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  • Spikes Asia Announces 2022 Jury Presidents

    Spikes Asia Announces 2022 Jury Presidents

    Spikes Asia has announced the fourteen industry leaders set to judge Asia Pacific’s most prestigious creative communications awards. For the first time, gender parity has been reached and Spikes Asia has the strongest female representation across its Jury Presidents in its 35 editions.

    This year’s Jury Presidents come from across the region including China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, India and The Philippines, as well as from a mix of disciplines from throughout the industry.

    Speaking about this year’s Jury Presidents, Philip Thomas, Chairman, Spikes Asia, said, “It’s an exciting time for Spikes Asia as we incorporate the Tangrams Awards to create the definitive benchmark for both creative excellence and marketing strategy and effectiveness across Asia-Pacific. This collection of outstanding talent is representative of the evolved Spikes Asia Awards and we are delighted to have them all onboard.”

    The Jury Presidents will judge work in 24 awards categories, including in the three newly launched Spikes – Strategy & Effectiveness, Creative Data and Social & Influencer – which are in response to the shifting creative trends across the region.

    The 2022 Jury Presidents are announced as follows:

    Brand Experience & Activation and Creative eCommerce Jury President
    Natalie Lam, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Groupe, APAC, MEA

    Creative Effectiveness Jury President
    Michaela Lyon, Integrated Client Lead, Dentsu, Hong Kong

    Design and Industry Craft Jury President
    Paul Chan, Chief Creative Officer, Cheil Worldwide, Hong Kong

    Direct and Outdoor Jury President
    David Guerrero, Creative Chair, BBDO Guerrero, The Philippines

    Entertainment and Music Jury President
    Kazoo Sato, Chief Creative Officer, TBWA\Hakuhodo, Japan

    Film, Print & Publishing and Radio & Audio Jury President
    Paul Nagy, Chief Creative Officer, VMLY&R AUNZ, Australia and New Zealand

    Film Craft Jury President
    Sneha Iype, Partner, Executive Producer, Nirvana Films, India

    Healthcare Jury President
    Wendy Chan, Chief Creative Officer, Edelman, China

    Innovation and Creative Data Jury President
    Emad Tahtouh, Principal – Creative Technology, Deloitte, Australia

    Media Jury President
    Kasper Aakerlund, Regional President, UM, APAC

    Mobile and Digital Craft Jury President
    Jean Lin, Executive Officer, Dentsu Group Inc., China

    PR Jury President
    Shouvik Prasanna Mukherjee, Chief Creative Officer, Asia Pacific, Golin, Asia Pacific

    Social and Influencer Jury President
    Tea Uglow, IC, Creative Lab, Google, Australia

    Strategy & Effectiveness Jury President
    Anupama Biswas, Senior Director, Analytics & Insight – APAC Lead, The Coca-Cola Company, Asia Pacific

    Key awards information:
    – Awards are now open for entries and entries can be submitted here
    – The Tangrams Awards have been incorporated into the Spikes Asia Awards to recognise the vital link between creativity and marketing effectiveness
    – Final entry deadline is 20 January 2022 at 11.59pm SGT.
    – Three new awards added: Strategy & Effectiveness Spike, Creative Data Spike, and Social & Influencer Spike.
    – The Digital Spike will be retired from the awards.
    – Spikes award sections and categories are expanded. Further information can be found here

    The Jury Presidents and their juries will convene remotely to judge the work in February 2022 with the winners of the Spikes Asia Awards announced on 3 March 2022. “Spikes Asia x Campaign Asia: The Experience” is also set to return from 1-3 March 2022 and more information on the hybrid event will be released later in the year. Interested delegates are welcome to register their interest here.

    About Spikes Asia

    Spikes Asia celebrates inspiring Asia-Pacific creativity in advertising and marketing. Building on over 35 years of the illustrious Spikes Awards and Tangrams Strategy & Effectiveness Awards, Spikes Asia is the result of a collaboration between the organisers of Cannes Lions and Haymarket, publishers of Campaign Asia Pacific.

    Spikes Asia is the region’s leading event for the creative community. It offers a spectacular celebration of creativity in marketing and communications, from forward-thinking content sessions by the industry’s most influential figures to superb networking opportunities, training and exhibitions of the region’s best creative work. The Awards are Asia Pacific’s top award for excellence in creative communications and marketing effectiveness, celebrating the very best in creativity across the region. They are the benchmark by which the region’s creativity is measured and they are continually honed and redefined to ensure they reflect current trends in creative marketing & communications.

    The Spikes Asia will return as a virtual event in March 2022. In 2021, The Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity went virtual in partnership with Campaign Asia-Pacific to produce Spikes Asia X Campaign: The Virtual Experience. Over 3,000 creative communications professionals registered to be a part of the virtual experience which centred around the theme, Creativity is the Growth Engine.

    About Ascential

    Spikes Asia is part of Ascential. Ascential delivers specialist information, analytics and ecommerce optimisation platforms to the world’s leading consumer brands and their ecosystems. Our world-class businesses improve performance and solve problems for our customers by delivering immediately actionable information combined with visionary longer-term thinking across Digital Commerce, Product Design and Marketing. We also serve customers across Retail & Financial Services.

