MEMBER FORUMS

H2's signature member forums take place every other month across all global chapters in settings that facilitate open, trusted discussions. Cross-chapter event participation is actively encouraged to build member to member relationships across geographies. Member forums utilize a model that gives participants the opportunity to engage in interactive and structured member-led discussions as well to connect 1:1. H2 member events follow the Chatham House Rule.

UPCOMING MEMBER FORUMS | PAST MEMBER FORUMS

H2O

For three days in October, H2 members and invited guests from around the world will gather in Silicon Valley for H2′s inaugural global member and innovation leadership conference, H2O. This first annual event will draw upon H2′s industry operator-focused global network of startup leaders and companies across the world’s digital centers to share expert perspectives on current core foundations and innovation trends in the industry.

2013 MEMBER FORUMS CALENDAR

  • Beijing: Jan 29, Mar 26, May 28, Jul 23, Sep 24, Nov 26
  • Berlin: Jan 31, Mar 20, May 22, Jul 24, Sep 25, Nov 27
  • India: Jan 23, Mar 20, May 22, Jul 24, Sep 25, Nov 20
  • London: Jan 30, March 20, May 22, July 24, Sep 25, Nov 20
  • New York: Jan 29, Mar 21, May 23, Jul 25, Sep 26, Nov 21
  • Sao Paulo: Jan 31, Mar 21, May 22, Jul 24, Sep 25, Nov 27
  • Silicon Valley: Jan 31, Mar 27, May 21, Jul 23, Sep 24, Nov 19
  • Singapore: Jan 21, Mar 19, May 13, Jul 22, Sep 23, Nov 18
  • Tokyo: Jan 23, Mar 20, May 22, Jul 24, Sep 18, Nov 20

UPCOMING MEMBER FORUMS

May 2013

  • Beijing (May 28): Challenges and Opportunities in Building an Ecommerce Category Leader in China; Discussion Lead: Lu Dong – Founder & CEO @ La Miu
  • Berlin (May 22): Company Case Study: Project A & the Evolving Incubator/VC Landscape in Berlin; Discussion Lead: Florian Heinemann – Co-Founder & Managing Director @ Project A
  • India (May 22): The Evolution & Future of Online Classifieds and its Role in Multi-Category e-Commerce; Discussion Lead: Pranay Chulet – Founder & CEO @ Quikr
  • London (May 22): Beyond the Snaptu/Facebook Acquisition & the Developing Social Mobile Landscape in Emerging Markets; Discussion Lead: Simon Davies – Founder & CEO @ Yakatak; Co-Founder & Director @ Snaptu
  • New York (May 21): Decision Making: Instrumenting Products and Organizations to Make Smart(er) Decisions; Discussion Lead: Hilary Mason – Chief Scientist @ bitly
  • Sao Paulo (May 22): Company Case Study: Fashion.me & Strategies and Considerations for US Market Expansion; Discussion Lead: Flavio Pripas – Founder @ Fashion.me
  • Silicon Valley (May 21): The Role & Impact of Platforms in Major Technology Market Shifts; Discussion Lead: Mike McBride – Vice President, Platform @ Lookout; former Vice President, Platform @ DeNA
  • Singapore (May 20): The Evolving Advertising Technology Landscape & Changing Role of Agencies; Discussion Leads: Jason Kuperman – Vice President, Omnicom Digital, Asia Pacific, India, Middle East and Africa @ Omnicom Group & Patrick Rona – President, Asia Pacific @ Tribal DDB Worldwide
  • Tokyo (May 29): Emerging Trends in Online Travel; Discussion Lead: Ken Mishima – General Manager of Expedia North Asia and RD at AirAsia Expedia Japan KK

PAST MEMBER FORUMS

March 2013

  • Beijing (April 16): Company Case Study: Bubble Motion & Trends in Mobile Social Messaging Across the Rest of Asia; Discussion Lead: Thomas Clayton – CEO & President @ Bubble Motion, Co-Chair @ H2 Singapore
  • Berlin (March 20): Company Case Study: Wer liefert was? & the B2B Supplier Search Opportunity; Discussion Lead: Peter Schmid – CEO @ Wer liefert was?; former CEO @ PARSHIP,  Vice President @ eBay Classifieds
  • India (April 16): The Future of Urban Mobility & Opportunities to Disrupt the Automotive Industry; Discussion Lead: Mohit Dubey – Co-Founder & CEO @ CarWale.com
  • London (March 20): The Evolution of Data Driven Advertising Technology or Everything You Wanted to Know About the Luma Landscape (But Were Afraid to Ask); Discussion Lead: Gianluca Carrera – VP International & MD Europe @ PubMatic
  • New York (March 21): The Evolution & Future of Online Video; Discussion Lead: Tim Shey – Director, YouTube Next Lab @ Google; Co-Founder & President @ Next New Networks
  • Sao Paulo (March 21): Emerging Trends in Digital Marketing; Discussion Lead: Roberto Eckersdorff – President & CEO @ Aunica
  • Silicon Valley (March 27): The Emerging Role of Context-Driven User Experience in a Cross-Platform World; Joseph O’Sullivan – Design Director, Design Innovation Group @ Intuit
  • Singapore (March 19): Company Case Study: McDonald’s & The Integration of Digital into Retail; Discussion Lead: Andrew Knott - Vice President, Media & Digital @ McDonald’s Corporation; former Chief Digital Office, Asia Pacific @ Euro RSCG
  • Tokyo (April 17): The Evolution & Future of Online & Mobile Payments; Discussion Lead: Jonathan Epstein – Country Manager @ PayPal Japan

