​Global commerce is evolving faster than ever — and the convergence of cross-border e-commerce, AI agents, short-form content, and next-gen retail platforms is transforming how products are discovered, sold, and scaled.

​Join industry pioneers and tech leaders as they unpack the future of consumer growth — from platform strategy to intelligent automation. Whether you’re building the next marketplace, scaling global operations, or investing in what’s next, you’ll gain the insights to stay ahead in one of tech’s most dynamic sectors.​

​🌟 Featured Speakers

• ​Christopher Yang, Co-President & Managing Director, Shopline (Series B+, $208M raised); Venture Partner at Pegasus Angel Accelerator; ex-VP Engineering at Away, Onriva and Corporate Travel Management US.

• ​Jackie Lee, Head of Seller Acquisition & Partnership Development of AliExpress Americas (Alibaba Group); ex-Head of APAC Acceleration, Pattern; ex-Deputy GM Cross-Border eCommerce of Suning.

• ​Yuchen Wu, CEO of MAI Agents ($25M seed), ex-VP of Engineering at Instacart (NASDAQ: CART), ex-Principal Engineer & Director of Engineering at Google.

• ​Richard Lu, Co-founder & COO of Spotlize, Social Martix Marketing platform combining AI searching & short video engagement.

​​🍽️ Food and Drinks Included ​​​!

​💥 Our Partners

​Alibaba Group was founded in 1999 in Hangzhou. With the mission of “making it easy to do business anywhere,” it has built a digital economy ecosystem spanning multiple sectors, including e-commerce, cloud computing, finance, logistics, and entertainment. Its core businesses include Taobao, Tmall, Alibaba Cloud, Cainiao Network, and Ele.me, while it has also expanded globally through Lazada and AliExpress. The Group drives growth through technological innovation, with frontier initiatives such as DAMO Academy and T-Head Semiconductor. As of 2025, it serves 1.5+ billion consumers worldwide, employs around 250,000 people, and operates across 200+ countries and regions.

​Sourcy is an AI sourcing platform that helps consumer brands develop, validate, and produce their next winning product in one agentic workflow. We turn live trend signals from TikTok and Instagram into ready-to-make specs and matched factories, cutting time-to-market and landed costs for leading global brands. We have a network of 100,000 vetted suppliers across China, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. For pilots or partnerships, contact Karl Chan at [email protected].

​Siramai helps commerce companies deploy AI-native infrastructure tailored for their business. We built ContextOS, a no-code platform which defines an intelligent data-layer that plugs in seamlessly into your current stack, allowing you to orchestrate reliable, production-ready AI agents through automated, consistent quality assurance and benchmarking. Save $$$ on AI infrastructure spend when all the hard work is taken care of for you. Learn more at siramai.com or contact Pavan Otthi at [email protected].

​🌳 About EntreConnect

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​​​Note this event only allows adult over 18 years old to attend. And it is mandatory to bring valid physical government ID to enter the AWS Builder loft (No Digital IDs will be accepted). All attendees must be 18 or older to attend this event at the space.

​​​There is no scooter/bike parking available in the building. If you plan to bring one, you will need to find parking options nearby.