Events & Happenings
[Singapore][Event] Echelon 2011
Echelon, Southeast Asia's biggest conference for technology startups, is back for its 2011 edition and looks to be even more exciting than before.
Innovation In Technicolor At TechCrunch Disrupt NYC 2011
Check out the stunning panels GE created as real-time illustrations of several of the inspiring talks given at TechCrunch Disrupt NYC 2011 last week.
[Event] [Singapore] Techventure 2011 To Introduce Techventure Asiasons Innovation Awards
Techventure 2011 - one of Asia's topmost events for the venture capital community to engage with the latest technology entrepreneurs organized by Asiasons WFG and presented by National Research Foundation (NRF) and Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) - will celebrate its 15th year on October 13 and 14. The event will also see the introduction of the inaugural Techventure Asiasons Innovation Awards this year.
Entrepreneurs Unplugged
As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009, Singapore business plan competition Startup@Singapore will be organizing Entrepreneurs Unplugged - an event that will feature three prominent entrepreneurs discussing their entrepreneurial journeys.
Nominate And Vote For Asia’s Best Mobile And Web Apps
Nominate and vote for the best Asian applications at the Top 50 Apps poll now!
[Competition] Shopify’s US$100K Carrot For E-Commerce Entrepreneurs
Shopify's "Build-A-Business Competition", which will run till the end of December has a US$100,000 cash prize but more importantly allows the winner to receive startup and marketing advice from luminaries like marketing guru Seth Godin, social media master Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV fame, as well as angel investor and startup consultant Timothy Ferriss.
Social Networking World Forum Asia
ad:tech Singapore may be over, but if you're interested to learn more about the latest in social networking and marketing trends in the Asia Pacific region there's the upcoming Social Networking World Forum Asia.
Five Startups To Vie At NY Start-Up Classic
Comixology, Venmo, Stickybits, Perpetually and SetJam will vie for a chance to win exhibition space in 2011 CES at NY Tech Meet Up's NY Tech Start-Up Classic technology event.
TEDx MIT Club Singapore: “The Craftsman”
Last month I attended a TEDx event organized by MIT Club Singapore. Entitled "The Craftsman", the event featured speakers from different walks of life to share their experience and passion for their individual crafts.
[Singapore][Event] Startup Weekend Singapore 2012
Startup Weekend Singapore is back! The upcoming Startup Weekend in Singapore, will be held on March 9-11, 2012, at NUS Business School.
Singapore Tech Startups in SXSW 2011 [Application]
Singapore-based tech start-ups take note! The Infocomm Authority of Singapore (IDA) is looking to register a booth in SXSW 2011 and your start-up could be part of it.
Startup Weekend Singapore 2010
Regional startup incubator Azione Capital, together with technology startup advisory firm Battle Ventures, will be organizing Singapore's version of Startup Weekend (SWE) on Oct 29-31, 2010.
Event: Entrepreneurs Meet Social Entrepreneurs
If you're a Singapore-based social entrepreneur or interested in social entrepreneurship, you may want to check out this upcoming ACE BlueSky "Entrepreneurs meet Social Entrepreneurs" event on 19 May 2010.
Singapore Startups At CommunicAsia 2009
CommunicAsia isn't exactly the place to find Singapore startups, so it was a surprise when I ran into a few familiar faces there.
Safer Internet Day – Top 10 Tips For Younger Online Users
Today is the 10th anniversary of Safer Internet Day. Here's a list of top 10 tips from Norton by Symantec for parents and care givers for ensuring young people remain protected online.
[Event] Ukraine, Thailand And US Take Top Spots At Microsoft Imagine Cup 2012
The student teams from all over that participated in the 10th annual Imagine Cup have challenged each other and themselves with their technology innovation projects, and here are the winners.
[Hong Kong][Event] CARTES Asia And E-Commerce Asia Shed Light On Mobile Payment Revolution In...
The CARTES Asia and E-Commerce Asia in Hong Kong this coming March 27-28 will see key players in the mobile payments, electronic card technologies, and mobile marketing converge together to discuss these spaces as well as how markets in Asia have adopted them for use.
[Singapore] [Event] 20 Hottest Startups of 2013 Panel Luncheon
Singapore Business Review will be holding "20 Hottest Startups of 2013 Panel Luncheon" that will feature the founders of some exciting startups such as Luxola, All Deals Asia and DropMySite.com, where you can learn about their business models, their growth opportunities, and challenges ahead.
Students Show The Way For Technology Innovation At Microsoft Imagine Cup 2012
Microsoft Imagine Cup certainly has grown over the years, inspiring an entire generation of technology-savvy youths - with 1.65 million students from 190 countries participating in the competition during the past decade.
[Event] [Singapore] Echelon 2012
The next mega startup event in Singapore is Echelon 2012, which will take place as a two-day, double-track event on June 11-12, 2012.
Atlanta’s 6th Annual Startup Riot Throws Up Three Winners
Held as part of Atlanta's Tech & Startup Week, the 6th Annual Startup Riot featured 30 local entrepreneurs pitching their ideas for a chance to win huge cash prizes, thousands of dollars in professional services and meetings with top venture capitalists and investors.
Weigend Says Companies Are Losing Control
I was at the Singapore Management University this evening for the Shaw Foundation Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series to hear ex-Amazon chief scientist Andreas Weigend...
4th Annual PITCH: Women 2.0 Startup Competition
The 4th Annual PITCH: Women Startup Competition is now open to early-stage web, consumer, mobile, cleantech, and biotech ventures around the world!
[Singapore] RIM Opens First BlackBerry Expert Center
Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) today opened its first BlackBerry Expert Center in Singapore exclusively dedicated to providing after-sales support for Blackberry customers.
[Competition] SingTel “The Tablet Enterprise” i.Challenge 2011
Leading regional telecommunications provider SingTel today kickstarted i.Challenge 2011, an annual competition for app developers.
Innovation & Enterprise Week 2009
Exploit Technologies is organizing the first-ever Innovation & Enterprise Week (IEW) in Singapore, a week-long extravaganza that aims to promote innovation and technology adoption amongst Singapore enterprises and encourage entrepreneurship.
[Singapore][Event] SingTel i.luminate 2012
Organized and participated by various business groups within the Singapore-headquartered Asia telecommunications provider SingTel, this year's SingTel i.luminate - with the theme of "Powering The Future" - will on November 6, 2012 examine the forces that are shaping the market, discuss the implications, and showcase real-world ICT innovations and customer implementations.
[Event][Singapore] Winner of Martell VSOP The Ultimate Start-up Space 2011 – Preparazzi
After months of intense competition, Preparazzi has emerged as the winner of ‘Martell V.S.O.P The Ultimate Start-up Space’ 2011 competition.
[Event] Japanese Startup Moso Wins Startup Asia Jakarta
Japan-based video-editing startup Moso (http://www.mosoapp.com) has emerged as overall winner of Startup Asia’s second international Startup Arena competition that took place in Jakarta last week.
[Event] [Singapore] Techventure 2012, Failcon Singapore And TechInnovation 2012
Techventure is back with the theme of ‘Asian. Innovation. Renaissance.’, and this time it will take on two partner events in TechInnovation 2012 and Failcon Singapore.