- How do geopolitical tensions, China’s headwinds and challenges influence investor’s strategies?
- What is China’s playbook for global tech supremacy across generative AI and beyond?
- How has the macro climate affected Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds’ China strategy?
- Is the Chinese PE-VC landscape reshaped by the rise of state capital?
Join us for the ninth edition of the Asia PE-VC Summit in Singapore (Sept 17-18) for insights from over 15 top leaders on operating in the world’s second-largest economy.
With four panel discussions and a fireside chat, we will feature perspectives from global investors, limited partners, family offices, deep tech firms, and more. These sessions will provide thought leadership and trends from Greater China, actively tracked by DealStreetAsia.
1. Global investor perspectives on China: The truth about its investability
As China continues to deal with headwinds this year amid economic uncertainties, property crises, and geopolitical tensions — a question mark remains regarding its investability. While some investors continue to hold strong with their bullish sentiment, others are divesting from the country, either pulling the capital back to their home markets or looking to other bright spots in the region for similar growth stories. So where exactly are investors looking to if they want to double down on China?
2. Unlocking China’s playbook to deep tech supremacy
As the rivalry for tech supremacy continues to heat up between China and the US, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are delving into homegrown breakthroughs in spheres from AI to chipmaking for the “Next Big” opportunities. How will the rise of China-born deep tech reshape the regional and global tech worlds? What does the future hold, and what are the lessons learned from the ascendance of OpenAI’s viral chatbot ChatGPT?
3. Chinese private market taps Middle East capital as West adopts caution
Chinese fund managers and startups have been tapping the Middle-Eastern market as the region has emerged as a more preferable location for business expansion and fundraising amid macro uncertainities and rising geopolitical tension. Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have pumped $7 billion into China since June 2023, a five-fold growth from the previous 12 months. However, with increased US scrutiny on global investments in sensitive and strategic technologies such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI) in China, the picture may soon change. What will it take to build deeper China-Middle East links?
4. Fireside chat: How China’s state capital is redefining the PE-VC ecosystem
The pullback of US dollar investors, alongside high-interest rates and macro uncertainties, has created a dynamic shift in the 21-trillion-yuan (almost $3 trillion) private fund industry in China that has seen the rising participation of RMB-denominated government capital in tech innovations and startup incubation. As state capital rises to prominence, how are they going to reshape the Chinese PE/VC market and GP-LP dynamics?
5. Asian family offices recalibrating investment strategies amid global headwinds
Family offices in Asia have raised the stakes when it comes to their commitments the alternative asset class. However, setting up family offices comes with regulatory compliance challenges, and investment requirements. This panel will unpack all the opportunities and obstacles for family offices in the region. Where are HNWIs choosing to park their wealth amid competition between Hong Kong and Singapore as financial hubs?
