as Commander of U.S. Southern Command, with responsibility for all military operations in Latin America from 2006-2009. He earned more than 50 medals, including 28 from foreign nations in his 37-year military career.

Earlier in his military career he commanded the top ship in the Atlantic Fleet, winning the Battenberg Cup, as well as a squadron of destroyers and a carrier strike group – all in combat. In 2016, he was vetted for Vice President by Hillary Clinton and subsequently invited to Trump Tower to discuss a cabinet position in the Trump Administration.

Admiral Stavridis earned a PhD in international relations and has published eight books and hundreds of articles in leading journals around the world. His 2012 TED talk on global security has over 800,000 hits. Admiral Stavridis is a monthly columnist for TIME Magazine and Chief International Security Analyst for NBC News, and has tens of thousands of connections on the social networks.

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Gen Nakatani

Gen Nakatani

Former Defense Minister of Japan

Birth:Oct. 14 1957, Kochi Prefecture
Member, House of Representatives
Elected 10 Times / Kochi 1st District
Party Affiliation: Liberal Democratic Party(LDP)
Education: National Defense Academy

Present Posts

House
Director, Deliberative Council on the Constitution
Member, Standing Committee on Internal Affairs and Communications
Member, Special Committee on Anti-Piracy Measures,
Prevention of International Terrorism, and Japan's Cooperation and Support

Past Posts

House

1998
Director, Standing Committee on Science and Technology
1999
Director, Special Committee on Guidelines for Japan-U.S.Defense Cooperation 
1999
Director, Special Committee on Political Ethics and Election Law
2002
Director, Special Committee on Responses to Armed Attacks
2003
Director, Special Committee on Humanitarian Assistance for Reconstruction
in Iraq ; Prevention of International Terrorism and Japan's Cooperation and Support
2005
Director, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs
2005
Chairman, Standing Committee on Internal Affairs and Communications
2009
Director, Special Committee on Anti-Piracy Measures, Prevention of International
Terrorism, and Japan's Cooperation and Support
2009
Director, Standing Committee on Security
2011
Director, Special Committee on Postal Reform

Administration

1995
Parliamentary Vice-Minister,National Land Agency
1997
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
2000
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs
2001
Minister of State for Defense

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Narayan Pant

Narayan Pant

The Raoul de Vitry d'Avaucourt Chaired Professor of Leadership Development, INSEAD

Narayan spends much of his time working with senior leaders to improve leadership judgment. In his view, leadership marks itself at the fulcrum of decision – when leaders make choices. Consequently, supporting leaders in the moment of decision has to be a critical part of leadership development. Narayan Pant directs the senior leadership programme, LEAP: Leadership Excellence through Awareness and Practice.

Narayan began his academic career, writing and teaching in Strategy. He taught strategy and policy at New York University's Stern School, and the business faculties of the University of Alberta (Canada) and the National University of Singapore. He published in areas including forecasting, value conflicts, strategic choice, organizational structure and culture, and other strategy related areas. He has also presented papers at academic conferences such as The Academy of Management, The Strategic Management Society and ORSA/TIMS.

Increasingly, Narayan found himself working with Senior Management Teams to improve strategy development and execution in their teams. Obstacles rarely emerged from teams being unable to determine the right course of action; rather, they came from teams being unable to work successfully toward common goals. This observation led Narayan to focus on leadership in strategy execution.

Over the last decade, Narayan has designed, developed and delivered leadership development programmes for individuals, small groups and large groups, in customized and open settings. He has redesigned, repositioned and delivered INSEAD’s flagship senior management programme – The Advanced Management Programme – around the theme of improving leadership judgment.

Today, Narayan spends quite a bit of his time examining how leaders present themselves in their roles. In his view, leaders – and indeed the rest of us – repeat behaviour patterns that were once successful. The ability to unlearn, examine and relearn behaviour frequently arises from mindful attention to the moment. Leaders seeking to improve their effectiveness can do so by practicing attention, which in turn can help them identify areas for improvement in their behaviour.

Prior to joining INSEAD, Narayan worked as a strategy consultant with the Monitor Group, and with his own firm, Clean Slate Consulting. He worked with companies in FMCG, financial services, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, retail and many others. Since joining INSEAD, Narayan has been Associate Dean of Executive Education for Asia, and Dean of Executive Education for all of INSEAD.

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David Kirkpatrick

David Kirkpatrick

Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy Media

David Kirkpatrick is a journalist, the founder of Techonomy Media, and author of the best-selling book “The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World.” Techonomy’s conferences gather leaders to discuss how tech changes everything and to figure out what to do about it and help build a better society. For 2019 the company theme is “Responsible Growth for a Collaborative Age.” Next year Techonomy hosts two major events—in New York on May 14-15, and its annual coastal California retreat in Half Moon Bay on November 17-19. It was at Techonomy 2016 that Mark Zuckerberg made his notorious remarks that it was a “crazy idea” that fake news affected the US presidential election, two days after it happened.

