Technology Impacts Every Sector.
Don’t Get Left Behind.

25 - 26 February 2020
Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore

Email emtech@koelnmesse.com.sg or call +(65) 6500 6719

What is EmTech?

EmTech Asia is co-organised by MIT Technology Review, the world’s oldest and most respected technology publication since 1899, and Koelnmesse, one of the world's largest trade fair companies since 1924.

Since its inception in 1999, EmTech has become the world’s most influential conference on emerging technologies that matter, growing into a global community which runs in the USA, Europe, South America, China and Singapore.

EmTech is where technology, business and culture converge. At EmTech Asia, you will meet the innovators, the scientists, the investors and the tech executives at the heart of the next technology revolution. Throughout two exhilarating days of networking and learning, you will get inspired from 30 speakers and amazed by the ingenuity of the 20 innovators under 35 and 800 participants who are leaders in their field.

At EmTech Asia we believe that innovation happens at the intersection of different disciplines. We bring together the brightest minds in artificial intelligence, materials science, biomedicine, immersive media, space (and much more) from around the world to share breakthrough research and discoveries. We connect the best from academia and industry to collaborate. And we create a platform for scientists with the capability to change the world to meet investors to commercialise ideas and tech executives to distribute it globally.

If you are passionate about turning ideas into innovative solutions and addressing major global issues, join us for two days of intelligent conversation at EmTech Asia, on 25 – 26 February 2020.

Speakers

The world’s most influential leaders and innovators are coming to EmTech Asia. Get inspired and hear from those who are driving the next generation of technological breakthroughs and changing the world. Past EmTech Asia speakers include:

Poppy Crum

Chief Scientist

Dolby Laboratories

Poppy Crum is the Chief Scientist at Dolby Laboratories and an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University. At Dolby, she is responsible for integrating neuroscience and sensory data science into algorithm design, technological development, and technology strategy. At Stanford, her work focuses on the impact and feedback potential of immersive environments, such as augmented and virtual reality, on neuroplasticity and learning. She is on a mission to build technologies that best leverage human physiology to enhance our experiences and how we interact with the world.

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Poppy Crum
Chief Scientist

Dolby Laboratories
Scott Farquhar

Co-Founder and Co-CEO

Atlassian

Scott Farquhar is the cofounder and co-CEO of Atlassian – an award-winning enterprise software company that helps innovators everywhere plan, build, and launch great software. Sydney-based Atlassian counts some of the world’s largest organizations as clients—including some of the biggest names in media, manufacturing and technology—such as eBay, Coca-Cola, Netflix, United Airlines, Cisco, Proctor & Gamble, BMW and NASA. Atlassian currently has over 33,000 customers globally and has been named one of the "Fastest Growing Companies" by both Deloitte and BRW Magazine. Scott was awarded the ‘Australian IT Professional of the Year’ in 2004, and in 2006 was the youngest person ever to be awarded the ‘Australian Entrepreneur of the Year’ by Ernst & Young alongside co-founder and co-CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes.

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Scott Farquhar
Co-Founder and Co-CEO

Atlassian
Bill Dally

Chief Scientist

NVIDIA

Coming soon.

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Bill Dally
Chief Scientist

NVIDIA
Jenny Lee

Managing Partner

GGV Capital

Jenny Lee is a Managing Partner at GGV Capital and has over 17 years of experience leading venture investments in the US and China markets. Jenny strongly believes that product and technology innovation is the key to creating unique new business models and next generation Technology leaders. Over the years, Jenny has worked with companies from seed stage to IPO in industries covering IT services, Gaming, Education, FinTech and Smart mobility and Automation. Since 2011, Jenny has been recognized by the Forbes Global 100 VC Midas List of top venture capitalists, ranking as the #1 woman and #10 overall in 2015. In 2016, she was named to the Vanity Fair New Establishment list, Fast Company Most Creative People in Business list, and was recognized by The New York Times and CB Insights among the top 100 venture capital investors worldwide, ranking #17 and one of the only two selected from Mainland China. Jenny is both an alumna of Cornell University’s School of Engineering and The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

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Jenny Lee
Managing Partner

GGV Capital
Om Nalamasu

CTO

Applied Materials

Coming soon.

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Om Nalamasu
CTO

Applied Materials

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Key Themes

EmTech is your opportunity to discover future trends and to understand the technologies that will drive the new global economy.

It's where tech, business, and culture converge, and where you gain access to the most innovative people and companies in the world.

The 7^th edition of EmTech Asia will examine this year’s most significant news on emerging technologies:

Our Digital Life

Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation are changing our economies and societies. Dexterous robots are teaching themselves to handle the physical world, while Autonomous Vehicles are learning to adapt to real world scenarios. After a few false starts, Xtended Reality (XR) is helping enterprises all over the world visualise complex systems and far away environments. In the midst of it all, Next-Gen Communications will power the Internet of Things and a New Era in Computing. A couple of questions remain, though: What does privacy mean in a world where our data is not ours (yet)? And how can we protect critical infrastructure from ever-sophisticated cyberthreats?

Becoming Cyborgs - The Future of Health

Precision Medicine based on wearables’ insights and gene sequencing is already here, while cell-based therapies and custom cancer vaccines give us hope in the fight against cancer and rare diseases. Brain-Machine interfaces bring about a future where the mind will connect directly with AI, robots and other mind to transcend our human limitations. But who’s going to own the data?

Tech for Humanity

In the face of rising threats posed by our changing climate, leading scientists are working to develop solutions to secure our Food, Water and Energy supply while preserving the only planet we have. New and Nano Materials will be key to a sustainable future as well as a new era for computing. As social media and AI change our societies, a new wave of studies on their impact is shaping the conversation around ethics. In a world of exponential technologies, change is coming, and fast, for a workforce that still needs to adapt. Re-Skilling and UpSkilling thus become imperative for the Future of Work, while EdTech changes our children’s classrooms. Finally, we’ll look at Space and Aerospace technology and how it benefits us right here on spaceship Earth.

EmTech by the Numbers

800

Participants

You’ll get to meet pretty much everyone

World Class Speakers

Innovators Under 35

59%

Senior Management

C-suite, Vice Presidents and Directors make the vast majority of the event’s attendees

Exhibitors

Only 40 deep tech companies will get a spot in the boutique exhibition

50+

International Media

200,000+

Interactions on Social Media

Years of EmTech Asia

Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific

We are looking for 20 innovators under the age of 35 who exemplify the spirit of innovation in technology and business. Organised by MIT Technology Review since 1999, the prestigious Innovators Under 35 competition has honoured some of the world’s most brilliant tech minds such as Google’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Microsoft’s Danah Boyd, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Tesla’s JB Straubel and iRobot’s Helen Greiner.

We encourage you to nominate young researchers and entrepreneurs who are using technology to come up with creative and inspirational solutions to global problems. The 20 honourees are recognised not only for their advances in a field of research, but also for their capacity to make an impact on society as a whole, and to lead the future of technology. Find out more.

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*Self-nomination is allowed

Meet the Right People

EmTech Asia brings together world leading scientists, entrepreneurs, investors and policy makers.

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