The 7th in our series of webinars is slated for 15 October, as we prepare to discuss the increasingly prominent role played by technology in driving deals and decision-making.

COVID-19 has shown few signs of abating with second waves and a fresh round of lockdowns in parts of the Asia-Pacific region. It is becoming increasingly apparent that physical meetings are, for the moment, a relic of the past. 

Private equity and venture capital firms are relying, more than ever before, on technology and AI to boost speed and accuracy in the deal making process. 

To discuss some of the best practices and avoidable pitfalls while navigating this shift, we are calling on the expertise and experience of  –
 

• Abrar Mir, Founder & Managing Partner, Quadria Capital
   
• Nigel Lee, Operating Partner, Avis Partners
   
• Adam Nguyen, Co-founder & Senior VP, eBrevia

We will talk about –
 

• Whether the pandemic marks a shift from a relationship-based to a pure returns-based assessment
   
• Effective strategies to negotiate interactions with founders, LPs and GPs, in the absence of in-person meetings, previously a vital component of understanding team dynamics and spotting red flags
   
• If these changes are likely to survive the pandemic and its movement restrictions by being demonstrably more effective than the previous system