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Conference program: roiquant meets 2023

The roiquant meets 2023 virtual conference will be uncovering the ugly truths of innovation faced by innovators, startup founders, investors, and professionals in the global markets.

30 November to 1 December 2023
Actionable insights and practical tips from domain experts
Participation is free of charge
100% fully digital

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Date	Time	Mins	Sessions	Speakers and moderators
30 Nov	Start of day 1
30 Nov	7:20am - 7:30am (GMT/UTC +8 hours)	10"	Welcoming remarks	Mr. Paul Lee, Co-founder & CEO of roiquant
30 Nov	7:30am - 8:30am (GMT/UTC +8 hours) Session 1	60"	Lean analytics: embracing data-driven approach to build valuable businesses	Speaker: Mr. Ben Yoskovitz, Founding Partner of Highline Beta & Co-author of bestseller ‘Lean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster’ Moderator: Mr. Paul Lee, Co-founder & CEO of roiquant
	8:30am - 8:40am	10"	Break
30 Nov	8:40am - 9:40am (GMT/UTC +8 hours) Session 2	60"	Natural language, large language models (LLMs), and AI: sifting through the hype, challenges, and opportunities	Speaker: Dr. Walid Saba, Senior Research Scientist of Institute for Experiential AI at Northeastern University Moderator: Mr. Paul Lee, Co-founder & CEO of roiquant
	9:40am - 9:50am	10"	Break
30 Nov	9:50am - 10:50am (GMT/UTC +8 hours) Session 3	60"	How to build a high growth publishing startup across 4 continents and 10 timezones as a married couple.. 7 years in?	Panelists: Mr. David Smooke, Founder & CEO of HackerNoon Ms. Linh Dao Smooke, COO & Board Member of HackerNoon Moderator: Mr. Paul Lee, Co-founder & CEO of roiquant
	10:50am - 11:00am	10"	Break
30 Nov	11:00am - 12:00pm (GMT/UTC +8 hours) Session 4	60"	Southeast Asia context: is bootstrapping a philosophy or process?	Panelists: Mr. Simon Soo, Founder & CEO of Track&Roll Mr. Darren Tee, Co-founder of GarGeon Ms. Melly Ling, Co-founder & COO of Mole Moderator: Mr. Paul Lee, Co-founder & CEO of roiquant
	12:00pm - 2:00pm	120"	Lunch break
30 Nov	2:00pm - 3:00pm (GMT/UTC +8 hours) Session 5	60"	How can battle-tested frameworks and effective go-to-market strategies help startups achieve product-market fit? ^*Note: Maja had gotten unwell so she had to cancel at the last minute. We'll engage her for a webinar on our roiquant online (virtual events) in the near future.	Speaker: Ms. Maja Voje, Author of bestseller 'Go-to Market Strategist: Everything You Need to Reach Product-Market Fit' Moderator: Mr. Paul Lee, Co-founder & CEO of roiquant
	3:00pm - 3:10pm	10"	Break
30 Nov	3:10pm - 4:10pm (GMT/UTC +8 hours) Session 6	60"	Driving business changes through evidence-based product management	Speaker: Dr. Else van der Berg, Interim Product Leader/Advisor at Value Rebels Moderator: Mr. Paul Lee, Co-founder & CEO of roiquant
30 Nov	End of day 1
1 Dec	Start of day 2
1 Dec	8:30am - 9:30am (GMT/UTC +8 hours) Session 7	60"	Investment intelligence: what can VCs learn from hedge funds in data-driven quantitative investing? ^*Note: Dr. Miquel had gotten unwell so he had to cancel at the last minute. We'll engage him for a webinar on our roiquant online (virtual events) in the near future.	Speaker: Dr. Miquel Noguer Alonso, Founder & Chief Science Officer of Artificial Intelligence Finance Institute (AIFI) Moderator: Mr. Paul Lee, Co-founder & CEO of roiquant
	9:30am - 9:40am	10"	Break
1 Dec	9:40am - 10:40am (GMT/UTC +8 hours) Session 8	60"	Bio-inspired engineering: biomimetic bat sonar robot powered by deep learning for sensing and control	Speaker: Mr. Adam Hinson, Graduate Research Assistant - PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech University Moderator: Mr. Paul Lee, Co-founder & CEO of roiquant
	10:40am - 10:50am	10"	Break
1 Dec	10:50am - 11:50am (GMT/UTC +8 hours) Session 9	60"	Semiconductor chip technology development to innovative design: from mobile and server computing towards industry 4.0 and generative AI	Speaker: Dr. Han Jinping, Principal Research Scientist, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center Moderator: Mr. Paul Lee, Co-founder & CEO of roiquant
	11:50am - 2:00pm	130"	Lunch break
1 Dec	2:00pm - 3:00pm (GMT/UTC +8 hours) Session 10	60"	Startup and venture capital ecosystems: what are the opportunities and challenges in Asia's emerging markets?	Panelists: Mr. Ghazanfar Iqbal, Head of Business Development Startups (Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei), Amazon Web Services (AWS) Mr. Bikesh Lakhmichand, Founder & CEO of 1337 Ventures Ms. Shiyan Koh, Co-founder & General Partner of Hustle Fund Moderator: Mr. Paul Lee, Co-founder & CEO of roiquant
	3:00pm - 3:10pm	10"	Break
1 Dec	3:10pm - 4:10pm (GMT/UTC +8 hours) Session 11	60"	Navigating today's market: how to unleash business growth with alternative financing?	Speaker: Mr. Percy Hung, Co-founder & CEO of Choco Up Moderator: Mr. Paul Lee, Co-founder & CEO of roiquant
1 Dec	4:10pm - 4:15pm (GMT/UTC +8 hours)	5"	roiquant preseed startup competition 2023: announcement of top 3 winners	Ms. Sarah Khalid from roiquant
1 Dec	4:15pm - 4:20pm (GMT/UTC +8 hours)	5"	Closing remarks	Mr. Paul Lee, Co-founder & CEO of roiquant
1 Dec	End of day 2