Join us at the Asia "New Retail" Forum 2018 in Singapore from 16 – 17 January!

“New Retail” – coined by Alibaba founder Jack Ma – refers to the transformation of retail by using technology and data to redefine the customer experience through offline and online integration. The impact of this is expected to be especially...

A glance at Johnson & Johnson's open-innovation strategy in healthcare in Asia-Pacific

To kick off a busy innovation week in Singapore as the SWITCH festival starts today, I joined “Ecosystem Day”, and got an overview of Johnson & Johnson Innovation’s rather advanced innovation strategy in APAC. I knew Johnson & Johnson on their customer-facing...

Payment is the heart of the growth strategy for Asian tech giants

Most Asian unicorns, whether they are messaging apps, e-commerce platforms, gaming platforms or transport apps, are entering Fintech by tackling the lucrative mobile payment market, hoping to benefit from a major advantage: a large base of loyal users. Asian unicorns,...

FoodTech's 2 Key Impacts in Asia-Pacific

FoodTech and AgriTech startups were the key focus of the Future Food Asia Award 2017, offering an opportunity to look into the developing challenges towards the sustainable production of food in Asia as well as globally. Launched by ID Capital, and supported by the...