Asia Entrepreneurship Update 2026

Please join us for our 2026 Spring seminar series on “Entrepreneurship in Asian High-Tech Industries.” Each year, this series surveys the most recent trends, patterns, and challenges of entrepreneurship in Asia and their relevance to Silicon Valley and the U.S. Guest speakers include entrepreneurs, investors and mentors, and other experts on the current entrepreneurial ecosystems of major Asia economies. On Tuesday, March 31st, US-ATMC Director Dr. Richard Dasher will kick-off our “Entrepreneurship in Asian High-Tech Industries” series with “Asia Entrepreneurship Update 2026,” his annual overview of the most recent data about entrepreneurship patterns, ecosystem dynamics, and hot topics in the startup ecosystems of major Asia markets.

Dr. Richard Dasher has directed the US-Asia Technology Management Center since 1994 and is Adjunct Professor of East Asia Languages and Cultures at Stanford University. From 1998 – 2017, he served concurrently as Executive Director of the Center for Integrated Systems (now Stanford System X Alliance) and held Consulting Professor appointments in the Department of Electrical Engineering. In 2004, Dr. Dasher became the first non-Japanese person to join the governance of a Japanese national university, serving on the Board of Directors and then on the Management Council of Tohoku University until 2011. Other service (selected) includes the Program Committee of the World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) of MEXT since its founding in 2007, and advisory roles with research institutes, accelerators, and nonprofits in Asia, Canada, and the U.S.

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To attend in-person, please register over Eventbrite.

To attend by Zoom, please register here.

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Parking options:

• Memorial Way, Stanford, CA 94305 [Google Map]
• Lasuen St. and Roth Way, Stanford, CA 94305 [Google Map]
• Please check parking signs carefully to ensure that permitted parking (A or C) and metered spaces are free after 4:00 pm. Paid parking is enforced around The Oval until 6:00 pm.

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Our series on "Entrepreneurship in Asian High-Tech Industries" begins March 31, 2025 and continues until June 2, 2026.

For our schedule of speakers, please visit our event page here.

Session Recordings are typically posted within 3 business days after each session on our .

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