DEMO Comes To Singapore With DEMO Asia 2011
May 6, 2011 by Gwendolyn Regina T
The premier tech company launch platform, DEMO is coming to Singapore this November. Since 1991, DEMO has been focused on being a platform where new upcoming technology companies launch their product to fellow conference attendees. DEMO Asia will take place 29-30th November 2011 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Singapore.
This is however not the first DEMO in Asia, with DEMO China‘s 2010 debut.
DEMO Asia will be produced by existing co-producers – IDG Enterprise and VentureBeat, in addition to Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) subsidiary, Sphere Exhibits.
SPH is a media giant in Singapore, publishing many of the newspapers and magazines available here.
Entrepreneur presenting at DEMO. (image credit)
Here’s an excerpt from the press release:
“‘We are delighted to expand the DEMO network with the addition of DEMO Asia,” said Neal Silverman, Senior Vice President, DEMO. “All DEMO Alumni, starting with the fall class of 2011, will now have the opportunity for greater international exposure in the emerging technology community, connecting to entrepreneurs, investors, media and buyers on a global scale.”
DEMO Asia will focus on the best and brightest companies throughout the continent, as well as companies throughout the world hoping to launch in the Asian marketplace. As the financial and business hub for Asia, Singapore offers among many attributes such as a world-class infrastructure, a clean and stable environment and English-speaking population and is home to many multi-national corporations which serve the Asian markets. Companies interested in launch opportunities in DEMO Asia, please contact Benjamin Ng at bensgng@sph.com.sg.
Mr. Chua Wee Phong, Executive Director of Sphere Exhibits said,”Sphere Exhibits has grown a portfolio of successful trade and consumer events, backed by our event expertise and diverse media platforms. With our extensive linkages with the private and public sectors, the inaugural Demo Asia 2011 serves as a compelling platform for us to bring together individuals and organisations with the ideas and funding to connect and engage and to launch the next generation of innovations and technologies. We look forward to working with DEMO on this exciting event.‘ ”
The next DEMO conference will be DEMO Fall 2011, to be held in Silicon Valley in Santa Clara, California (USA) this 12-14th September. Interested companies can apply on DEMO’s website by 1st August.
About The Author
Gwendolyn Regina T - Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief
Apart from SGE, Gwen is also a Partner at Thymos Capital, where she focuses on early stage investments in technology firms. She has had two exits out of her investments via the firm, one of which is iHipo. A frequent judge for business competitions both locally and overseas, she graduated from the National University of Singapore. Gwen also spent some time in Silicon Valley and studied in Stanford University under the NUS Overseas College programme. Gwen is a mentor at Spanish incubator Tetuan Valley, Polish incubator Gamma Rebels, the Singapore Ambassador for the Sandbox network and the Singapore curator for StartupDigest. She enjoys languages, travelling, dance and adventure sports. Gwen can be found on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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