The Singapore Global Network held a discussion panel and 100 person social happy hour during Collision Conference at StartWell's Hybrid Event Studio in Toronto on June 28th to discuss Singapore's role as a gateway to Asia for any Canadian company looking to expand their footprint.
The panel offered unique perspectives and insights valuable to audience members considering expansion into Asia - with representatives from the private sector as well as Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority.
Photos from the event
About the panelists
Erik Adair - Erik is a seasoned advisor at Asia Market Entry (AME), a niche SaaS advisory firm with a global footprint extending from its Singapore headquarters to strategically located offices in Australia, Taiwan, and Seattle.
His role at AME is to help tech companies scale and grow across APAC markets.
Francis Chu - Francis is the Deputy Director for Accreditation and Spark programme under IMDA. He is a seasoned technology professional with over 20 years of Infocomm development and technology marketing experience. His role in IMDA involves working with young innovative tech start-ups on their growth strategies through demand platforms and strategic alliances.
Jared Koh - As the Regional Director of Americas (San Francisco), Jared looks at facilitating business partnerships and investment promotion activity for the tech sector across the US West Coast.
Trisha Kothari - Trisha is the co-founder and CEO of Unit21, a no-code platform for risk and compliance professionals to fight fraud.