What’s your exit strategy? – Green Shoots Session, 24 March, 2022

WHAT’S YOUR EXIT STRATEGY? The Green Shoots Series is back for ‘22 and to kick off the first session, we are joined by the experts in exits.

1. Show me the money: FinTech funding 2022
• Funding landscape analysis 2021
• Fundraising so far in 2022
• Forecasting for 2022
Speaker: Pauline Wray, Head of Asia, Expand Research – A BCG Company

2. Building a thriving early stage startup community
• Solving the early stage startup conundrum has been a challenge around the world. Hear from the early stage perspective, from a serial entrepreneur, and early stage investors perspective on what’s needed in 2022 to support the next generation of startups
Speaker: Eric Barbier, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Triple A
Speaker: Varun Mittal, Chief Growth Officer, Singlife with Aviva
Speaker: Chris Sirise, Partner, Saison Capital

3. The curious case of SPACS: everything you need to know
• Primer – the world of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
• What’s changed in 2022?
Speaker: Neil Parekh, Partner and Head of Asia, Tikehau Capital

4. How to go public in Asia: the founder’s Holy Grail
• How do SPACs fit into the broader marketplace
• Advantages and disadvantages of listing on; NASDAQ, locally or SPAC
• What makes the next wave of SPACs different?
• How can SPACs create real value?
• Will SPACs take off on SGX?
• Can Singapore become the SPAC capital for Asia – impact and implications 2022-23
Speaker: Loh Boon Chye, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Exchange
Moderated by: Eleanor Seet, President and Director, Nikko AM Asia Limited