Event Schedule
MAIN EVENT
TBI Feature: CDO b.i.t.e.s., University of Science and Technoloy of Southern Philippines
9:00 AM-10:00 AM
CDO b.i.t.e.s, QBO Innovation Hub Philippines
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Opening Ceremony
9:00AM-10:00AM
(Details soon...)
DICT Program
10:00AM-1:00PM
Department of Information and Communications Technology
(Details soon...)
Top 100 by QBO
1:00PM-3:00PM
QBO Innovation Hub
(Details soon...)
TRACK: DISCOVER
TBI Feature: Animo Labs, De La Salle University
1:00PM-2:00PM
Animo Labs FabLab
This session showcases what technology business incubators (TBIs), namely Animo Labs and the Fab Lab, contribute to the university, the community, and their respective industries. This talks about what could be the pathway for a researcher or student to fully realize the value of an invention or innovation that could become an entrepreneurial venture that also contributes to the welfare of society.
TBI Feature: BatStateU CTI, Batangas State University
2:00PM-3:00PM
BatStateU CTI
Let’s get together to witness the biggest startup event this year! In this program, one of the TBI Original Gangsters of the DOST PCIEERD in Luzon will be featured – The BatStateU CTI. Learn about their programs and services, incubated startups and how Batangas State university was able to establish a strong community support system to promote technopreneurship and innovation in the region.
PH New Energy Ecosystem Map Launch
4:00PM-5:00PM
New Energy Nexus Philippines
Countries are on the move to accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy. With public and private investment increasing, and as more people and institutions become more aware of sustainable generation and use of energy, the clean energy industry offers multiple opportunities for businesses, technologies, and startups. With the Philippines’ high electricity rates, low adoption of renewable energy, and electrification rate, there are numerous opportunities for startups and innovation-driven solutions to enter the market. The Philippine New Energy Ecosystem Map is one way that we envision to bring the energy and innovation community together. The map contains the different indicators, mechanisms, and enabling environments relevant to startups, incubators, and public and private sector representatives and investors to understand the energy landscape and identify the different strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that the stakeholders can leverage on.
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This event is ideal if you are a/an:
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Investor or funder interested in clean energy and cleantech opportunities;
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Startup or entrepreneur and you want to see the current gaps in the energy sector that can be solved by technology and innovation;
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Incubator or entrepreneur-support organization and you want to identify areas in the energy community that needs further support and strengthening;
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Public or private sector representatives and you want to understand who the ecosystem players are for collaboration.
We encourage energy and startup enthusiasts to join us as well, as this initiative is open to everyone interested to be part of the energy ecosystem!
Filipino Researchers as the Next Startup Founders
5:00PM-6:00PM
Saliksik
"Ideas are cheap, execution is everything.” This statement brings about a notion of implementation and execution in the startup world. In the same manner, we want to see more researchers implement solutions that solve our country's problems through entrepreneurship.
Saliksik and UPSCALE's collaboration aims to bring the three big players in the Philippine research ecosystem— government, academe, and industry— into a one-panel session. Topics within the session include researchers’ considerations when deciding to do a startup, the struggles of the researcher-founder, and what the Philippines could look like with a strong research and startup culture. Researchers, as potential startup founders, will learn the perspectives and motivations of each sector.
The solution to every societal problem starts with research, but this is only possible if research is successfully adopted or transferred to society. Let’s talk about how to improve research through entrepreneurship!
TRACK: DEVELOP
Turn On Demand, Turn On Discovery Commerce
3:00PM-4:00PM
Facebook Philippines
Disruption has put Southeast Asia in fast forward. In 2019, we projected that the number of digital consumers in the region will reach 310 million by 2025. That day has arrived much faster than anticipated: we are now expected to reach that figure by the end of 2020. Five years of digital transformation happened in one and the move from offline to online has taken off much faster than anyone expected.
In this webinar, representatives from Facebook Philippines will dive deep into how the digital consumer’s discovery habits are changing, their openness to switching brands, and their growing preference towards online channels, especially in previously offline-dominated categories.
