Name: Singapore Tech Forum 2020
Start: 2020-11-17T22:00:00-05:00
End: 2020-11-20T12:00:00-05:00
Location: Virtual

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We’re bringing together the top movers and shakers in tech, business and government for our third and boldest Singapore Tech Forum yet

Singapore's tech ecosystem is booming, and we're peeling back the curtain to give you unfiltered insights from the region's top tech leaders and talent. If you care about the transformative impact of tech for public good, or are excited about diving into a digital economy larger and more diverse than North America or the EU, then Singapore Tech Forum 2020 is the event for you.

This year, we are offering short sessions over a few days so that you can tune in wherever you are in the world. Meet fellow global founders, developers, product managers and designers and discover why some of the world's most brilliant tech visionaries and companies choose to call our future-ready island state, and our bustling Southeast Asian neighbourhood, home.

Candid interviews with industry leaders from Singapore, U.S. and UK, curated networking, and partners ready to engage global talent to power their next stage of growth: we can't wait to meet you at Singapore Tech Forum 2020. *P.S. we have limited spots, so don't wait to sign up!

HIGHLIGHTS

Lee Hsien Loong

Prime minister of Singapore

THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM

SINGAPORE SENIOR MINISTER &

COORDINATING MINISTER FOR SOCIAL POLICIES

SIEW CHOO SOH

MANAGING DIRECTOR, GROUP HEAD, CONSUMER BANKING & BIG DATA/AI TECHNOLOGY, DBS BANK

MARC BENIOFF

CHAIR, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & CO-FOUNDER, SALESFORCE

FORREST LI

FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN & GROUP CEO, SEA

Gillian tee

CEO & CO-FOUNDER, HOMAGE

SHIYAN KOH

MANAGING PARTNER, HUSTLE FUND

PRITHVI RAI

FOUNDER, CEO, BORNEO

THE LINE-UP

Tuesday, 17 November

9:00AM EST | 6:00AM PST | 2:00PM GMT | 10:00PM SGT

Keynote & Q&A: Technology as Singapore's Strategic National Priority

Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister, Singapore

Moderator: Karen Tay, Smart Nation Director (Prime Minister's Office) / Regional Vice President (Singapore Global Network)

10:00AM EST | 7:00AM PST | 3:00PM GMT | 11:00PM SGT

Tech for Public Good: Perspectives from Digital Chiefs of Singapore, U.S. & UK

Chan Cheow Hoe, Government Chief Digital Technology Officer & Deputy Chief Executive, GovTech
John Paul Farmer, Chief Technology Officer, City of New York
Edward Hartwig, Deputy Administrator, United States Digital Service
Chris Ferguson, Director, Cabinet Office, Government Digital Service

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Wednesday, 18 November

9:00AM EST | 6:00AM PST | 2:00PM GMT | 10:00PM SGT

Kick-off: Tech for Public Good – Public Sector

Chan Cheow Hoe, Government Chief Digital Technology Officer & Deputy Chief Executive, GovTech

9:10AM EST | 6:10AM PST | 2:10PM GMT | 10:10PM SGT

SG Tech Stack: Reimagining Singapore Government with Code

Kevin Ng, Director, Core Operations, Development Environment, & eXchange, GovTech Singapore

9:25AM EST | 6:25AM PST | 2:25PM GMT | 10:25PM SGT

OGP: Rapid Experimental Product Development in the Government

Li Hongyi, Director, Open Government Products, GovTech Singapore

9:40AM EST | 6:40AM PST | 2:40PM GMT | 10:40PM SGT

Innovation in the Age of Covid-19: Agility in the Face of Adversity

Chong Jiayi, Distinguished Engineer, GovTech Singapore
Janice Tan, Software Engineer, GovTech Singapore

10:00AM EST | 7:00AM PST | 3:00PM GMT | 11:00PM SGT

Q&A Session: Tech for Public Good – Public Sector

Kevin Ng, Director, Core Operations, Development Environment, & eXchange, GovTech Singapore

Li Hongyi, Director, Open Government Products, GovTech Singapore
Chong Jiayi, Distinguished Engineer, GovTech Singapore
Moderator: Janice Tan, Software Engineer, GovTech Singapore

