Hong Kong, 19 March 2019 – North Asia’s largest technology business event stack, Cloud Expo Asia, Cloud & Cyber Security Expo, Big Data World, Smart IoT Hong Kong and Data Centre World

Asia’s largest technology business event stack, Cloud Expo Asia, Cloud & Cyber Security Expo, Big Data World, Smart IoT Singapore and new launch eCommerce Expo Asia, welcomed over 16,000 technology professionals, stake holders and practitioners on its sixth edition at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre on 10th and 11th October.

The annual free-to-attend event saw a world-class line-up of over 350 international solution providers, as well as an impressive line-up of over 500 influential industry experts speaking on the very latest trends and challenges in the evolving technology landscape.

A general perception about eCommerce is that it takes the value away from offline to online businesses – BUT, Luc from foodpanda argues, however!

This is an erroneous opinion, said Luc Andreani, Managing Director of foodpanda, Singapore.

“As your business grows, you scale that business. However, you can't scale by direct retail alone, but by extending your business to an online platform. To say that value is taken away by eCommerce is not the case. We have found that restaurants perform best by also offering deliveries, and gain significant benefits from listing their business on our platform.”

“Blockchain can create much bigger disruption, given the right mode of execution.”

While blockchain can be used by large companies, it is also applicable to many others, including smaller businesses. “The click is on how the mass can be collaborated into an ecosystem. The ecosystem using Blockchain will be an interesting opportunity to seize the chance like what Airbnb or Uber have on building a platform for a vertical business.”

Visibility, trust, speed – the major advantages blockchain offering the field of logistics and transportation.

Blockchain will change the way the entire supply chain will work from producer to consumer. Perhaps the major obstacle is mindset.

Are we ready for Industry 4.0?

A recent report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) stated that Singapore is one of the top 25 countries to gain from the burgeoning trend of advanced manufacturing and Smart factories. On the other side of the coin, research has indicated that there is a lack of complete preparation for introducing these new manufacturing technologies.

Work, work, work... Every day we're pre-occupied with work, but TGIF . I hope you have a well-planned weekend (although doing nothing and staying at home is a good choice too).

In this week's issue, we chatted with a handful of our speakers, revealing how they make time to recharge their mind, body and soul amidst their busy schedules - as I'd like to call it 'refill their tanks'. I hope you can get inspired as well.  

When asked what's the most important quality one needs to excel in the tech industry and in their role, our speakers pointed to one quality - CURIOSITY. Having a 'hungry mind' motivates one to always keep looking for the next best thing - be it improving your day-to-day business, or creating a solution to anticipate an emerging market demand. 

CloserStill Media has announced the arrival of the industry-leading eCommerce Expo brand into Asia, with the debut event launching at Singapore's Marina Bay Sands on October 10 – 11 2018.

At last night’s prestigious award ceremony, CloserStill was officially awarded top 100 companies, as well as receiving a special accolade for outstanding workplace engagement. They represent the only exhibition company in last 10 years to receive an award.