The 104-year-old American Jessie Lichauco was at the epicenter of events that shaped 20th-century Philippines and possesses a unique perspective on how her adoptive country and the world has evolved since. Her granddaughter, Philippines-based journalist Sunshine Lichauco de Leon, recently produced and cowrote her first documentary, “Curiosity, Adventure and Love,” which weaves together the stories of Lichauco’s life, account of Philippine history since arriving in Manila in 1933, and insights from a unique perspective that reminds viewers of the power of our humanity. The documentary will be presented during Saturday breakfast, followed by a Q&A with the director hosted by Angie Lau.
Yigal Erlich is founder and chairman of The Yozma Group, a leading startup venture capital investment group in Israel. One of the most prominent investors in Israel’s high-tech arena in the past 15 years, Erlich is widely credited as the founding father of its venture capital industry. He helped to foster a professionally managed venture capital industry to fund the country’s fast-growing high-tech ventures. The Yozma Group formally opened its first Asian startup campus in Pangyo, South Korea, this year as a base camp for expansion in the region.
