Events & Happenings
[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.
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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[New York] INGENUITY 2013
New York Venture Capital Association (NYVCA) will be presenting its annual INGENUITY conference on October 15, 2013 at 82 Mercer.
[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.
[Event] Young Social Entrepreneurs (YSE) 2014
Applications for the annual Singapore International Foundation's Young Social Entrepreneurs (YSE) program for 2014 is now open.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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”.
[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.
[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.
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.
[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.
[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] 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.
[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][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.
[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] WORKTECH15 Asia
Leading international workplace conference series WORKTECH will be returning this year to Singapore and will be held on 22 and 23 September.
[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.
FedEx Launches Small Business Grant Contest In Singapore And Hong Kong
FedEx Express is bringing its FedEx Small Business Grant Contest, a small business competition it first launched in the US three years ago to give small businesses have the chance to win grants to help them expand overseas into international markets, to Asia Pacific.
[Event] Tech In Asia Jakarta 2015
Online platform for Asia’s tech community Tech in Asia will round off its highly vaunted Tech In Asia Conference series for this year with Tech In Asia Jakarta 2015, which will take place on 11 and 12 November 2015 at Balai Kartini.