Visa Kannan
Visa Kannan is the Managing Partner at Saison Capital. Visa comes with extensive experience scaling companies in the eCommerce industry, having been a zero-to-one operator at two unicorns: Grofers (now blinkit) and Lazada. She was most recently an SVP at Grofers (now blinkit), the largest quick commerce player in India. Prior to Grofers, she was […]
Bernard Leong
Dr Bernard Leong is currently the founder and CEO of Dorje AI, a new enterprise AI startup focusing on building the next generation business operating system that enables companies to be productive, optimally efficient and continuously adaptive. As an experienced senior executive with an extensive business and technology management background in the digital space, he […]
Joan Yao
Joan is a General Partner at Kickstart Ventures, the Philippines’ largest corporate venture capital firm.At Kickstart, Joan has led investments into companies such as Sprout, Kumu, Xendit, Edamama, and Pickup Coffee. She sits on the Boards of several companies, including TreeDots, RuralNet, SAM, and Mosaic. She has over 15 years’ experience investing in and supporting […]
Anders Blom
Anders Blom brings nearly two decades of investment expertise to the renewable energy sector, having worked across diverse markets spanning North and South America, Africa, Europe, and Asia. In his current role as Senior Vice President of Renewable Energy at Norfund, he directs strategic renewable energy investments throughout South and Southeast Asia. His professional background […]
Adrian Hia
Adrian Hia is a Partner at Kairous Capital, a cross-border private equity and venture capital firm bridging Southeast Asia with North Asia, particularly China and Korea. Kairous manages close to USD 250 million AUM across growth equity and venture funds, with offices in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and China. Adrian joined Kairous in 2015 and […]
David Gowdey
Mr. Gowdey is a Managing Partner at Jungle Ventures. With over US$1 billion in AUM, Jungle isone of the largest venture capital firms based in Singapore, with a focus on internet andtechnology investments in India and Southeast Asia. He represents Jungle on the boards ofseveral companies, including Kredivo, Sociolla, Kiotviet, Sleek, Saltmine and AMP.Prior to […]
Andy Nguyen Tran
Andy Nguyên Trần is the Executive Chairman at Zalopay, one of Vietnam’s fastest-growing fintech platforms. He is responsible for public policy, government relations, and strategic initiatives, driving growth through key partnerships with both financial and non-financial institutions. Under his leadership, Zalopay has grown three times since 2022 while maintaining a clear path to profitability. He […]
Aravind Krishnan
Aravind Krishnan is a Managing Director in the Private Equity Group based in Singapore and leads the Private Equity business in Southeast Asia. Before moving to Singapore, Mr. Krishnan was based in Mumbai. Since joining Blackstone in 2013, Mr. Krishnan has been involved in the execution of Blackstone’s investments in TaskUs, Aakash Education, Simplilearn, Xpressbees, Blue Yonder, and […]
Hywel Phillip
Hywel Phillip is a Partner and the General Counsel at Synergy Capital, with over 28years of experience in corporate law and transactions. He leads all legal matters relatedto corporate transactions, governance, and regulatory issues. Since 2010, Hywel hasserved as General Counsel for various family offices, investment holding companies,and a leading EPC group. He was previously […]
Kaweepol (Kevin) Panpheng
Kevin is Partner at AICONIC VENTURES, a $200M+ Venture Capital fund investing in early-stage startups globally in AI, Semiconductor, Robotics and Deep Tech, where he focuses on deal sourcing and portfolio company support across global markets, specializing in AI, semiconductors, and deep-tech investments.Previously, Kevin was a Partner at SCB 10X, the tech investment arm of […]