    With more than 2,000 employees across five continents, we combine local expertise with a global footprint for clients in over 120 countries. Ascential is listed on the London Stock Exchange. www.ascential.com

    About Haymarket

    Haymarket Media Group creates award-winning specialist content and information for international audiences. The company has more than 70 market-leading brands created by world-class experts in locations in the UK, the US, Hong Kong, Singapore, India and Germany. Haymarket’s consumer and professional brands connect people and communities across digital, mobile, print and live/virtual media platforms. Although Haymarket’s portfolio is diverse, its mission is the same across borders and markets: to deliver brand experiences which truly meet the needs of its audiences and clients. Haymarket’s brands include Campaign, PRWeek, What Car?, Autocar, AsianInvestor and Finance Asia. www.haymarket.com

    About Tangrams Strategy & Effectiveness Awards

    Since their launch 18 years ago, the Tangrams (formerly Asian Marketing Effectiveness Awards) have set out to recognise and celebrate outstanding marketing effectiveness programmes in the region. Responding to the growing correlation of creativity and effectiveness, the programme has gradually aligned with Spikes in recent years, with 2022 seeing the full integration of the Tangrams Awards categories into the Spikes Asia Awards.

    For further information:

    For queries on Spikes Asia Awards, please send an email to awards@spikes.asia
    For queries on the Young Spikes Competitions and Spikes Asia Academy, please email: RyhnL@spikes.asia

  • Dusit International partners with leading educational and culinary institutes to develop Thailand’s first academy of gastronomy with business incubation facilities – ‘The Food School’

    Dusit International, one of Thailand’s leading hotel and property development companies, is set to expand its hospitality education business in the kingdom with a unique joint venture offering experiential training in Italian, Japanese, and Thai cuisines – plus exclusive incubation services for food and beverage startups – in a state-of-the-art facility in Bangkok.

    A winning partnership: Equity partners in the THB 336 million development include Dusit International; Glowfish Co-Working Space; Allied Metals; and La Scuola Internazionale di Cucina Italiana (ALMA).

    Called The Food School, the project occupies 3,200 sq m of thoughtfully designed space set over three floors at the new Creative & Startup Village in the city’s Sam Yan district, just a five-minute walk from Sam Yan MRT underground station.

    Equity partners in the THB 336 million development include Dusit International; Glowfish Co-Working Space (under privately owned real estate investment company, Heritage Estates Co., Ltd.); Allied Metals, one of Asia’s leading suppliers of professional kitchens and kitchen infrastructure; and La Scuola Internazionale di Cucina Italiana (ALMA), recognised as the world’s leading education and training centre for Italian cuisine.

    Designed to provide an innovative, progressive and experiential learning environment, and targeted at young professionals, keen amateurs, career-switchers, and entrepreneurs seeking to get the best possible start for their food and beverage businesses, The Food School will bring together three globally recognised institutions – including Dusit’s own Dusit Thani College; Japan’s renowned Tsuji Culinary Institute; and ALMA. Each will offer long-course modules in Thai cuisine, Japanese cuisine, and Italian cuisine and bakery, respectively.

    Students will also have access to The Food School’s unique entrepreneurial incubator platform, The Test Kitchen, which will offer facilities for product testing and experimentation; business planning services; professional coaching and mentorship from renowned local chefs; and exclusive opportunities to get financial support from investors during specially arranged pitching sessions.

    Alongside sourcing sustainable produce from selected farms throughout Thailand, the academy will bring in premium imported ingredients to ensure authenticity. Regular events will showcase innovations and new food and beverage business trends. A community dining room, meanwhile, will serve as a venue for students, instructors, locals, visitors, mentors and mentees to exchange ideas and evaluate new concepts.

    “The Food School aims to create a vibrant, dynamic and collaborative ecosystem that brings together Thailand’s food community to drive positive social, environmental, and economic developments in the food and beverage industry at large,” said Ms Suphajee Suthumpun, Group CEO, Dusit International. “Three clear highlights set The Food School apart as a unique proposition in Bangkok. First, it is the first mover in the market to offer multi-cuisine training and business incubation all under one roof. Second, its Test Kitchen facilities will provide an unrivalled opportunity for experienced or fledgling chefs and savvy entrepreneurs to trial new concepts, receive advice on these concepts from seasoned industry experts, and tap into Thailand’s dynamic food and beverage market. Third, the Food School will play an active role in the food and beverage community by hosting regular events that bring together key industry players to discuss the latest trends, evaluate concepts, and brainstorm the way ahead for established and upcoming food and beverage businesses alike.”

    Ms Suthumpun said that no other facility offers such comprehensive services for culinary startups and young professionals in Bangkok.

    “By responding to the professional needs of the market in the new normal, fully leveraging Dusit’s rich experience in providing hospitality education for more than 20 years, and offering direct access to mentorship from celebrated chefs and well-known restaurateurs in Thailand, and later globally, we look forward to helping The Food School’s students, entrepreneurial associates, and community supporters to fulfill their potential with services, facilities and hands-on learning specially created to equip them for success in the brighter post COVID-19 days ahead.”

