APEC Financial Opportunities Fair for Women-led MSMEs
Date: 21 November 2019
Venue: International Hall, Taipei Garden Hotel
Taipei
Agenda |
09:30-10:20 | Opening Session Opening Remarks - Mr Chuan-Neng Lin, Vice Minister of Economic Affairs (Chinese Taipei)
- Mrs Natalia Shamanskaya, Head of the SME Infrastructure Division, Department of Investment Policy and Entrepreneurship Development, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation (Russia)
Keynote Speech - Ms Catherine Peng, Founder of Toplogis (Chinese Taipei)
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10:20-12:00 | Workshop Session During this session, information on various international grants/programs/funds will be shared. Women-led MSMEs will go through exercises that will help to understand eligibility criteria to various international grants/programs/funds. |
12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
13:00-14:30 | Panel Session: Future Trends in Startup Fundraising and Investing This session will feature future trends in startup fundraising and investing. What are the emerging funding channels for women-led MSMEs? How could these new tools or mechanisms help accelerate the development and growth of women-led MSMEs? The panelists will identify their insights and trends of accessing capital for female entrepreneurs. Moderator: Dr Jason Kao, Director of Southern Taiwan Program Office, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (Chinese Taipei) Panelists: - Mrs Natalia Shamanskaya, Head of the SME Infrastructure Division, Department of Investment Policy and Entrepreneurship Development, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation (Russia)
- Ms Kathy Korman Frey, Founder & CEO of the Hot Mommas Project (United States)
- Ms Elain Lockman, Co-Founder & Director of Ata Plus Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)
- Ms Diah Yusuf, Founder of Indonesia Prima & Vice President of ICSB Indonesia (Indonesia)
- Ms Enchia Tsai, Co-Founder & Marketing Director of Bened Biomedical Co., Ltd. (Chinese Taipei)
- Ms Melanie Nan, Senior Executive Vice President of CDIB Capital Group (Chinese Taipei)
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14:30-14:50 | Coffee break |
14:50-16:20 | Pitch Session Women-led MSMEs from APEC economies will present their business projects to investors (angels/VCs targeting at startups in APEC region). Women-led MSMEs will have a real chance to receive funding and investments as well as generate new business opportunities. Investor/Mentor: - Ms Jessica Liu, Managing Partner of AppWorks (Chinese Taipei)
Mentors: Pitch teams: - Ms Nutthida Wongjirasak, Business Development Manager of KIDDEEPASS (Thailand)
- Ms Hsiang-Tsen (Natalie) Lin, Chief Operating Officer of Lynaza Inc. (Chinese Taipei)
- Ms Camille Rose Albarracin, Founder of Everything Green Trading and Consulting (The Philippines)
- Ms I Hsuan (Alice) Chou, Chief Operating Officer of Extreme Esports Inc. (Chinese Taipei)
- Ms Luu Thi Tuoi, General Director of Tika Trading and Manufacturing Company Limited (Viet Nam)
- Ms Hannie Liu, Co-Founder & CEO of SHOWHUE (Chinese Taipei)
- Ms Alena Chernyshova, Owner of Trico Tini (Russia)
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16:20-16:30 | Closing |
