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Registration

Welcome Address

Global Startup Battles

Brand Launch 1

Brand Launch 2

When Factories Become Co-Founders: Can Investors Back the Venture Fairly?

Investors examine how a startup can use an established manufacturer's assets without obscuring ownership, costs or control. Attendees will learn to structure shared services, protect small manufacturing partners and assess whether the venture can operate independently.

A Cheque in Instalments: Can Milestone Funding Share Risk Fairly?

Investors and founders examine how staged funding can share risk without leaving a venture short of the cash needed to reach its next milestone. Attendees will learn to choose verifiable release conditions, budget for delays and agree a fair process when assumptions change.

Backing Two Rivals: Where Should an Investor Draw the Portfolio Boundary?

Investors examine when backing companies with overlapping markets creates conflicts that threaten founder trust. Attendees will learn to define competitive boundaries, separate sensitive information and decide when board restrictions or declining an investment are necessary.

Lunch break and networking

Brand Launch 3

Brand Launch 4

Who Owns the Overseas Customer? Choosing a D2C Distribution Partner

D2C founders compare overseas distributors, direct selling and local partnerships through the question of who controls the customer relationship. Attendees will learn to negotiate customer access, service responsibilities and an exit path before granting a partner market control.

When AI Leaves the Cloud: Which Workloads Belong on the Device?

Technology founders compare device, cloud and hybrid AI against latency, connectivity, privacy and operating cost. Attendees will learn to choose where a workload should run and design a field trial that exposes its practical limits.

One Product, Two Pictures: Can AI Visuals Sell Without Misleading?

D2C founders and AI practitioners examine how generated product images can change perceived colour, scale, texture or fit. Attendees will learn to check visual fidelity and test customer expectations across domestic and overseas audiences before approving an image.

Teach the Buyer Before the Pitch: Content That Wins Complex Sales

Founders examine how educational content helps buyers resolve objections and explain a complex purchase to colleagues or family. Attendees will learn to match evidence to buying questions and measure decision progress across business and considered consumer purchases.

Awards