What people said about #tiasg2017

Two weeks ago, we concluded the sixth edition of our flagship conference with a record number of 5355 attendees (post-conference infographic coming up soon, stay tuned!). Curious to find out what Tech in Asia Singapore 2017 was like through their eyes? We took some time to go through social media and compiled some of their thoughts below.

Here’s a peek of their experience and what they said about #tiasg2017!

The excitement began very early in the morning. We were happy to have support from both local friends and those who came all the way from other parts of the world!

Can't wait to meet some of the best minds in the industry! #tiasg2017 pic.twitter.com/ETh9mk8bZQ

— Amit Bajaj (@_amitsbajaj) May 17, 2017

In Singapore, to attend Tech in Asia. Conference will start soon. #tiasg2017 pic.twitter.com/wvWpBmKLvZ

— TemHideki (@temhideki) May 17, 2017

First up, we had Adi Tatarko, CEO & co-founder of Houzz!

@aditatarko Founder of @houzz on stage to kick off #tiasg2017 pic.twitter.com/IcKGv809ET

— Pieter Kemps (@P_Kemps) May 17, 2017

Twitter was rife with quotable quotes from our amazing speakers. Which was your favourite session? Share with us in the comments below.

Great to see someone talk about an often forgotten part of running a startup. nice job @khailee @techinasia #tiasg2017 https://t.co/151r16u08O

— Lee Bagshaw (@LJBagshaw) May 17, 2017

Insightful sessions by key investors and #startup founders in Southeast Asia at #tiasg2017 conference yday. Looking forward to Day 2! #VC pic.twitter.com/7gUZI0GcES

— Yoolim Lee (@yoolimleenews) May 18, 2017

Some were really digging LINE CTO Euivin Park’s stylish hairdo.

LINE's CTO. Love that she is a woman geek with a badass hair style too. 😀 @techinasia #tiasg2017 pic.twitter.com/rwo9BeADom

— Mei Lee (@HiMeiLee) May 18, 2017

We’re also glad those who couldn’t make it managed to gain insights and pick the brains of successful founders through our Facebook livestream!

As I couldn't be there, checked out @siurui of @thecarousell being interviewed at #tiasg2017 on Facebook live. Great story & humble founder

— Lee Bagshaw (@LJBagshaw) May 17, 2017

If you didn’t have time to finish touring our startup exhibition, you’re not alone! Our attendee, Shu Uesugi, did an excellent walk-through video of Bootstrap Alley. Did you manage to spot yourself?

Footage from @techinasia Singapore #tiasg2017 pic.twitter.com/H3gvdmZQ4O

— Shu Uesugi ⛰👨🏻‍💻 (@chibicode) May 17, 2017

Crowd going strong at Tech in Asia conference. And great curation of startups this year. I could barely finish visiting all the booths! Great work TIA team! #tiasg2017 #startup #entrepreneurship

A post shared by Michelle Woo Pui Mun (@mashimichelle) on May 18, 2017 at 1:53am PDT

Some lucky attendees also got the chance to play with really cool gadgets at our VR zone!

Angels training at the Virtual Reality Studio: #TechInAsia #tiasg2017 pic.twitter.com/vpRWW2uiFV

— Bizmind (@bizmind_ltd) May 18, 2017

While there were many highlights across both days, Alexis Ohanian’s session (and @garrytan) seemed to be a huge crowd favourite.

Highlight of #tiasg2017 @alexisohanian (who was talking while @garrytan does all the work). Good luck on your Sept delivery! Keep tweeting pic.twitter.com/JpqQy8GoDz

— Chris Wong🇨🇦 (@ChrisWKWong) May 17, 2017

@garrytan Alexis keeps mentioning you on stage @ #tiasg2017 Keep up the good work ! 🙂

— Aarif Raziff (@allaboutaarif) May 17, 2017

Soon enough, it was time for our signature pitch competition, Arena! As our judges went backstage to deliberate on the results, our Director of Content Strategy, David Corbin took the stage with his entertaining segment: Quiz Asia! The participants’ enthusiasm, witty answers and emoji stories gave the audience a really good laugh.

Time for quiz before announcing a pitch winner. So much fun. 🙂 #tiasg2017 pic.twitter.com/LFUFoVtjbR

— TemHideki (@temhideki) May 18, 2017

Top reason to stay til the end of #tiasg2017. Storytelling time 🤔

A post shared by Amelia (@ameliacarys) on May 18, 2017 at 2:55am PDT

After almost two hours of nail-biting suspense, we finally came to the highlight of the evening when Swingvy was announced as the winner of Arena 2017. Congratulations, Swingvy!

Big props to the other Arena finalists who did amazing on stage too!

Winner was Swingvy as I expected. https://t.co/AdF7oD3PAj Congrats! 🙂 #tiasg2017 pic.twitter.com/cpw0pckstr

— TemHideki (@temhideki) May 18, 2017

And with that, we’ve wrapped up yet another successful edition of our flagship conference in Singapore! Thank you to all attendees, sponsors, speakers, and volunteers for making this possible. We hope you enjoyed the conference as much as we did planning it for you 🙂

Pretty tired from the networking at #tiasg2017 , but thought it was a fun & insightful experience these 2 days. Good break from da office!

— MarcTeo (@TeoZiJie) May 18, 2017

This is one of the Amazing #tech event ever attended 🔥Kudos to the team @techinasia & The #tiasg2017 Organizing team and all 🙏 pic.twitter.com/bfyWT62YNA

— Sharanyan Sharma (@sharanyanlk) May 18, 2017

Next up: Tech in Asia Tokyo 2017

With our 6th edition of Tech in Asia Singapore done and dusted, our sights are set on the next conference – in the land of the rising sun. Mark your calendars, because we’re bringing back Tech in Asia Tokyo for its fourth run this September 27 and 28!

Ticket sales will commence soon, but meanwhile, you can register your interest by signing up for a 1-for-1 code. With this, you get to buy one ticket, and get another one for free! Registration will close on June 23. Hope to see you in Tokyo!