10:30AM EST | 7:30AM PST | 3:30PM GMT | 11:30PM SGT

Product Spotlight: Transforming Traditional Businesses

Xiaole Kuang, Head of Engineering, Deliveries, Grab

10:45AM EST | 7:45AM PST | 3:45PM GMT | 11:45PM SGT

Product Spotlight: Building Indeed.com for Cross-cultural Impact & Scale

Jordan Dea-Mattson, Site Director, Singapore Engineering Centre, Indeed.com

11:00AM EST | 8:00AM PST | 4:00PM GMT | 12:00AM ⁺¹ SGT

Product Spotlight: Unlocking the Value of Neighbourhoods in a Digital World

Nigel Teo, Founder, GoodHood.SG

11:15AM EST | 8:15AM PST | 4:15PM GMT | 12:15AM ⁺¹ SGT

Q&A session: Xiaole (Grab), Jordan (Indeed.com), Nigel (GoodHood.SG)

Xiaole Kuang, Head of Engineering, Deliveries, Grab
Jordan Dea-Mattson, Site Director, Singapore Engineering Centre, Indeed.com
Nigel Teo, Founder, GoodHood.SG

Moderator: Tanu Chellam, Head of Product & Co-founder, Safeguard Scholar

11:40AM EST | 8:40AM PST | 4:40PM GMT | 12:40AM ⁺¹ SGT

Deep-Dives - Opportunities in the Singapore Government

Track 1: Software engineering and Data Science & AI

Track 2: Cybersecurity and Cloud & Infrastructure

7:00PM EST | 4:00PM PST | 12:00AM ⁺¹ GMT | 8:00AM ⁺¹ SGT

Building an Inclusive Future: Technology & the Global Economy

Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister & Coordinating Minister for Social Policies, Singapore
Marc Benioff, Chair, CEO & Founder, Salesforce
Moderator: Koh Shiyan, Managing Partner, Hustle Fund

8:00PM EST | 5:00PM PST | 1:00AM ⁺¹ GMT | 9:00AM ⁺¹ SGT

The Rise of Sea: A Global Powerhouse Born in Southeast Asia

Forrest Li, Founder, Chairman & Group CEO, Sea
Moderator: Jane Lim, Assistant Chief Executive, Sectoral Transformation, Infocomm Media Development Authority

8:45PM EST | 5:45PM PST | 1:45AM ⁺¹ GMT | 9:45AM ⁺¹ SGT

What I Wish I Knew: Starting Up & Scaling from Singapore

Gillian Tee, CEO & Co-founder, Homage
Nadine Yap, Chief Product Officer, theAsianparent
Steve Melhuish, Co-founder, former CEO, PropertyGuru
Prithvi Rai, Founder, CEO, borneo
Moderator: Koh Shiyan, Managing Partner, Hustle Fund

9:45PM EST | 6:45PM PST | 2:45AM ⁺¹ GMT | 10:45AM ⁺¹ SGT

Why Here, Why Now: Building Engineering & Product Teams for the World

Soh Siew Choo, Managing Director, DBS
Patrick Teo, Site Lead & Engineering Director, Payments, Google

Brian Weng, Head, Engineering, APAC, Stripe
Moderator: Kiren Kumar, Assistant Chief Executive, Infocomm Media Development Authority & Executive Vice-President, Singapore Economic Development Board

11:00PM EST | 8:00PM PST | 4:00AM ⁺¹ GMT | 12:00PM ⁺¹ SGT

Deep-Dives - Opportunities in the Private Sector

Track 1: Google

Track 2: Stripe

11:35PM EST | 8:35PM PST | 4:35AM ⁺¹ GMT | 12:35PM ⁺¹ SGT

Deep-Dives - Opportunities in the Private Sector

Track 1: Shopee

Track 2: DBS

Thursday, 19 November

7:00PM EST | 4:00PM PST | 12:00AM ⁺¹ GMT | 8:00AM ⁺¹ SGT

Unfiltered: Lessons from Moving Halfway Across the Globe

Andrew Chang, Director, ASUS AICS
Florbela Lei, Senior Software Engineer, Google
Julien Labruyere, CEO, Sleek
Moderator: Anna Ratala, CEO & Co-founder, Zvook.co

8:00PM EST | 5:00PM PST | 1:00AM ⁺¹ GMT | 9:00AM ⁺¹ SGT

Unfiltered: Coming Home - the Good, the Bad, & the Downright Weird

Silvanus Lee, Director & APAC Engineering Site Lead, Twitter Singapore
Chong Jiayi, GovTech Singapore

Amanda Lim, Product Manager, Facebook Enterprise Stores, Facebook
Moderator: Joshua Wong, Co-founder, Hypotenuse AI

9:00PM EST | 6:00PM PST | 2:00AM ⁺¹ GMT | 10:00AM ⁺¹ SGT

Unfiltered: Engineering & Workplace Culture - Clash or Convergence?

