On 27 & 28 November 2018, Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs officiated the ASEAN Angel Alliance 2018 (AAA) in Doubletree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur. The AAA Summit 2018 themed “Celebrating ASEAN Angel Investment” provides a unique opportunity for the angel investment community and high-caliber startups from the region to connect, engage, and contribute to the advancement of angel investment and to promote and increase the visibility of angel investments in startup ventures in the region.
Malaysia Business Angels Network (MBAN) and Alliance of IP Owners (AIPO) Angel are among the AAA’s members.
The AAA programmes comprised of forums, seminars and startups project competition. Notable talks include “Fireside Chat: Property Crowdfunding”,”The Future of Innovation, Investment & Entrepreneurship In ASEAN”, “Angel Investment In ASEAN: Its Relevance In The Future” and “Unicorn Building In Asia? What South East Asia Must Do To Build Its Next Billion Dollar Company”.
The event was ended with a plenary wrap up covering the summit key theme by the representative from each session and followed by the closing remarks from the president of MBAN, Dr. Sivapalan Vivekaraj.