From AI to addictive products – 2 more panels to catch at #tiablr2016

In this ultra-competitive world of apps and digital services, it can be difficult to capture the attention of users. Furthermore, new technologies are constantly being touted as revolutionary – with IoT and AI being the latest to join the party. How can we ensure that our investments or products will not simply be a passing fad – here today and forgotten tomorrow?

From discerning hype versus reality in the latest technologies to keeping your users coming back, these two main stage panels at Tech in Asia Bangalore will have some answers.

Hype versus reality in AI and IoT

AI recently joined IoT as one of the hottest new trends. But how much do we really know about these two areas and their implications? Two startup founders breaking ground in these industries will shed some light on the new and unexpected directions these technologies are taking.

Krishnan Raman is CEO of Flutura, a startup pioneering industrial IoT intelligence that works like a Fitbit for machines. Hooking up home appliances to the internet may be how most of us were first introduced to IoT, but industrial machinery is where the true value lies. By 2025, the potential economic impact of IoT is projected to reach US$11 trillion. Krishnan predicts that two-thirds of it will be contributed by machines in the B2B space, and Flutura has already begun to dominate this space.

Krishnan will be joined by Kaiseh Vohra, CEO of Lucep, a Singapore-based startup that harnesses the power of AI to help businesses accelerate sales. Today, it supports some of the world’s largest financial institutions, hospitality groups, and healthcare institutes. But more importantly, it’s a forerunner in a massive industry that is bound to affect your business. After all, you’re likely to be handing 85 percent of all your customer interactions to machines in a mere five years.

How can AI and IoT help your business, and what synergies do these two technologies yield?
In this gripping panel, Krishnan and Kaiesh will share their experiences from fronting the AI and IoT era, and show us why you should care about them.

Getting users hooked

The creation of habit-forming products has become vital for companies that want to sustain mind share in an increasingly crowded marketplace. How is it that some products keep us coming back against our own will at times (thanks, Facebook) while others are easily forgotten?

In this panel, Bollywood star and entrepreneur Kunal Kapoor and venture capitalist Sid Talwar, will dissect how addictive user experiences are constructed.

Kunal Kapoor, CEO of Ketto, certainly knows how to captivate his audiences. As part of the growing number of Bollywood stars getting involved in the startup scene, Kunal has lead Ketto to become Asia’s most-visited crowdfunding platform. He’ll bring to the table insights on how celebrity fame can play a part in raising a brand’s visibility and user base, and what Ketto does to keep users and brands coming back consistently.

Speaking alongside Kunal is Sid Talwar from Lightbox. As co-founder and CEO of the venture capital based in Mumbai, Sid invests in emerging technology companies and has seen more than his fair share of addictive startup products.

Get to hear from international and world-class industry leaders from the main stage at Tech in Asia’s inaugural tech conference in Bangalore. Passes are going at 10 percent off when you purchase before June 17 with the code tiablr10!

Indian citizen? Passes start from US $99 before discount.

Catch up on the rest of our Main Stage speaker introductions for TIA BLR 2016 here:

Richa Kar, founder of Zivame and Girish Mathrubootham, founder of Freshdesk
Kunal Kapoor, co-founder of Ketto
Willson Cuaca, co-founder and managing partner of East Ventures