ASIA'S
NEXT
DRAGON
International tech and investment conference and exhibition
18-19 NOVEMBER
Independence Palace Saigon
135 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, Ben Thanh Ward, Dist. 1, Hochiminh City
ECHELON HAS FINALLY COME TO VIETNAM
Since 2009, Echelon has been aiming to connect and support tech startups in raising fund, developing, finding opportunities in business. Echelon Vietnam 2016 is a two-day tech and business conference that attracts top-tier digital professionals and entrepreneurs set to create and amplify opportunities in the fields of technology, business and investment across Vietnam and Asia.
STARTUPS
Have a chance to get to know potential investors, leading corporations. Win some partnership locally and internationally.
TECH CORPORATIONS
Update innovative trends from various individuals in the startup ecosystem. Meet and build up relationship beyond the boundaries with international partners.
TECH LOVERS
Be inspired, broaden knowledges. Above all, acquire amazing employment opportunities from Asian and worldwide high-tech corporations
INVESTMENT FUND - VENTURE CAPITALISTS - STARTUP BOOSTERS
Find out a variety of qualified investment opportunity while getting latest news in Vietnam and Asia as well. Discover X-factors bringing up innovation in e-commerce, fintech, other relative technologies in delivery of property, venture capital and people's lifestyle.
SPEAKERS
Dr. Lee George Lam
Chairman-ASEAN Region & Senior Adviser-Asia, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (Hong Kong) Ltd
Huy Nguyen Trieu
CEO, The Disruptive Group
Dr. Le Hoang Lan
Chairwoman, Indochina Investment Group Singapore
Pham Hong Quat
Director of NATEC, Ministry of Science and Technology Vietnam
Eddy Lee
Founder & Managing Partner, Coffee Ventures
Huy Nguyen
Co-Founder & CTO, Holistics Software
Hian Goh
Founding Partner, NSI Ventures (Singapore)
Jonas Eichhorst
CEO, Silicon Straits Saigon
Charles Rim
General & Founding Partner, Access Ventures
Rick Yvanovich
Founder & CEO, TRG International
Shuyin Tang
Principal, Unitus Impact
Thaddeus Koh
Co-Founder & COO, e27
Coco Sun
Head of Global Partnerships & Marketing, Unitus Impact
Paul Tenney
Founder & CEO, Ematic Solutions
Peter Huynh
Co-founder & Partner, Qualgro
Christy Le
Managing Director, Fossil Vietnam
Vi Thanh Ton Ho
Co-Founder & CEO, Bo Cong Anh Studio
Guo Zhi Feng
Founder & CEO, Chicilon Media
Binh Tran
Venture Partner, 500 Startups
Anh Minh Do
Director of Communications, Vertex Ventures
Calvin Kizana
Founder & CEO, Picmix
Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen
MC | Entrepreneur | Actress
Michael Blakey
Managing Partner, Cocoon Capital Partners
Marcus Ellison
Co-Founder, Coderschool
Kevin McSpadden
Editor, e27
Oliver Woods
Director of Digital & Social Strategy, Red2 Digital
Philipp Kristian
Innovation Fellow, Lab of Forward Thinking (LOFT)
Isaac Tay
Co Founder & VP of Talent and Special Projects, honestbee
Jeffrey Nah
General Partner, Extream Ventures
Alex Grant
Founder, Touriocity
Sandeep Deobhakta
Division Head - Retail Banking Division, Vietnam Prosperity Bank - VPBank
Ditesh Gathani
Director of Engineering, Grab
William Koo
CEO, BridgeWorks Investment Management Consulting
Xiaojun Li
Partner, IDGVC Partners
Eddie Thái
Venture Partner, 500 Startups
SPONSORS
At the heart of Microsoft's technology is a passion for empowering startups to realize their full potential. Through programs like YouthSpark and BizSpark, Microsoft is committed to opening up opportunities for others and driving innovation, helping people use technology to break barriers and bolster software economies.
Grab is Southeast Asia's leading ride-hailing platform. We solve critical transportation challenges and make transport freedom a reality for 620 million people in Southeast Asia. Grab began as a taxi-hailing app in 2012, but has extended its product platform to include private car services (GrabCar), motorcycle taxis (GrabBike), social carpooling (GrabHitch) and last mile delivery (GrabExpress). Grab is focused on pioneering new commuting alternatives and for drivers and passengers with an emphasis on speed, safety and reliability. The company currently offers services in Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
Timo is a new kind of bank that doesn’t charge you fees, so you can focus on other things in life. You can save, send, and receive money with any other bank in Vietnam. Your money is also safe, protected by VPBank
With Timo, you can send money to anyone, pay a bill, or top up any mobile phone completely fee free. Anywhere and any time!
