14 May 2015

Startup Capitals, the conference to kick off on May 20

Source: Startup Capitals'
website.
Startup Capitals, a thought-leadership conference based on the recently published book authored by Singapore-based author and journalist, Zafar Anjum will be held on May 20 in Singapore at The POD, NLB, 100 Victoria Street. 

The one-day conference, which will also witness the official release of the book, celebrates the innovation/startup ecosystem of cities that are making a mark on the world map. It brings together all the stakeholders in a startup ecosystem, including entrepreneurs, business leaders, innovators, researchers and educational specialists, government leaders and venture capitalists, under one roof.

Steve Leonard, Executive Deputy Chairman, IDA, will deliver a keynote on Building the World’s First Smart Nation. Zachary Caceres, award winning writer, entrepreneur and Director of the Startup Cities Institute in Guatemala City, will also provide a keynote titled Startup Cities, Micro reforms and treating governance services as a technology for startups to innovate.

Interested?

Register - delegate tickets cost S$75, with an additional S$3.13 booking fee
Read the Suroor Asia blog post about another of Zafar's works, Iqbal.