singapore wednesday notes
9:00AM EST | 6:00AM PST | 2:00PM GMT | 10:00PM SGT
Keynote & Q&A: Technology as Singapore's Strategic National Priority
Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister, Singapore
Moderator: Karen Tay, Smart Nation Director (Prime Minister's Office) / Regional Vice President (Singapore Global Network)
10:00AM EST | 7:00AM PST | 3:00PM GMT | 11:00PM SGT
Tech for Public Good: Perspectives from Digital Chiefs of Singapore, U.S. & UK
Chan Cheow Hoe, Government Chief Digital Technology Officer & Deputy Chief Executive, GovTech
John Paul Farmer, Chief Technology Officer, City of New York
Edward Hartwig, Deputy Administrator, United States Digital Service
Chris Ferguson, Director, Cabinet Office, Government Digital Service
9:00AM EST | 6:00AM PST | 2:00PM GMT | 10:00PM SGT
Kick-off: Tech for Public Good – Public Sector
Chan Cheow Hoe, Government Chief Digital Technology Officer & Deputy Chief Executive, GovTech
9:10AM EST | 6:10AM PST | 2:10PM GMT | 10:10PM SGT
SG Tech Stack: Reimagining Singapore Government with Code
Kevin Ng, Director, Core Operations, Development Environment, & eXchange, GovTech Singapore
9:25AM EST | 6:25AM PST | 2:25PM GMT | 10:25PM SGT
OGP: Rapid Experimental Product Development in the Government
Li Hongyi, Director, Open Government Products, GovTech Singapore
9:40AM EST | 6:40AM PST | 2:40PM GMT | 10:40PM SGT
Innovation in the Age of Covid-19: Agility in the Face of Adversity
Chong Jiayi, Distinguished Engineer, GovTech Singapore
Janice Tan, Software Engineer, GovTech Singapore
10:00AM EST | 7:00AM PST | 3:00PM GMT | 11:00PM SGT
Q&A Session: Tech for Public Good – Public Sector
Kevin Ng, Director, Core Operations, Development Environment, & eXchange, GovTech Singapore
Li Hongyi, Director, Open Government Products, GovTech Singapore
Chong Jiayi, Distinguished Engineer, GovTech Singapore
Moderator: Janice Tan, Software Engineer, GovTech Singapore
10:30AM EST | 7:30AM PST | 3:30PM GMT | 11:30PM SGT
Product Spotlight: Transforming Traditional Businesses
Xiaole Kuang, Head of Engineering, Deliveries, Grab
10:45AM EST | 7:45AM PST | 3:45PM GMT | 11:45PM SGT
Product Spotlight: Building Indeed.com for Cross-cultural Impact & Scale
Jordan Dea-Mattson, Site Director, Singapore Engineering Centre, Indeed.com
11:00AM EST | 8:00AM PST | 4:00PM GMT | 12:00AM +1 SGT
Product Spotlight: Unlocking the Value of Neighbourhoods in a Digital World
Nigel Teo, Founder, GoodHood.SG
11:15AM EST | 8:15AM PST | 4:15PM GMT | 12:15AM +1 SGT
Q&A session: Xiaole (Grab), Jordan (Indeed.com), Nigel (GoodHood.SG)
Xiaole Kuang, Head of Engineering, Deliveries, Grab
Jordan Dea-Mattson, Site Director, Singapore Engineering Centre, Indeed.com
Nigel Teo, Founder, GoodHood.SG
Moderator: Tanu Chellam, Head of Product & Co-founder, Safeguard Scholar
11:40AM EST | 8:40AM PST | 4:40PM GMT | 12:40AM +1 SGT
Deep-Dives - Opportunities in the Singapore Government
7:00PM EST | 4:00PM PST | 12:00AM +1 GMT | 8:00AM +1 SGT
Building an Inclusive Future: Technology & the Global Economy
Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister & Coordinating Minister for Social Policies, Singapore
Marc Benioff, Chair, CEO & Founder, Salesforce
Moderator: Koh Shiyan, Managing Partner, Hustle Fund
8:00PM EST | 5:00PM PST | 1:00AM +1 GMT | 9:00AM +1 SGT
The Rise of Sea: A Global Powerhouse Born in Southeast Asia
Forrest Li, Founder, Chairman & Group CEO, Sea
Moderator: Jane Lim, Assistant Chief Executive, Sectoral Transformation, Infocomm Media Development Authority
8:45PM EST | 5:45PM PST | 1:45AM +1 GMT | 9:45AM +1 SGT
What I Wish I Knew: Starting Up & Scaling from Singapore
Gillian Tee, CEO & Co-founder, Homage
Nadine Yap, Chief Product Officer, theAsianparent
Steve Melhuish, Co-founder, former CEO, PropertyGuru
Prithvi Rai, Founder, CEO, borneo
Moderator: Koh Shiyan, Managing Partner, Hustle Fund
9:45PM EST | 6:45PM PST | 2:45AM +1 GMT | 10:45AM +1 SGT
Why Here, Why Now: Building Engineering & Product Teams for the World
Soh Siew Choo, Managing Director, DBS
Patrick Teo, Site Lead & Engineering Director, Payments, Google
Brian Weng, Head, Engineering, APAC, Stripe
Moderator: Kiren Kumar, Assistant Chief Executive, Infocomm Media Development Authority & Executive Vice-President, Singapore Economic Development Board
11:00PM EST | 8:00PM PST | 4:00AM +1 GMT | 12:00PM +1 SGT
Deep-Dives - Opportunities in the Private Sector
11:35PM EST | 8:35PM PST | 4:35AM +1 GMT | 12:35PM +1 SGT
Deep-Dives - Opportunities in the Private Sector
7:00PM EST | 4:00PM PST | 12:00AM +1 GMT | 8:00AM +1 SGT
Unfiltered: Lessons from Moving Halfway Across the Globe
Andrew Chang, Director, ASUS AICS
Florbela Lei, Senior Software Engineer, Google
Julien Labruyere, CEO, Sleek
Moderator: Anna Ratala, CEO & Co-founder, Zvook.co
8:00PM EST | 5:00PM PST | 1:00AM +1 GMT | 9:00AM +1 SGT
Unfiltered: Coming Home - the Good, the Bad, & the Downright Weird
Silvanus Lee, Director & APAC Engineering Site Lead, Twitter Singapore
Chong Jiayi, GovTech Singapore
Amanda Lim, Product Manager, Facebook Enterprise Stores, Facebook
Moderator: Joshua Wong, Co-founder, Hypotenuse AI
9:00PM EST | 6:00PM PST | 2:00AM +1 GMT | 10:00AM +1 SGT
Unfiltered: Engineering & Workplace Culture - Clash or Convergence?
Gregor Hohpe, Enterprise Strategist, AWS, Ex-Google, Govtech, Allianz
Junxu Lye, Chief Product Officer & Partner, Endowus
Heng Hong Lee, Director Engineering, Xfers
Moderator: Elaine Truong, Product Technical Program Manager, Facebook
10:15PM EST | 7:15PM PST | 3:15AM +1 GMT | 11:15AM +1 SGT
Deep-Dives - Opportunities in the Private Sector
10:50PM EST | 7:50PM PST | 3:50AM +1 GMT | 11:50AM +1 SGT
Deep-Dives - Opportunities in the Private Sector