    Ms Prim Jitcharoongphorn, Chairperson of the Executive Board at Allied Metals, said, “The highlight of The Food School facility is the design of kitchen classrooms that fosters teamwork and collaboration among peers. Our facility is equipped with eco-friendly equipment which is energy-efficient, user-friendly, and versatile. Kitchens at The Food School are truly state of the art. We are delighted that our innovative solutions will contribute to the sustainable development of culinary talents in Thailand by facilitating maximum productivity with minimal environmental impact.”

    Mr Gavin Vongkusolkit, Managing Director of Heritage Estates Co. Ltd & Founder of Glowfish Co-Working Space, said, “Glowfish is all about people, community, and genuine collaboration, and any partnership or project we undertake will always be built on these solid foundations. Bringing our expertise in value-driven collaboration to The Food School, we look forward to building a thriving ecosystem of creativity and innovation, not only for Thailand’s food industry but also for the wider benefit of tourism, agriculture, wellness, sustainability, entrepreneurship, education and many connecting parts of our society and economy.”

    For more information, please contact: info@thefoodschool.com or www.thefoodschool.com

    Photo caption:
    A winning partnership: Equity partners in the THB 336 million development include Dusit International; Glowfish Co-Working Space; Allied Metals; and La Scuola Internazionale di Cucina Italiana (ALMA).
    https://www.acnnewswire.com/topimg/Low_Dusit20211028.jpg

    Pictured (from left):
    – Mr Siradej Donavanik, Managing Director – ASAI Hotels and Vice President of Development & Projects – Dusit International
    – Mr Gavin Vongkusolkit, Managing Director of Heritage Estates Co. Ltd & Founder of Glowfish Co-Working Space
    – Ms Suphajee Suthumpun, Group Chief Executive Officer, Dusit International
    – Ms Prim Jitcharoongphorn, Chairperson of the Executive Board of Allied Metals (Thailand) Co. Ltd
    – Mr Yannis Janssens, Technical Director, The Food School
    – Mr Laurent Casteret, School Director, The Food School

    About Dusit International

    Established in 1948, Dusit International is a leading hospitality group listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Building on its two core areas of business – Hotels & Resorts and Hospitality Education – the company has expanded its operations over the past four years to comprise five business units. The additional units include Foods, Property Development, and Hospitality-Related Services. Today, the company’s property portfolio comprises more than 300 distinctive hotels, resorts and luxury villas operating under six brands across 17 countries worldwide, as well as two leading hospitality colleges with campuses in Thailand and the Philippines. Following a three-pronged strategy for sustainable growth, including balance, expansion and diversification, the company has recently expanded into food production, on-demand hospitality services, and property development to reach new markets and add further recurring streams of revenue to the company. For more information, please visit www.dusit-international.com

    Official photos of Dusit Hotels & Resorts can be downloaded at medialib.dusit.com

    Media Contact:
    Sureerat Sudpairak | Corporate Director of Public Relations | Dusit International
    Tel: +66 (0) 2200 9999 ext. 3321 | Mobile +66 (0) 89 006 8697 | Email: sureerat.sp@dusit.com

  • Philippines Gears Up to Lead the Next Wave of Cloud Adoption, with Prominent Leaders Revealing Their Vision at the World Cloud Show

    Philippines Gears Up to Lead the Next Wave of Cloud Adoption, with Prominent Leaders Revealing Their Vision at the World Cloud Show

    The World Cloud Show – Philippines is officially Supported by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) & Asia Cloud Computing Association, joined by the likes of industry-leading solution providers like Oracle, Denodo, MongoDB, Snowflake, and Via Appia in the presence of highly acclaimed speakers, pre-qualified business leaders, and top-tier solution providers.

    Taking place on 28 October 2021, the show will bring together the best cloud providers, vendors, solution providers, service providers, software developers, enterprise customers, academic institutions, startups, research institutes, government agencies, financial institutions, and leading cloud companies to forge new partnerships, and help lead the next generation of cloud adoption, with prominent leaders revealing their vision for the future.

    Cloud storage is one of the most essential aspects of business today. But it comes with its own significant challenges. Cloud-First Approach, Enabling Digital Workplace with Cloud, Data Ownership and Privacy Challenges, AI-Powered Multi-Cloud Strategy, Data Management, and Security Enhancements will be some of the major topics at the event.

    It will bring together major industry players, bringing together the best minds in cloud technology, IT, and media that provide the latest tools, solutions, and insights into the future of the industry. The event is an excellent opportunity for companies to showcase their products and partnerships
    that will lead the next generation of cloud implementation.

    The event will also provide a one-of-a-kind interactive online environment with informative and engaging keynotes, government and enterprise use-case presentations, product showcases, panel discussions, and tech talks, among other things.

    An unparalleled collaboration of expertise

    Notable speakers include Hon. Arnold Atienza Undersecretary for Emerging Technologies, DICT Philippines; Dr. Franz A De Leon, Director of the Department of Science and Technology – Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI); Lim May-Ann, Executive Director, Asia Cloud Computing Association; Major Carlos Ely C Tingson, Data Protection Officer, Presidential Security Group; and William Tan, Senior Solutions Architect, MONGODB to name a few.

    “The Philippines has emerged as a leader in the growth of the cloud computing industry. The growth has been fueled by the country’s growth in the digital economy because of the skilled workers, and the addition of the cloud-native movement to its digital landscape,” says Mithun Shetty, CEO of Trescon. He further added, “Philippines is home to one of the most robust and collaborative cloud ecosystems in the world, with top companies and government institutions dedicating resources to the cloud.”

