What people said about #tiasg2016

If you’re experiencing post-conference withdrawal symptoms, welcome to the club.

Along the way, you’ve seen how Tech in Asia Singapore 2016 unfolded from our point of view – in pictures, articles, and on our Facebook and Twitter channels. But what was the fifth anniversary of Tech in Asia Singapore like for the 4,000 over attendees that joined us?

Instead of speculating, we’ve compiled some of their thoughts below.

We are here! #tiasg16#tiasg2016#Singapore#startup#asiapic.twitter.com/fdx4dJkqVY

— Focus Asia ✌️ (@focusasia_) April 13, 2016

 

It didn’t take long for attendees to warm up at the event.

What an amazing lineup of startups and events #tiasg2016 pic.twitter.com/woDJ1Vy9vS

— Swati Joshi (@iamSwatiJoshi) April 12, 2016

Enjoying all that #tiasg2016 has to offer today…lots of enthusiasm!! #startups#steinpag

— Toby Hicks (@tobyhicks10) April 12, 2016

 

This year, we did some things better… 

Loving the official #tiasg2016 app. Super intuitive & a great experience overall. Excellent job @techinasiapic.twitter.com/NjnjT2sxwy

— Dhruv Shanker (@madonionslicer) April 12, 2016

 

And found room for improvement on others.

 

Twitter was rife with plenty of quotable quotes from our amazing speakers the past two days, be it candid opinions, witty quips, or sharp insights.

What founders need to know by @khailee . He is such a breath of fresh air. #tiasg2016@Futureb00kspic.twitter.com/KC21RF02M6

— Namita Sethi (@Nam_Futurebooks) April 13, 2016

Willis is so savage on Saemin #tiasg2016

— jasmiηe (@brigandry) April 12, 2016

.@makeschool says MIT CSE course is shit. Come to India, boss. Every course in every college is shit.#tiasg2016 pic.twitter.com/bl9v9qD02G

— Sreekesh Krishnan (@jaga_krish) April 12, 2016

Really happy to have had the chance to attend #tiasg2016. Learnt a lot, saw a lot and heard from quite a few legendary people!

— Jasmine (@jasmineChye) April 13, 2016

Hilarious fireside chat with Google’s Caesae Sengupta – almost makes me wish I was a software engineer #tiasg2016 https://t.co/LdjXFDEGXd

— Jeanne Lim (@jeannebeejeanne) April 13, 2016

 

Earlier on in the year, we gave out 300 Women Entrepreneur passes to celebrate the women who are doing amazing things in tech. Most of all, we want to create a comfortable environment where women can connect and further bolster the tech ecosystem. We’re doing the same for Tech in Asia Bangalore 2016 as well – registered for yours yet?

Shootout to @techinasia for making sure there is a good representation of #womenintech #tiasg2016

— Hannah Zambrano (@HannahKZambrano) April 12, 2016

Made new friends with women entrepreneurs from Malaysia Tech In Asia Singapore #tiasg2016 pic.twitter.com/TIp3rvqash

— Nora Kamsani (@razzqee) April 13, 2016

Still very glad I attended #TIASG2016. Very glad to be a part of #WomenInTech. pic.twitter.com/vcjTr3Rv18

— Lidiya (@lidiyafatiny) April 13, 2016

 

Some people are here to learn, some to hunt for new users, while others come to meet old and new friends.

 

On Bootstrap Alley… 

Had fun exploring startup booths at Tech in Asia 2016! #tiasg2016 pic.twitter.com/L6LllpTJ5q

— hxtan (@hxtan_) April 12, 2016

A lot of fitness, digital marketing, & products that are connecting people in the mix for the very diverse bootstrap alley at #tiasg2016

— Dillah Zakbah (@dillyrious) April 13, 2016

Other than networking & learning, playing with this laser tag sword would probably be my fave booth at #tiasg2016 pic.twitter.com/50kxHIRxKb

— Dillah Zakbah (@dillyrious) April 13, 2016

The many booths in #tiasg2016 where to start… pic.twitter.com/1nD70BPFWd

— Erika Tapalla (@ErikaTapalla) April 12, 2016

 

You can’t miss the highlight of our conference – the nail-biting Arena pitch battle. While Pouch proved to be the people’s favourite in a polling exercise, our panel of judges decided to award the championship to fintech startup BitMEX. Congratulations to all deserving finalists – you were all amazing!

#tiaSG2016 arena startup pitch battle! Tough choice, but I support #TIAPouch. Good luck to all finalists! pic.twitter.com/Cl5OaVLDrT

— Daisy J (@edaizie) April 13, 2016

Great pitches from all the contestants! But I can only bet on one, and it would be #TIAPouch 🙂 #tiasg2016

— Judy Tang (@judyfeliciatang) April 13, 2016

Huge props to the vocal stylings of @CorbinDB with not one but THREE Adele covers at #tiasg2016!

— Susie Hughes (@susiehughes) April 13, 2016

 

Summing up their experience in a nutshell:

#tiasg2016 Singapore the asian version of #TCDisrupt comes to an end. pic.twitter.com/e4rV6Y5CjW

— Sarmad Sangi (@sarmadsangi) April 13, 2016

It’s been a blast these 2 days. Definitely one of the best tech conference I have attended. #tiasg2016#BizzMine

— Victor Wong (@vgwong) April 13, 2016

Have to say. I thoroughly enjoyed the first day of #tiasg2016. Good to see a Singaporean tech event go from strength to strength #startup

— Adam (@AdamFlinter) April 12, 2016

 

Of course, we couldn’t have completed another successful Tech in Asia conference without the help of our 150 lovely volunteers – the show is ours as much as theirs! A HUGE thank you to every single one of you who put dedicated time and effort to help us connect Asia’s tech ecosystem.

 

shoutout to all Tech in Asia ’16 volunteers! Great job guys ?#investorstageteam#tiasg2016

— Neo You Ming (@bigbangneo) April 13, 2016

When you see an army of volunteers leaving, you know the event is over #tiasg2016pic.twitter.com/9efNbWfyWU

— Augustin du Payrat (@AugusBagus) April 13, 2016

 

Now that the dust for Tech in Asia Singapore 2016 has settled, it’s time to look ahead. You don’t even have to wait a year for the next Tech in Asia conference – we’ll be bringing the party to Bangalore on July 6 and 7. Mark your calendars, purchase your passes, and get ready!

I need to put #tiasg2016 into my calendar for next year! Looks like @racrozier is having fun without me… @techinasia

— Arnold Aranez (@mr_gadget) April 13, 2016