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What’s one event that brings together the best tech founders in the world, and also allows for picking up of tech trends and tips on growth, marketing, revenue, product, and more? Here’s where: Tech in Asia Singapore 2017. Immerse yourself in 2 full days of inspiring keynotes, innovative talks, educational breakouts, and tons of networking. Learn from entrepreneurs and topic experts who have been there, done that across 5 stages - Main Stage, Developer & Product Stage, Startup 101 Stage, Marketing Stage, and Revenue Stage. Headlining the Main Stage this year include Alexis Ohanian, Co-founder of Reddit; Min-Liang Tan, CEO of Razer; Quek Siu Rui, CEO of Carousell; Grace Yun Xia, Senior Director of Corporate Strategy from Tencent; Adi Tatarko, CEO of Houzz; Nick Nash, Group President at Garena; Maximilian Bittner, CEO of Lazada, and more! They will join more than 80 other inspiring speakers from around the world. Other highlights include: Bootstrap Alley: An exhibition of the region’s 280 startups across various industries, handpicked by Tech in Asia. Startup-Investor Speed Dating: A valuable opportunity for startups to pitch to 70 participating investors. Roundtables: An avenue for discussions with industry veterans over a variety of topics. Arena: Witness one of the most intense 7-way pitch battle, a staple in every Tech in Asia conference. Whether you’re a founder, wantrepreneur, developer, student, or anyone interested in the tech startup scene and looking to connect with over 4,500 ambitious tech geeks, this is one place you’ll feel just at home! ...

Thursday 25 May 2017 from 5.45pm Impact Hub Singapore 128 Prinsep Street, #01-01, S(188655) Discover amazing products, meet and learn from amazing and inspiring stories from local and global entrepreneurs! Join us for this first edition of Startup&Angels in Singapore, at Impact Hub! A Sneak Peek at the SPEAKERS’ List Julien Crochet, VP Sales @ AB Tasty AB Tasty is an AB Testing solution and one of the most innovative and fastest growing companies in the web industry in Europe, with six offices in New York, Paris, Madrid, Sydney, London and Cologne and soon Singapore! Mike Eksteen, VP Chief Digital Officer @ Chubb Chubb is the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurer. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. Mayur Singh, Founder @ Coopita ...

Innovfest Unbound 2017 is back with another exciting edition at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre from 3-4 May 2017, showcasing Asia’s most innovative developments and disruptive technologies. With over 11,000 registered guests participating in this anchor event for Smart Nation Innovations Week, it is a celebration of digital disruption with one of the largest gathering of entrepreneurs, brands, corporates, investors and tech startups from all around the world. As a strategic partner for Innovfest Unbound 2017, we are honored to be able to showcase innovative solutions from our top two Imagine Cup Singapore Teams: ...

[caption id=“attachment_23756” align=“alignnone” width=“6000”] MSP16 Graduation Dinner Group Photo[/caption] On the 29th of April 2017, the Microsoft Student Partners batch of 2016 had their graduation dinner which was held at Harry’s bar, South beach. This dinner was in appreciation of the hard work and efforts the MSPs have put into the programme for the past year. The dinner was graced by members of our leadership team as well as various representative lecturers from the various tertiary institutions. In 2016, the Microsoft Student Partners achieved many accomplishments with over 50 workshops, talks and roadshows combined organized across all the schools! This has shown how influential our student community of about 140 passionate individuals are. ...

One of our BizSpark startups, Park N Parcel, was recently featured in Channel 8 News feature. Park N Parcel is a Singapore based start-up offering an innovative last mile mailing service solution which provides shoppers with a convenient way to collect their online purchases in a hassle free manner by parking the parcels at various collection points which includes your neighbors, cafes, retail stores,convenience stores, and pharmacies. To find out about Park N Parcel and its product offering, please visit their official website at https://www.parknparcel.com.sg/ Check out Channel 8 News feature at http://www.channel8news.sg/news8/ca/frontline/episodes/20170428-fl-tx3/3702626.html

One of our BizSpark startups, Cafebond, was successfully admitted into the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC) Global Accelerator Program (GAP) in Malaysia which accelerates global startups to be investment-ready in 4 months. Cafebond offers a web and mobile platform that connects coffee lovers with the best coffee brands in the world, so you can taste and buy unique specialty coffee beans and blends from roaster-owned cafes from London to Melbourne, Singapore to Beijing, in one easy checkout process. To find out about Cafebond and their product offering, please visit their official website at https://www.cafebond.com/

To coincide with the upcoming Smart Nation Innovations, a week-long series of events that showcase Asia’s most innovative developments, we held a special edition of ACE Microsoft Tech Talks where Ujjwal presented a session on Smart Contracts using Microsoft Blockchain as a Service. Despite their busy schedule, the crowd responded warmly to the event, with over 60 sign-ups and a turnout of over 40 participants comprising of startups, developers, and industry professionals. During the session, Ujjwal shared insights into setting up the environment for Blockchain using Azure templates, and adopting industry practices for Smart Contracts with various use cases. At the end of the session, the audience mingled over light refreshments, and connected with Ujjwal to find out more about the latest developments of Blockchain and the applications of Smart Contracts. You can review the presentation at this link: Smart Contracts A big round of applause to our presenter, Ujjwal, and our audience for taking time off from their busy schedule to attend this session. Special thanks to Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) for being our great event partner for “ACE Microsoft Tech Talks”. Check out our Spiffy Facebook Events to find out our upcoming activities in LaunchPad.

NASA is on a mission to foster innovation through a diversity of perspectives and is encouraging global citizens to come together to solve perplexing problems faced by NASA Scientists on a daily basis. The Space Apps Challenge is one of the largest hackathons in the universe and part of the NASA’s Open Innovation Programme. For 48 hours, passionate innovators and problem solvers from all over the world are welcome to join the Space Apps Challenge, and create solutions that will be part of the next generation of space technology! Take part in the Space Apps Challenge this weekend, Saturday-Sunday, 29-30 April. Prototype your solution, consult with expert mentors, pitch to a panel of judges, and stand to win a chance to represent Singapore! ...

The annual SiTF Awards is the only award that is organised by the ICM industry for the industry in Singapore and is supported by government agencies such as GovTech, SPRING and other industry associations such as Singapore Computer Society (SCS) and IT Management Association (ITMA). The objective of the award is to promote and celebrate local innovations in ICM solutions and products. Recognising the impact of new disruptive technologies and the changing technology landscape, SiTF introduces the new sub-categories for the Best Innovative Infocomm Product or Solution and a new category for the Peregrine Falcon Investor Award. The Awards are open to all Singapore-registered companies, organisations, and educational institutions. The categories for the Awards include: ...