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OVERVIEW DAY 1: FRIDAY 27 SEPT 2019

POSTER COMPETITION

GALLERY B.E.S.T CAMP

OPENING CEREMONY

DAY 2: SATURDAY 28 SEPT 2019

MEDIA COVERAGE

PARTNERS EXHIBITORS PARTICIPANTS

SPONSORS

ANNEX

PITCH COMPETITION


The 100 Innovations x Entrepreneurs (100x), Southeast Asia’s First Research-to-Commercial Conference organized by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in collaboration with the Thailand Tech Startup Association (TTSA) was held on 27-28 September at C asean Bangkok.

At the two-day event, hundreds of students, startups, entrepreneurs from various industries, development agencies, NGOs, as well as investors and venture capitalists came together to discuss new innovations and ways to combine social impact research with new business ideas.

The Conference served as the venue to launch AIT’s new initiative, the AIT Entrepreneurship Center, a place for innovation, creation, and incubation to nurture and drive the entrepreneurial capabilities of AIT in collaboration with the industry to

support the socio-economic development of Thailand and the region.

Seventy experts from various organizations all over the globe joined the conference as keynote speakers, panelists, and workshop speakers. More than 250 innovators, entrepreneurs, and startups showcased their innovations through exhibition display.

The 100x Pitch Competition with the theme Solutions for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was one of the key highlights in the event. Fifteen finalists competed in the live pitch; these were pre-selected by Vertech Capital from 40 applications from different countries. Winners included Thais for Best Startup, Agcura for Best Presentation, and Wealthi for Best Solution for SDGs

Overview

KEYNOTES

PANEL DISCUSSIONS

PITCH COMPETITION

WORKSHOPS18

8 1

13

SPEAKERS BOOTHSPARTICIPANTS EXHIBITORS70+ 60+700+ 250+

CONFERENCE STATISTICS


Opening Ceremony

Welcoming remarks by Conference Chair Dr. Naveed Anwar, Vice President for Knowledge Transfer, AIT

Welcome remarks by Conference Co-chair Mr. Parin Songpracha, Vice President, Thailand Tech Startup Association,

Address by Chief Guest Dr. Pun-Arj Chairatana, Executive Director, National Innovation Agency

Opening Address by Dr. Eden Y Woon, President of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)

Launch of AIT Entrepreneurship Center with (from left) Prof. Dieter Trau, Director, AIT Entrepreneurship Center; Dr. Eden Y Woon, Dr. Pun-Arj Chairatana; Dr. Subin Pinkayan, Chairperson of the AIT Board of Trustees; and Dr. Naveed Anwar

The opening ceremony was attended by dignitaries from government, executives and managers from industry, founders and CEOs of startups, faculty and students from universities, and friends and alumni of AIT.

The launch of the AIT Entrepreneurship Center, a regional hub for innovation and entrepreneurship through collaboration with the government, industry, and other institutions, was one of the key highlights of the event.


Mr. Ashraf Habibullah, Founder and CEO Computers and Structures, Inc (CSI) presented the Grant to AIT towards Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Transfer from Computers and Structures, Inc (CSI)

Mr. Ashraf Habibullah accepted the Plaque of Appreciation for being Platinum sponsor

RISC Representative accepted Plaque of Appreciation for being Silver sponsor

Mr. Naeem Ghauri Co-Founder, President Global Sales, Chief Executive Officer Innovation and OTOZ NETSOL Technologies, Inc. accepted Plaque of Appreciation for being Gold sponsor

Dr. Pun-Arj Chairatana accepted Plaque of Appreciation for being Key Collaborator

Mr. Jose Sy, President of Sy^ + Associates Inc, accepted Plaque of Appreciation for being Silver sponsor

Dr. Thitapha Smitinont, Director of Technology Management Center, NSTDA accepted Plaque of Appreciation for being Key Collaborator

Opening Keynote: Empowering the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs by Mr. Ashraf Habibullah


Day 1: Friday, 27 Sept 2019 - Keynotes

MAIN STAGE

SUB STAGE

13.00 - 13.40 Kla Tangsuwan CEO, Wisesight “How Data Works?: Impact of Big Data on Social Media”

11.20 - 12.00 Naeem Ghauri President, NETSOL Technologies

“The Future of Shared Mobility”

14.30 - 15.10 William Malek Executive Academic Director, SEAC “Executing Innovation: Business Transformation for Startups and CVC”

14.40 - 15.20 Suwat Meemook Executive Vice President Bangchak Initiative and Innovation Center (BiiC), Bangchak Corporation PCL. “Corporate Innovation for the New S-Curve“

16.30 - 17.10 Dominic Mellor Senior Investment Specialist, ADB Ventures “Emerging Market Risks Facing Technology Entrepreneur”

