DealStreetAsia’s tenth edition of the Asia PE-VC Summit is taking place in Singapore on Sept 10-11, 2025.

The two-day summit will feature an unmatched collective of 120+ speakers who represent significant global and Asian private equity, venture capital, impact investment firms, limited partners, and startups. 

The summit speakers represent top-tier firms including PAG, Tencent Investment, HOPU, J-STAR, Primavera Capital, Hamilton Lane, Danantara, StepStone, IFC, Siguler Guff, Accel, Granite Asia, and many more.

Check out the full list of speakers here

We have put together 30+ sessions across 5 different summit tracks, featuring 120+ top speakers who represent the region’s active LPs, PE and VC fund managers, entrepreneurs, and leaders. 

The Limited Partners Summit and the Private Equity and Investment Summit track will touch upon core geographies, strategies, appetite for secondaries, private credit, infrastructure and more.

This year’s edition marks the launch of a focused track on AI and Deep Tech, which is at an inflection point across Asia. 

The Climate Tech and ESG Summit track will focus on sustainability-based investing, balancing impact with returns, energy transition and cross-border collaboration. 

The Venture Capital and Founders Summit will focus on deployment strategies, fundraising and exits, business pivots, and profitability metrics, and more.  

The two-day summit also provides ample opportunities for quality engagements and networking with over 1300 delegates who constitute the senior leadership of the investment ecosystem in the region. Attending firms include Khazanah, KWAP, Alat (a PIF company), Ekuinas, Pictet Wealth Management, Fullerton Financial, Manulife Investment Management,  Adam Street Partners, to name a few.

Here’s a look at the programme schedule for the two days:

Day 1 (Sept. 10)

Private Equity and Investment Summit

8:00 am – 9:00 am | Registration & Networking Coffee

9:00 am – 9:15 am | Welcome Address by Joji Thomas Philip, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, DealStreetAsia

9:20 am – 10:10 am | Opening Session – Navigating the Storm: Are Global Headwinds Reshaping Asia’s Private Equity Playbook?

• Nikhil Srivastava, Partner, Co-Head of Private Equity, PAG
• Huanan Yang, Partner & Chief Financial Officer, HOPU Investments
• Kerrine Koh, Head of South East Asia, Hamilton Lane
• Cyrus Driver, Managing Director, Partners Group
• Yar-Ping Soo, Partner, Primary Investments, Singapore, Adams Street Partners
• Michelle Teo, Managing Editor, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

10:10 am – 10:40 am | Networking Coffee Break

10:40 am – 11:30 am | A Region Recalibrated: How Southeast Asia’s GPs Are Navigating a Changed Private Equity Landscape

• Omar Mahmoud, Managing Director, Creador Private Equity
• Alex Yang, Managing Partner and Head of Greater China and SE Asia, Brookfield’s Private Equity Group
• Amit Kunal, Managing Partner, Growtheum Capital Partners
• Aravind Krishnan, Managing Director, Blackstone Private Equity Group
• Pimfha Chan, Correspondent, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

11:35 am – 12:25 pm | China’s PEs design new playbooks to capture upsides in shifting market

• Lane Zhao, Founder and CEO, InnoVision Capital
• Jun Qian, Head of Private Equity China, Schroders Capital
• Philip Hu, Founding Member & Managing Director, Primavera Capital
• Boon Chew, Managing Partner and Senior Managing Director, Trustar Capital
  
• Eudora Wang, Deputy Editor, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

12:25 pm – 1:25 pm | Networking Lunch Break

1:30 pm – 2:20 pm | From Niche to Necessary: Can Private Credit in Asia Deliver at Scale?

• Nilesh Shrivastava, Partner, Strategic Opportunities Fund, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)
• Johnny Adji, Head of Alternative Investments, Mercer Asia
• Sumit Bhandari, Lead Portfolio Manager, Asia Private Credit, Allianz Global Investors
• Justin Hooley, Head of APAC Private Credit, Barings’ Asia Pacific Private Finance Group
• Benjamin Fanger, Managing Partner, ShoreVest Partners
• Ngoc Nguyen, Deputy Editor (Vietnam), DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