January 2013

  • Beijing (January 29): Company Case Study: LightInTheBox & Global Trends in E-Commerce; Discussion Lead: Alan Guo - Founder & CEO @ LightInTheBox; former Chief Strategist @ Google China
  • Berlin (January 31): Company Case Study: Twitter & Building Market Success in Germany; Discussion Lead: Rowan Barnett - Market Director Germany @ Twitter
  • India (January 23): The Fast Changing Digital Advertising Ecosystem; Discussion Lead: Prashant Mehta - CEO @ Komli Media; former VP and Head of Advertiser & Partner Group, Emerging Markets @ Yahoo!
  • London (January 30): Company Case Study: LinkedIn & EMEA Expansion; Discussion Lead: Ariel Eckstein – Managing Director EMEA @ LinkedIn
  • New York (January 29): When Governments Meet Innovators – Tragedy, Comedy, Drama, or Love Story?; Discussion Lead: Andrew McLaughlin - Entrepreneur In Residence @ betaworks; former VP @ Tumblr, Deputy CTO of the United States, and Director of Global Public Policy @ Google
  • Sao Paulo (January 31): Company Case Study: Digipix & Learnings from Brazil’s Largest Digital Printing Operation; Discussion Lead: Marco Perlman – Founder & CEO @ Digipix
  • Silicon Valley (January 31): Growth, Engagement & Virality Cycles: Developing Successful Consumer Products; Discussion Lead: Othman Laraki - Entrepreneur; former VP of Growth & International @ Twitter, Founder @ Mixer Labs
  • Singapore (January 21): Lessons on Developing Technology Platforms for Asia Markets; Discussion Lead: Robbie Hills – Head of Media Technology Solution (China, India, and South East Asia) @ Google
  • Tokyo (January 23): Company Case Study: Peatix & Building a Global Ticketing and Events Service from Japan; Discussion Lead: Taku Harada – Co-Founder & CEO @ Peatix

November 2012

  • Silicon Valley (November 29): Company Case Study: Dropbox & Global Trends in Cloud Storage; Discussion Lead: Ramsey Homsany - General Counsel @ Dropbox; former VP & Deputy General Counsel @ Google
  • Beijing (November 27): Social Media Trends in China; Discussion Lead: Alan Du - VP of Corporate Development @ Renren; former Co-Founder & CEO @ Z Entertainment Network
  • Berlin (November 29): Regional Market Entry Strategies & Considerations - Satellites vs. Central HQ, Country vs. Functional Responsibilities; Discussion Lead: Gerrit Mueller - President Europe @ Justfab; former CEO, COO & GM International @ MyHammer
  • India (November 27): Company Case Study: One97 & Emerging Trends in Payment Services; Discussion Lead: Vijay Shekhar Sharma - Founder & CEO @ One97
  • London (November 28): Company Case Study: InMobi & Global Trends in Mobile Advertising; Discussion Lead: Rob Jonas - VP & MD, EMEA and Global Business Operations @ InMobi
  • Sao Paulo (November 28): Company Case Studies: RevMob and Abril Media & Mobile Sector Opportunities in Brazil; Discussion Leads: Guilherme Schvartsman - Founder & CEO @ RevMob, Manoel Lemos - Chief Digital Officer @ Abril Media
  • Singapore (November 19): Emerging Trends in Social Entrepreneurship; Discussion Leads: Daryl Arnold - Co-Founder & CEO @ Newton Circus, Grace Sai - Co-Founder @ The Hub Singapore
  • Tokyo (November 21): Company Case Study: Metaps & Global Trends in Mobile Monetization; Discussion Lead Katsuaki Sato - Founder & CEO @ Metaps

September 2012

  • Silicon Valley (September 27): Strategies & Considerations for Expansion into Asia w/ Company Case Study: reQall; Discussion Lead: Dr. Kuo-Yi Lim - CEO @ Infocomm Investments
  • Berlin (September 24): Company Case Study: betterplace & International Expansion Key Learnings; Discussion Lead: Till Behnke - Founder & CEO @ betterplace
  • India (September 27): Crowdsourcing the India Digital Landscape – The Insiders' Views; Discussion Lead: Mahesh Murthy - Founder & Pinstorm, Co-Founder @ Seedfund
  • London (September 25): Strategies & Considerations for Expansion into Asia w/ Company Case Study: Skyscanner; Discussion Lead: Dr. Kuo-Yi Lim - CEO @ Infocomm Investments
  • Sao Paulo (September 20): Company Case Studies: Baby.com and MoIP & E-Commerce Opportunities in Brazil; Discussion Leads: In Hsieh - Co-Founder & COO @ Baby.com, Igor Senra Magalhaes - Co-Founder @ MoIP
  • Singapore (September 19): Singapore Government Entities & Ecosystem Building Programs w/ Company Case Study: Lakshya Digital; Discussion Lead: Dr. Kuo-Yi Lim - CEO @ Infocomm Investments
  • Tokyo (September 20): Strategies & Considerations for Japan Market Entry; Discussion Lead: Catherine Porter - Acting Japan Country Manager @ LinkedIn