QVentures is a co-investment club for the smartest and most experienced investors in the market. Our members gain access to investment opportunities alongside top-tier VCs and Super Angels in deals that have been strictly vetted.
Members also benefit from being part of a vetted group of like-minded individuals, creating opportunities for non-exec positions and a new source of strategic capital for your own portfolio companies.
F&B SPONSOR
Chewy Junior is proud of being an excellent-quality Singapore choux cream chain store, with the mixture between 2 kinds of Japanese and Mexican cakes which bring the perfect experiences to thousands of customers in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia & Philippines.
Chewy Junior uses slogan "Freshly Baked Chewy Cream Puff" to create special cakes with a cool low-fat cream class covered in a unique chewy crust. Moreover, jams & decorative beads are also carefully studied in order to be blended with ice cream flavors harmoniously.
Founded in 1978 by Phyllis Jordan, PJ’s Coffee believes that superior beans and sophisticated roasting methods result in better coffee. Today, PJ’s Coffee serves a wide variety of hot, iced and frozen coffee beverages using only the top 1% of Arabica beans at over 140 locations worldwide. PJ’s also features cold-drip iced coffee, organic tea, specialty hot and iced beverages, pastries, and grab-n-go menu selections.
GOLD MEDIA SPONSOR
Based on an audience - centric approach, Chicilon Media is committed being the premier provider of out-of-home LED television advertising and in-elevator poster frame advertising solutions in Vietnam. With its rapid expansion, Chicilon Media currently reaches a market that includes more than 1,400 high-rise buildings, 14 airports, 80 higher premium hospitals, 29 public traffic stations, and 80 supermarkets.
At present Chicilon Media’s penetration represent over 70% of all out-of-home LED media sources with its 7700 LED TVs and over 60% of all in-elevator Digital Frame media sources with its operated 7000 frames. Chicilon Media has become the nation’s most effective branding & message delivery bridge with 32-million daily impressions.
MEDIA SPONSOR
RICE & Partners is a content marketing company with a collective of young filmmakers and creatives who are passionate about film and art.
The founders of the RICE Channel (#ricechanneltv)
OFFICIAL INNOVATION PARTNER
Skolkovo Innovation Center is the catalyst for Russia's innovation-based economy, creating an international ecosystem of entrepreneurship: 1,500 high-tech startups, a Technopark and the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology.
Skolkovo startups have already made $1.6 billion in revenues, attracted $350 million in investment and created 18,000 jobs, filing 1,900 patent applications along the way.
MEDIA PARTNERS
Quintessentially Creative is a full service creative agency with the ability to work across multi-platforms online & offline from Design, TV, Photography, Publishing to tailor-made Digital Marketing Plans. Additionally, they work & expertise in the luxury sector which sets them apart from competitors. As part of the Quintessentially Group - one of the world’s leading luxury lifestyle brands - their global reach is extensive & their concepts innovative.
VietnamBusiness.TV is one of Vietnam’s leading business portals and provides articles, blogs, market research and video interviews with leading Vietnam business leaders.
VietnamBusiness.TV was launched in 2015 and in a short time has become a respected business portal with a unique perspective of the Vietnam business environment. The website is owned by Asia Media Partners (Vietnam) and is managed by a dedicated staff in HCMC, Vietnam.
VietnamBusiness.TV is a leading Vietnam business website that aggregates, creates and curates content from a variety of individual and corporate contributors. We are an open website that tries to provide a complete and impartial view of business in Vietnam through articles, blogs, event presentations, market research and videos.
The website is owned by Asia Media Partners Co., Ltd. (AMP), a Hong Kong company established in 2005. AMP has business in multiple areas including content, events marketing services and website management.
DESIGN PARTNER
BCA studio is a creative digital agency based in Saigon that crafted functionally beautiful websites and apps. Together, we can transform the way your brand connects with clients.
Our UX design expertise and international working mindset are what set us apart from other local agencies. If you have an amazing idea that you wanna turn into reality, we can be your digital partner to power all the design and development works so you can raise money and take over the world!