    The show will be hosted on the virtual events platform Vmeets to help participants network and conduct business in an interactive and immersive virtual environment. Participants will also be able to engage with speakers in Q&A sessions and network with solution providers in virtual exhibition booths, private consultation rooms, and private networking rooms.

    World Cloud Show – Philippines supported by DICT & ASIA CLOUD COMPUTING ASSOCIATION, joined by Oracle as a premium Gold sponsor, Denodo & MongoDB, Inc. as Gold sponsors; & Snowflake & Via Appia PH as the Bronze sponsors.

    About World Cloud Show.

    World Cloud Show is a thought-leadership-driven, business-focused, global series of events that takes place in strategic locations/time zones across the world.

    The Philippines edition is gathering pre-qualified CIOs, CEOs, CTOs, Heads of Research, Industry Practitioners, IT Decision Makers, and Experts in Cloud Computing among others from cross-industry verticals. The show features exciting keynotes, government and enterprise use-case presentations, product showcase, panel discussions, and tech talks to discuss the latest challenges and explore the latest applications of cloud-based solutions.

    For more information visit: https://tresconglobal.com/conferences/cloud/philippines/

    About Trescon:

    Trescon is a global business events and consulting firm that provide a wide range of business services to a diversified client base that includes corporations, governments and individuals. Trescon is specialized in producing highly focused B2B events that connect businesses with opportunities through conferences, roadshows, expos, demand generation, investor connect and consulting services.

    For further details about the announcement, please contact:

    Jagriti Jaiswal, Marketing Team, Trescon
    marketing@tresconglobal.com

  • Award for the Fastest Growing Consumer Product in Crypto for 2021 Goes to Revuto

    Award for the Fastest Growing Consumer Product in Crypto for 2021 Goes to Revuto

    Blockchain startup Revuto has been named the Fastest Growing Consumer Product in Crypto for 2021 at World Blockchain Summit (#TresconWBS) in Dubai.

    Responsible for the first-ever token sale on Cardano, raising $10m in the process, Revuto is an active subscription management platform that is designed to save users money. In addition to attracting 3m million sign-ups for early access, the platform boasts over 200,000 active users, who appreciate the ability to leverage Cardano-native tokens and DeFi to cover all their subscription payments.

    One of the premier events in the crypto calendar, the World Blockchain Summit unites thought leaders, investors, government representatives, developers and media outlets under one roof.

    “To say that the entire Revuto team is thrilled would be an understatement. It is a wonderful validation of all the work we are doing behind the scenes. Of course, this would not have been possible without the unstinting support of our global community! Revuto is well on the way to becoming a global force, and receiving such recognition from our peers in the blockchain world is quite humbling,” said Revuto co-founder & SVP of Strategy & Communication Josipa Majic.

    About Revuto

    Revuto is an active subscription management solution and first ever token sale on Cardano. Revuto raised $10M and has 3m signups for early access with 200k active users worldwide.
    By leveraging Cardano native tokens and DeFi to pay for subscriptions, Revuto’s ecosystem is designed to save people money regardless of crypto market conditions. Revuto users can subscribe to services using the Revuto debit card, the built-in wallet supports Cardano-native tokens, and the accompanying app can be used to Block, Snooze or Approve subscription charges as they occur.

    The Revuto app is available for iOS and Google Play .

    Website: https://revuto.com/
    Contact: josipa@revuto.com

  • Cloud Comrade is Finalist in 4 Categories in the Channel Asia Innovation Awards 2021

    Cloud Comrade is Finalist in 4 Categories in the Channel Asia Innovation Awards 2021

    Cloud Comrade, a leading Singapore-based cloud computing consultancy and managed services provider (MSP) with a growing presence in Malaysia and Indonesia, has been shortlisted as a finalist in 4 categories for Partner & ASEAN-wide Innovation in the prestigious Channel Asia Innovation Awards 2021. Drawing from a pool of over 90 organizations and 300 nominations, the awards showcase and recognize excellence in the ecosystem – spanning partner, start-up, telco, vendor, and distributor businesses- for delivering transformative customer solutions across Southeast Asia. Winners will be selected by an executive panel of industry judges and announced at a virtual celebration event on December 2, 2021.

    Andy Waroma, Co-Managing Director, Cloud Comrade

    Cloud Comrade has been chosen as a finalist in the Enterprise, Mid-market and SMB segments for Partner Innovation, an acknowledgement of the company’s ability to deliver innovation, excellence, and value for customers irrespective of their size. Another feather in its cap is being picked in a shortlist of four companies for ASEAN-wide innovation. This is a new category that recognizes companies headquartered in the ASEAN region that has been tough and transformative and continues to raise the bar for industry excellence, despite the enormous challenges posed by Covid-19.

    “We are thrilled to be selected as a finalist from such a large pool of capable organizations that are doing some amazing work. It is indeed fulfilling and humbling to not only see the rapid strides we have made in the last few years but also to be recognized by the industry,” said Andy Waroma, Co-Founder & Co-Managing Director of Cloud Comrade.

