Beyond Silicon and Carbon - Exclusive Gathering for Investors in Southeast Asia
Beyond Silicon & Carbon
Where the future of energy meets the future of computing, Asia’s next trillion-dollar opportunity.
Beyond Silicon & Carbon brings together investors, founders, and corporate leaders to explore the convergence of energy and computing, the dual engines of future competitiveness. Quantum, AI, semiconductors, hydrogen, storage, and nuclear are moving from research into deployment, creating both urgency and opportunity.
Asia’s growth markets, especially Thailand and Southeast Asia, will be critical testing grounds. This forum convenes family offices and corporate VCs to examine how capital, partnerships, and strategy can unlock the scaling of deep-tech across the region.
Overview
Two forces will define competitiveness in this century: energy and computing.
Energy: hydrogen, storage, and nuclear are transforming how economies power growth.
Computing: AI, semiconductors, and quantum are reshaping intelligence, design, and resilience.
These domains are no longer separate. AI is optimizing grids and accelerating materials discovery. Quantum is advancing fusion and storage. Next-generation chips are essential for both supercomputing and energy efficiency.
The future of energy and the future of computing are converging, a dual engine driving growth, security, and sustainability. Asia’s growth markets, especially Thailand and Southeast Asia, will be critical testing grounds.
The region faces urgent demand from rapid urbanization, climate exposure, and the energy transition, yet fragmented infrastructure, uneven regulation, and commercialization gaps remain. The challenge, and opportunity, is how Asia defines its strategy to adopt and scale these technologies effectively.
Program Highlights
Main Program (3:00 – 6:00 PM)
Keynote | Global Urgency & Opportunity
How computing and energy form the dual engines of competitiveness amid decarbonization and resilience.
Speakers:
1. Michael Gryseels, Founder & Managing Partner, Antares Ventures
2. Vishal Devarajan, Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company
Panel 1 | Deep Tech as the Answer
Founders and experts on paradigm-shifting advances in quantum, AI, and advanced energy.
Panelists:
1. Avishek Kumar, Founder, VFlowTech (energy storage) (SG)
2. Matthew Williams, CEO & Founder, IONATE (intelligent transformers) (UK)
3. Pravin Kini, CEO & Founder, Anubal Fusion (nuclear fusion) (IN)
4. Kailash Nichani, CFO, Hydroleap (data center cooling) (SG)
Moderator: Milena Nikolova, Partner, Antares Ventures
Panel 2 | Asia’s Strategic Role
How corporates, startups, and investors can accelerate adoption and commercialization across the region.
Panelists:
1. Ren Hua Ho, CEO of Thai Wah Public Company Limited
2. Gab Peeranuch Wannasirikul, Vice President, BANPU Public Company Limited
3. Chanapun Juangroongruangkit, Senior Vice President and Director, Thai Summit Group
4. Varut Tummavaranukub, CEO Sermsang Power Corporation PLC
Moderator: Sam Tanskul, Senior Advisor, Antares Ventures
Networking Reception (6:00 – 8:00 PM)
Drinks and canapés with peers, founders, and decision-makers.
Why Attend
Identify investment opportunities at the intersection of computing & energy.
Gain insights from global experts and deeptech founders.
Connect with family offices and corporate VCs across Southeast Asia.
Position your capital at the forefront of Asia’s innovation and sustainability transition.
Hosted By
Antares Ventures is a specialist deep-tech venture capital fund with a mission to catalyze the scaling of world-class innovation across Asia Growth Markets. We invest globally in early-growth-stage startups (around Series A) developing transformative technologies across our key thematics of energy transition & industrial decarbonization, resilient cities & transportation, sustainable agriculture, and advanced computing. Through our proprietary Asia Acceleration Model and backing of leading regional groups, we bridge world-class innovation and Asia growth opportunities, positioning us as the ideal partner for ambitious founders ready to transform critical industries in Asia. Learn more: antares.ventures
--
Event kindly hosted by Thai Wah and Banyan Tree Bangkok.
--
Supported by the Singapore Global Network (SGN), a division under Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). Join SGN to become a member of a 140,000-strong global network of professionals and friends with Singapore at its heart. Learn more at www.singaporeglobalnetwork.gov.sg.