2:25 pm – 3:20 pm | Private equity’s prescription for Asia’s healthcare boom

• Dr Amit Kakar, Head of Asia, Novo Holdings Asia
• Billy Cho, Senior Managing Director, Private Equity and Head of Joint Value Creation, CBC Group
• Hoda Abou-Jamra, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, TVM Capital Healthcare
• Ramesh Kannan, Partner, Somerset Indus Capital Partners
• Abrar Mir, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Quadria Capital
• Kavitha Nair, Senior Reporter, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

3:25 pm – 3:55 pm | Networking Coffee Break

3:55 pm – 4:35 pm | Anchors, Builders, Partners: How Gulf Capital is Scaling Asia’s Private Platforms

• Shantanu Mukerji, Managing Director, Private Equity, Gulf Capital
• Cliff Chau, Managing Partner, ewpartners
• Michael Chou, Partner, Head of Operations & MENA, Templewater
• Soyena Dhakal, Director of Funds, Finex Hong Kong
• Michelle Teo, Managing Editor, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

4:40 pm – 5:20 pm | India’s Private Equity Comeback: Exits, Evolution, and Endgames

• Roshini Bakshi, Managing Director Private Equity and Head of Impact, Everstone Capital Asia
• Shaun Khubchandani, Partner, Co-Head of Emerging Markets, Siguler Guff & Company
• Jason Sambanju, Partner, CEO & Founder, Foundation Private Equity
• Hywel Phillip, Partner and General Counsel, Synergy Capital
• Vibhuti Sharma, Correspondent, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

5:20 pm –  6:00 pm | Closing Session: Asia’s Infrastructure Revolution: The multi-trillion-dollar opportunity?

• Niels Christian Holst, Partner, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
• Khan Yow, Managing Director, Seraya Partners
• Katrina Bianca Cuaresma, Correspondent, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]
  

Limited Partners Summit

10:40 am – 10:45 am | Welcome address by Joji Thomas Philip, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, DealStreetAsia

10:45 am – 11:35 am | Opening Session: How are global LPs assessing Asia’s potential?

• Kelvin Yap, Managing Director, Singapore, HarbourVest
• Brian Lim, Partner & Head of Asia and Emerging Markets Investment Teams, Pantheon Ventures
• Serena Tan, Co-Founder and CEO, Gaia Investment Partners
• Michael Liu, Managing Director, Future Standard
• Brooke Zhou, Partner, LGT Capital Partners
• Kavitha Nair, Senior Reporter, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

 11:35 am – 12:25 pm | Can LPs ignore China despite macro headwinds?

• Kent Chen, Managing Director and Head of Asia Private Equity, Neuberger Berman
• Gary Hui, Senior VP, Head of Hong Kong Office, Wilshire
• Frankie Fang, Founding Managing Partner, Starquest Capital
• Vincent Hsu, Partner, StepStone
• Dennis Kwan, Managing Director, Private Capital Advisory, Jefferies Hong Kong Limited
• Stephanie Li, Reporter, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

12:25 pm – 1:25 pm | Networking Lunch Break

1:30 pm – 2:25 pm | Can Asia’s Secondaries Market Deliver on Investor Expectations?

• Lay Hong Lee, Managing Director, Flexstone Partners
• Karen Tse, Principal, Investment, Coller Capital
• Yuliang Chen, Founding Partner, Bee Alternatives Ltd. (BAL)
• Desmond Lee, Business Unit Partner, TPG NewQuest
• Pimfha Chan, Correspondent, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

2:25 pm – 3:25 pm | Private wealth is having its moment in the sun

• Henry Chui, Co-Head of Asia & Head of Private Wealth Asia Pacific, Partners Group
• Sueann Yeo, Managing Director and Head of Asia-Pacific Private Wealth Client Relations and Capital Raising, EQT Partners
• Jacqueline Zhuang, Managing Director, Head of Global Wealth Solutions Asia Pacific ex-Japan, KKR
• Emma Ooi, Managing Director, Development & Solutions, Azalea Investment Management Pte. Ltd.
• Joji Thomas  Philip, Founder & Editor-in-chief, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

3:25 pm – 4:00 pm | Networking Coffee Break

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm | Japan’s Private Equity Moment: Real Momentum or Cyclical Mirage?

