On October 8 & 9, our international flagship conference hosted 5,728 startups, corporates, investors, and industry experts across the tech community. Participants came from over 32 countries, with the top 5 countries being Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, and Thailand.
The popular Main Stage featured movers and shakers who’ve successfully tackled industry challenges around Southeast Asia. Some highlights of the most popular sessions included Cheryl Goh, Group Vice President of Marketing, Grab, who shared about her experience branding Grab as a super app. Bukalapak’s CEO & Founder, Achmad Zaky also told the story of how they scaled, in addition to a fireside chat with Tokopedia’s Co-Founder & CEO, William Tanuwijaya.
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