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Andrew Poh is the founder of HiBlendr, a company that creates portable, stylish blenders for smoothies on-the-go.

Tuning In | Andrew Poh on building a successful business while pursuing a law degree | KrASIA

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Tuning In | Andrew Poh on building a successful business while pursuing a law degree

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

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Emily Fang

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

Singapore

StartupX's Durwin Ho is making hackathons accessible to young people in Southeast Asia.

Tuning In | Durwin Ho built Southeast Asia’s largest hackathon | KrASIA

Tuning In | Durwin Ho built Southeast Asia’s largest hackathon

Facebook is assisting individuals and leaders with specially curated tools and programs, says Clapham.

Tuning In | Grace Clapham on empowering Facebook's community leaders with structured programs | KrASIA

Tuning In | Grace Clapham on empowering Facebook&#8217;s community leaders with structured programs

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

Oi Yee Choo integrates financial lessons in her daily conversations with her daughters to prepare them for a financially secure future.

Tuning In | Oi Yee Choo, CCO of iStox, teaches her young daughters about financial and career planning | KrASIA

Tuning In | Oi Yee Choo, CCO of iStox, teaches her young daughters about financial and career planning

In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

Veerappan (Veera) Swaminathan is the founder and director of consultancy firm Sustainable Living Lab, currently operating in Singapore, India, and Indonesia. Veera is interested in overcoming sustainability challenges through technology. He is currently working on an artificial intelligence (AI) fluency project to encourage innovation within companies to meet the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals, and to prepare people for an aging society. 

Tuning In | Veerappan Swaminathan on AI fluency and giving back to aging communities | KrASIA

Tuning In | Veerappan Swaminathan on AI fluency and giving back to aging communities

The food industry is booming! Both traditional companies and startups are using technology to transform the dynamics of the food sector.

Food Tech

Randy J. Hunt is head of design at Southeast Asia’s super App Grab, where he manages a team of designers, writers, engineers, and researchers. Previously, Randy served as head of design at Artsy, a New York based online art brokerage, and was vice-president of design at Etsy, a global online marketplace for handmade goods. Hunt spoke to KrASIA during UXDX APAC about his personal failures, oversights, and lessons learned from leading design practices at large and small firms. 

Tuning In | It’s important to design for relevance, inclusivity, and engagement, says Randy Hunt, head of design at Grab | KrASIA

Tuning In | It’s important to design for relevance, inclusivity, and engagement, says Randy Hunt, head of design at Grab

Deep Tech

Waste Labs offers an AI and data modelling platform to help waste management companies reduce costs and improve efficiency through an optimal combination of vehicles, crew and routes.

[Tuning In] Elias Willemse on tackling urban waste by shifting gears from academia to AI innovation | KrASIA

[Tuning In] Elias Willemse on tackling urban waste by shifting gears from academia to AI innovation

Creative

India

Tamanna grew India’s largest parenting community to 2 million mothers, and productized her learnings to help communities become sustainable.

[Tuning In] Tamanna Dhamija reflects on how growing a community of two million led her to found her own company | KrASIA

[Tuning In] Tamanna Dhamija reflects on how growing a community of two million led her to found her own company

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

Eeleen Tan is the Chief of Global Expansion at Ninja Van and is accountable for Ninja Van's growth across all operating markets. She plays a lead role in creating alignment across business units, countries, and regions in order to optimize resource allocation and jump-start innovation. In her role, she balances up the urgency of Ninja Van’s business demands with the strategic focus to build long-term sustainability.