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
FEATURING
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
A glimpse of this year's agenda
Registration & Networking
DESCRIPTION: Grab your conference pass and a cuppa! It’s going to be a productive day.
Opening Remarks
SPEAKERS:
Thaddeus Koh - Co-founder & COO, e27
Sieng Van Tran, Quintessentially Group
Welcome Address
SPEAKER: Representative from Ministry Of Science & Technology, Vietnam
[Keynote] Opening Address: Discovering Vietnam as Asia's Next Tech Dragon
SPEAKERS: Charles Rim, General & Founding Partner, Access Ventures
[Keynote] Digital Health: Transforming Care at Hospitals and Homes
SPEAKER: Eddy Lee, PhD, Managing Partner, Coffee Ventures/Consulting Professor, Stanford University
[Fireside] Addressing The Missing Ecosystem Growth Catalysts In Vietnam
SPEAKER: Eddie Thai, Venture Partner, 500 Startups
MODERATOR: Kevin McSpadden, Editor, e27
[Fireside] Catalysing The Growth Of E-Commerce in Vietnam
SPEAKERS: Dr. George Lam, Chairman, Cyberport
MODERATOR: Sieng Van Tran, Chairman, The Egg Group
[Keynote] Leveraging Fintech for the New Age of Distributions
SPEAKERS: Le Hoang Lan, Chairwoman, Indochina Investment Singapore
[Keynote] Harnessing Vietnamese Young Talents in Science and Tech
SPEAKERS: Christy Le, Managing Director, Fossil
Lunch & Networking
[Panel] Why Does Vietnam Need a Travel Accelerator?
SPEAKER:
Alex Grant, Founder, Touriocity
Jens Thraenhart, Executive Director. Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office
Larry Chua, Co-founder, Caption Hospitality
MODERATOR: Sieng Van Tran, Chairman, The Egg Group
[Fireside] Navigating The Crossroads Between IoT and Smart Nation
SPEAKER: Jerry Lim, Country Manager, Vietnam, Grab
MODERATOR: Kevin McSpadden, Editor, e27
[Fireside] Startup Education
SPEAKER: Adrian Tan, Program Director, VIISA
MODERATOR: Bobby Liu, Senior Director, Topica Edtech Group/Founder, Hub.IT
[Panel] Bridging the Gap between Southeast Asia and China
SPEAKERS:
Zhang Di, Head of Financial Advisory, TechTemple
Andy Tian, Co-founder & CEO, Asia Innovations Group
MODERATOR: Coco Sun, Head of Global Partnerships & Marketing, TechTemple
[Keynote] Fintech Risks and Opportunities: Why Asia is Different
SPEAKERS: Nguyen Huy Trieu, CEO, The Disruptive Group
[Panel] How To Woo A Southeast Asian Investor
SPEAKERS:
Anh-Minh Do, Director of Communications, Vertex Ventures/Co-founder, Startup.vn
Peter Huynh, Co-founder & Partner, Qualgro
Victor Chua, Investment Director, Gobi VC
MODERATOR: Shuyin Tang, Principal, Unitus Impact
[Free & Easy] Networking & Exhibition Showcase
Registration & Networking
[Keynote] Lessons I Learned from Building My Startup, Klout
SPEAKER: Binh Tran, Venture Partner, 500 Startups
[Keynote] Bringing Sexy Back to B2B
SPEAKER: Rick Yvanovich, Founder & CEO, TRG International
[Fireside] Grow Local, Go Global
MODERATOR: Kevin McSpadden, Editor, e27
SPEAKER: Andy Tian, Co-founder & CEO, Asia Innovations (碰碰)
[Fireside] Synergies Between Russia and SEA
SPEAKER: Alina Suslova, Head of Special Projects, Skolkovo Foundation
[Fireside] Viet Diaspora - Vietnam's Unfair Advantage
SPEAKER: Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen, Vietnamese-American Personality/Co-host, Thuy Nga's Paris By Night
MODERATOR: Sieng Van Tran, Chairman, The Egg Group
[Panel] Accelerating The Fintech Fastforward In Vietnam
SPEAKERS:
Philipp Kristian, Innovation Fellow, LOFT/Organiser, Drink Entrepreneurs
Sandeep Deobhakta, Division Head – Head of Retail Banking, VPBank
MODERATOR: Samuel Hall, Program Director, Startup Bootcamp Fintech Singapore
Lunch & Networking
DESCRIPTION: Eat up, everyone! Say hi to the exhibitors & don't forget to exchange cards.
