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THE INAUGURAL

HKUST–IESE ETA SUMMIT

24 October, 2025

Hong Kong

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Advancing the Future of Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) & Exploring SME Development in Asia-Pacific

EVENT CO-HOSTS

HKUST MBA PROGRAM

IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL

TENTATIVE AGENDA

Entrepreneurship Module

Morning

OPENING REMARKS

09:30 – 09:40

Carrie Ling

Director of Entrepreneurship Center, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Integrative Systems & Design (ISD), HKUST

SPECIAL REMARKS

09:40 – 09:50

K. O. Chia

President, HKVCA Institute for Private Capital

Adjunct Professor of Management, HKUST

Global ETA Trends – Exploring Opportunities in APAC

09:50 – 10:30

KEYNOTE SPEECH

Jan Simon

Academic Director, International Search Fund Center, IESE Business School

ETA Takes Off in APAC (as means to Entrepreneurship)

10:30 – 11:20

PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator: Danny Lee

Panelists: Eisuke Kobayashi, Kelvin Panit, Kenneth Cheng, Linus Li

Success in Searching and Operating

11:20 – 11:50

FIRESIDE CHAT

Alex Simmons

Managing Director, Inerva Software; Australia's First Searcher (Operating)

Yiqiao (Leo) Wang

Founder, Search Panda™ ETA Community


Investment Module

Early Afternoon

How to Identify the Entrepreneur

13:00 – 13:30

FEATURED SPEECH

Speaker: Akram Sabbagh

                  Co-Founder, Wayfinder Capital

                  Justin Odger

                  Associate, Wayfinder, Capital

How to Spot a Leopard in the Wild

13:30 – 14:00

FEATURED SPEECH

Speaker: Andrew Locke

                  Co-Founder & Partner, Ambit Partners

Current Investment and Post-Investment Experiences

14:00 – 15:00

PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator: Jan Simon

Panelists: Andrew Locke, Akram Sabbagh, José Moreno, Ryan Poon, Tycen Bundgaard


Value Creation Module

Late Afternoon

Acquisition Practices under Different Circumstances

15:15 – 15:55

PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator: Victor Wu

Panelists: Andrew Lo, David Lau, Davis Hsiao, Jason Wang

Excellence in SME Operations and International Development

15:55 – 16:45

PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator: Bill King

Panelists: Amelia Lee, Kieron Chalder, Raphael Coelho

CLOSING REMARKS

16:45 – 17:00

Juan Naranjo, Director, International Search Fund Center, IESE Business School

Stephen Shih, Associate Dean (MBA Programs), Adjunct Professor of Managemen, HKUST

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