Techtonic Summit 2018
20 startups from Southeast Asia will go head to head to give the best pitch and win $10,000 equity-free.

20 startups from Southeast Asia will go head to head to give the best pitch and win $10,000 equity-free. The Ring of Fire pitching competition will start on June 22, during the two-day Techtonic Summit 2018.
Techtonic Summit 2018
There will be 20 start-ups that will sell their business ideas to a panel of judges in the hopes of winning $10,000 equity-free cash. Aside from the startups, attendees can also meet with investors, corporates, media, and even the government in this two-day event in SMX Convention Center in Pasay.
Startups:
- AdMov (Philippines)
- AIDE (Philippines)
- Antipara Exploration (Philippines)
- Bliimo (Philippines)
- Brankas (Philippines, Indonesia)
- Cognicept (Philippines, Hong Kong, Vietnam)
- Edukasyon.ph (Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore)
- Empleo (Philippines)
- Exora Technologies (Philippines)
- Learntalk Ltd. (Philippines)
- LexMeet Inc. (Philippines)
- Lifemesh (Philippines)
- MamaHelpers Technologies (Philippines, China, Hong Kong)
- OneWatt (Philippines)
- Payo (Philippines)
- Pushkart.ph (Philippines)
- Rumarocket Limited Incorporated (Philippines)
- Senti TechLabsInc. (Philippines)
- STORM LearningInc. (Philippines)
- Taxumo (Philippines)
Speakers
- Ms. Loren Legarda – Senator, Republic of the Philippines
- Mr. Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV – Senator, Republic of the Philippines
- Mr. Jeffrey Paine – Founding Partner, Golden Gate Ventures
- Mr. John Rubio – Country Director, Facebook
- Mr. Marcus Tan – Co-founder and President, Carousell
- Mr. Constantin Robertz – Managing Director, Zalora Philippines
- Mr. Brian Cu – Country Manager, Grab Philippines
- Mr. Jojo Flores – Co-founder, Launchgarage
- Mr. Manny Ayala – Managing Director, Endeavor Philippines
- Mr. Paul Meyers – Head, muru-D Singapore
- Mr. Monchito Ibrahim – Undersecretary, Department of Information and Communication
- Ms. Rowena Guevara – Undersecretary, Department of Science and Technology
- Ms. Nora Terrado – Undersecretary, Department of Trade and Industry
- Mr. Rene “Butch” Meily – President, QBO Innovation Hub, IdeaSpace Foundation Inc., Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation, Pacific Global One
- Ms. Diane Eustaquio – Executive Director, Ideaspace Foundation Inc.
- Ms. Minette Navarrete – President, Kickstart Ventures
- Mr. Mikko Perez – Founder and CEO, Ayannah
- Mr. Mikko Baranda – Co-founder and CEO, Acceler8
- Mr. JJ Disini – Managing Partner, Disini & Disini Law Office
- Mr. Rafael Padilla – Head of Legal & Compliance, SCI Ventures
- Mr. Miggy Azurin – CEO, Huskee Digital
- Mr. Ron Baetiong – Co-founder and CEO, ChatbotPH
- Mr. Shahab Shabibi – Co-founder and CEO, Machine Ventures
- Ms. Valenice Balace – Founder and CEO, HonestyApps
- Ms. Wei Yun Ng – Senior Associate, Innoven Capital
- Mr. Paul Rivera – Co-founder and CEO, Kalibrr
- Mr. Carlo Valencia – Head of Business Development, On-Off Group
- Mr. Ray Edison Refundo – Co-founder and CEO, Qwikwire
- Mr. Ravi Agarwal – Founder and CEO, engageSPARK
- Mr. Mario Jordan “Magellan” Fetalino III – Founder and CEO, Acudeen
- Mr. Michael Blakey – Managing Partner, Cocoon Capital
- Mr. Vadim Piatov – Founder and CEO, BPI Group
- Mr. Tim Chan – Founder and Data Scientist, Growth Marketer Academy
- Mr. Christopher Star – Managing Partner, XS by XS
- Mr. Kay-Mok Ku – Managing Partner, Gobi Ventures
- Mr. Luis Buenaventura – Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, BloomSolutions
- Mr. Ricardo Manuel “Rocky” Huan Chan – Co-founder and President, EnterPH
- Mr. Peter Cauton – Founder and CEO, STORM Technologies
- Mr. Emerson Fonseca – Head of NEM Philippines, CEO of Coin Sessions PH
- Mr. David Gil – Co-founder and Director, Marketing and Alliances
Schedule
Day 1: June 22, 2018
- 8:30 – 9:00 → Registration
- 9:00 – 9:30 → Opening Ceremony
- 9:30 – 10:00 → Welcome Remarks
- 10:00 – 10:45 → Panel 1: This is not a drill – Get ready for the big one!
- 10:45 – 11:00 → Announcement of top 20 startups and judges for Ring of Fire
- 11:00 – 11:30 → Keynote 1: Welcome to the new epicenter of innovation… Southeast Asia!
- 11:30 – 12:30 → Panel 2: What’s hot and about to erupt?
- 12:30 – 13:00 → Activity Break
- 13:00 – 14:00 → Lunch Break
- 14:00 – 14:30 → Keynote 2: Aftershocks of technology to social change
- 14:30 – 15:00 → Debate 1: The Shakedown – Blockchain is a revolutionary technology that will change the world
- 15:00 – 16:00 → Fireside Chat 1: Earthshattering topics with startup founders
- 16:00 – 18:00 → Networking
Day 2: June 23, 2018
- 8:00 – 10:00 → Registration
- 10:00 – 10:30 → Keynote 3: The startup that is shaking Southeast Asia
- 10:30 – 11:00 → Fireside Chat 2: Carousell’s Marcus Tan: Ask Me Anything
- 11:00 – 11:30 → Debate 2: The Shakedown – Startups need to focus more on generating revenues than fundraising
- 11:30 – 12:00 → Keynote 4: The Magnitude 8.0 journey to global expansion
- 12:00 – 13:00 → Panel 3: Groundbreaking News on Expansion
- 13:00 – 14:00 → Lunch Break
- 14:00 – 16:30 → Ring of Fire Pitching Competition
- 16:30 – 17:00 → Activity Break
- 17:00 – 18:00 → Awarding of Ring of Fire Grand Winner
Location

Techtonic Summit 2018
June 22 – 23, 2018
SMX Convention Center Hall 4
Seashell Lane, Mall of Asia Complex,
Pasay, 1300 Metro Manila
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You can visit the event’s official website http://www.techtonicsummit.com/ to learn more.