Learn about why brands need to prepare for an omni-channel future, differentiate in today’s digital marketplace, and lead in the world of Discovery Commerce. Hear Facebook experts talk thru products and solutions as well as successful business stories to dive deep on how to start leveraging the power of discovery commerce for your companies.
The Power of Coaching for Fast Growing Startups
3:00PM-4:00PM
PRAXIS Associates PH Co. and UpUp Technologies Pte Ltd.
In this session, company leaders are invited to wear a different hat— that of a learner. Experts in human resource and organizational development will take the participants on a whole new experience in coaching.
Open Banking and What it Means for Your Startup
7:30PM-8:30PM
Brankas
What does the future of financial services look like in the Philippines, and how does this impact your startup? The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digital banking activities, and Philippine banks are shifting focus to digital products and fintech partnerships, powered by APIs and other modern technologies. This evolution toward digital, platform-based banking products is typically called “Open Banking”.
In this session, we will hear from Todd Schweitzer, CEO, and Co-Founder, and Clarence Bondoc, Business Development Lead of Brankas, the leading Open Banking provider in Southeast Asia. They will share insights, observations, and predictions related to Philippine fintech and how your startup can take advantage of the new technologies and regulations.
Discussion topics include:
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What is Open Banking, and how is it shaping modern financial services?
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Digital banking and the future of bank-fintech collaboration
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Current and soon-to-be-published Open Banking regulations in the Philippines
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New financial tools for startups: payments, reconciliation, statement retrieval, and more
TRACK: COLLABORATE
Startup Acceleration Outside the Philippines
4:30PM-6:00PM
Launchgarage
This event will feature startup enablers from the international startup ecosystem and will share how startup acceleration and support is done across the globe.
Collaborating with Startups for the New Normal
6:00PM-7:30PM
PhilDev Foundation
The program features the contribution of startups and social enterprises in bringing inclusive development in the country through effective collaboration.
Our session aims to showcase the impact social enterprises have on their partner communities, illustrate how intra-sector and inter-sector collaboration can amplify the impact of startups, and explore opportunities for the SE sector given a supportive environment.
TRACK: INVEST
South East Asia trends in a Post-Covid World
7:30PM-9:00PM
Draper Startup House Manila
We are living in unprecedented times, where entrepreneurship and innovation are essential to lead us out of this recession and create the new tools to empower us forward. This panel features SEA investors from Draper Startup House Ventures Syndicate who review the main opportunities they foresee in a post-COVID world.
MAIN EVENT
DOST Program
9:00AM-1:00PM
Department of Science and Technology
(Details soon...)
Top 100 by QBO
1:00PM-3:00PM
QBO Innovation Hub
(Details soon...)
TRACK: DISCOVER
TBI Feature: UCIANS, University of the Cordilleras
1:00PM-2:00PM
UC Innovation and Nurturing Space
The Technology Business Incubator of the University of the Cordilleras (UCIANS), share their banner program in Criminal Justice, feature their incubation program and startup incubatees, as well as Baguio city's Startup Ecosystem.
TRACK: DEVELOP
Branding and Social Media Mastery
3:00PM-4:30PM
Canva
Branding and Social Media Mastery with Canva is a 1-hour webinar on building your brand identity, and the design thinking behind impactful social media content. The 45-minute presentation is followed by a 15-minute Q&A with the presenter. The goal of our session is to motivate entrepreneurs and startups to use design as a vital tool in building their brands and to effectively engage with, not just their target market, but with a community.
Harnessing the Power of Data
7:00PM-8:00PM
First Circle
Harnessing the Power of Data is a practical discussion on optimizing business through the use of data solutions
Cash Flow Management - Pandemic Edition
8:00PM-9:00PM
myBOSS.asia Inc.
A basic cash flow management workshop on how business owners should understand the importance of proper accounting for better decision making and compliance with tax and other government regulations even during the pandemic crisis. Participants of the program will learn the importance of proper accounting procedures and cash flow management in maintaining a healthy financial position in their respective enterprises even during crisis situations.
