8:00am
REGISTRATION OPENS
9:35am – 9:50am
LAUNCHING WOMEN IN TECH ASIA 2018Opening Address
Jenni Risku, Founder of Women In Tech Asia
9:50am – 10:10am
KEYNOTEWith Opportunity Comes Responsibility: Making A Difference With Human-Centered AI
Dr. Daiana Beitler, Philanthropies Director, Greater Asia and the Pacific, Microsoft
10:10am – 10:30am
KEYNOTEOne Hundred Languages: Preparing For a World Where Problems and Solutions Around Us Look Like Computers
Linda Liukas, Best-Selling Author (“Hello Ruby”) & Founder of RailsGirls
10:30am – 10:50am
KEYNOTEThe Changing Nature of Engagement: Our Mobile First World
Chris Boncimino, Head of Innovation & Design for Asia Pacific, Visa
10:50am – 11:20am
EXECUTIVE PANELOpportunities in Singapore & Emerging Asia: Technologies and Directions To Point Our Compass
Moderated by Steve Leonard, Founding CEO at SGInnovate
Panelists:
Edith Yeung, Partner (Greater China) for 500 Startups
Dr. Ayesha Khanna, CEO & Founder at ADDO AI
Lathika Pai, Managing Director, Microsoft for Startups India
Serene Sia, Managing Director at Oracle Singapore
11:20am – 11:40am
KEYNOTEBuilding The Future Through Machine Learning & Analytics
Renee Lo, Head of Analytics, Big Data, Machine Learning & AI, Amazon Web Services
11:40am – 12:00pm
KEYNOTELeveraging Diversity in Tech Teams
Aparajita Bhattacharya, Engineering Director, Architecture and Technology Group for ARM
12:00pm – 12:20pm
FIRESIDE CHATDiscussion With Mancy Sun, Managing Director, Head of Principal Strategic Investments (PSI) Asia Pacific at Goldman Sachs & One of the Lead Investors in the “Launch with GS program” – targeting to invest 500mill. USD globally in women-owned/women-led companies.
12:20pm – 12:50pm
WOMEN IN TECH INVESTOR PANELOpportunities & State of Our Ecosystem – Personal Stories From Asia and Silicon Valley
Moderated by Padmini Pandya, Organizational Psychologist / Corporate Strategist / Founder (U.S./SG)
Panelists:
Shao-Ning Huang, Chief Angel & Founder of AngelCentral, Partner at Entrepreneur First (SG)
Mancy Sun, Managing Director, Head of Principal Strategic Investments (PSI) Asia Pacific at Goldman Sachs
Shiyan Koh, Investor & Managing Partner at Hustle Fund (U.S./SG)
12:50pm – 1:50pm
LUNCH / MAIN STAGE ON 1H BREAKBREAK FOR LUNCH
+ FACILITATED NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
1:50pm – 2:10pm
KEYNOTETECHNOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF ART: How Art-Tech is beyond robots and A.I. and can collaborate and communicate with impact.
Dillah Zakbah, Creative Technology Lead, BBH Asia Pacific
2:10pm – 2:40pm
CREATIVE PANELArt x Tech: Opportunities & State of Our Mixed Reality (with a surprise guest)
Moderator: Olivier Bos, Chief Inspiration Officer, MeshMinds
Panelists:
Dillah Zakbah, Creative Technology Lead, BBH Asia Pacific
Vanessa Ching Radd, Founding Partner, XR Alliance
Remalie Comport, Creative Intelligence Lead, Google APAC
Kay Vasey, Chief Connecting Officer, MeshMinds
2:40pm – 3:00pm
KEYNOTESeparating The Wheat From The Chaff: Can Wisdom Successfully Make Its Way Into Machines?
Audrey Kuah, Managing Director, Global Data Innovation Centre, Dentsu Aegis Network
3:00pm – 3:20pm
KEYNOTEFrom Academia To Startup: Marrying Artificial Intelligence with Healthcare for Stroke Preservation – and more
Dr. Sadaf Monajemi, Co-Founder & Director, See-Mode Technologies
3:20pm – 3:40pm
KEYNOTETech & Society: Building Today’s Healthcare System From Scratch
Dr. Silvia Pfeiffer, CEO at Coviu, Book Author & Developer Expert
3:40pm – 4:00pm
KEYNOTEA Framework For The “Future of Work”
Jason J Sosa, CEO, Blackbox Foundation
4:00pm – 4:20pm
KEYNOTEWinner of 2018 She Loves Tech Global Startup Competition
Emily Hicks, President & Co-Founder of FREDsense Technologies: “Using Synthetic Biology To Tackle Issues Affecting Our Water – and bringing water chemistry analysis into the 21st century”
4:20pm – 4:40pm
FIRESIDE CHATFounders & Technology Builders: China / ASEAN Fireside Chat
Leanne Robers, Head of Singapore, She Loves Tech
Rachel Wang, Co-founder and CEO, d’Optron
Estella Chen, Founder & CEO, MandarinX
Diana Kam, Steering Committee/Board Member, AngelVest
4:40pm – 4:50pmCLOSING REMARKS
+ CONFERENCE CLOSE
5:00pm Till Late
AFTER EVENT NETWORKING BEGINSOFFICIAL WOMEN IN TECH ASIA AFTER PARTY & DRINKS
* Details to be announced soon
DEEP DIVE BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
Max 50 people per SESSION
- Premium Pass holders are able to pre-register for the Dialogue Sessions to reserve your seat for the day. [RESERVE YOUR SEAT NOW!].
