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[Competition] GSMA Glomo Awards 2016

The GSMA's Global Mobile Awards, which recognises everything from game-changing mobile devices to applications, technologies, apps and services, showcasing the ever-growing value that mobility brings to users, to industries, to businesses, communities and economies, are now open for online entry for its 2016 edition.

[Event] WORKTECH15 Asia

Leading international workplace conference series WORKTECH will be returning this year to Singapore and will be held on 22 and 23 September.

[Event][Asia] Next Bank Asia 2015

This year's instalment of banking and financial technology conference Next Bank Asia will be taking place on May 27-28 in Singapore with the theme of "Tracking the Digital Shift", where participants will be engaged on topics surrounding disruptive technologies relevant to the Asian financial sector.

[Event][Singapore] 2015 Battlehack

The global 2015 BattleHack, organized by leading global payments providers PayPal and Braintree, will be coming to Singapore as part of a worldwide global hackathon competition that will see developers across the globe tasked with applications that solves various challenges.

[Malaysia] [Event] Echelon Malaysia 2014

Echelon, one of Southeast Asia’s biggest conferences for technology startups, has now expanded to its first full Malaysia edition and will take place November 24-25 in Kuala Lumpur.

[Event] Hackatron Asia Singapore 2014

Hackatron Asia Singapore is a one and a half day hackathon that will bring brands, technologies and developers together to see what technological magic can ensue.

[Competition] Applications For Halal Tech Power Challenge Officially Opens

Startup competition Halal Tech POWER Challenge, created by Malaysia-based technology startup incubator Halal Tech Venture Builder, has opened for applications from now till September 10, and entries are accepted from entrepreneurs both in and outside of Malaysia.

[Event] FOCUS100

FOCUS100, which will taking place in New York City on 3-4 October, will see the technology conference gather ideas from major technology and government players to accelerate efforts at increasing diversity in the tech industry.

Memphis-based Start Co. To Present 16 Startups At Demo Day

Memphis, Tennessee-based nonprofit venture development organization Start Co. will be presenting 16 new startups at its Demo Day on 21 August at Orpheum Theater.

Top Conferences In 2015

Want to be where the action is, networking, creating awareness of your organisation, or learning about others? Then get flights arranged and get yourself in town for one of these major conferences taking place in 2015.

[Competition] Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards

Back for the second year, the Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards is seeking scalable and sustainable products, services or applications that reduce environmental impact, improve health and well-being or enhance livelihoods through changes in practices or behaviors.

[US][Event] CITE 2014

Consumerization of IT in the Enterprise (CITE) Conference & Expo will return for its third edition this year, taking place April 27-29 at the Hilton Union Square in San Francisco.

[Singapore][Event] Innovfest 2014

Held from 14-16 April 2014, InnovFest 2014 will bring together like-minded research scientists, industry experts, tech transfer professionals, entrepreneurs and investors with a theme of “Asian Innovations Going Global”.

[Asia][Event] BroadcastAsia 2014 Brings Focus On OTT Content Revolution

The Asian Pay TV boom will be highlighted in BroadcastAsia 2014 - held at Marina Bay Sands from 17 – 20 June - when content providers, broadcasters and telecommunication companies from all over the world gather to showcase the latest innovative technologies and services to bring the OTT model to the next level.

[Asia][Event] ad:tech Introduces Roadshows Across Southeast Asia

dmg::events will be introducing a series of roadshows across three major Southeast Asian cities – Jakarta (5th of May), Kuala Lumpur (7th of May) and Bangkok (9th of May) in a lead up to its ad:tech asean 2014 in Singapore from 8-9 July 2014.

[Competition] Ernst & Young Announces “Ready, Set, Grow 2014”

Global professional services firm Ernst & Young (EY) has announced its 2014 "Ready, Set, Grow" program in Monaco, a platform open to all high-potential entrepreneurs from around the world to showcase their companies and discuss their plans to scale big and fast.

[Competition] Seven Startups To Represent Asia At Seedstars World Final

February 4th will see some of the best upcoming startups from around the world congregate in Geneva, Switzerland to determine the winner for the Seedstars World Final competition, including seven from Asia.

[Singapore][Event] Singapore Youth Awards 2014 Calls For Nominations

The Singapore Youth Awards is back for its 39th year and is currently calling for nominations.

[Event] Crowdsourcing Week Global 2014

Crowdsourcing Week will be returning for its second edition with the theme of “Crowd Impact: Empowering Transformation”, and will take place in Singapore on April 7-11, 2014.

[Event] Young Social Entrepreneurs (YSE) 2014

Applications for the annual Singapore International Foundation's Young Social Entrepreneurs (YSE) program for 2014 is now open.

[Africa] Nominations For Top35-Under35CEO Awards Now Open.

Top35-Under35CEO Awards, an annual program that highlights and recognizes young African entrepreneurs, aims to use their examples to encourage and promote more entrepreneurship among young Africans.

[New York] INGENUITY 2013

New York Venture Capital Association (NYVCA) will be presenting its annual INGENUITY conference on October 15, 2013 at 82 Mercer.

[US] SPROCKIT 2014 Opens For Applications From Media Startups

SPROCKIT 2014, a year-round program by NAB Show and World Series of Start-Ups that showcases elite emerging companies in media and entertainment and introduces them to industry influencers and decision-makers, is again looking for startups to participate in the coming year's program.

[Portugal][Event] Explorers Festival 2013

The Explorers Festival is an upcoming event in Lisbon, Portugal focused around the topics of entrepreneurship and innovation. Organized by Portuguese startup accelerator beta-i, it promises to be the largest entrepreneurship event in Portugal this year.

[Singapore][Event] AppHACK Singapore 2013 by AngelHack

AppHack Singapore 2013, will see around 150 Singapore-based software developers and entrepreneurs together where they will create great mobile applications over the span of just 24 hours.

[Event] Over 540 Young Entrepreneurs To Converge On Global Startup Youth

Held on October 8-11, Global Startup Youth will see over 500 youth participate a three-day idea accelerator program aimed at helping young entrepreneurs shape and launch new projects that will hopefully evolve into sustainable global businesses.

Shopify Launches 4th Build-A-Business Competition

Shopify is kicking off its fourth annual Build A Business Competition, and has teamed up with some of America's well-known entrepreneurs to help new shop aspirants build and grow their business.

[Singapore] Setting The Stage On An Innovative Technology Show

MediaCorp and the Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) has announced The Stage, a new technology trade show set to debut in Singapore in 2015.

[U.S][Competition] turnstone Looks For Best Young Companies To Work For

The Best Young Companies to Work For campaign by turnstone seeks to highlight companies that demonstrate excellence in areas such as positive work culture, forward-thinking leadership, talent retention, business innovation, community outreach, and workspace planning and design.

[Asia][Event] Startup Asia Jakarta 2013

After last year's successful Startup Asia Jakarta held in Bandung Jakarta, organizer and one of Asia's most influential startup and technology blogs TechinAsia.com has announced that its signature conference Startup Asia will be returning to Jakarta on November 21 and 22, 2013 at Plaza Bapindo.