July 2012

  • Silicon Valley (July 23): Emerging Trends in Monetization; Discussion Lead: Gokul Rajaram - Product Director of Ads @ Facebook; Former Product Director of AdSense @ Google, Founder & CEO @ Chai Labs
  • Berlin (July 27): Company Case Studies: Kayak, Skype and Spotify & Lessons on Building Global Successes; Discussion Lead: Faisal Galaria - Former VP & Global Head of Corporate & Business Development @ Spotify, Managing Director of International @ Kayak
  • India (July 25): Catalysing Startup Talent Ecosystems - Key Learnings from Asia for India; Discussion Lead: Thomas Clayton - Co-Chair @ H2 Singapore, CEO & President @ Bubble Motion; Former GM Worldwide Telecom Business @ BEA Systems (Oracle)
  • London (July 25): Company Case Study - foursquare & the Evolution and Future of LBS; Discussion Lead: Omid Ashtari - Business Development Director @ foursquare; Former New Business Development Manager and Search Properties Lead EMEA @ Google
  • Sao Paulo (July 26): Company Case Studies - Buscape and Ci&T & International Expansion of Brazilian Technology Companies; Discussion Leads: Rodrigo Borges - Co-Founder & VP of Product and R&D @ Buscape, Cesar Gon - Founder & CEO @ Ci&T
  • Singapore (July 23): Company Case Study - Living Social & Global Trends in Group Buying & E-Commerce; Discussion Lead: Varsha Rao - VP, Asia @ Living Social; Former CEO @ SingTel Digital Media
  • Tokyo (July 19): Company Case Study - Twitter & Building Market Success in Japan; Discussion Lead: James Kondo - Japan Country Manager @ Twitter

May 2012 – 2 Year Anniversary (partners: Accel Partners, 500 Startups, Seedcamp)

  • Silicon Valley (May 30): Mentoring Sessions + Main Event: Company Case Study - MoPub, Discussion Lead: Jim Payne - Founder & CEO @ MoPub; Sector Discussion - Mobile, Discussion Lead: Rich Wong - Partner @ Accel; Partners: Accel Partners, 500 Startups
  • Beijing (May 23): Next Generation Ad Exchanges; Discussion Lead: Reza Behnam - Founder & CEO @ adz, H2 Singapore Co-Chair
  • Berlin (May 14): Perspectives on Managing Growth; Discussion Leads: Jens Begemann - Founder & CEO @ Wooga, Arne Bleckwenn - Founder & CEO @ Wimdu
  • London (May 16): Mentoring Sessions + Main Event: Company Case Study - GoCardless, Tom Blomfield, Matt Robinson, and Hiroki Takeuchi - Co-Founders @ GoCardless; Sector Discussion - Mobile, Discussion Leads: Max Niederhofer and Adam Valkin @ Accel; Partners: Accel Partners, Seedcamp
  • Sao Paulo (May 17): Company Case Study - foursquare; Discussion Lead: Holger Luedorf - VP & Head of Business Development @ foursquare
  • Singapore (May 28): Payments in Emerging Markets; Discussion Leads: Ganesh Bangah - Co-Founder & CEO @ MOL Global, Craig White - President of Global Operations @ MOL Global
  • Tokyo (May 16): Mobile Sector Trends; Discussion Lead: Jeff Merkel - Director of Mobile @ Google, Founder & Director @ H2; Former VP APAC & LATAM @ AdMob

March 2012

January 2012

  • Silicon Valley: Data's Defining Role in Web 3.0 - DJ Patil
  • London: Daily Deals - Fatally Flawed or Marketing Revolution? - Glen Drury
  • Singapore: Leveraging Paid, Owned, and Earned Media on the Social Web - Ken Mandel

November 2011

September 2011

  • Silicon Valley: M&A Led International Growth Strategies – Tanguy Peers
  • London: “Corporate” vs. “The Field” – Joe Cohen
  • Singapore: Angel’s Gate Case Study – Ash Singh, mig33 Case Study – Steven Goh

May 2011 – 1 Year Anniversary (partners: Greylock, Index & Neoteny Ventures)

March 2011

January 2011

October 2010

July 2010

  • Silicon Valley: Central vs. Regional, Hiring Local Talent
  • London: Central vs. Regional, Hiring Local Talent
  • Singapore: Central vs. Regional, Hiring Local Talent

May 2010 – Launch

  • Silicon Valley: Product Localization, Market Prioritization
  • London: Challenges in International Expansion
  • Singapore: Digital Trends in Asia