TRACK: INVEST
Angel Investing in the New Normal
4:30PM-6:00PM
Manila Angel Investors Network
Ever wondered what investors look for in early-stage startups? How can your startup be investible in the new normal and how can you meet investors’ standards? In this event, members of the Philippines leading investment network, the Manila Angel Investors Network (MAIN) will share their insights as angel investors, from the type of companies they look for to the deal processes of MAIN. Their event is an opportunity for startups in any industry to ask questions to the angel investors from MAIN.
TRACK: SHOWCASE
Energy Regulations & Existing Digital Technologies
4:30PM-5:30PM
Exora Technologies Inc. / New Energy Nexus
This panel will explore business opportunities in the electricity market and discuss movements in the Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA) and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act (RA 11285), as well as the future pipelines of the Department of Energy (DOE) and Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).
The Product Launch of Integrated Model of Telemedicine and Electronic Medical Records
5:30PM-6:30PM
SeeYouDoc, Corp., Pivotal Peak Digital Health Solutions, Inc., Asian Institute of Management - Dado Banatao Incubator (AIM-DBI), University of the Philippines Manila
The launch of an integrated model of telemedicine and electronic medical record (EMR) system through See You Doc, Corp. & Pivotal Peak Digital Health Solutions, Inc. can broaden and enhance the quality of healthcare services and benefits by implementing the mandates of the Republic Act No. 11223, also known as the Universal Healthcare Law through establishing and leveraging the eHealth initiative. Asian Institute of Management - Dado Banatao Incubator (AIM-DBI) and University of the Philippines (UP) Manila officially endorses the two eHealth startups as healthcare innovators to the global market and provide a demonstration of integrated digital health products. The community event aims to showcase the products offered by See You Doc, Corp. and Pivotal Peak Digital Health Solutions, Inc. The event will be an opportunity to launch the concept of “Digital Health Marketplace”, an array of eHealth solutions to prepare health organizations to transition to technology-enabled healthcare delivery systems.
ARISE Startup Pitch Competition
6:00PM-9:00PM
StartUp Village
ARISE Startup Challenge is a national pitching competition happening on November 24 during Philippine Startup Week 2020. Organized by StartUp Village, this event aims to fund, nurture, and support innovative and groundbreaking startups that possess promising ideas that are both bankable and sustainable. This is the right time to give this new generation of entrepreneurs the opportunity to showcase their ideas and innovations. ARISE will help level the playing field by giving each startup a chance to be discovered and showcased to a group of potential investors, partners, and clients. The pitching competition will provide an exciting mix of startups coming from all over the Philippines while also being a platform to display the brilliance and capabilities of Filipino startups.
MAIN EVENT
Slingshot
9:00AM-1:00PM
Department of Trade and Industry
(Details soon...)
Top 100 by QBO
1:00PM-3:00PM
QBO Innovation Hub
(Details soon...)
TRACK: DISCOVER
Recovering Together through Innovation and Technology
12:00PM-1:00PM
Grab Philippines
Recovering Together Through Innovation and Technology is a conversation on how technology and innovation can play a significant role in driving safe and sustainable economic recovery for our communities.
TBI Feature: CDO b.i.t.e.s., University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines
1:00PM-2:00PM
CDO b.i.t.e.s, AGILAB
This TBI Feature will highlight the TBIs (technology business incubators) that have submitted applications to join Philippine Startup Week 2020.
TBI Feature: TOMASInno Center, University of Santo Tomas
2:00PM-3:00PM
DOST-TOMASInno Center
This TBI Feature presents TOMASInno Center's programs, showcases their incubated startups, and discusses the city's startup ecosystem.
