Lecture by Joi Ito

Greetings,

We cordially invite you for the exclusive VCs, Angels and Entrepreneurs summit on September 14th 2009. We will be devoting most of this meeting to interactions with Joi Ito, an early stage investor in Six Apart, Technorati, Flickr, SocialText, Dopplr, Last.fm, Rupture, Kongregate, etology Inc and other Internet companies and several of our illustrious VC and angel investor panelists, all of whom have extensive experience in the venture capital industry.

There will also be a mixer at the end to facilitate deal flow. We are only sending exclusive invites to entrepreneurs which have gotten through our filter to insulate you from things that would be a waste of your time because they don’t fit your frame.

Program Rundown

17:30-18:00 Guests arrival and reception

18:00-18:15 Introduction by Tan Yinglan, Adjunct Faculty (Entrepreneurial Management), SMU and Author, The Way Of The VC - Top VCs On Your Board (http://tinyurl.com/wayofthevc)

18:15-18:30 Introduction of the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

17:30-17:45 Guest Speaker: Joi Ito

Joi Ito was listed by Time Magazine as a member of the "Cyber-Elite" in 1997. Ito was listed as one of the 50 "Stars of Asia" in the "Entrepreneurs and Dealmakers" category by BusinessWeek and commended by the Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications for supporting the advancement of IT in 2000. He was selected by the World Economic Forum in 2001 as one of the "Global Leaders for Tomorrow". chosen by Newsweek as a member of the "Leaders of The Pack (high technology industry)" in 2005, and listed by Vanity Fair as a member of "The Next Establishment" in the October Issue, 2007. Joi Ito was also named by Businessweek as one of the 25 Most Influential People on the Web in 2008.

17:45-18:45 Panel Discussion

Moderator: Tan Yinglan

Panelists/Guests: Joichi Ito

Robert Mee (CEO Pivotal Labs)

Richard Kelly (Head of IDEO Shanghai)

Nobuhiro Seki (GM Six Apart Japan)

Sean Bonner (CEO/Co-founder Bode Media)

Jason Defillippo (CTO Bode Media)

Chiaki Hayashi (Co-founder Loftwork)

Andrew Huang (VP Hardware / Co-founder Chumby Industries)

Stephen Rife (CTO Technorati Japan)

Bjarke Myrthy (CEO Story Planet)

18:45-19:00 Concluding remarks

19:00-19:15 Networking

Event Date: 14 Sept 2009, Wednesday (1800hr to 2000hr)

Event Venue: Singapore Management University, School of Economics Seminar Room 2.290 Stamford Road (Map attached: http://www.smu.edu.sg/campus/map/ )

• To come for this exclusive event, you would need to RSVP and will be issued with a formal invite via email, which you must print and bring with you.
• You will need to register in person upon arrival. Please present your namecard at registration.
• Please RSVP by 12 Sept 2009. Space is limited (and filling fast) so do act fast.