Gregor Hohpe, Enterprise Strategist, AWS, Ex-Google, Govtech, Allianz

Junxu Lye, Chief Product Officer & Partner, Endowus
Heng Hong Lee, Director Engineering, Xfers
Moderator: Elaine Truong, Product Technical Program Manager, Facebook

10:15PM EST | 7:15PM PST | 3:15AM ⁺¹ GMT | 11:15AM ⁺¹ SGT

Deep-Dives - Opportunities in the Private Sector

Track 1: Twitter

Track 2: IMDA

10:50PM EST | 7:50PM PST | 3:50AM ⁺¹ GMT | 11:50AM ⁺¹ SGT

Deep-Dives - Opportunities in the Private Sector

Track 1: Biofourmis

Track 2: Facebook

SPEAKERS

Silvanus lee

Director, APAC Engineering Centre at Twitter

XIAOLE KUANG

Head of Engineering, Deliveries, Grab

John paul farmer

Chief Technology Officer, City of New York

Edward hartwig

Deputy Administrator, United States Digital Service

Chan cheow hoe

Government Chief Digital Technology Officer & Deputy Chief Executive, GovTech

anna ratala

ceo & co-founder, zvook.co

Chris ferguson

Director, UK Cabinet Office, Government Digital Service

Florbela Lei

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER, GOOGLE

Elaine Truong

PRODUCT TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER, FACEBOOK

Chong jiayi

Distinguished Engineer, GovTech Singapore

steve melhuish

Co-founder, former CEO, PropertyGuru

Tanu Chellam

Head of Product & Co-Founder, Safeguard Scholar

janice tan

Software Engineer, GovTech Singapore

nigel teo

Founder, GoodHood.SG

Kiren kumar

Executive Vice President, Digital Industry, Singapore Economic Development Board & Assistant Chief Executive, Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore

nadine yap

Chief Product Officer, TheASIANPARENT

Kevin Ng

Director, Core Operations, Development Environment, & eXchange, GovTech Singapore

Patrick teo

Site Lead & Engineering Director, Payments, Google Singapore

Jane lim

Assistant Chief Executive, Sectoral Transformation, Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore

Julien Labruyere

CEO, SLEEK

Joshua Wong

Co-founder, Hypotenuse AI

Brian weng

head, engineering, APAC, Stripe

Gregor Hohpe

Enterprise Strategist, AWS, Ex-Google, Govtech, Allianz

li hongyi

Director, Open Government Products, GovTech Singapore

Karen Tay

Smart Nation Director, Prime Minister's Office & Regional Vice President, Singapore Global Network

Henghong lee

Director, engineering, xfers

Andrew Chang

Director, ASUS AICS

Junxu lye

Chief Product Officer & Partner, Endowus

Jordan Dea-Mattson

SITE DIRECTOR, SINGAPORE ENGINEERING CENTRE, INDEED.COM

neha thakkar

Head, Network and Partnerships Development, Singapore Global Network

teymoor Nabili

CEO & Publisher, Tech For Impact Asia

Amanda Lim

Product manager, Facebook Enterprise Stores, facebook

Virtual lounge

We're all about building connections that remain long after the final credits roll. Get to know the amazing Singapore tech community in our pop-up Tech Forum virtual lounge, built just for you. It's like a club, except cozier, less awkward, sans hangovers and in broad daylight... you get the idea.

There's lots to do in there: meet other Singapore Tech Forum attendees and speakers from across the globe, check out the latest products and opportunities from our international and homegrown partner companies, or take part in one of our virtual mocktail/cocktail hours. Or lurk until it's time to join in a conversation - we're cool with that, too.

You're now one of us, and we're SO excited to welcome you to the tribe!

The virtual lounge opens on 1 November, 2020. Each successful Tech Forum registrant will receive an invite to join this community on Slack.

Deep-Dives with our Partners

Ready for your next adventure? From Singapore's extraordinary digital public agencies, to disruptive startups and the biggest tech companies, the demand for world-class tech talent is growing like never before. We're partnering some of them to give you a sneak peek into the diverse ecosystem, problem statements, and opportunities you can expect.

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Singapore government

Job Opportunities

In partnership with JobWiz, we're bringing you the hottest jobs in the region on a portal for techies, by techies.

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