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Indonesia's Largest Tech Conference Celebrates Fifth Anniversary

2016-10-27 18:22
-The two-day event features 6 stages of power-packed agenda, complete with the country's top 3 startup CEOs

SINGAPORE, Oct. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- After completing a successful run of conferences in SingaporeTokyo, and Bangalore earlier this year, Tech in Asia, the online platform for Asia's tech community, is set to conclude the year on a high note with TIA Jakarta 2016. The event's 5th edition is set to take place on 16 and 17 November at Balai Kartini. It will welcome over 5,500 attendees and feature a power-packed agenda with 6 stages worth of content.

Headlining the Main Stage are the CEOs from the country's top 3 startups - Nadiem Makarim from Go-Jek, William Tanuwijaya from Tokopedia, and Ferry Unardi from Traveloka. This marks the first Tech in Asiaconference that gathers all 3 heavyweights in one place. 

Aside from the Main Stage, attendees will be treated to 5 other stages, each packed with valuable lessons tailored to today's biggest trends - Developer, Marketing, Revenue, Product, and Startup 101. Facebook, Google, Line, Edelman, Adyen, App Annie, Hubspot, TechStars, KPMG, Qerja, Bukalapak, 500 Startups, Mozilla, Golden Gate Ventures, and Venturra Capital are some of the top brands speaking at these stages.

Other highlights of the event include:

Speed-Dating: Entrepreneurs get to pitch their business idea to leading venture capital firms from around the world. Each Tech in Asia conference typically hosts VC firms with a combined capital of US$1 billion, and November's event expects to facilitate over 800 sessions.

Bootstrap Alley: 250 handpicked, product-ready startups from Indonesia and abroad showcase their ideas, form partnerships, and find funding opportunities.

Roundtables: An avenue to get up close with seasoned industry veterans, each session is kept small and cosy to facilitate discussions and interaction.

Arena pitch battle: 7 startup finalists pitch live on stage to a panel of judges and a packed hall of attendees.

Post-conference networking after-party: Networking continues after 7pm at Tech in Asia's Night Crawl! Let your hair down and make connections after a day of hustling.

For more information and full event agenda, please visit the official website at http://events.techinasia.com/jakarta/agenda/.                                               

About Tech in Asia                                                     

Tech in Asia (YC W15) is a media, events, and jobs platform for Asia's tech communities, where you can keep abreast of the latest news, share your own thoughts, and find talent or jobs best suited to your needs. Connect with startups, investors, corporates and more, at our annual conferences held in Singapore, Bangalore, Tokyo, and Jakarta. With an ever-­growing team of close to 100 based all across Asia and the US, spanning editorial, events, research, and recruitment functions, we are fully dedicated to bringing Asia's tech community closer together.                                                           

About the Tech in Asia Conference series                                                             

Tech in Asia's signature 2-day conferences are held annually in Singapore, Bangalore, Tokyo and Jakarta. They are amongst Asia's largest conferences organized for the region's tech ecosystem, attracting entrepreneurs, investors, media, and corporations interested to learn more about the startup community. For more information, visit events.techinasia.com.

For media enquiries, please reach out to our team at speakers@techinasia.com and Vera at +62 812-8544-114.

Source: Tech in Asia
Source: Tech in Asia