    “The Covid-19 pandemic has presented incomparable challenges to most businesses. It has also tested our resilience, adaptability, creativity, and ability to deliver excellence for our clients. It is a huge credit to our team for being able to do all of that and win multiple accolades during these times. We have been fairly successful in facing these challenging conditions head on and converting them into opportunities for adding value, for ourselves and our customers. We are also thankful to our customers and partners for trusting us in this incredible journey and would like to reiterate our commitment to deliver innovative, value-adding solutions.”

    “Customer innovation is no longer a marketing slogan, rather a refreshing reality in ASEAN given the wealth of transformative projects and examples of best practice featured in 2021,” said Cherry Yumul, vice president of Strategic Partnerships and Innovation at IDG, publisher of Channel Asia. “Enormous credit to the market-leading companies and individuals continuing to press ahead in helping customers innovate at pace – despite the notable difficulties – which once again demonstrates the depth of transformation taking place across the region. Congratulations Cloud Comrade, nothing can stop your pursuit of excellence.”

    Selection as finalist in multiple categories for the Channel Asia Innovation Awards 2021 marks a continuation of a great 2021 for the company. Earlier this year, Cloud Comrade won the 2021 AWS APN Consulting Partner of the Year Award for its consistently stellar performance in service delivery, growth in AWS business and a significant contribution to Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in Singapore/ ASEAN region. The company also received the SAP Service Authorization for SAP HANA, making it one of the first companies in Singapore to achieve it.

    About Cloud Comrade

    Cloud Comrade (https://cloudcomrade.com) is a Singapore-based cloud computing consultancy company with a regional footprint in Indonesia and Malaysia. The company offers a comprehensive range of services from strategy and design to deployment, migration, and management of customers’ IT infrastructure. Cloud Comrade partners with the best solution providers in the field of cloud computing and is a preferred Amazon Web Services (AWS) consulting partner in ASEAN, as well as a managed service provider for AWS, Google, and Alibaba Cloud. In January 2019, ST Telemedia (sttelemedia.com), an active strategic investor specializing in communications & media, data centers, and infrastructure technology businesses, acquired a majority stake in the company. For more information on Cloud Comrade, visit cloudcomrade.com

    Media Contact
    Cloud Comrade:
    Andy Waroma, Co-Managing Director
    Tel: +65 v9863 7235
    E-mail: andy@cloudcomrade.com

  • Cloud Experts to Bring to Light the Potential of Cloud Solutions at Trescon’s World Cloud Show – Egypt

    Cloud Experts to Bring to Light the Potential of Cloud Solutions at Trescon’s World Cloud Show – Egypt

    With a special focus on the Egyptian market, World Cloud Show, which is held under the patronage of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT – Egypt) and supported by the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA – Egypt) is set to take place virtually on the 27 October 2021.

    The World Cloud Show – Egypt will focus on topics such as Overcoming Business Challenges & Pain Points Around Cloud in the “new normal”; Leveraging Voice of the Customer (VoC) to drive NPS; Aligning Organizational KPIs with Customer Experience Strategy for Business Growth and driving ROI; Harnessing Big Data & Analytics for enhancing customer experience and much more.

    The show will feature a ground-breaking collaboration of experts such as Tejas Chopra, Software Engineer, Netflix Inc.; MS Lim May-ann, Executive Director, Asia Cloud Computing Association Singapore; Ahmed Abdelaziz, Senior Systems Engineer & CTO Ambassador, Dell Technologies; and Juan Kanggrawan, Head of Data Analytics, Jakarta Smart City Indonesia; to name a few.

    “Egypt is a hotspot for digital disruption, as competitiveness and customer demands rise; it is poised to become a global leader in delivering customer-centric experience,” said Mithun Shetty, CEO of Trescon. He further added, “World Cloud Show will digitally connect key players in the Cloud ecosystem to help Enterprises in Egypt foster highly efficient Cloud strategies.”

    The Show will be hosted on the virtual events platform Vmeets to help participants network and conduct business in an interactive and immersive virtual environment. Participants can also engage with speakers in Q&A sessions and network with solution providers in virtual exhibition booths, private consultation rooms and private networking rooms.

    World Cloud Show will feature powerful keynotes, panel discussions, technology use-cases, industry solutions, applied Cloud showcases and the latest go-to-market innovations.
    World Cloud Show – Egypt is officially sponsored by Headline Sponsor – Dell Technologies & Intel and Trend Micro Incorporated.

    About World Cloud Show

    World Cloud Show is a thought-leadership-driven, business-focused, global series of events that takes place in strategic locations across the world. As part of the world tour, this Indian edition is gathering pre-qualified CIOs, CTOs, COOs, Heads of Cloud, Heads of IT Infrastructure, DevOps Leaders, Heads of Digital Transformation/Innovation and Experts in Cloud Computing among others from cross-industry verticals across Egypt. The show features exciting keynotes, government and enterprise use-case presentations, product showcase, panel discussions and tech talks to discuss latest challenges and explore latest applications of Cloud-based solutions.

    For more information visit: https://tresconglobal.com/conferences/cloud/egypt

    For further details about the announcement, please contact:
    Karthik A
    Marketing Lead
    Trescon
    media@tresconglobal.com

  • SMEStreet Global Women Leadership Awards 2021 Successfully Conducted

    SMEStreet Global Women Leadership Awards 2021 Successfully Conducted

    SMEStreet in association with WASME has successfully organized a Forum For ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT THROUGH WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP along with SMEStreet Global Women Leadership Awards 2021. The Awards were announced along with a panel discussion over digital platforms on 22nd October 2021.

