AI
Digital Infrastructure
Future Mobility & Energy
Life Science & Health
Industry 5.0
Startup
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Date
10:20-10:25
Chairman’s Opening
10:30-10:50
Data, Export Controls, and Localization: Legal Red Lines for Startups
10:55-11:15
From Scientists to Operators: The Organizational Evolution of Hard-Tech Startups
11:20-12:00
Panel Discussion: The Other Half of the Darkest Hour – Founder Resilience and Recovering from Bad Calls
12:10-13:25
Visit Expo & Networking
13:45-13:50
Chairman’s Opening
13:55-14:15
Web3 Financing: From Equity to Protocols — Token Economics in Early-Stage Funding
14:20-14:40
Hard-Tech’s New Funding Landscape: State Capital,CVCs, and the Retreat of USD Funds
14:45-15:05
Counter-Cyclical Financing: Closing Series B with Industrial Capital in a Funding Winter
Speaker: John CHEN, Founder & CEO,Shishi Capital
15:10-15:30
Term Sheets and VAMs: A Startup’s Guide to Hidden Landmines
15:35-16:20
Panel Discussion: The Next Three Years — AnInvestor’s View on Sectors, Timing, and Exits
16:25-16:30
Chair’s Closing Remarks
09:50-09:55
Chairman’s Opening
09:55-10:15
From IP to Product: Legal Hurdles and Commercial Strategy for Research Spin-Outs
10:20-10:40
Ecosystem-Built Ventures: Survival Strategies Inside Platforms and Alliances
Speaker: Shuchun LIU, Founder & CEO, KUNYAN AI
10:45-11:05
Cross-Border in Southeast Asia: Traffic Growth and Payment Traps
11:10-12:00
Panel Discussion:Cross-Border Ecosystems – Global Scalers vs. Local Players – Building a Global Network
12:00-13:25
Visit Expo and Networking
13:25-13:30
Chairman’s Opening
13:30-13:50
From Lab to $100M+: A Hard-Tech Commercialization Journey
13:55-14:15
Paper to Product: Why Most Hard-Tech Startups Fail in the Valley
14:20-14:40
Valley of Death Survival Guide: 3 Warning Signs, 6 Financing Lifelines
14:45-15:05
The Darkest Hour: Policy Shifts, Lost Clients, and Launching Plan B in 72 Hours
15:10-16:00
Panel Discussion: Founder’s Math — Dilution, Options, and Co-Founder Exits
16:00-16:05
Chair’s Closing Remarks
10:10-10:15
Chairman’s Opening
10:20-10:40
Exiting in a Downturn: Reverse Mergers and Asset Sales
10:45-11:05
SaaS Transformation: A Soft Landing When Sale and IPO Aren’t Options
11:10-12:00
Panel Discussion: Rethinking Exits – M&A, SaaS Transformation, or Hong Kong/US IPOs?
12:00-13:25
Visit Expo and Networking
13:45-13:50
Chairman’s Opening
13:55-14:15
Hard-Tech at Scale: Cross-Industry Monetization of Your Tech Portfolio
14:20-15:05
Panel Discussion: Building Innovation Alliances – From Vendor to Partner
15:05-15:10
Chair’s Closing Remarks