Date: 30-Aug-2022
Time: 10:30 - 11:30am SGT (Zoom)
About the Session
This Founder Conversations will focus on the macro-economic climate and how it's facing Southeast Asia. We're hosting a small zoom get-together (8-12 founders) where we can share how global and late-stage investors are looking at the region. But more importantly, create an environment where you can share openly with your peers (fellow founders) on challenges and first-hand advice.
About the Host
Dr. Santitarn (Santi) is currently Group Chief Economist of SEA Group, the owner of Garena, Shopee and AirPay. This provides Santi a really unique and valuable perspective on global economic conditions, from Wall St to Jakarta.
Prior to his current position, he was Head of Emerging Asia Economics, Credit Suisse (Singapore). His work responsibility was analyzing and predicting economy as well as counseling in investment to worldwide funds investing in ten main economies in Asia (Thai, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong) Moreover, he worked at Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), Fiscal Policy Research Institute Foundation, and Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University.
Dr. Santitarn holds Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis from Harvard University (University’s Scholarship) and master’s degree from Harvard University (The Best Thesis awarded). He received bachelor’s and master’s in Economics from London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE)
Topics to be covered
- Macroeconomic climate
- Things to be aware of in Southeast Asia (from a Wall St. to Jakarta perspective)
- Where have valuations been cut (location, stage, etc.). Where have they not been?
- Creative hacks to avoid a down round (debt, warrants)
- Taking care of your mental (and physical) health