    The event was supported by the Ministry of MSME, Govt of India and SAVE (Society for Advancement of Village Economy).

    The Chief Guest of the event Shri BB Swain, Secretary of MSME Ministry, Govt of India delivered a keynote Address in which he emphasized on the important role of women entrepreneurs in shaping up our socio-economic scenario. Shri Swain congratulated the winners of SMEStreet Global Women Leadership Awards 2021 and highlighted the Government of India’s schemes and programs that are aimed to deliver motivation for women-driven MSMEs. CA Dr. GP Agarwal, Secretary-General of WASME delivered a special welcome address and he spoke about the importance of motivating women in the workforce.

    The topic of the forum to be organized was “The Role and Impact of Women Empowerment through MSME Development” in the panel discussion the distinguished panelists such as Shri Kishwar Janaki, Ambassador of Mauritius to Moscow, Russia, Ms Sampa Banerjee, Executive Director of WASME and Secretary SAVE, Shri Amit Dua, DVP, of Axis Bank. The session was moderated by Shri Faiz Askari, Secretary-General, SMEStreet Foundation and Founder Editor of SMEStreet.

    Speaking at the forum, Ms. Alka Arora, Jt Secretary and CMD of NSIC, Ministry of MSME stated, “Women Empowerment is a major priority of the Government. We at MSME Ministry are working on structured motivation for women entrepreneurs and have several schemes and programs which are aimed to uplift the level of women in business.”

    The panel discussion highlighted and discussed the aspect of ‘Shaping up Entrepreneurship through Empowered Women and Women Workforce’.

    Ms Sampa Banerjee, Executive Director, WASME also congratulated the winners of the awards and mentioned, “Our society and socio-economic structure requires a new perspective towards empowered women. Issues such as Gender Budgeting are some topics which require detailed consideration and role of women in entire socio-economic activities must be brought up.”

    Shri Chandan Keshwar Jankee, Ambassador of Mauritius to Moscow, emphasized the need for change in perspective towards the subject of Women Empowerment and urged that the diverse relevance of women’s power for the social upliftment should be emphasized.

    Shri Amit Dua, DVP of Axis Bank presented his views while emphasizing the importance of giving proper acknowledgement to the women’s power around us.

    Shri Faiz Askari, Founder of SMEStreet emphasized the need to have a fresh perspective towards the contribution of women in the workforce. The status of women in the workforce is a critical aspect of our social stability and socio-economic growth. The contributions of women in our economic and business ecosystem are very dynamic. All we need is to acknowledge their importance.

    Giving an overview of the SMEStreet Global Women Leadership Awards, Shri Faiz Askari stated, “The campaign of these awards started around three months ago. During this period the organizing team and editorial team of SMEStreet received nominations from over 65 countries and we have so far selected a few women leaders who can be termed as Game Changers of their own ecosystems. The nominations were kept free purposely for ensuring maximum outreach.”

    The winners of the SMEStreet Global Women Leadership Awards 2021 are:

    – Ms Alka Arora, CMD NSIC, Jt. Secretary – MSME Ministry
    – Ms. Firdous Khan – Philanthropy and Women Empowerment
    – Ms Gaitree (Vanessa), Associate Professor, Academics
    – Dr Lulwa Al Mutlaq – Founding President, GOLDEN TRUST
    – Ms. Rose Mboya : Head of Intellectual Property Division at Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute, Kenya
    – Ms. Sabina Kamal Co-Founder of Paytm M?Loyal
    – H.E Denisa Gokovi , Founder & CEO at Hoinser Media Group, Albania
    – Mrs. Monideepa Mukherjee, Director general, Yojana Magazine, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
    – Ms. Deeksha Ahuja Founder of Encubay Angel Fund -Pune
    – Ms. Christina A Petrakis, from Argentina & United States for Women Leadership
    – Ms. Lata Dagar, Founder of Shiksha Kraft
    – Ms. Sonal Jindal, Founder Exim Bank
    – Ms. Nidhi M Hola, Director Marketing, Microsoft
    – Ms. Pooja Khanna, Senior Medical Professional

    The webinar hosted over 10000 Women Leaders across the world on that day through SMEStreet.in, Digital and Social Media platforms and is expected to connect and educate over 50000 aspiring women entrepreneurs over the next few weeks through SMEStreet.in and its social media platforms.

    On this occasion, SMEStreet-Women Leadership Forum (Pink Power Group) is also getting formed with an aim to discuss, develop and empower entrepreneurship through Women Leaders and influence the positivity for Women @ Workforce. This will be a consortium of Women Leaders from Entrepreneurial Backgrounds.

    The organizing agency of this webinar is Vertical Business Media Pvt. Ltd. and SMEStreet Foundation which is the parent organization of SMEStreet.in.
    Facebook Link: facebook.com/smestreet.in
    Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/smestreet
    Instagram: Instagram.com/smestreet.in
    SMEStreet’s Youtube Channel – SMEStreet ViewPoint (Youtube).
    www.youtube.com/c/SmestreetIn22/

  • The Convergence of Network & Security: The Next Evolution in Enterprise Networking

    The Convergence of Network & Security: The Next Evolution in Enterprise Networking

    The world of data is bigger and more important than ever before. Data security and protection is a constant challenge and a major concern for businesses and service providers. It is imperative to have a reliable protection mechanism in place for your information, data, network and systems. The need to be able to trust your data is a major trend for businesses and service providers in India.

