A 3-day global tech festival for growth and market access
18-20 NOVEMBER 2020
A 3 days digital festival to be enjoyed both virtually and through specially curated physical events and live broadcasted conversations to keep technology to its promise of bringing good to humanity. All from George Town, a UNESCO’s World Heritage Site in Penang.
LIVE broadcast with 77% household penetration across Malaysia
Opportunities to explore Southeast Asia with a market size of 650million people from your screens with AI enabled B2B networking amongst 3,000 global influencers, experts, industry leaders, investors, founders and C-suites
Talent matching and recruitment from cream of the crop of top universities with some of the most successful companies in the region
Online exhibitions to explore likeminded partnerships, new business opportunities and capital markets
200+ on-demand sessions with at least 120 global experts’ featuring insights from industry leaders, new innovative business models and sharing of inspiring success stories of tech use from across the world
Rewrite the rules and rethink opportunities
Equip your business with the latest and most current conversations of how technology is redefining how we live.
SHIFT+
Different economies perceive advances in technology in different ways, this is a WCIT track for businesses to stay competitive amidst the digital advancements.
Digital Lifestyle
From connectivity to going cashless, digital lifestyle connects everything to promote growth, efficiency and better quality of life.
Experiential Tech
Take a proactive stance and confront the new ways of living with the latest breakthroughs and the most innovative of companies especially in ecommerce, foodtech, esports and gaming.
Ethical Tech
Important codes, questions and issues to build a safe, fair and sustainable digital future.
5G’s Power of Transformation
Enabler to industry and societal change – best practices that navigate the heavy 5G investments to fulfilling its potential and implementation.
Urban Innovation
Discover innovations that can help transform cities to be liveable and sustainable.
ROAD-TO-WCIT Malaysia is a lead-up towards marking the return of the prestigious World Congress On Information Technology, WCIT to Malaysia that expects a congregation of visionaries and business leaders from 80+ economies.
Held since 1978, WCIT – a signature event by WITSA, the World Information Technology and Services Alliances; usually hosted and celebrated in different countries through competitive bidding – is the largest and most reputable international event among worldwide IT leaders. Endearingly known as the Olympics of the world’s information technology conferences, speakers of WCIT have included Al Gore, Mikhail Gorbachev, Margaret Thatcher, Michael Dell, Larry Ellison, Bill Clinton, Don Tapscott, Bill Gates, Steve Balmer, John Chambers, Nicholas Negroponte and Colin Powell.
One of the most anticipated event from Road-To-WCIT Malaysia is the WITSA Global ICT Excellence Awards 2020 which will be presented to exceptional achievements in realizing the potential of businesses, providing better services, improve services and providing trust and transparency in governance. Entries are submitted from around the world.
For a sneak peak into the future, be the first to discover and take advantage of the most promising technology solutions from around the world. Whether you are an investor looking for the next big thing or startups looking for traction or someone who is just that much more curious than a bystander, this is the place to be updated with the latest opportunities.
Innovative products, services and startups are invited to build a different sales funnel through popular media use. Selected solutions will be given precious minutes to explore new markets through a home-shopping-talk-show format, TECH MARKETPLACE.
TECH MARKETPLACE is uniquely created for market traction and it provides access for the selected tech products/services to be featured LIVE directly to end-users.
Valued at more than USD8k per slot, every successful tech product/service will be awarded a full 3-min of airtime detailing benefits and use with promo trial/sales codes PLUS an additional 2-min interview with the founder. Featured founders may also have access to an additional 20-min of live Q&A with potential Southeast Asia partners/distributors.
USD500 admin fees chargeable upon each successful application.
With a delegate’s ticket, your experience becomes our priority:
- All access for on-demand sessions online
- AI-powered B2B matching and networking
- Invitations to workshops and masterclasses
- First in line for special exclusives
- Personalized swag bag
- For Malaysians, it is HRDF claimable
Special section for recruitment and talent matching with the best companies.
Please register to be updated immediately when we release these tickets.
An exhibitor enjoys thorough attention from us:
- Easy to navigate booth
- Customized activation
- 2 min video at click
- LIVE chatbot for enquiries & appointment setting
- 3 downloadable pdf on product/solutions
- PLUS MORE benefits
Penang was a centre of trade and culture exchanges between the East and the West. Its early manufacturing success and industrial experience evidenced by the presence of the multinationals companies has famed Penang as ‘The Silicon Valley of the East’.
An authentic Asian experience, Penang’s prosperity as British outpost and ancient port city attracted the world to its doorstep, inter-marrying local cultures with that of the world. The potpourri of Asian cultures and world religions make Penang a successful multicultural and multi-religious experiment that has thrived for generations. The vitality of George Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is evident in the traditional artisans still practicing their trade in the heart of the city.
Forget not the tantalising gastro spread as Penang cuisine is famous the world over for its incredible variety, cultural influences and quality. Asia’s great culinary traditions live on in Penang’s coffee shops, hip cafes and fine dining establishments.
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