After a hectic work week, the Singapore Startup Roots team will bring Jeff Jonas (IBM) and Ian McFarland (Digital Garage) together this Saturday, 18th June afternoon. They will share their thoughts and experiences in a candid Q&A.
About The Speakers
Jeff Jonas, Chief Scientist IBM Entity Analytics Group and IBM Distinguished Engineer
Jeff will talk for 15 minutes about his first startup, going bankrupt at 18 years old, selling his next startup to IBM, innovating within IBM and what he sees next on the horizon.
Ian McFarland, CTO of Digital Garage
Ian was previously CTO of Pivotal Labs, and recently joined Digital Garage as CTO. He will speak for 15 minutes about his current hypothesis on integrated design and software development teams.
Programme Details
2.30pm: Ian’s talk on integrating design and development teams
3.00pm: Q&A with Jeff and Ian
3.45pm: Mingling
Event Details
When: Saturday, 18th June 2011
Time: 230pm-4pm
Where: HackerspaceSG, 70A Bussorah St, Singapore 199483 (Map)
Register here and bring your tickets (email or otherwise) confirmation for admission purposes.
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