13.00 - 13.30 Ir Dr. Daniel Ng, Director, Beijing Tsinghua University D-Lab

“ Smart City and Ai: Successful Stories and What We Can Learn from Them”

13.30 - 14.00 Dr. James She Assistant Professor, Hongkong University of Science and Technology

“Patented vs Open-Source VS Free: Some Real Cases and Stories After the University Research”

14.00 - 14.30 Prof. Mathew N Dailey Professor, AIT “Ai for Small Business: How Small Business Can Get Started with Ai Technologies”

16.10 - 16.40 Samattapon Witthawaskul CEO, Imagine Innovation “Value Chain of Tech Transfer

16.50 - 17.20 Nophol Techaphangam Founder & CEO Circularity Co., Ltd. “Circular Economy: A Win for All”

17.20 - 17.50 Lincoln Teo Executive Director Intel Wise Group “Banking is Not Just About the Data: Rethinking How Financial Services Should Work”

The conference was divided into four main activities: keynotes, panel discussions, workshops, and exhibitions. Side meetings and networking were also held in between sessions.


Day 1: Friday, 27 Sept 2019 - Panels

MAIN STAGEPanel 1

Panel 2

Panel 3

Panel 4

11.10 - 12.00 | Government on Innovation

13.40 - 14.40 | Is It Worth to Have Researchers in Business?

15.30 - 16.30 | SDGs vs. Business: Can Business Also Save the World?

Panelists:

Panelists:

Panelists:

Tsuen Yip Jonathan Wong Chief of Technology & Innovation UNESCAP

Moderator: Dr. Jonathan Shaw Director, AIT Extension

Somsak Boonkam Founder & CEO Local Alike

Prisda HiranaburnaSenior Consultant Technology Business Incubation Centre, NSTDA

Dr. Wanaruk ChaimayoDeputy Director, iNT Mahidol University

Panizara Khabuz Innovation Developer, Innovation for Economy DepartmentThailandNational Innovation Agency (NIA)

Sanjay Mathur Regional Director, Asia Region UNOPS

Dr. Monchai Lertsutthiwong Senior Visionary Architect Kasikorn Labs

Ricky Doyle Co-founder Practice Labs

Krittanai Sajjapongse Design Engineer LEX by Astride

Moderator: Prof. Thammarat Koottatep Professor, AIT

Moderator: Zarene Zuberi Country Manager Social Innovation Lab

Ludovic Sinet Technology Research Lead Good Tech Lab

Azher Uddin KhanMD & CEO NEC Consultants Pvt Ltd and Cleaner Production Institute

17.10 - 18.10 | Building An Ecosystem for EntrepreneursPanelists:

Prof. Dr. Arnat Leemakdej Director of Intellectual Property and Incubation Center, Thammasart University

Ka Ming Andre Kwok Chairman of the BoardFuture City Summit

Moderator: Wahyu Toufiq Founder, D.I.Y Academy

Jamie Brennan Head of True You and O2OTRUE Digital and Media Platform Co.,Ltd


Day 1: Friday, 27 Sept 2019 - Panels & Workshops

SUB-STAGE 1

Panel 515:10 - 15:50 | Technology for Better SocietyPanelists:

Dileep Agarwal Founder and Managing Director WorldLink Communications

Moderator: Michael I. Waitze Founder Michael Waitze Media

Dr.Supoet SrinutapongPublic Sector Program Lead Microsoft

Maria Fe Nuestro FerriolsPresident AIT Alumni Association

Michael MalteseDirector of Innovation in Asia Pacific, Japan and China CISCO

The Art of Pitching: How to Sell Your Product

Rattanawadee Nimnual Social Media Lead, GrabFood at Grab

ROOM 1

ROOM 2

Workshop 1

Workshop 5 Workshop 6

Workshop 2 Workshop 3 Workshop 415:10 - 16:4011:10 - 12:30 13:00 - 15:10

13:00 - 16:00

17:10 - 18:00

16:10 - 18:10

Learn IT by doing Social Business 101

Lean Canvas for Innovators

Getting to Know Your Customers Better with UX

Capturing Consumer Insights to Build a Better Product

Ricky Doyle CEO Practice Labs

Dr. Faiz Shah DirectorYunus Center at AIT

Michael BiedassekChief Explorer & Connector, Bangkok Vanguards

Dr. Sandro Calvani Senior Adviser on Strategic Planning, Mae Fah Luang Foundation

Paul-Pawin Suthapong CEO SpotOn International Group

Jeff Hamilton Executive Director, Startup and Incubation Center DevHub

Juthamas Vadhanapanich Manager - Digital Specialist BANPU Public Company Limited


14.10 - 14.50 Todd King Senior AgTech Advisor Nest VC “AgTech to Feed the World at 2050”

10.30 - 11.00 Charatpong Chotigavanichr CTO- T2P “How Bot Can Look After Your Money”

16.00 - 16.40 DJoann Fal CEO, GetLinks “Bridging Talent Gap in Asia: The Engine of Innovation”

10.20 - 11.10 Dr. Mullika Sungsanit Head of Project SEDA, Suranaree University of Technology “Entrepreneurship as The New Normal for University ”

Day 2: Saturday, 28 Sept 2019 - Panels

MAIN STAGE

SUB STAGE

13.00 - 13.40 Dr. Panachit Kittipanyangam President of TTSA “A Journey from Researcher to Startup”

13.40 - 14.10 Chonchayong Trairatkeyoon Co-founder & CEO Juiceinnov8 “State of global deeptech startup scene: Why they are crucial to the growth of economy & how S.E.Asia can build a success one.”