TRACK: DEVELOP
First Things First: Making Business Integrity a Priority
3:00PM-6:00PM
UNDP
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended industries and livelihoods and has pushed segments of society to pursue entrepreneurship. Young entrepreneurs often look for guidance on how to create a product or service, how to hire people, or how to find funding, but young entrepreneurs could also make a significant impact by operating with honesty, transparency, and integrity and setting an example for other entrepreneurs in their countries. UNDP’s FairBiz program aims to provide young entrepreneurs with the support needed for them to build their businesses the right way.
Introduction to Machine Learning on the Cloud
7:00PM-8:00PM
Apper, Developers Circle Manila, AWS
Did you know that Machine Learning is one of the hottest IT trends for organizations during this pandemic? Are you considering upskilling yourself to benefit from the growth? Get ready for another event brought to you by Apper in partnership with Developers Circles Manila and AWS! Featuring AWS Certified Machine Learning experts including the country's only Machine Learning Hero, Joshua Arvin Lat! Discover practical applications, tools, and how you can participate in this booming industry.
Innovation, Intellectual Property, and Commercialization Conversations for Startups
8:00PM-9:00PM
League of Innovation and Intellectual Property Advocates (LIPAD PH)
Disrupt or be disrupted—this saying alone demonstrates that innovation plays a pivotal role in a startup’s life. However, in narratives of disruption and innovation, the equally important role of the intellectual property (IP) system for protecting such intellectual creations is often left out. In this panel discussion, LIPAD PH brings together experts in innovation, IP law, and IP-related practical business considerations in a compact session to talk about the tools of the trade, why these fields are important, and why startups should have an innovation and IP mindset early on and throughout its life.
TRACK: COLLABORATE
Building Corporate Partnerships with AI and Data
3:30PM-4:30PM
Plentina, Inc.
AI and data is an innovation now used by many corporations worldwide. Learn how to harness the power of machine learning and big data in securing successful partnerships which can help your startup get access to the funding, resources, skills, and people it needs. In this panel discussion, attendees will find out how to build corporate partnerships with AI and data for their startups to grow.
Digital Transformation and Corporate Innovation
6:00PM-7:30PM
Embiggen Consulting - A Corporate Innovation & Strategy Consulting Firm
Digital Transformation and Corporate Innovation is a panel that explores how digital transformation and corporate iInnovation are the keys to unlocking post-covid growth. The panel features speakers from Silicon Valley.
TRACK: SHOWCASE
MICROSOFT: Emerge X Regional Pitching Competition
3:00PM-6:00PM
Microsoft
(Details soon...)
Transitioning to the New Learning Paradigm
5:30PM-6:30PM
Taktyl Studios, Inc.
Taktyl Studios will highlight the importance of digital education training and instruction design by showcasing the online learning management systems.
MAIN EVENT
Startup Pinay
10:30AM-12:00PM
QBO Innovation Hub
(Details soon...)
Top 100 by QBO
1:00PM-3:00PM
QBO Innovation Hub
(Details soon...)
TRACK: DISCOVER
Be a Mover: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through Entrepreneurship
9:00AM-11:00AM
UNDP
The Movers Programme is a regional movement of volunteers who develop SDGs awareness, entrepreneurial mindsets and21st-century skills by conducting localized training at a grassroots level. The Movers Programme uses a training-of-trainer approach and works with community partners to target harder-to-reach groups and support Youth Co:Lab’s objective to leave no youth behind.
TBI Feature: FEU Innovation Center, Far Eastern University
1:00PM-2:00PM
FEU Innovation Center
This TBI Feature is a presentation of FEU Innovation Center's programs and services and will showcase the first FEU TECH Startup Academy Cohort.
TBI Feature: HAU-TBI, Holy Angel University
2:00PM-3:00PM
Encephalon Holy Angel University - Technology Business Incubator
A showcase of how HAU has established their TBI, its initiatives and banner program, and how the incubator helps HAU in strengthening their R&D, innovation, and commercialization of technologies.
