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Speaker
Jaeson Ma
CEO & Co-founder, OpenWav
Jaeson Ma is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and investor in entertainment, media, and technology. He is the Founder of East West Ventures, which connects markets across Asia and the United States, and the Chairman and Co-Founder of EST Media Holdings, a global media group that includes EST Studios, Eastern Standard Times, and OpenWav. His investments include TikTok, Coinbase, Anthropic AI, Grab, Brain.ai, XPeng, Triller, and Dark Horse Comics. He has been named to the Variety 500 list for three consecutive years and is a member of the Milken Institute’s Young Leaders Circle.
Ma co-founded 88rising and Stampede Ventures, and serves as General Partner at CAA Caravan Digital Studios and Venture Partner at Goodwater Capital. Over his career, he has helped launch and advise ventures that have raised billions in capital across global markets.
At BRIDGE Summit, Jaeson will share insights on connecting Asian and U.S. markets and how cross-cultural innovation is shaping the future of media and technology.
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Tech
Jaeson Maat BRIDGE
- Music Panel 10 December 3:40 - 4:00PM
Own Your Audience and Rewrite the Rules
Grammy-winning artist Wyclef Jean and creator-economy pioneer Jaeson Ma break down how artists can finally take control in a system that hasn’t kept up. They’ll talk frankly about the broken economics of streaming, why the future belongs to those who own their fan relationships, and the tools that put creators back in charge of monetization and community.
Forum Stage
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