The quality of speakers and their ability to challenge the audience with new ideas and insights is often the main draw of an event like the Infocomm Industry Forum. To get a slightly different perspective, iN.SG finds out what the speakers themselves are looking forward to, personally and professionally, on their visit to Singapore for the Infocomm Industry Forum.
Professor Goran Roos
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“I am looking forward to participate in a discussion around public policy actions that can enhance the economic value creation of Singapore through the activities and investments initiated by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore. The most value creation through innovation comes not from technology based product and service innovations but through innovations of the business model.”
- Professor Goran Roos, Managing Director, Intellectual Capital Services Ltd. Mr Roos will be speaking on “Business Model Innovations: A Global Perspective”.
Mr Peter Lacy |
“Personally: Pepper crab and Singapore sunshine as an escape from cold and rainy London. Professionally: To meet with Singapore Government and Industry Executives. To exchange perspectives on developments, trends and opportunities for the Infocomm Industry as a platform of innovation of new products and services and as a key lever for decreasing carbon intensity.”
- Mr Peter Lacy, Managing Director, Sustainability Practice, EMEA and Latin America, Accenture. Mr Lacy will be speaking on “Mobile Telecommunications and Carbon: Future Low Carbon Product and Service Growth Opportunities”.
“The Infocomm Industry Forum represents a premier networking event where industry leaders can share current and upcoming trends. In particular, this forum integrates companies and entrepreneurs at various stages of innovation to share and inspire others in the technology ecosystem. I look forward to helping entrepreneurs achieve their success and inspire a new wave of entrepreneurs in the next web of information: us.”
- Mr Carlos Garcia, Chief Executive Officer of Human Network Labs. Mr Garcia will be speaking on “The Arrival of Born-Global Innovation: The Next Web, Us”.
Mr Mike Gotta |
“I am looking forward to networking with the other speakers and forum participants. Business is conducted somewhat differently outside of the US, and I look forward to broadening my exposure and experience in order to better advise my current and future clients, the majority whom are Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and higher education institutions. Personally, it has been almost a decade since I last visited Singapore. During the brief time I am there, I hope to enjoy the cuisine and local sights.”
- Mr Mike Gotta, Principal Analyst, Collaboration & Content Strategies, Burton Group. Mr Gotta will be speaking on “Enterprise 2.0: Leveraging Social Media to Promote Workplace Innovation”.
Ms Yifat Oron |
“Vertex’s relationship with Singapore started decades ago. In life and in business, it is all about relationships. We appreciate the support we received from our Singapore partners from the beginning. Since then, we have been active in pursuing and promoting relationships between Israel and Singapore. We recognise that Singapore is a major hub in the area and are active in encouraging our portfolio companies from Israel to come here to set up a presence and open an office and to find partners with which to cooperate. We believe it is a win-win situation.
In Israel, we welcome delegations from Singapore and help them identify local partners for cooperation. I am happy to be here and look forward to meeting new people, developing new relationships, strengthening existing ones and helping identify ways where we can work together, both on a person level, a professional level and a national level.”
- Ms Yifat Oron, Partner, Vertex Venture Capital. Ms Oron’s presentation is entitled “Successful Technology Start-Ups: An Israeli Perspective on Surviving against All Odds”.
* Click here to read more about the Infocomm Industry Forum 2009. To register for the Forum, or to find out more about the event, visit www.infocommindustryforum.com.