MIT Technology That Matters Series: An Evening with Young Innovators | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12021-11-17T13:47:29+08:00PeatixKoelnmesseMIT Technology That Matters Series: An Evening with Young Innovatorstag:peatix.com,2014:event-345522014-04-29T18:00:00SGT2014-04-29T18:00:00SGTDate: Tuesday, 29 AprilTime: 6:00- 8:00 pm (registration starts at 6)Venue: The Hub, 113 Somerset RoadMIT Technology That Matters Series: An Evening with Young Innovators
Join us for an evening of intelligent
conversation with Singapore’s rising entrepreneurs and young innovators.
Organised by Koelnmesse in partnership
with The Hub and MIT Enterprise Forum, this industry event highlights the
exciting stages of innovation in the young startup scene. From finding the big idea to building and sustaining
your business, get practical insights from the next generation of tech leaders
on how they successfully overcame various challenges.
This event
also marks the official launch of MIT Technology Review’s prestigious
Innovators Under 35 competition.
Come and join
us for an evening of networking and ideas sharing. Admission is free.
Topics:
Growing startups
across geographiesHow Jublia makes meetings intelligent: A Singaporean startup storyGaruda
Robotics- How a young startup in the field of drone technology can succeed in
AsiaOne year later: A look at Viddsee, a digital
platform that curates short films around Asia, and how it has raised the
profile of the region’s film industry by growing its online distribution
networkCreativity and sound business sense: Two
critical elements for startup successInnovators Under 35 Singapore: Can your innovative work change the world?
Programme:
Fireside chat with
Pulkit Jaiswal, CEO & Founder, Garuda
RoboticsPulkit, a finalist in 20
Under 20 (a programme run by Paypal Founder Peter Thiel), will talk about
the future of Garuda Robotics and how commercial drone technology will make an
impact in Singapore and the rest of the world.
Growing Startups
Across GeographiesFabian Lua, Community Growth, Peatix
Singapore is a hub
for startups and technology, but startups founded or based here cannot afford
to restrict hiring or innovation to Singapore. Fabian shares personal and
practical lessons learned from helping startups like Viki and Peatix grow
across geographies.
How Jublia Makes Meetings Intelligent: A Singaporean startup story
Errol Lim, Cofounder & COO, Jublia
A journey into how Singaporean
startup Jublia was founded. Through the many twists, pivots, ups and downs – how
far have they come along? What challenges are they facing today? And most
importantly, is it worth it?
Fireside chat with Ho Jian, Cofounder of Viddsee
Viddsee is an
online video platform to stream Asian short films for the social web. Their
vision is to grow the community of audience and create a wide and accessible
market for short films in the region. A year after founding the company, what
has Jo Jian and his team learned to sustain the business? What were the most
difficult challenges they faced?
Multi-Hyphenate for Passion, Purpose & ImpactGrace Clapham,
Founder, The Change School and Change
Ventur.es
A parallel entrepreneur's journey of
change aligns passion, purpose and impact. Get inspired and find out how one
small step lead to an eco-system, community and now business.
Grace has built eco-systems across Singapore supporting
and enabling creative entrepreneurs/professionals, as well as aspiring and
current women entrepreneurs through CreativeMornings Singapore, SheSays
Singapore and Secret {W} Business. She is always looking to work on
initiatives to further the Creative and Entrepreneurial sector across Asia
Pacific and hopes to see more top quality talent and better cross-cultural
integration & understanding.
Howard Califano, Director, SMART Innovation
Centre
A well-respected leader with experience from the academic
and financial sectors focused on developing businesses around emerging
technology, Howard heads the SMART Innovation Centre. He will talk about what
it takes to be one of MIT’s 10 outstanding innovators in the region.
About Technology That Matters SeriesOrganised by Koelnmesse, the Technology That Matters Series is a group of industry talks and networking events aimed to bring together innovators, researchers, scientists, technology leaders, entrepreneurs and investors under one roof. It is a platform to exchange ideas and share thought leadership on the most important emerging technologies that matter. The series is a run up to the main EmTech Singapore conference taking place on 26-27 January 2015. For more details, please visit www.emtechsingapore.com.Event Partner:The HubA
coworking community at 113 Somerset Road, The Hub Singapore is a home for
anyone who is purpose-driven. Money isn’t all the world has to offer-- we
strive to mainstream the sustainable pursuit of meaning and mastery.We
are agnostic to what you work in and where you come from: we welcome
entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs, professionals, techies, designers,
storytellers, students, policymakers and more. “1 + 1 = 3”-- through
cross-sector collaboration, collective intelligence will solve the most
pressing issues of today. With as many
as 15 events monthly and specially-curated programmes, we help members connect,
launch, and scale their ventures. Part of a global network of 7000 innovators
in nearly 60 Hubs across 5 continents, we accelerate cross-sector innovations
to solve pressing issues of our time. Started in May 2012, The Hub Singapore is
proud to be the first Hub in Asia, now accompanied by HUB
Seoul, HUB Tokyo, and HUB Kyoto. Learn more at http://singapore.impacthub.net/.Contact information:To register for the talk, please email emtech@koelnmesse.com.sg or sign up here at Peatix!Updatestag:peatix.com,2014-04-29 01:32:102014-04-29 01:32:10The event description was updated. Diff#34645Updatestag:peatix.com,2014-04-29 01:31:552014-04-29 01:31:55The event description was updated. Diff#34644Updatestag:peatix.com,2014-04-25 09:40:522014-04-25 09:40:52The event description was updated. Diff#34342Updatestag:peatix.com,2014-04-25 09:34:222014-04-25 09:34:22The event description was updated. Diff#34339Updatestag:peatix.com,2014-04-25 06:15:352014-04-25 06:15:35Subtitle was changed to "Organised by Koelnmesse in partnership with The Hub Singapore and MIT Enterprise Forum". Orig#34313Updatestag:peatix.com,2014-04-23 01:54:002014-04-23 01:54:00The event description was updated. Diff#34038Updatestag:peatix.com,2014-04-23 01:50:502014-04-23 01:50:50The event description was updated. Diff#34037Updatestag:peatix.com,2014-04-21 02:49:442014-04-21 02:49:44The event description was updated. Diff#33845Updatestag:peatix.com,2014-04-17 09:06:062014-04-17 09:06:06The event description was updated. Diff#33562