Exit to Community (E2C) - A New Perspective on Startup Exits
3:00PM-4:00PM
The Spark Project, Globe Telecom, Clock In by Ayala Land Offices
There’s a growing movement where startup founders look to exit to community,” writes Megan Rose Dickey in a September 2020 article on TechCrunch. We have been familiarized with the notion that exits for startups can go one of two ways: IPO or acquisition. There is an emerging perspective proposing an alternative way for startups to exit that could potentially bring more value to a larger variety of stakeholders.
Learn more about Exit to Community (E2C), and how this new model can help startups transition from an investor-owned entity to a community-owned one.
TRACK: DEVELOP
Leading Your Startup to Success - Founders Tell All
4:00PM-5:00PM
Leading with Success c/o Alwyn Joy Rosel
While it’s easy to be blinded by the glitzy rockstar life of being a founder, we have to pause and ask: what is really behind creating a startup?
SustainaBIZ Playbook - Remodel & Recreate Startup Strategies
5:00PM-7:00PM
Impact Hub Manila
SustainaBIZ Playbook - Remodel & Recreate Startup Strategies is a webinar that aspires to instill valuable knowledge to its audience by providing a platform for entrepreneurs who have struggled and strived, powering through during the global pandemic. With the vision of building an inclusive entrepreneurship community, Impact Hub Manila aims to amplify the voice of the local MSMEs and consumers during this health crisis.
This webinar targets to tackle various topics ranging from consumer behavior to the new operational plans and strategies crafted to adapt to the New Normal.
BUIDLing DeFi Projects - Prospects and Pitfalls
7:00PM-8:00PM
Block Devs Asia Inc.
Decentralized Finance or DeFi broadly refers to blockchain-based networks, protocols, or applications that enable their users to access diverse categories of financial services in a peer-to-peer paradigm, rather than through the facility of a traditional central intermediary. Also referred to as open finance, DeFi leverages blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) to reinvent finance by employing smart contracts to automate delivery. This transforms conventional financial products or services into natively digital artifacts that can be accessed without involving trusted institutions such as banks, insurers, and payment service providers.
Learn more about what should be considered in building DeFiprojects. What are the prospects? Are there some pitfalls?
Why Startups Should Prioritize Employee Experience
8:00PM-9:00PM
Penbrothers
Mass layoffs are happening everywhere— it's tempting to think that all you need to do is to prioritize employee job security and try to make them happy. But the experience you're creating today is not just about today - it's for the next six months when your best people are figuring out what they really want to do. How do you want them to remember what you looked like at your worst? To quote James Lane Allen, “Adversity does not build character, it reveals it.” What will this crisis reveal about the culture of your company for your people?
TRACK: COLLABORATE
International Ecosystem Feature: Silicon Valley
9:00AM-10:30AM
Fernando Jacinto, Earl Valencia
(Details soon...)
International Ecosystem Feature: Lagos and Kathmandu
12:00PM-1:00PM
Utopia
Showcase international ecosystem landscape and present points of collaboration between Philippines and Silicon Valley.
Quezon City for Innovation and StartUps
3:00PM-4:30PM
Quezon City LGU
The event aims to showcase innovative initiatives of the Quezon City Local Government, and present possible areas of collaboration with the innovation and startup community as it seeks partnerships in creating pioneering solutions that will contribute to the advancement of the city’s economy and its citizens’ quality of life.
International Ecosystem Feature: India and Indonesia
4:30PM-6:00PM
T.I.P. NITRO, Wadhwani Foundation
The program aims to discuss the international ecosystem landscapes that the PH startup ecosystem can adapt and showcase the benefits of international collaborations.
[TBC] International Ecosystem Feature: Berlin
7:30PM-9:00PM
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(Details soon...)
TRACK: SHOWCASE
RESET - REStarting Education with Technology
11:30AM-1:00PM
Miriam College
The pandemic revealed education to be a very vulnerable sector during a crisis. Educational institutions faced a deadline to “restart” classes in time for the pre-COVID schedule. Rather than restart, the educational technology industry, led by several of the country’s edtech startup founders, has to “reset” to the demands of distance learning. Both public and private education institutions need to adapt quickly to the new normal in delivering quality education and addressing the needs of both the teachers and students in continuing teaching and learning.
