A completely reimagined Tech in Asia Conference for 2020

Asia’s tech community is at the intersection of two powerful forces.

First, 2020 was supposed to be the dawn of Southeast Asia’s Golden Age, ushering in a period of economic growth and tech innovation. While we’re off to a bumpy start, the region’s fundamentals and demographic bonus remain as strong as ever.

In addition, we now have the chance to integrate and make sense of how the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the global status quo. If anything, the sea change sweeping across all industries and in human behavior have opened up even more opportunities for innovation.

TIA Conference goes virtual

For founders, investors, corporates, and governments, this is an unprecedented moment to build the tech, relationships, and structures that will define our world for years to come. However crazy this period may seem, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape how we work and how we live.

With this in mind, we’ve reimagined and reworked our flagship event to suit our pandemic reality. From October 19 to 22, join us online as we bring you Tech in Asia Conference 2020 Virtual. Without leaving the comfort of your home, you’ll get access to the leaders, thinkers, and other luminaries in Asia’s tech and startup ecosystem as they explore the emerging trends and developments that can position us for “Southeast Asia’s Golden Decade: 2021 and Beyond.”

TIA Conference 2020 Virtual will feature the best companies, models, and verticals of the year so far, delve into how the community can accelerate towards recovery, and discuss what to expect in the coming years.

Quality content and networking

We’re proud to announce that Rachmat Kaimuddin, CEO of Indonesian unicorn Bukalapak, and Jixun Foo, managing partner of GGV Capital, will headline our roster of speakers, who will share their projections, ideas, and insights on Asia.

Aside from expert perspectives, here’s what you can expect from Southeast Asia’s most exciting tech and startup conference:

• Thought-provoking stage content: Stage content will be crafted to help Asia’s community of tech founders and investors share and download relevant insights as we embrace change and capture opportunities in the coming years. All recordings will be available to ticket holders.
• Startup Arena Pitch Battle: Bigger and better than ever, our signature pitch battle will include regional semifinals this year and culminate in an exciting finale at the conference.
• Upgraded startup-investor speed dating: Get the same kind of quality conversations from our regular in-person conference, but with improved matching and efficiency.
• Engaging roundtable networking: Be a part of our curated roundtable networking sessions to share and learn from fellow founders, investors, and tech enthusiasts.
• Exclusive offers: Avail of great promos and offers from our sponsors and community partners.

Join our list of notable sponsors, which includes East Ventures, Zoho, Asia Partners, AppWorks, Arbor Ventures, Deskera, and Qiming Venture Partners, in supporting Asia’s tech and startup ecosystem. For more information on sponsorship, drop us a line.

Soft launch of TIA Live

Amid the hustle and bustle of pivoting to virtual events these last few months, we’ve tapped into a particularly powerful aspect of online meetups: accessibility. In Asia, where there’s so much physical fragmentation between countries, virtual events have given us the ability to strengthen connections within the region’s tech ecosystem and to put its tech leaders and companies on the global stage.

As such, today we’re marking the soft launch of our latest initiative, TIA Live, an annual subscription to all of Tech in Asia’s online events. Signing up for TIA Live gives you a one-year pass to over 20 online meetups, pitch nights, and hands-on training as well as our Product Development Conference and TIA Conference. All TIA Core subscribers will get automatic access to our Live events, as a show of gratitude for your loyalty and support. 🙏

Pandemic or not, we’re always committed to showcasing the best and brightest from Asia’s tech ecosystem and making such content as accessible as possible. TIA Live brings us a step closer to sustainably achieving that goal.

See you online at the TIA Conference 2020 Virtual!