Events & Happenings
Top 3 Mistakes New Businesses Make
Here are the top 3 mistakes that Boyd Au, who started Enzer Electronics and is now an investor at 7 Notes Capital - sees many new businesses make, and what you should do to avoid them.
echelon 2010 – Bigger, Better, Badder
If you haven't heard, echelon 2010 - previously known as UnConference Singapore - is back.
[Singapore][Event] Day 2 Of ad:tech Singapore 2012 Shows Mobile Promise
The first day of ad:tech Singapore 2012 gave digital marketers and industry observers a glimpse of the continued growth of the role of technology and digital media in marketing and advertising in the Asia Pacific. The second day, however, seemed to hover over one particular aspect of that digital future - mobile.
[Singapore][Event] CommunicAsia 2012
One of Asia's largest shows communications and information technology conferences - CommunicAsia - is just round the corner. For the technology startup or small business, here are some interesting side events that may interest you.
[Singapore][Event] Crowdsourcing Week
Crowdsourcing Week, a five-day conference to be held in Singapore on June 3-7, 2013, will explore everything crowdsourcing, open innovation and crowdfunding.
[Beijing] Global Mobile Internet Conference And G-Start Startup Competition
The Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) 2011, held in Beijing on April 27th-28th, is Asia's largest and most elite mobile Internet conference. It will also feature the G-Start Competition, where the most innovative mobile Internet startups will go head-to-head.
TEDxNUS – Passion Worth Spreading
Find out what a game designer, an amateur conductor, and a business leader have in common at a celebration of ideas and passion at TEDxNUS on Saturday October 16, 2010.
[Singapore][Event] Office Hours Revealed With Jeffrey Paine
Ever wondered what a venture capitalist does and what that means for a startup seeking funding? If so, check out "Office Hours Revealed With Jeffrey Paine".
Ideas.Inc Business Challenge Winners Announced
The ideas.inc Business Challenge organized by Nanyang Technological University’s NTU Technopreneurship Center and SPRING Singapore has finally come to a close a couple of weeks back, having first started in September last year.
PitchU Through Online Video With VenCorps And Kauffman Foundation
Crowd-sourced, collaborative venture capitalist firm VenCorps, in conjunction with Kauffman Foundation, is currently running PitchU, an online elevator pitch competition that gives away US$5000 cash to the best pitch.
[Malaysia] [Event] InfoSecurity World 2012 – Combating The Rapid Rise In Cyber Threats
Held recently in Kuala Lumpur, InfoSecurity World 2012 signaled Malaysia’s commitment to be at the center of security discussions, as well as an opportunity to enhance Malaysia’s standing and influence in this field.
Spirit of Enterprise 2010 Nominees Announced
The nominees for the 2010 Spirit of Enterprise awards have finally been announced, and is open to the public for voting from 15 to 31 August 2010. Support your favorite local small-to-medium business now!
[Singapore][Event] 15 Startups Selected For Asian Leg Of Innotribe Startup Challenge
Innotribe Startup Challenge has announced the selection of 15 Asia-based startups for its Asian leg, which will take place on 16 May 2013 at NUS Enteprise-run InnovFest 2013.
Syinconnect 2010: Design for Innovation
On Oct 16 and 17, young people from all over Singapore will get together to celebrate social innovation, design thinking, and youth at Syinconnect 2010: Design for Social Innovation.
[Singapore][Event] SuperHappyDevHouse 2
SuperHappyDevHouse 2 - Singapore's and Asia's second SHDH - will take place on Jun 9-10 at co-working space The Hub Singapore and should again see a host of creative technical developers coming together to build and show off fun projects.
[Singapore] [Competition] SLA OneMap Challenge
The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) is introducing the OneMap Challenge, a competition to leverage on over 45 layers of theme data contributed by various public agencies on OneMap as well as the datasets on www.data.gov.sg to develop location-based desktop and mobile applications useful to businesses and the public.
[Singapore][Event] UP Singapore
UP Singapore looks to recruit engaged citizens to come together and solve problems by working on open as well as previously unreleased corporate and government data to develop prototype solutions that helps transform Singapore into a more efficient and sustainability city in the future.
Business Creator Of The Year 2011
The Stockholm School of Economics has launched Business Creator Of The Year 2011, a challenge for young entrepreneurs with innovative ideas with the final award of being able to qualify for an admission place at one of its bachelor programs.
[Event][Hong Kong] 2nd Cloud Computing World Forum Asia 2011
The 2nd Cloud Computing World Forum Asia will feature all of the key players within the Cloud Computing and SaaS market providing an introduction, discussion and look into the future for the ICT industry.
AMD VISIONary Of The Year Awards
Semiconductor maker AMD has launched its first ever VISIONary of the Year Awards to honor innovation in three categories - Foodie, Photography, and Entrepreneurship.
[ADV] Young Entrepreneurs Emerge From ideas.inc Business Challenge 2011
Marveled by and impressed with the strides they've shown, we have collated tips from top young entrepreneurs who have emerged from ideas.inc Business Challenge 2011.
Social Media World Forum Asia, 22-23 September 2010, Singapore
Social Media World Forum (SMWF) Asia is a two-day conference and exhibition dedicated to all things social media that will take place in Singapore on 22nd and 23rd September this year.
[Singapore] [Event] Startup Asia Singapore 2012
Startup Asia Singapore, to be held on February 2-3, 2012, is organized by our buddies over at Singapore-based media startup Penn Olson to showcase emerging product-ready technology startups from Singapore and the Asia region.
New York Entrepreneur Week 2010
It's New York Entrepreneur Week (NYEW) next week from November 8 to 12 in the Big Apple.
[Asia] Tony Fernandes To (Finally) Tell You You’re Fired On The Apprentice Asia
Registrations for The Apprentice Asia ends this weekend, so if you're interested to potentially work for one of Asia's billionaires, here's your chance.
[Event] [Singapore] Techventure 2011: A Sign of Increasing Asian Technology Innovation
Techventure 2011 showed just how much Singapore, and its government through the National Research Foundation (NRF), is banking on these budding entrepreneurs and their newest and latest in technological innovations for the country's future.
[ADV] [Event] [India] Cloud Computing World Forum India
The Cloud Computing World Forum India is a free-to-attend event and will feature all of the key players within the cloud computing and SaaS market providing an introduction, discussion and look into the future for the ICT industry.
Cloud Computing World Forum Asia
To find out about the latest and upcoming trends in the world of cloud computing, check out Cloud Computing World Forum Asia which will happen at The Mira Hotel, Hong Kong on November 17 and 18, 2010.
2011 Asia Social Venture Academy Open For Applications
If you're Asia-based and have a strong passion for social entrepreneurship and the ambition to launch your own social enterprise, you may want to check out Foundation for Youth Social Entrepreneurship (FYSE)'s Asia Social Venture Academy program for 2011.
[Malaysia] [Event] Hackweekend 3: Make Apps, Not War.
From March 31st to April 1st, 2012, Kuala Lumpur's National Science Centre will be hosting Hackweekend, a 24-hour challenge where the best of Malaysia’s technology community gather to build cool applications overnight.