Katrina CHAN

Katrina serves as the Executive Director of QBO Innovation Hub, a public-private initiative which she launched in 2016 to develop the Philippines’ startup ecosystem, and IdeaSpace, a pioneering corporate accelerator and early stage fund backed by the MVP Group. In this capacity, she leads one of the most active startup enablers in the country, and has worked with over 150 partners to accelerate the growth of a combined network of over 500 Filipino startup ventures across various stages and industries. Katrina completed her B.Sc in Materials Science and Engineering with a double major in Business Administration at Carnegie Mellon University in the US. Katrina is a Filipina millennial that advocates for spurring innovation and technopreneurship as an engine for driving economic growth and competitiveness. She also leads theStartup Pinay program at QBO and hopes to support the advancement of fellow women in the tech space.