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With Nicolas Sauvage (President, TDK Ventures), Ken Forster (Exec Dir., Momenta), Elisa Chiu (CEO, Anchor Taiwan).
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A record $45B+ funding went into industrial & supply chain startups in 2021. COVID accelerated global investments into a growing spectrum of technologies that will ultimately offer us an unprecedented level of visibility, predictability & efficiency over manufacturing & logistics.

We see a great convergence further encompassing software & hardware to turbocharge industry 4.0. Which corporates & investors are spearheading the change? Where does Asia stand? Join us to engage with the thought leaders redefining this wave of Hardware Renaissance.

Speakers:
Nicolas Sauvage, President at TDK Ventures
Ken Forster, Executive Director at Momenta
Interviewer: Elisa Chiu, CEO at Anchor Taiwan

Time:
April 25, 7-8pm PST: SF-LA-Seattle
April 25, 10-11pm EST: New York-Toronto
April 26, 10-11am Taipei-SG-HK
April 26, 11am-12pm Tokyo-Seoul
(Recording available for European time zones)

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* Link to join via ZOOM Webinar will be emailed.
* We will send you the recording if you can't join the event.

Reference reading:
* Venture capitalists are chasing industrial tech start-ups as supply shocks widen (CNBC): https://cnb.cx/3wVMMLE
* Koch Industries bets on tech: Do it or we'll end up in the Dumpster' (LA Times): https://lat.ms/3JVN35g
* Investors Are Piling Into Supply-Chain Technology (Wall Street Journal): https://on.wsj.com/35lQuTx

Speaker Bio:
Nicolas Sauvage, President at TDK Ventures
Nicolas Sauvage is president of TDK Ventures, the Corporate VC arm ($200M AUM) of TDK Corporation, a Japan-headquartered electronics manufacturer. He started TDK Ventures to invest in - & serve - early-stage innovative startups to bolster innovations in Digital Transformation (DX), Energy & Environmental Transformation (EX) that will improve & sometimes save people's lives. TDK Ventures invests globally in Seed to B-round startups that leverage fundamental material science to unlock an attractive & sustainable future for the world. It strives to help every start-up it invests in achieve its full potential for positive world impact. Its backing goes beyond monetary value as it aims to continue offering services, support, & counsel to portfolio companies, ensuring they have access to tools they need to succeed. Nicolas is an alumnus of ISEN, London Business School, INSEAD, & Stanford GSB.

Ken Forster, Executive Director at Momenta
Ken Forster is a Digital Industry veteran, having built connected' products, services & businesses in the manufacturing, retail, consumer goods & agriculture sectors for over 30 years. An early leader in open architecture control systems, Ken's early work includes Lockheed's Factory of the Future'. He subsequently joined Wonderware, & later cofounded ObjectAutomation, before taking senior technology leadership roles at Syngenta, Coca-Cola & Philip Morris.

In 2012, Ken founded Momenta, the leading Digital Industry venture capital firm accelerating deeptech innovators across energy, manufacturing, smart spaces, & supply chain. For nearly a decade, Momenta's team of deep industry operators have helped scale industry innovators, deploying their capital alongside their award-winning executive search & strategic advisory.

Interviewer: Elisa Chiu, CEO at Anchor Taiwan
Elisa Chiu is an entrepreneur who operates at the intersection of innovation, investment & cross-border collaboration. She sailed from Wall Street with a decade of experience at top tier investment banks & hedge funds, overseeing US$1 billion+ in APAC. In 2017, she founded Anchor Taiwan, a platform to provide industry access, market immersion & technology partnerships in Asia with clients & partners from 15+ countries.

Elisa is an ecosystem builder at heart (e.g. convener for Corporate Venturing Roundtables with 90+ corporates, & Women in Venture network with 100+ women investors). She sits on the Strategic Advisory Council of Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada & the Advisory Committee of MIH, an open EV platform initiated by Foxconn.

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ABOUT ASIA VENTURING:
Asia Venturing is a series of monthly roundtables with roadmaps to the future focusing on the hype v.s. the reality of Asia's supply chain-boosted innovation ecosystem, jointly powered by DIGITIMES & Anchor Taiwan. We bring together leading industry luminaries, corporate strategists, experienced investors & entrepreneurs to expand your network & redefine the possibilities of cross-border opportunities.
 
 
 
 
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