    In the light of this, the World SD-WAN & SASE Summit will provide a wide spectrum of expert speakers and panellists to discuss the latest trends and solutions regarding the key issues associated with data security and protecting it.

    For the first time in India, World SD-WAN and SASE Summit is holding a unique virtual event with the world’s leading SD-WAN and SASE solution providers, industry experts and service providers.

    Taking place on 26 October 2021, the summit will feature keynotes from thought-leaders, industry experts, private networking sessions, secure audio-visual meetings, private meetings and more from thought leaders from India and abroad.

    The World SD-WAN and SASE Summit, India focuses exclusively on providing unparalleled business insights, breaking industry trends, meeting the most influential leaders, building lasting partnerships and establishing new ones. It is the only event that offers the industry’s most attractive agenda, pre-qualified business leaders, marketing and brand opportunities, exclusive content, the best networking opportunities, the most valuable content, and the best of all, the highest quality of networking.

    “With the accelerated trend of digitalization in recent years, an increasing number of organisations recognise the value of leveraging SD-WAN and SASE to support their digital transformation initiatives. Customers are looking for services that can provide high-quality and high-performance connectivity with the ability to support applications and end-users in remote locations, in branch offices or in the field,” stated Mithun Shetty, CEO at Trescon. He further added that, “I would like to welcome all the attendees to the summit and I hope this initiative will enable them to take real-world actions and make real-world decisions to build and support their SD-WAN and SASE initiative.”

    The summit will be hosted on the virtual events platform Vmeets to help participants network and conduct business in an interactive and immersive virtual environment. Participants can also engage with speakers in Q&A sessions and network with solution providers in virtual exhibition booths, private consultation rooms and private networking rooms.

    A ground-breaking collaboration of experts:

    World SD-WAN & SASE Summit will feature prominent experts such as:
    – Chintan Shah, Senior Network Solutions Engineer (West Region), Dell Technologies
    – Abhishek Sharma, Business Leader/Strategic business Leader, Citrix
    – Kumar Nagaraja, Business Development Manager, SD-WAN, Cisco Systems India Pvt Ltd
    – Ramesh Ramamoorthy, CIO, Yes Bank
    – Venkatkrishnan Varadarajan, SVP & Head – IT Infra SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd
    – DR. Puneet Kaur Kohli, CTO, Universal Sompo General Insurance
    – Vinod Bhat, CIO, Vistara Airlines
    – Bijender Mishra, CISO, Alkem Laboratories Limited
    – Shashwat Singh, CIO, boAt
    – Prasad Rao, Director IT Infrastructure, Unacademy
    – Kaushik Majumder, Head of Information Technology, Digital Services & Information & Information Protection Officer – South Asia, BASF India Ltd
    – Dheepak Rajoo, SVP, IT Head, RBL Bank, to name a few.

    World SD-WAN & SASE Summit, India will cover need-of-the-hour topics including the convergence of network security; evaluating the biggest pitfalls in a network operation after adopting SD-WAN; key architectural requirements of SASE; evaluating and identifying the right SASE solutions; managing SD-WAN service to improve business functions, minimizing security, data protection and operational risks services providers architectures, among others.

    In addition, the event attendees will stand the chance to win an iPhone 13 and exclusive gift vouchers by following simple guidelines.

    World SD-WAN & SASE Summit, India is Presented-By – Dell Technologies and VMware; Officially Supported-By – NITI Aayog, Powered-By Sponsor – Citrix; Technology Partner – CISO and Gold Sponsor – Aryaka Networks

    To register your interest to attend World SD-WAN & SASE Summit – India, visit World SD-WAN & SASE Summit (https://tresconglobal.com/conferences/sd-wan/india/).

    About World SD-WAN & SASE

    World SD-WAN & SASE Summit is a thought-leadership-driven, business-focused, global series of events that takes place in strategic locations across the world. As part of the world tour, this Indian edition is virtually gathering pre-qualified C-Suite IT Leaders, Data Heads, and Heads of Research, Industry Practitioners, IT Decision Makers and Expert service providers in SD-WAN and SASE Technology among others from cross-industry verticals across India. The show features exciting keynotes, enterprise use-case presentations, product showcase, panel discussions and tech talks to discuss the latest challenges and explore the latest services powered by SD-WAN and SASE technology to enable enterprises and businesses to streamline their network infrastructure.

    About Trescon

    Trescon is a global business events and consulting firm that provide a wide range of business services to a diversified client base that includes corporations, governments and individuals. Trescon is specialized in producing highly focused B2B events that connect businesses with opportunities through conferences, roadshows, expos, demand generation, investor connect and consulting services.

