Technology for Change Week Asia 2021 | The Economist Events | 8 March 2021 | Virtual Event

The UN defines poverty as a lack of access to sufficient food, education and energy. The covid-19 pandemic alone has plunged over 490 million people back into poverty, magnifying inequalities around the world.

How can Asia lead the world in harnessing the power of technology for change?

Join us at The Economist’s inaugural Technology for Change Week Asia, a free to attend online event bringing together 700+ leading policymakers, entrepreneurs and decision makers from major corporations, big tech, finance and NGOs. Together, we will explore the issues affecting over 5 billion citizens in Asia - the built environment, food security and access to education - and discuss how technology and data-driven solutions can ensure that no adult or child is left behind in an increasingly digital world.

Why Attend?
• Access 5 days of exclusive insights and unlimited networking for free!
• Hear how forward-thinking organisations can extend covid adaptations to facilitate digitally inclusive societies
• Learn the steps businesses should take to move beyond greenwashing to align purpose and profit, keeping them competitive in a world of mission-driven consumers and attracting top talent in an era of global upheaval
• Join policy makers and regulators to discuss how they can foster social innovation. What are the current barriers and how can they be overcome?
• Explore if infrastructure in today’s current cities can meet evolving needs. How do we continue to house and feed 5 billion+ people in a sustainable way?
• Analyse how to mitigate the growing education divide between the connectivity haves and have nots
• Take your place and network with 700+ policymakers, entrepreneurs and decision makers from major corporations, big tech, finance and NGOs
• Visit our virtual exhibition, connecting you with the solutions providers your business needs.

2021 Speakers

S. Iswaran
Minister of Communications and Information, Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations, Republic of Singapore

Audrey Tang
Digital Minister, Taiwan

Nadiem Makarim
Minister of Education and Culture, Republic of Indonesia

Kim Yongbeom
Vice Minister of Economy and Finance, Republic of Korea

Lim Chuan Poh
Chairman, Singapore Food Agency

Dan Neary
Vice-President, Asia-Pacific, Facebook

Justin Rosenstein
Founder, One Project and Co-founder, Asana

Atsuko Okuda
Regional Director Asia, International Telecommunication Union, United Nations

Raymund Liboro
Privacy Commissioner and Chairman, National Privacy Commission Philippines

Utsav Garg
Managing Partner, Southeast Asia, Kearney

Mario Knoepfel
Head Sustainable Investing Advisory, Asia-Pacific, UBS Global Wealth Management

Ir. Ismail
Director General of Spectrum Management and Standardisation of Post and ICT, Ministry of ICT Indonesia

Daniel Epstein
Chief executive, Unreasonable Group

Jiadi Yu
Principal Investment Officer, Healthcare and Education Asia, International Finance Corporation

David Yeung
Founder, Green Monday

Entela Benz
Chief Executive, Intensel

Furuzonfar Zehni
Partner, Fresco Capital

Allard Nooy
Chief Executive, InfraCo Asia

Christine Loh
Chief Development Strategist, Institute for the Environment, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Naina Batra
Chairperson and Chief Executive, AVPN

Jean-Marc Champagne
Head of Environmental Finance and Bankable Nature Solutions Asia, WWF-Hong Kong

Charles Mok, JP
Former legislative councillor, Information Technology Functional Constituency

Chris Lukolyo
Digital Country Lead, UN Capital Development Fund

Ronie Mak
Managing Director, RS Group

Djoann Fal
Co-Founder, GetLinks Group

Akshay Dua
Head Private Equity, Sustainable Food, Asia-Pacific, responsAbility Investments

Brandon Ng
Co-Founder and Chief Executive, Ampd Energy

Fengru Lin
Chief Executive, TurtleTree Labs

Timothy Yu
Founder and Chief Executive, Snapask

Jennifer Zhu Scott
Executive Chairman, the Commons Project

Haruyuki Seki
Founder, Code for Japan

Rukmini Banerji
Chief Executive, Pratham Education Foundation

Paul Voutier
Director of Knowledge and Innovation, GrowAsia

Kavish Gadia
Co-founder and Chief Executive, Stones2milestones

Rosemary Addis
Executive Director, Impact Strategist

James Chia
Chief Executive, Arclab

Ashish Justin
Co-founder and Chief Executive, Carnot Innovations Limited

David Freiberg
Project Manager, Impact-weighted Accounts Initiative, Harvard Business School

Ben Goertzel
Founder and Chief Executive, SingularityNET

Sridhar Dharmapuri
Senior Food Safety and Nutrition Officer, FAO

Neha Satak
Co-Founder and Chief Executive, Astrome

Irwin Anand
Managing Director, Udemy India‌

Gaëlle Loiseau
Chief Executive, Shared Value Project Hong Kong

Timothy Erblich
Chief Executive, Ethisphere

Srikanya Yathip
Secretary General, Government Pension Fund Thailand

Lachmi-niwas (LN) Sadani
Founder and Managing Partner, Lensbridge Capital

Philo Alto
Founder, Asia Value Advisors

Pascale Fung
Director, Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Nic Ray
Chief Executive, BrandsEye

Nigel Sizer
Chief Global Alliances Officer, Rainforest Alliance

Marion Neubronner
Senior Assistant Director, National University of Singapore

Goetz Ebbecke
Senior Development Expert and Former Chief Executive, PRISMA

Stephen Ong
Senior Policy Advisor, Technology and R&D Commercialisation, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Malaysia

Lim Jui
Chief Executive, SGInnovate

Meloney C. Lindberg
Country Representative, Cambodia, Asia Foundation

Charles Goddard
Editorial Director, the Economist Group

Yohanes Sugihtono
Co-founder, Crowde

Vijay Vaitheeswaran
US business editor, The Economist

Charlotte McCann
South-East Asia correspondent, The Economist

Janet Pau
Hong Kong Director, The Economist Corporate Network

Teymoor Nabili
Founder, Tech For Impact Asia

Lauren Sorkin
Executive Director, Resilient Cities Network

Ruth A. Shapiro
Co-Founder and chief executive, Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS)

Naka Kondo
Senior Editor, the Economist Intelligence Unit

Simon Baptist
Chief Economist,the Economist Intelligence Unit

Dominic Ziegler
Senior Asia Correspondent and "Banyan" Columnist, the Economist

Charles Ross
Editorial Director, Thought Leadership Asia, the Economist Intelligence Unit

Simon Cox
Emerging Markets Editor, the Economist

Jason Wincuinas
Senior Editor, the Economist Intelligence Unit

2021 Sponsors

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Kearney
• Tata Consultancy Services

SUPPORTERS:
• AVPN
• CABC
• CAPS
• CSRone
• Eco-Business
• HKGC
• JumpStart
• Shared Value Project Hong Kong
• Start Meup
• Techsauce
• Techfor Impact
• The Asia Foundation