[Keynote] Entrepreneur to VC: The journey from AFC to NSI Ventures
SPEAKER: Hian Goh, Founding Partner, NSI Ventures
[Fireside] 22 Millions Users In 22 Months
SPEAKER: Calvin Kizana, Founder & CEO, PicMix
MODERATOR: Bobby Liu, Senior Director, Topica Edtech Group/Founder, Hub.IT
[Panel] Building Vietnam's Competitive Advantage Through Tech Talent
SPEAKER:
Jonas Eichhorst, CEO, Silicon Straits Saigon
Francis Tuan Anh Nguyen, Developer Experience & Evangelism Lead, Microsoft Vietnam
Marcus Ellison, Co-founder, CoderSchool
Vi Thanh Ton Ho, Co-founder & Managing Director, BCA Studio/Founder, Creative Drinks
MODERATOR: Isaac Tay, Co-Founder & VP, Honestbee
TOP100 Vietnam Qualifiers
DESCRIPTION: Shortlisted Startups battle it out on the Future Stage for a chance to win prizes, and a shot at making it to the TOP100 Finals in Singapore, June 2017.
To be announced shortly!
TOP100 Vietnam Qualifiers Award Ceremony
Closing
Networking
Afterparty
TOP100 PROGRAMME
TOP100 VIETNAM VIETNAM REGIONAL QUALIFIER - REGISTER NOW!
Top100 is an annual contest hosted by e27 at over 14 countries across Pacific Asia. Qualifications took place in Australia, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam to find out the brightest startups across the region.
Groups of qualified startups will win a chance to demonstrate their products to international judgement council, investors and thousands of participants right on stage of Echelon Vietnam 2016. Top 5 startups will go straight to the Final round of Echelon Asia Summit in Singapore in June 2017. Above all, winners of Qualifications TOP100 VIETNAM will randomly get exclusive prizes from sponsors and organizer (to be updated soon).
PARTICIPATION TARGET:
- Pre-seed startups & Seed startups (before Series A)
- Vietnam-registered companies or subsidiaries in Vietnam technological products and service.
- Staff of at least 3 members and one of them must be resident or expat living or working in Vietnam.
- New products or service in the industry, with at least 1 sample.
Be able to join 2 days of Echelon Vietnam 2016 (Nov 18-19, 2016)
Deadline for registration: 23:59 - October 30, 2016!
Apply at: e27.co/echelon/vietnam/top100
EXHIBITION
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Early Bird: until Oct 15 841 USD (19,343,000 VND) |
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Regular Price: Oct 16 - Nov 11 1,010 USD (23,230,000 VND) |
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| REGULAR BOOTH |
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Early Bird: until Oct 15 390 USD (8,970,000 VND) |
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Regular Price: Oct 16 - Nov 11 468 USD (10,764,000 VND) |
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| STANDARD BOOTH |
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Early Bird: until Oct 15 310 USD (7,130,000 VND) |
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Regular Price: Oct 16 - Nov 11 372 USD (8,556,000 VND) |
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Early Bird: until Oct 15 841 USD (19,343,000 VND) |
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Regular Price: Oct 16 - Nov 11 1,010 USD (23,230,000 VND) |
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| REGULAR BOOTH | |
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Early Bird: until Oct 15 390 USD (8,970,000 VND) |
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Regular Price: Oct 16 - Nov 11 468 USD (10,764,000 VND) |
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Early Bird: until Oct 15 310 USD (7,130,000 VND) |
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Regular Price: Oct 16 - Nov 11 372 USD (8,556,000 VND) |
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TICKETS
Play a significant part in Echelon Vietnam 2016. Be the pillars of support, the heroes of innovation, the supporters of the underdogs, the nurturers of local entrepreneurship.
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
SINGLE
2 DAY-PASS
18 - 19/11/2016
1,755,000 vnd/ticket
1 DAY-PASS
18 or 19/11/2016
945,000 vnd/ticket
PACK OF 2
2 DAY-PASS
18 - 19/11/2016
1,462,500 vnd/ticket
1 DAY-PASS
18 or 19/11/2016
855,000 vnđ/vé
PACK OF 4
2 DAY-PASS
18 - 19/11/2016
1,383,750 vnd/ticket
1 DAY-PASS
18 or 19/11/2016
798,750 vnd/ticket