17.40 - 18.00 Dr. Chedtha Puncreobutr Co-Founder, Meticuly “Deep Tech Saves Lives”

11.00 - 11.30 Bjorn Harvold Co-founder, Traveliko “CREATING A START-UP: A Few Things You Should Know Before Starting Your Own Company ”


MAIN STAGE

Panelists:

Panelists:

Nicole Nguyen Head of Asia Pacific Infinity Blockchain Ventures

Moderator: Tina Marie Rodvong Business Development Manager AI Technology Center, AIT

Moderator: Bob GallagharManaging Director & Founder Appsynth

Jirayut Supsrisopa Group CEOBitkub

11:00 - 12:00 | Thesis to Startup: How to Transform Your Research to Startup

15:00 - 15:50 | How Blockchain Will Take the World to The Next Level?

16:40 - 17:30 | Software behind business

Panelists:

Jostein Aksnes Co founder & MD 7 Peaks Software

Dr. Ronnakorn VaiyavuthInnovation Director CU Innovation Hub

Chonchayong Trairatkeyoon Co-founder & CEO Juiceinnov8

Dr. Chedtha PuncreobutrCo-Founder, Meticuly

Soravis Srinavakul CEO Band Protocol

Iwan Spillebeen Founder & CEO BlockchainLabs.ai

Naeem Ghauri President, NETSOL Technologies

Moderator: Chatchanart Charanwattanakit CMO, Workforce

Day 2: Saturday, 28 Sept 2019 - Panels

Panel 1

Panel 2

Panel 3


10.00 - 12:00 16:10 - 18:10LINE OFFICIAL Account for Business

Digital Asset : What is The New Financial Class

Sanjay PopliCo-founder

Merkle Academy by Bitcoin Addict

Akaradet DiawpanichCEO - Cryptomind

Peeraphat Hankongkaew,CEO -Blockchain Review

Anas Santohsop

CEO & Founder A Digital Partner.Co,Ltd.

ROOM 1

ROOM 2

Day 2: Saturday, 28 Sept 2019 - Workshops

10:00 - 12:00 13:00 - 15:00

Commercializing your innovation

How to start a Platform Business

Lathika Chandra MouliBusiness Development Manager Vertech Capital

Chatchanart CharanwattanakitCMO Workforce

15:10 - 16:40 16:40 - 18:00How to Start Circular Economy Business : An Introductory to Circular Strategy

Unlock your research potential by valuation method

Amorpol HuvanandanaFounder moreloop

Dr.Jarika MakkochCTO Imagine Innovation

Workshop 1

Workshop 5

Workshop 2

Workshop 6

Workshop 3 Workshop 4


Pitch Competition

Mr. Alex Emms Chief Technology Officer Ever Medical Technologies

Ms. Lathika Chandra Mouli Business Development Manager Vertech Capital

Mr. Pitipat Kao-ian COO and Co-Founder VenueE

PANEL OF JUDGES

Ms. Hong Sin Kwek Founder & CEO Sinwattana Crowdfunding

Mr. Ludovic Sinet Technology Research Lead Good Tech Lab

Mr. Prisda Hiranaburna Senior Consultant, Technology Business Incubation Center, NSTDA

The 100x Pitch Competition with the theme Solutions for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was held on day 2 of the conference. Out of 40 applications from different countries, fifteen finalists were pre-selected by Vertech Capital, development partner of AIT Entrepreneurship Center, to compete in the live pitch.

Date: 28 September 2019Time: 13.00 - 18.00

Sponsored byIn collaboration with

Solutions for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

CH.KARNCHANG PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED

B U I L D I N G A B E T T E R L I F E F O R A L L


Best Solution for SDGs - WealthiBest Startup - Thais Best Presentation - Agcura

WINNERS

PITCH FINALISTS

01Social Vision

Smart IoT based devices and systems for kids with autism

to enhance the development of

motor and cognitive skills.

06Homeprise

Homeprise digitise interior and home

improvement industry.

1 1Bamboost

A marketplace for selling bamboo

products right in the farmers’ palms.

02Job2GO

Platform to connect worker especially who do not have adequate

education to obtain decent job and get the

skill upgraded along the way.

