SC Ventures Lab Crawl Panel 6: Fireside Chat - Connecting Innovation Ecosystems Across Borders
About Event
Singapore FinTech Festival brings together many of the markets, institutions, investors and builders reshaping global finance, which makes Singapore a natural place to ask how innovation ecosystems can connect across borders. That question matters most between Asia, the Middle East and other high-growth markets. The opportunity goes beyond moving capital from one market to another. It’s about combining capital, talent, institutional capability, market access and venture-building expertise to create businesses that can scale across all of them. This fireside chat looks at the growing role of sovereign wealth funds, cross-border investment and strategic partnerships in driving regional growth, and at why Qatar matters in the geoeconomic rewiring between the Middle East, Asia and global markets.
In the conversation:
Qatar’s venture ambitions: how the country is building an ecosystem for founders, investors and innovators
Beyond capital: what it takes to pair funding with talent, market access and venture-building support
The role of sovereign and development capital: how state-backed institutions are shaping regional growth and private investment
Asia and the Middle East: where the strongest opportunities lie for cross-border partnerships and co-investment
Building to scale: what founders should know about using Qatar as a base for growth across the region and beyond
In conversation:
Mohammed Al-Emadi, Executive Director of Investment & Incubation, Qatar Development Bank
Asmik Akopyan, Regional Client Engagement Lead, Middle East, SC Ventures (Moderator)
This fireside chat is one of several sessions at SC Ventures Lab Crawl, a full-day event. Subscribe to our calendar to see the full lineup and RSVP: https://luma.com/scventures