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MANILA, Philippines – The annual Echelon Asia Summit, Asia’s premiere technology and business event celebrating Asia’s brightest technology and digital innovations, is set to return for its 5th official edition. It is organized to bring together the region’s tech experts, investors, and influencers to discuss Asia’s emerging trends and tackle how to ascend to a higher value proposition.
The theme this year, “Tech Pioneers of Tomorrow,” is built upon the goal of Echelon to be the nexus point where technology and business leaders connect with next generation entrepreneurs to develop new technologies that can impact business and society.
Organized by e27, Asia’s leading resource platform for innovation-led businesses, the event aims to attract a global repertoire of close to 5,000 technology innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, regulatory bodies, and C-suite executives who are creating the next wave of innovation in Asia.
A three-zone conference
This year the summit will have three conference zones: Create, Build/Reach, and Future. The approach was instroduced to meet the business needs of all startups, ranging from emerging to mature. These zones strive to amplify opportunities and ensure that startups receive the right support they need at each stage of their business.
Take a look at the conference topics below:
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Create Zone With inspiration down, set your idea in motion and create something.
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CREATE Be there if you are: Early Stage Startups, Aspiring Entrepreneurs Hear from: Incubators, accelerators, seed-stage, Pre-Series A and growth stage startups Be inspired by: Keynotes on The Foundations, Culture, Scaling, Lean Startup Methodology, the 101s on Sales, Hiring, Fundraising, Finance, PR, and Market Access Don’t miss: TOP100 Startup Search |
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Build / Reach Zone After something is created, it is time to build on it to make it the best it can be. Don’t let an amazing product go to waste, reach out and scale.
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BUILD Be there if you are: Growth Stage Startups, Hustlers and Marketers, Product and Development people Hear from: Technical solution providers, including CTOs, CIOs, product managers, designers, developers Be inspired by: Big data, Analytics, Smart Cities, IoT, Cloud Tech, Product Development/Management, UI/UX
REACH Be there if you are: Growth Stage Startups, Hustlers and Marketers, Product and Development people Hear from: CMOs, Pro Digital Marketers, PR Experts, Growth Hackers Be inspired by: Storytelling, Visual Communications, SEO, Branding, Value Propositions, Marketing and PR skills, Adtech, SEO/SEM, O2O Strategy, Neuromarketing, Growth Hacking
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Future Zone It always starts with the dream of a greater future.
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Be there if you are: Every attendee Hear from: Key Influencers, inspirational speakers, tech visionaries, industry heavyweights Be inspired by: Fireside chats on topics such as Big Ideas, breakthrough stories, and rags to riches tales
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Thaddeus Koh, Co-Founder and COO of e27, said: “With an integrated programme that encompasses the continual stages of a startup’s life cycle – Creating, Building, Reaching and the Future – Echelon Asia provides a great opportunity for everyone in the tech ecosystem to interact, exchange new knowledge and expertise, and gather information about best practices from fellow peers who have been in their shoes. Echelon Asia has a proven track record of helping participating startups achieve funding success through its structured networking sessions. This year would be no exception.”
Other highlights for this year include keynote sessions and firesides with over 70 speakers and thought leaders from all around the world, inspiring emerging startups to achieve greater heights through their insights and experiences. Notable speakers in the list include Timbre’s Edward Chia, rising global wave-makers such as Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory, Silicon Valley’s Hiroshi Saijou, and many more.
The TOP 100 Startup Search also returns to discover the most promising start-up of the year across the region. The top 16 startups, having been selected through regional qualifying rounds from a pool of over 800 submissions, will be in Singapore to pitch live on stage to a panel of judges and vie for the winning title.
Online registration for conference delegates is now open. Detailed session and speakers’ information can also be found online at https://e27.co/echelon/asia/speakers. – Rappler.com
For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit http://e27.co/echelon/asia
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