- General Conference Pass holders can attend any of the sessions based on a first come first served basis.
11:00am – 12:30pm (Room 1 & 2)
LEADERSHIP 3.0: LEAN IN SINGAPORE: MENTORSHIP MATTERSOur vision is to inspire more women in tech to become mentors, and equip more women in tech to find mentors and sponsors.
Presented by Uma Thana Balasingam & Helen Duce, Co-Founders of Lean In Singapore
Who should join?
– Women in technology functions
– Women aspiring to be in tech
– Women looking for skills to secure mentors and sponsors
– Women who would like to mentor and need guidance on how to start
1:00pm – 2:00pm (Room 2)
INCLUSION HACKSAre you a champion of diversity? Would you like to create a more inclusive workplace? Come find out more in this interactive and hands-on workshop that will provide you practical tools, tips and a format for creating a sustained inclusive culture in your organization. Experience this workshop as a participant and leave the workshop as a champion for inclusion, taking back the workshop design and discussion guide with you to your organization and team.
Powered by Microsoft
Presented by Lim Shoon Yin, Senior Manager, Global Diversity & Inclusion, Microsoft
Who should join?
Anyone who wants to harness the power of diversity to create more impact for your organization
3:30pm – 4:30pm (Room 1)
BUSINESS ANGEL WORKSHOPWant to know more about becoming an Angel Investor? Then this is the workshop for you! This is a closed networking and sharing session, and an opportunity to work with some of the leading female investors in SG/ASEAN.
Presented by Huang Shao-Ning, Chief Angel of AngelCentral, a fast growing community of over 500 angels in Singapore. AngelCentral runs regular pitch days, conducts angel education workshops to help angels be investment ready, and provides investment syndication services.
More angel investors are needed in Asia. Shao-Ning shares her personal angel learnings and portfolio thinkings in this workshop. So if you are thinking of angel investing, use the workshop as a starting point to start forming your investment philosophies, and find out more about syndicates with ASEAN’s leading active investors.
Who should join?
Individual investors and family offices who would like to know more about investing in scalable businesses, and who could invest own capital within the next 12 months.
Hands-on workshops
Max 50 people per workshop
- Premium Pass holders are able to pre-register for the Innolab Sessions to reserve your seat for the day. [RESERVE YOUR SEAT NOW!].
- General Conference Pass holders can attend any of the sessions based on a first come first served basis.
1:00pm – 2:00pm (Room 1)
FROM DATA TO STORYTELLINGThis workshop will teach you how to go from presenting information to data storytelling. The session features real-life use case and instructors and mentors from She Loves Data and VISA with an emphasis on hands on participation.
The workshop will include theory, group work and discussion components. Data science mentors and instructors will also be available for open Q&A.
Powered by She Loves Data
In partnership with VISAPresented by:
Quinn Pham, Analyst & Technical Project Manager, Data Driven Co Pte. Ltd & Instructor, She Loves Data
Dr. Andrea Wang, Director/Data Scientist, Visa Consulting & Analytics, Visa
Aditi Rungta, Senior Software Engineer, VisaShakiya Sha, Senior Software Engineer, Visa
Who should join?
– Anyone who wishes to better support their business decision making with data
– Anyone who works with data and builds dashboards
– Anyone who wishes to start a data-driven culture in their organization
2:15pm – 3:45pm (Room 2)
INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE VOICE-DESIGN SKILLS WITH AMAZON ALEXAWith rapid advancement of technology, we are interacting with technology in new ways. Touch screen revolutionized productivity in the last decade. Voice is expected to do the same thing. Voice will fundamentally improve the way people will interact with technology, because it’s the most natural and convenient user interface ever created.
Join us as we demystify the concept of artificial intelligence and explore how voice-based solutions work, through interactive learning activities.
Powered by Amazon Web Services
Presented by Felix Goh, Technical Program Manager at Amazon Web Services for ASEAN region.
Who should join?
Technology enthusiasts, UX designers, developers and those who are interested in learning about voice-technology.One does not need technical background to join this workshop.
Please bring your laptop.
2:15pm – 3:15pm (Room 1)
ABC OF MACHINE LEARNINGMachine Learning is a big buzzword, but what should every wo(man) know and understand about it? How do humans and machines work together? And is AI a pet, friend, foe or a ghost?
In this practical workshop we’ll cover how machines learn (using just pen, paper and unplugged activities) and leave with an understanding of how to fit machine learning into our work lives – with a bit of Scandinavian storytelling twist!
Presented by Linda Liukas, Best-Selling Author (“Hello Ruby”) & Founder of RailsGirls
Topics:
– AI & Machine Learning
– Computers vs Humans
– Bias in AI
– What AI can do
Who should join?
Targeted for non-experts and people who are interested in machine learning fundamentals and applications