SINGAPORE - The 4th Internet Show Asia & 2nd Mobile Show Asia 2013 provided attendees a holistic experience, covering state-of-the-art digital and mobile trends and winning strategies to triumph in Asia's competitive digital business community. The event saw over 4,000 attendees (39 countries) from across industries such as Retail, Banks & Financial Services, Hospitality, Government, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Telcos, Agencies and more convening at this strategic platform created for Asian businesses and international players looking to venture or expand their presence in Asia.
The strategic conference attracted over 40% regional attendees with senior-level profiles, an important indication that more Asian organisations are beginning to recognise the vitality of having a good digital and mobile strategy, and are taking serious steps to learn from their peers and leading digital professionals on how to step up their game in Asia. Over 70 global and regional speakers engaged in a series of case-study sharing and live debates. Amongst the digital leaders include BBC Worldwide, Rovio Asia, VEVO and Twitter, all of whom gave very intriguing keynote presentations that tackled deep issues faced by Asian businesses in their digital and mobile implementations.
6 Asian-focused conference tracks:
- Social Media
- Content Management & Apps
- Enterprise Mobility & The Cloud
- Mobile & Digital Advertising
- E&M-Commerce
- Mobile VAS & M2M
With the start-up community in Asia gradually expanding, The Internet & Mobile Show Asia 2013 acknowledged this and introduced new features dedicated for the start-ups and SMEs within Asia's internet and mobile sectors. Besides the Start-up and Developer Zone which featured some of Asia's latest mobile and digital innovations, a special Start-up Theatre was launched, where 12 young tech companies had the opportunity to pitch their ideas and business plans to a distinguished panel of venture capitalists such as Ardent Capital, Ecube, Golden Gate Ventures, JAFCO, Plug & Play Singapore and many more.
Other key exhibition features include:
- 6 themed theatres with over 50 educational, covering the latest digital developments and tips
- Themed Technology Zones -- featuring digital solutions providers with state-of-the-art innovations; they are the Gaming Zone, M2M Zone and Start-up & Developer Zone
- Dedicated Singapore Pavilion -- featuring enterprising local businesses