In the coming years, online distance learning will be growing and will become a new model of delivering quality education, from K-12 to Graduate Programs. Thus, EDTECH start-ups will be the partners of educational institutions in delivering online distance learning, making the school operations more efficient and effective, providing quality education, and competent students.
This session discusses the history and emerging trends in the local and international educational technology industry and showcases EDTECH startups in the Philippines and abroad. Ideas, challenges, and opportunities in EDTECH will be tackled in a two-part panel featuring established and new EDTECH startups.
MAIN EVENT
Main Competition
06:00PM-09:00PM
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(Details soon...)
Top 100 by QBO
1:00PM-3:00PM
QBO Innovation Hub
(Details soon...)
TRACK: DISCOVER
Moving Forward with Flexible Workspaces
9:00AM-10:00AM
Acceler8 by UnionSPACE
It's been 8 months since our world was put on pause, but businesses had to find a way to move forward. It's a bit tricky for the flexible workspace industry to operate during the pandemic, but there is still a way to bounce back from this.
Are you ready to move forward? Join us as we share with you how Acceler8 faced the challenge of COVID-19 and the different ways a flexible workspace could help you bounce back!
How Startups Disrupt Traditional Businesses
2:00PM-3:30PM
BloomSolutions
Discover how the Philippine startup scene is managing to disrupt traditional industries. Understand how these founders harness technology to provide innovative products and services.
LIVEX 2020
5:00PM-6:00PM
I.C.T. Davao, Inc.
(Details soon...)
TRACK: COLLABORATE
Creating Win-Win Partnerships: How Big Business and Startups Can Work Together
10:00AM-1:00PM
Ideaspace
As Asia-Pacific works to adapt to the current conditions generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, startups have had to step up and help individuals, businesses, and organizations to transition into a fully digital economy. How can startups and corporations collaborate to deliver greater value to their stakeholders? What does a successful corporate-startup partnership look like? How can corporations and startups better work together?
To address these concerns, IdeaSpace and PLDT Innolab are collaborating for a panel discussion focusing on corporate-startup engagements and the best practices for successful corporate-startup engagements.
This session would be of great interest to startups looking to work with brands and businesses to integrate, co-develop, or co-market their products or services.
Collaboration & Security in eCommerce Startups
1:00PM-2:00PM
CheckMade
Founders and mentors from notable startups and eCommerce communities collaborate to talk about how startups can work together to create a more robust and secure eCommerce ecosystem. Panelists would touch on the Philippine Startup Ecosystem, Strategic Collaborative Partnerships, and Paving the Path to Success for Startups in the Philippines.
The panelists include representatives from different parts of the Philippine Startup Community.
Startup Iloilo 2020 - Inclusive Transformation
3:00PM-4:30PM
SlashIgnite Inc. (Noreen Bautista) and Green Technology Business Incubator at West Visayas State University (Rayjand Gellamucho)
Startup Iloilo 2020 - Inclusive Transformation is a virtual forum for the Iloilo startup ecosystem players from the government, industry, and academe to come together and look back at the collective efforts and innovations done to address the pandemic. It is an opportunity to come together and collaborate for impact and transformation.
This also serves as an opportunity to update the ecosystem on the Innovate Iloilo roadmap a year after it was launched, in an effort to gather more collaborations to continue the mission of making our city & province a premiere innovation hub of the Philippines by 2030.
TRACK: INVEST
Building a Better Normal, Making your Money Matter
3:30PM-5:00PM
Ignite Impact Fund
This event will feature conversations with young leaders and investors on how one can make money by helping the Philippines eradicate extreme poverty and heal the planet.
Launch of the Philippine Venture Capital Report
4:30PM-6:00PM
Foxmont Capital Partners
Foxmont will be introducing its first issue of the Philippine Venture Capital Report, an industry report that provides insights to venture deal activity in the country.
The report will be made free and available to the public and seeks to aid investors in their research and due diligence process.