• Gregory Rokuro Hara, Chief Executive and Managing Partner, Chairman of the Investment Committee, J-STAR
• Kazushige Kobayashi, Managing Director, MCP Asset Management
• CK Choun, Partner, Representative Director, Integral Global Tech Partners
• Stephanie Li, Reporter, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]
  

4:45 pm to 5:30 pm | Closing Session: The case for emerging fund managers

• Sanjay Gujral, Senior Advisor, GreenBear Group LLC
• Sam Robinson, Senior Advisor, North-East Asset Management Singapore
• Michele Lee, Managing Director, Mizuho Securities Singapore, Capstone Partners
• Padmanabh (Paddy) Sinha, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, LaunchBay
• Vikram Lokur, Head of Institutional Distribution for Southeast Asia & Hong Kong, Morgan Stanley Investment Management
• Kavitha Nair, Senior Reporter, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Networking and Cocktails

Day 2 (Sept. 11)

Venture Capital and Founders’ Summit

8:00 am – 9:00 am | Registration & Networking Coffee

9:00 am – 9:15 am | Welcome address by Joji Thomas Philip, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, DealStreetAsia

9:20 am – 10:10 am | Opening keynote: Indonesia rising – Can Danantara’s sovereign capital strategy transform Southeast Asia’s investment landscape?

• Fireside chat with Sunata Tjiterosampurno, Senior Director – Investments, Danantara
• In conversation with Joji Thomas Philip, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, DealStreetAsia

10:10 am – 10:35 am | Networking Coffee Break

10:35 am – 11:25 am | Fireside chat: Asia VC – Decoding investment strategies for next wave of growth

• Prashanth Prakash, Founding Partner, Accel India
• Jixun Foo, Senior Managing Partner, Granite Asia
• Pimfha Chan, Correspondent, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

11:30 am – 12:10 pm | Conference report panel – Fundamentals over Fireworks: SE Asian VCs and startups in reset mode

• Minette B. Navarrete, Managing Partner and Founder, Kickstart Ventures, Inc
• Adrian Li, Founder & Managing Partner, ACV Capital
• David Gowdey, Managing Partner, Jungle Ventures
• Adrian Hia, Partner, Kairous Capital
• Andi Haswidi, Head of Data Research, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

12:10 pm – 12:40 pm | Fireside chat: LP View – Tencent on Fund Selection, Sector Bets & Global Allocation

• Flora Guo, Head of Global Fund Investment, Tencent Investment
• In conversation with Eudora Wang, Deputy Editor, Greater China, DealStreetAsia

     [This session will be run under the Chatham House Rule]

12:40 pm – 1:35 pm | Networking Lunch Break

1:40 pm – 2.25 pm | Chinese GPs on ‘go-global’ pursuit despite headwinds

• William Zhao, Partner, BAI Capital
• Steven Wang, Founder & CEO, Highlight Capital
• Fred Li, Managing Director, Gobi Partners
• Ian Goh, Founding Partner, 01VC
• Stephanie Li, Reporter, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

2.30 pm – 3:20 pm | Why SE Asia Venture Capital Is Still Worth the Bet: LP & GP Perspectives

• Sunil Mishra, Partner, Adams Street Partners
• Geetali Kumar, Head of Venture Capital and Disruptive Technology Investments, East Asia & Pacific, IFC
• Willson Cuaca, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, East Ventures
• Conrad Tsang, Founder and Chairman, Strategic Year Holdings Limited
• Looi Wen Jie, Co-Head of investment, Jelawang Capital
• Joji Thomas Philip, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

3:20 pm – 3:50 pm | Networking Coffee Break

3:50 pm – 4:30 pm | India VC: From rebound to returns but can discipline, exits & governance keep up?

• Arpit Agarwal, Investment Partner, Blume Ventures
• Pratip Mazumdar, Partner & Co-founder, Inflexor Ventures
• Rahul Agarwal, Partner, HealthQuad
• Visa Kannan, Managing Partner, Saison Capital
• Vibhuti Sharma, Correspondent, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

4:30 pm – 5:15 pm | Enterprise corner: Of balancing runway, bottom line and ambitions

• Aaron Tan, Co-Founder & Group CEO, Carro
• Kelly Wong, CEO, VNG Group
• Dr. BJ Han, Co-Founder, Board Director and CEO, Silicon Box
• Aastha Maheshwari, Senior Reporter, Indonesia, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

5:15 pm – 6:00 pm | The Next Frontier for SE Asia’s Financial Innovators: Who is built to last?