    For more information visit: https://tresconglobal.com/conferences/sd-wan/india/

    For further details about the announcement, please contact:
    Shaikh Abdul Rehman
    Corporate Communications
    marketing@tresconglobal.com

  • Blockchain & Infrastructure Post-Event Release

    Blockchain & Infrastructure Post-Event Release

    In August of 2021, the US Senate approved a $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, as part of the $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill. Language in this bill suggested that $28 Billion in funding would come from enforcing tax-reporting requirements on cryptocurrency brokers. In response, the Government Blockchain Association (GBA) (www.gbaglobal.org) partnered with a coalition of blockchain associations to present Blockchain & Infrastructure (https://bit.ly/3nsa1GP), a two-day hybrid event coupling an educational seminar with a networking reception.

    Aimed at educating government policymakers, Blockchain & Infrastructure addressed the impact of cryptocurrency adoption on government, along with other financial trends that are outpacing regulatory understanding. Renowned leaders in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, such as Dr. Scott Stornetta, one of the founders of blockchain technology, and Charles Hoskinson, the Founder of Cardano and one of the original creators of Ethereum, brought their insights to the current landscape.

    Streamed to over 11,000 individual IP addresses, Blockchain & Infrastructure aimed at educating governments on this movement, and those who wished to learn tuned in.

    The live event, stepping into the remains of a COVID world, was attended by over 200 guests, braving pandemic uncertainties. Culminating in an evening reception at the Whittemore House, Ambassadors, a crypto billionaire, blockchain leaders, and government policymakers continued their discussions. In this beautiful and historic mansion, deals were made, affecting the trajectory and infrastructure of the blockchain future.

    As blockchain technology continues to impact all systems, the Government Blockchain Association (GBA), will provide high content events to help the public and private sectors connect, communicate, and collaborate. Join the GBA community in January 2022 for The Future of Money, Governance, & the Law; live in Washington DC (https://bit.ly/3Gh7OXu), and streamed globally.

  • India Gears Up for its Biggest Datacentre and Cloud Spectacle Ever

    India Gears Up for its Biggest Datacentre and Cloud Spectacle Ever

    Amidst unprecedented internet penetration that accounts for over 600 million active users in the country, India is more poised than ever to skyrocket its growth in the Datacentre & Cloud market. It’s already estimated that the Indian datacentre industry will cross $8 billion by 2026 (Arizton Advisory & Intelligence) along with its cloud computing market to reach a staggering $7.1 billion by 2022 (Nasscom).

    Taking heed from these massive paradigm shifts and post-receiving phenomenal success in ASEAN, Tradepass has announced its Indian edition of Datacentre & Cloud Conference i.e., Datacentre and Cloud Infrastructure Summit (DCCI) 2021: India (https://india.dccisummit.com), scheduled to take place virtually, on 23 – 24 November.

    The conference is aimed towards addressing every colossal development that has happened in the sector, where India has already surpassed the primary markets of Europe and the US in power consumption that accounts for 102 MW.

    Following his participation announcement, when asked about the growing impact of the datacentre & cloud industry, Golok Kumar Simli (Chief of Technology – Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India) stated “Hyper Scale Data Center, Cloud Economic Zone and Data Economic Zone would be the driving factors towards emerging global economic order”.

    Organizer and CEO of Tradepass, Sudhir Jena expressed, “Amidst larger-than-life technological disruptions aimed towards enabling a Digital India, events like 5G rollouts, rapid adoption of cloud technologies like SaaS, IaaS or PaaS by millions of Indian SMEs, the increasing popularity of the OTT apps, the reliance of the masses on all kinds of lifestyle-oriented apps, etc. have turned every eyeball towards the country’s Datacentre & Cloud market.”

    He further added that, “Datacentre and Cloud Infrastructure Summit (DCCI) 2021: India, will not only facilitate collaboration between the biggest stakeholders and the leading tech providers from the industry but will also address the existential trends and the most-pressing roadblocks.”

    The conference will also host over 1000 tech professionals from 300+ plus leading organizations including the senior most C-suite executives and the key decision makers to share crucial insights and the latest intelligence from the industry.

    Some of the speakers from the summit include Golok Kumar Simli, Chief of Technology, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India; CK Prasad, Head – Telecom & IT, Railways; Laxmikumar Reddy Sammeta, VP – Architect, JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Ananth Subramanian, Executive Vice President and Head IT, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd; Shiva Kumar RV, Deputy Chief of Technology – Infrastructure, National Payments Corporation of India; Rachit Mohan, India Head – Data Centre Advisory, JLL; Deepak Bhosale, General Manager – IT, Asian Paints and many others.

    The Indian government on the other hand has gone all out in ensuring the industry’s exponential growth with its data sovereignty laws that mandate all domestic and international companies to store certain data types within the country’s geographical limits. Moreover, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology’s policy of providing ‘Infrastructure status’ to the Datacentre sector (just like Railways, Roadways, and Power) has sealed the deal for many keen investors from the country and overseas.

    Some of the key topics from the summit include ‘Data Sovereignty in the age of Cloud computing’, ‘How Datacentre Automation is powering profits’, ‘Role of Hyperscale Datacentres in IT operations’, ‘Cloud Security’ and many others.

    For more information about the summit, log on to https://india.dccisummit.com/

    About Tradepass

    Tradepass provides elite business networking platforms across the MEA, APAC and Europe that connects the world of tech buyers with market intelligence, insightful use-cases, and innovative solutions from global experts, investors, and business partners.

    Mohammed Raiyan
    Tradepass Global
    mohammedr@tradepassglobal.com
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