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Agenda

Singapore, October 12-14. Join the leading innovation network in Asia where CEOs, Investors, Heads of Design & Product Development, Creative Directors, Entrepreneurs and Artists meet at a unique three-day gathering. Discover emerging trends from ten influential industries, present your own innovations and uncover a treasure of game-changing projects ready for expansion, funding and partners.

Wednesday 12 October 2011

19:00-20:15: Cocktail Reception
20:30-21:15: Official Opening and Keynote Address

Thursday 13 October 2011 — Share

09:00-09:30: Registration and Networking Breakfast
09:30-09:40: Welcome Note
09:40-10:30: Presentations:
: Impact Investment
: Food, Health & Leisure
10:30-11:00: Morning Break
11:00-12:10: Presentations:
: Women's Empowerment
: Fashion, Art & Design
: Policy & Nation Development
12:30-14:00: Networking Lunch
: One-to-One Meetings to Explore Collaborations
14:00-15:00: Presentations:
: Energy & Technology
: Leadership & Innovation
: Architecture & Urban Planning
15:15-15:30: Afternoon Break
15:30-16:30: Presentations:
: Youth Ambition & Education
: Conservation & Wildlife
17:00: Official End of Day 1
19:00-20:30: “Happy” Movie Screening

Friday 14 October 2011 — Apply & Create

09:00-09:30: Networking Breakfast
09:30-11:00: Q&A and Projects
: Choose One:
: Policy & Nation Development
: Leadership & Innovation
: Impact Investment
: Food, Health & Leisure
: Women's Empowerment
11:00-11:30: Morning Break
11:30-12:30: Meetings to Brainstorm Top Trends and Explore Collaborations
12:30-14:00: Networking Lunch
: One-to-One Meetings to Explore Collaborations
14:00-15:30: Q&A and Projects
: Choose One:
: Fashion, Art & Design
: Youth Ambition & Education
: Energy & Technology
: Architecture & Urban Planning
: Conservation & Wildlife
15:30-16:00: Afternoon Break
16:00-17:00: Meetings to Brainstorm Top Trends and Explore Collaborations
17:00-17:45: Presentation of Top Trends, New Projects and Collaborations
17:45-18:00: Official Ending Session

Contributors

Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta: H.E. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate & President of Timor-Leste
Pasha Bakhtiar: Managing Partner of WillowTree Impact Investors
Victor Kuo: Senior Consultant at FSG Social Impact Consultants
Stan Stalnaker: Founder & CEO of Hub Culture
Valerio Nannini: Managing Director of Nestlé Singapore
Eiji Han Shimizu: Producer of the “Happy” Movie
Kirsty Sword Gusmão: Founder & Chair of Alola Foundation
Reese Fernandez: Founder & CEO of Rags2Riches
Oliver Carlo Errichiello: Founder of Wooden Radio Design
Owen William Fritts: Founder & President of SOLIDCORE
Sudarshan Khanna: Founder of Toys for Tomorrow
Jack Sim: Founder of World Toilet Organisation

Fleming Voetmann: Director of Novozymes
Johan Staël von Holstein: Serial Entrepreneur and Startup Investor and Mentor
Geshe Michael Roach: Author of “The Diamond Cutter”
Joanne Flinn and Colin Walter: Directors, Lodestone Management Consultants
Zhu Xiaofeng: Design Principal of Scenic Architecture Office
Sanjeev Sanyal: Founder of Sustainable Planet Institute
David Hope: HR Director of Aviva Asia-Pacific
Patrick Newell: Founder of Living Dreams & Tokyo International School
John Roberts: Founder of Heal the World
Dr. Cathy Henkel: Director of “The Burning Season”
André Chiang: Top Chef and Owner of Restaurant André

Process

★ Why should you be there?

We believe that it is time to take Asia to the next level. We call it the 2.0 version. How can you incorporate a culture of innovation into your company? How is personal happiness affecting the level of staff productivity, your bottom line and the GDP? What can business learn from Buddhism? How will future cities and living spaces look like and how will they be powered? What is the next wave of consumer trends in Asia? What comes after the quest for luxury and status? What makes an MFA (Master of Fine Arts) the new MBA (Master of Business Administration)?

★ What are you going to do?

Develop new business opportunities based on emerging trends from ten influential industries: from technology and fashion, to education and investment. Discover the next wave of innovation and learn which key trends investors and top executives consider crucial for future success. Find out what the new generation of entrepreneurs is working on and take active part in creating projects together.

1. Share — Nobody is as Smart as Everybody

Every speaker is a participant and every participant is a potential speaker. All participants are invited to present their projects. In other words, true innovation is a team sport, a collaborative effort. This is cross-pollination. It is a system built on embracing ideas and innovation from different places.

2. Apply — Looking for fish? Don't climb a tree

As a participant, you will have the opportunity to ask speakers questions and identify potential collaborations and deals across the network. You will learn about how other industries and disciplines innovate and how these ideas could be applied to your own line of work.

3. Create — Talk doesn't cook rice

Talk is good, but action is better. The success of the Qi network is reflected in the number of new collaborations, business deals and real projects that have been initiated.

★ Who will be attending?

The meeting is particularly beneficial for CEOs, investors and heads of design, innovation and product development. You will meet innovators such as Nobel Peace Prize Laureate President Jose Ramos-Horta and global brands such as BMW, Diageo and Novozymes. You will enjoy stimulating peer-to-peer knowledge exchange and networking with the some of the best minds from Tokyo, Shanghai, Delhi, Jakarta, Bangkok and Singapore as well as London, L.A., New York, Dubai, Hamburg and Copenhagen.

Confirmed Guest List

At Qi 2011, you will enjoy stimulating peer-to-peer knowledge exchange and network with some of the best minds from around the world. Participants include CEO's, investors, designers and entrepreneurs, as well as global brands such as BMW, Diageo and Novozymes.