• Kevan Chow, Group Chief Financial Officer, MariBank
• Coenraad (Coen) Jonker, Founder & CEO, Tyme Group
• Andy Nguyen Tran, Executive Chairman, Zalopay
• Joan Yao, General Partner, Kickstart Ventures, Inc
• Dmitry Levit, Founder & General Partner, Cento Ventures [Moderator]

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Networking Drinks

AI and Deep Tech Summit

10:30 am – 10:35 am | Welcome address to AI and Deep Tech summit by Andi Haswidi, Head of Data Research, DealStreetAsia

10:35 am – 11:15 am | Unlocking China’s deeptech potential in a dynamically changing world

• Wayne Shiong, Co-Founder & Venture Partner, China Growth Capital
• Neil Zeng, Partner, Linear Capital
• Yuli Zhao, Chief Strategy Officer, Galbot
• Eudora Wang, Deputy Editor, Greater China, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

11:20 am – 12:05 pm | Can Southeast Asia founders build global-grade AI startups?

• Daphne Tay, Founder, Bluente
• Hiep Nguyen, COO & Founding Team Member, AI Hay
• Abhishek Chatterjee, Founder & CEO, Tookitaki
• Bernard Leong, CEO & Co-Founder, Dorje AI
• Dylan Loh, Singapore Correspondent, Nikkei Asia [Moderator]

12:05 pm – 12:45 pm | Can Asia’s Deep Tech Playbook Deliver in AI, Robotics & Frontier Science?

• Kiran Mysore, Principal, UTEC
• Aditya Mathur, Founder & Managing Director, Elev8.vc
• Kaweepol (Kevin) Panpheng, Partner, AICONIC VENTURES
• Raymond Woo, Singapore Office Representative, Kyoto University & Kyoto iCAP (Kyoto University Innovation Capital)
• Vishesh Rajaram, Co-Founder, Speciale Invest
• Katrina Bianca Cuaresma, Correspondent, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

Climate Tech and ESG Summit

1:40 pm – 1:45 pm | Welcome address to Climate Tech and ESG Summit track by Michelle Teo, Managing Editor, DealStreetAsia

1:45 pm – 2:35 pm | The Trillion Dollar Question: What is it going to take to close the climate finance gap?

• Kean Ng, Senior Investment Officer, responsAbility
• Valery Tubbax, Managing Director, Investments, Pentagreen Capital
• Nishant Kumar, Managing Director, Asia, GuarantCo, Head of Asia Coverage, PIDG
• Anders Blom, Senior Vice President – Renewable Energy, Norfund
• Michelle Teo, Managing Editor, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

2:35 pm – 3:20 pm | Impact Investing: How has it driven positive outcomes for investors?

• Linda Mok, Director of Investment, Sarona Fund Management
• Mahesh Joshi, Head of Asia Private Equity, BlueOrchard Finance
• Leslie Zambelli, Impact Investment Director, Schneider Electric Energy Access Asia
• Nandita Beri, Associate Director, LeapFrog Investments
• Ngoc Nguyen, Deputy Editor (Vietnam), DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

3:20 pm – 3:50 pm | Networking Coffee Break

3:50 pm – 4:20 pm | Fireside Chat: Catalysing climate capital and cross-border collaboration

• Krishna Kumar, Partner, India-Japan Fund, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)
• In conversation with Kavitha Nair, Senior Reporter, DealStreetAsia

4:20 pm – 5:05 pm | Decarbonising Asia: Driving the transition to clean energy and industries

• Deepa Hingorani, Partner, Novo Holdings Asia
• Melvyn Yeo, Managing Partner, TRIREC
• Sebastien Guillaud, Co-Founder & General Partner, Shift4Good
• Namrata Singh, Investments Principal, Clime Capital
• Katrina Bianca Cuaresma, Correspondent, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

5.10 pm – 5.55 pm | The Upside: Climate tech innovators on building a sustainable venture

• Eka Himawan, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Xurya
• Thomas McMahon, Co-CEO and Co-Founder, AirCarbon Exchange
• Prashant Singh, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Blue Planet Environmental Services
• Natalia Rialucky Marsudi, Founder & CEO, Fairatmos
• Andi Haswidi, Head of Data Research, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Networking and Cocktails