07Wealthi

Financial Application for the

undeserved

12Safe BreathA replicable plastic

Re & Up-cycling model on campus

level

13Thais

The Recycled Leather Creator: Sustainable

recycled material that will transform fashion & design industry for

the greater good.

03Agcura

An IOT intelligent assistant for farmers

08Plasto FreeA replicable plastic

Re & Up-cycling model on campus

level

09Krumap

Krumap develops and uses cloud-based mapping tool to

monitor any change of land cover types

and alert to the enforcement officers.

04Queue Q co.,

LtdQueQ is a queuing system that allows users to virtually

stand in line.

10DevcurateAI innovation

lets organizations meet the right

candidates faster with valuable and unique employee’s

insight.

05Full Circle Filament

We work with informal waste collectors to

source waste plastic that we make into

high-quality 3D printing filament.

15Zpiral

Zerowaste Aspiration by using technology

(Robot + Mobile App) to encourage people to re-think recycling.

14WashwaySmart Laundry Management

System

Three winners were selected based on the sustainability of innovation, social impact, product design, and pitching. Best Startup went to team Thais which focuses on sustainable fashion by recycling leather; Best Solution for SDGs went to team Wealthi, a financial application for the undeserved; and Best Presentation went to team Agcura, an IOT intelligent assistant for farmers. All three teams received 50,000 THB sponsored by CH. Karnchang PLC.


The AIT Research Poster Competition showcased eight sustainable and innovative researches of master‘s and doctoral students in AIT. Three were selected as Best Poster by Dr. Naveed Anwar, Vice President for Knowledge Transfer and Prof. Dieter Trau, Director, Entrepreneurship Center. All students are the first batch members of the newly launched Entrepreneurship Center.

AIT Research Poster Competition

Phoo Pwint KhineSolar Powered Mobile Membrane Water Treatment Units for Rural Myanmar

Sompoke KingkaewApplication of Near Real-Time Atmospheric and Hydrological Modeling for Public Informatics Services

Gautam DadhichAgricultural Land Suitability Decision Support System (ALSDSS): A Smart and Sustainable Farming Tool

Nguyen Nhat Ha ChiFine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) and Associated Health Effects in Bangkok Metropolitan Region

Sumanya NgandeeAssessment of Rice Yield Prediction Models Based on Big Data Analytics for Better Decision Making in Thailand

Siraj MuhammadSPEC-CGAN: A Deep Learning Model for Specularity Removal from Faces

G. SaikiranRoom Temperature Deposition of Zinc Tin Oxide (ZTO) ThinFilms using Spark Deposition Technique

Muhammad FarooqHuman Faces Super-Resolution on Poor Quality Surveillance Video Footage

WINNERS

FINALISTS


Gallery

MAIN STAGE

SUB STAGE


WORKSHOPS

EXHIBITION

PITCH COMPETITION


B.E.S.T. Camp

BUSINESS, ENGINEERING, AND SCIENCE STUDENTS CO-CREATING TOGETHERThe Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) through its newest initiative, Entrepreneurship Center, jointly organized B.E.S.T. Camp (Business, Engineering, and Science Students Co-Creating Together) with Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) held on 28-30 September 2019 at the AIT Campus.

This “ideas entrepreneurship camp” brought together undergraduate and post graduate students from the AIT, HKUST, as well as the National University of Singapore (NUS). The Camp’s theme focuses on Social, Business and Technology Innovations to Tackle Waste Reduction and Promote Circular Economy.

Opening Remarks by Dr. Naveed Anwar, Vice President for Knowledge Transfer, AIT

Workshop on Digital Technology and Circular Economy by Ms. Janet Salem, UNEP

The participants were divided into six groups of five members each from different disciplines and background to collaborate and create their pitch presentation focusing on Circular Economy

Ms. Loretta Tam, Associate Director, Entrepreneurship Center, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology facilitated the Games and Fun Activities for the participants

Ms. Janet Salem Programme Officer, Resource Efficiency and Sustainable Consumption and Production

Best Idea Best Presentation Best Team

Mr. Bjorn Harvold Co-founder, Traveliko

Mr. Manesh Lacoul Business Consultant

JUDGE

WINNER WINNER WINNER

JUDGE JUDGE


ANNEX


Media Coverage

Bangkok Post

Thailand Inside News

Siam Times

Education 4 Plus


Siamrath

Siam Event

4 Quarter

Bangkok Today


Lokwannee

Me Online Mag

Gorgeous BKK

TNN 16


Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSOR

KEY COLLABORATORS

GOLD SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSORS

NETSOLTM

+ ASSOCIATESincorporated


Partners

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

SUPPORTING PARTNERS


Exhibitors


Participants

GOVERNMENT & DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES

INDUSTRY

ACADEMICS

ENTERPRISES & STARTUPS

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