TechnopreneurshiptrendsinSoutheastAsiaPresentedby:ClarencePhua,ManagingDirector-AQUUSAsia

Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.

- by Sun Tzu, Author of the ancient Chinese: “Art of War”

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TECHISEVERYWHERE;ANDINEXTRICABLEFROMOURLIVESANDBUSINESSES.

Thusforanyentrepreneurtoday,theremustbesomeformoftechnopreneurship

• AdvancedAnalytics• ArtificialIntelligence• CloudComputing• CloudServiceProviders• HighPerformance

Computing• InternetofThings• MachineLearning• NetworkTransformation• IT/PCsforBusiness

Automotive – Communications – Education– Energy–FinancialServices– Healthcare – Industrial – Retail

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ASIAPRESENTSTHEMOSTDIVERSELANGUAGEANDCULTUREINTHEWORLD

AndSoutheastAsiaisthecrossroadofeast-westculturethroughthecolonialeraandgreaterchallengesofnumerousemergingmarkets

Foodandeatinghabitssimplypresentsthediversity,incomedisparityandculturalgaps

Businessisbriskandpotentialisgreat,but…

Source: TechinAsia

AccordingtotheTechinAsiaDatabase,StartupsinSoutheastAsiapulledinmorethaneverbeforefrominvestorsin2016.

TotalfundingintheregionhitUS$2.6billion,upover60percentfromthepreviousyear’sUS$1.6billion.

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Inspired,butlocalizedforSoutheastAsia

• SiuRui Quek ofCarousell - Singapore• ChangWenLaiofNinjaVan - Singapore• LeandroLeviste ofSolarPhilippines – Philippines• Iman UsmanandBelva Devara ofRuangguru - Indonesia• BennyFajarai ofQlapa - Indonesia• SashaTanofFavful - Malaysia• CheeHauGohandNadhir Ashafiq ofTheLorry - Malaysia• Raeesa Sya,Bfab - Malaysia• YeWint Ko ofBindez - Myanmar• Lusarun “Trumph” Silpsrikul ofPage365 - Thaliand

These20-somethings havedaredtocreatepromising businessesinarangeof sectors,including ecommerce,logistics,mobileapps,andevenrenewableenergy.

SeriesB&CraisedamongstthemrangedfromUS1.5mil-100mil

Rising“tech-stars”intheRegion

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DisparitiesofDevelopment• WithVietnamandPhilippinesearmarkedasthe

“high-growth”markets,SoutheastAsiaispoisedtobethelimelightfornewinvestments.

• Infrastructureandgeographicgapsposedchallengesforwidespreadoftechadvancements

• MaturedeconomysuchasSingaporevslargelyemergingmarkets

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SingaporeestablishingastheRegionalIPHub

IPValueLab,theenterpriseengagementarmoftheIntellectualPropertyOfficeofSingapore,aimstohelpbusinessescompetegloballythrough providingsolutions tocapturevaluefromtheirintangibleassets.

Makara Innovation Fund

Makara Capital’sInnovationFund(MIF)investsinsmall-to-midcapcompaniesthatdemonstrateprovenanddefensibleintellectualproperty/technologyandattractivepan-Asiangrowthpotential,supportingtheirstrategicdevelopmentalobjectivesincludinginnovationandinternationalisation.

LeveragingSingaporeasachoicehub,MIFdeploysaninterregionalapproachin(i) sourcinginnovativecompanieswithgloballycompetitive

technologiesandsolutions, and(ii) fosteringorganicandM&Astrategiestoaccelerate

portfoliocompanygrowth.TheFund’s sectorfocusincludes:urbansolutions (logistics,security,wastemanagement,etc.),advancedtechnologies(AI,bigdata,cyber- security,nanotech,etc.),fintech,alternativeenergy,healthcareandbio-med.

by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and home-grown private equity firm, Makara Capital

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SingaporeGovernmentAgencies,Foundations andMinistries

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Snapshotsofthebuzz

Andontheconsumerfrontier,MobileAdoptionseesprolificgrowth;however,notlimited,therearesomechallenges

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DigitalAdoptioninSEAsiaMobile adoption in Asia is far ahead of the West, and SE Asia marks the highest rate

Asia has four of the top 10 markets when it comes to smartphone adoption.Singapore and South Korea are tied for 4th place at (91%)Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and Philippines are also very high

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InAsia,theonlineandofflineworldsareblurredMobiledrivesin-storesaleswhilstin-storeexperiencedrivesonlinesales

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TheChallengeisUserRetention,andtheSolutionisEngagement&Experience

The average Android app loses 77% of its daily active users (DAUs) within the first three days after the install, and 90% within the first 30 days

MOVINGINTO“BRICK-AND-MORTAR”,SIGNALINGTHEDAWNOFNEWRETAIL:OMNI-CHANNELCUSTOMEREXPERIENCE

Amazon.com Inc.willacquireWholeFoodsMarketInc.for$13.7billion, abombshell ofadealthatcatapultsthee-commercegiantintohundreds ofphysicalstoresandfulfillsalong-heldgoalofsellingmoregroceries.

Overthepasttwoyears,Alibaba hasinvestedas

muchas$8billion inbrick-and-mortarretailing,

acquiringstakesinlocalsupermarketchainswhileprivatizingChineseluxurymallIntime for$2.6billion

inJanuary.

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Point-Of-SaleExperienceKey-findings• @TheRetailers

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Source:BostonRetailPartner–

CustomerExperience/UnifiedCommerceAnnual

Survey2016

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SHOPPEROFONE• Unifyin-storeandonline:

Unifyin-storeandonlineshopping experiencesandalignallsystemssothatcustomersfeeloneseamlessexperiencethattraversesmultiplechannels,including asingleunified inventory.

• Offerasingleview:DeployITsolutions thatofferasingleviewoftheshopperacrosstheenterprise.

• Accurateunderstandingofshoppers:Buildanaccurateunderstanding ofshoppersandunifycustomerdatafrombothonlineandofflinesources.

• ConsistentMessagingandInteractions:Deliverconsistentmessagesandmaintaintwo-wayconversationswithshoppers thatseamlesslyspantheshopper journey:physicalstoreandalldigitaldevicetypes(PC,tablet,phone,wearables)withoutcreatinganyfriction forshoppers.

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TakingitonattheFrontline– EngagingTheConsumersEngagementandInteractiontakesplacerightattheFrontline– TheRetail/SalesTouchpoint.

InaModerndayretailandoperations,aseamlessexperienceandmanagementdictatestheefficiencyandconsumerengagement.

TheFutureRetailStoreconcept isabout integratingtechnology ateveryTouchpoint

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TakingitonattheFrontline– UnifiedMobilityManagementEngagementandInteractiontakesplacerightattheFrontline–TheRetail/SalesTouchpoint.

Withtoday’stechnology, wecandeploya“One-Platform”DeviceManagementtoensure:• Instantand

DynamicContent• Consistent,yet

tailoredInteraction

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Thankyou

Clarence@aquus.asia