Kirkpatrick’s book on Facebook is in 32 languages, including Catalan, Vietnamese, and Croatian. It has sold as well in China and Japan as in the United States. He continues following Facebook and the internet giants closely, most recently in this article for Techonomy. His current interests include the challenge of policy and regulation for global net giants in an world where countries are turning more inward. Kirkpatrick spent 25 years at Fortune Magazine, is a contributing editor on Bloomberg Television, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

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Henny Sender

Henny Sender

Chief Correspondent, International Finance, Financial Times

Henny Sender is chief correspondent for international finance at the Financial Times, based in Hong Kong.

Sender was part of a team at the Wall St Journal that won a Loeb award for coverage of the meltdown of Amaranth hedge fund. Her work on the overseas Chinese received a citation from the Overseas Press Club and she was a finalist for the National Magazine Awards. Her book on India was published by Oxford University Press.

Sender holds an MS from the Columbia University School of Journalism and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

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Michael Stott

Michael Stott

Managing Editor, Nikkei Asian Review

Michael Stott is an executive editor at the Financial Times. Currently on assignment to the Nikkei Asian Review in Tokyo as Managing Editor, Mr. Stott was previously the FT's Investigations Editor and also served as the FT’s UK News Editor directing political, diplomatic and business coverage of Britain's referendum campaign on EU membership and Scotland’s historic vote on independence.

During a long international news career, he has reported from over 70 countries and interviewed many world leaders and top CEOs. After graduating in Modern Languages from Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, Mr. Stott began his professional life at Reuters, where he was assigned as a correspondent to Germany and helped to cover Ronald Reagan’s visit to West Berlin and the events preceding the collapse of the Berlin Wall. He then worked as a correspondent in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and later as bureau chief in Colombia covering the killing of cocaine king Pablo Escobar and the rise of the Marxist guerrillas, Mexico reporting on the collapse of the peso, the US bailout and the Chiapas uprising and Russia, where he led coverage of the war between Georgia and Russia and the presidential election which saw Vladimir Putin alternate in power with Dmitry Medvedev.

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Yinglan Tan

Yinglan Tan

CEO & Founding Managing Partner, Insignia Venture Partners

Yinglan Tan founded Insignia Venture Partners in 2017, an early stage technology venture fund focusing on Southeast Asia and has partnered with regional champions like Carro, Payfazz, Cohive, Janio and Logivan amongst others.

Prior to founding Insignia Venture Partners, Yinglan was Sequoia Capital’s first hire and Venture Partner in Southeast Asia.

He sourced multiple investment opportunities for Sequoia including Tokopedia, Go-jek, Traveloka, Carousell and Appier (where he represented Sequoia on the board).

Yinglan had also been a member of the elite Singapore Administrative Service, where he served in a variety of positions in the Prime Minister’s Office (where he was part of a team that managed a S$360 million fund for innovation and enterprise), Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Defence in Singapore.

Yinglan was also the founding Director of 3i Venturelab China, a jointventure between private equity firm 3i (LSE:III) and INSEAD.

Yinglan has been named as a member of World Cities Summit Young Leader (2014), WEF Global Agenda Council member on Fostering Entrepreneurship (2011-2013) World Economic Forum Young Global Leader (2012 – 2017), a WEF Technology Pioneer Selection Committee Panel (2015-2017), Eisenhower Fellow - Innovation Program (2018), Top “40 leaders under 40” by Prestige Magazine (2015), Milken Institute Young Leaders Circle (2016). He was also named as one of 100 Leaders of Tomorrow by the St Gallen Symposium (2010), 100 Global Thinkers (2011) by think-tank Lo Spazio della Politica and Kauffman Fellows.

He also serves on the Singapore Government’s Pro Enterprise Panel and the Committee on the Future Economy's Sub-Committee on Future Corporate Capabilities and Innovation.

Yinglan is an adjunct associate professor at National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University.

He is also a member of Strategic Research Innovation Fund Investment Committee at Nanyang Technology University, an advisory board member at Duke University CE, author of 3 books - “The Way of the VC” (Wiley, 2009), “Chinnovation” (Wiley, 2010) and textbook “New Venture Creation - An Asian Perspective” (McGraw-Hill, 2011).

Yinglan was educated at Harvard, Stanford and Carnegie Mellon.

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Takashi Nakano

Takashi Nakano

Bureau Chief, Singapore Bureau, Nikkei Inc.

Takashi Nakano has been Nikkei’s Singapore and Kuala Lumpur bureau chief since April 2017. Based in Singapore, he covers various topics such as macroeconomics, financial industries and international trade across the Southeast Asian region. Nakano is also a regular contributor to Nikkei’s English publication, The Nikkei Asian Review.

With almost 20 years of experience in journalism, Nakano spent more than 10 years as a reporter in Nikkei’s economic department, covering extensively on Japan’s financial industries, trade and energy policies. He has also covered major events in Japan including The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) negotiations and TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster.

He holds a degree in political science from Waseda University in Japan.

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