Beyond Borders: Opportunities in Asia and Singapore

Forrester predicts a 9% growth in Southeast Asia (SEA)’s tech spending despite global headwinds. How can tech scale-ups leverage Singapore’s ecosystem, which houses 80 of the world’s top 100 tech companies and capture opportunities in SEA?

Speakers:

Jackson Tan

Singapore Economic Development Board

Jackson Tan

Jackson is the Regional Director for the Singapore Economic Development Board, managing client relationships in Germany across the Semiconductors, Digital, and Mobility sectors, with additional engagements in Austria, Finland, and Sweden. He assists companies in understanding business opportunities in Asia and using Singapore as a launchpad into the region.

Mabel Fu

Start2 Group

Mabel Fu

Mabel Fu is the Director of Programs for Asia, leading teams in Singapore, Japan, South Korea, China, and India. She develops strategies to support startup success across the continent. In the past four years, she has helped over 200 startups expand internationally. Before joining Start2 Group, Mabel worked at Linde plc in Corporate Digitalization, where she led multiple project teams to improve business processes and operational efficiency through technology.

Andreas Schmidt

Singleron Biotechnologies

Andreas Schmidt

Andreas is a venture investor and former entrepreneur with a background in immunology from Berkeley. He founded AYOXXA and Proteona, the latter now part of Singleron Biotechnologies where he leads global business development. He also co-founded Springboard Health Angels in Berlin and serves on various biotech and venture capital boards.

James Hirst

Tyk

James Hirst

James Hirst is the co-founder and COO of Tyk, a leading API Gateway that supports a significant portion of global internet traffic and enhances digital product delivery worldwide. His remote team operates across 23 countries with offices in Singapore, Atlanta, London, and Toronto. Tyk has raised $40M in funding.