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Timely information and actionable insights are more critical than ever for making the right business decisions. Bilby is a government early signal and analysis company, using AI to know what governments are doing and why. Dr Ryan Manuel, founder of Bilby AI, offers an in-depth session on how you can: trade better, enhance compliance and speed up, deepen and improve your analysis.
In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, staying ahead in marketing requires more than just traditional strategies. Enter generative AI, a game-changing technology that is redefining how businesses create, distribute, and optimise content. This webinar, "The Future of Marketing with Generative AI," delves into the transformative potential of AI-powered content generation, exploring its impact on everything from SEO-optimised newsletters to thought leadership articles tailored to specifi...
When discussing AI investments, many investors tend to focus primarily on either the application of AI technologies or the hardware that drives AI development, such as microchips. However, Stuart Rumble and Taosha Wang from Fidelity International highlight that this approach overlooks significant opportunities across the broader AI value chain. They emphasize that while AI technology itself is a key area, there are numerous ancillary sectors and industries poised to benefit from AI advancemen...
Drawing from 36 years of private equity experience, the CEO of HPEF Capital Partners, Marcus Thompson, summarises his three decades of learning in one hour. Since the PE asset class's boom in the 1980s, Marcus has navigated through evolving markets from the UK to Asia, witnessing the private equity scene's rise post-SARS in 2004. This journey led him to discover the "secret sauce" to running a successful PE firm, including disciplined due diligence and strategic exit timings, and why private ...
Dr. Jingfeng Xu, who leads Digital Services for Arup in Australasia, shared his insights during a Venturous Webinar, emphasizing his belief that sustainable development encompasses all aspects of life, with digital technology playing a ubiquitous role. He highlighted the early stages of Smart Buildings technology, stressing the crucial need for property owners to adopt property technology innovations. These innovations are essential for assessing and enhancing facility management, improving e...
In a world where purpose-driven investments shape a sustainable future, Mr Andrew Chia, Senior Investment Manager of Taronga Ventures, explores the synergy of innovation and sustainability in the built environment, drawing insights from their portfolio. He shares insights into evaluating investment proposals, emphasising expansion potential, team dynamics and alignment with strategic partners. Andrew also highlights the rising trend of AI and automation in Proptech.
Numerous organisations possess substantial data assets. As AI gains momentum, a select few are keen on harnessing AI's potential to unlock value from their data reservoirs. Zühlke's Managing Director of Technology, Keya Desai, adeptly unravels the path to becoming an agile, data-driven entity. She underscores AI's authenticity and its potential to significantly impact our lives. Keya contends that AI's utility extends to nearly every industry, with only a scant 2-3 exceptions. Looking through...
At the heart of Anacle's vision lies real estate management, and with unwavering conviction, Alex Lau, CEO of Anacle Systems, passionately championed the cause of Smart Buildings. With an enlightening demeanour, he showcased the unprecedented possibilities that await in the world of IoT, where costs have plummeted by 70% and installations have accelerated, thanks to cutting-edge innovations. Alex fervently asserted that the time has come for buildings to shed their excuses and wholeheartedly ...
At the Venturous Session on May 10, 2023, Mr Glenn Wu, Co-Founder of R&B Technology Group, showcased Ari, their innovative product. Ari is a virtual industry expert powered by AI, offering deep data insights and domain expertise to property owners, helping them reduce energy consumption, carbon emissions, and overall costs. Additionally, Glenn emphasised the need for quantitative assessment and highlighted the challenge of low response and participation rates due to property owners'...
During the Venturous Session on 12 April 2023, Mr KC Tay, the Executive Director (ASEAN) of the Smart Cities Council, highlighted the four essential aspects of a successful Smart City. He emphasised the need for a citizen-centric approach, where improving the quality of life for citizens should be prioritised over solely focusing on the implementation of technology. KC also stressed the importance of data in the development of Smart Cities. He noted that collecting and analysing data could i...
Mr. Andrew Chow, Co-Founder of Asia Pro Ventures, delivered a presentation at a Venturous Session on 15 March 2023. During the session, Andrew emphasized the importance of embracing digital transformation in today's fast-paced and ever-changing business landscape. He highlighted how businesses that fail to adopt new technologies risk falling behind their competitors and losing relevance in the market. Andrew also discussed the various aspects of the digital economy, including e-commerce, dig...
SmartCitiesWorld speaks with Benson Tam, CEO and Founder of Venturous Group, and Michael Kwok, East Asia Regional Chair for Arup, to discover how innovative public and private partnerships are pushing the envelope for the future of cities. The latest podcast from SmartCitiesWorld sees editor Luke Antoniou welcome Venturous Group’s Benson Tam and Arup’s Michael Kwok to talk all things collaborative in city technology. Together, there’s a discussion of the role that Venturous Group and Arup ar...
Ms. Lan Luo, Chief Investment and Financing Officer of Linxforce, delivered a presentation at a Venturous Session on 15 February 2023. Linxforce, which was established in 2015, is a third-party supply chain collaboration service provider for enterprises. The company offers a B2B invoice management system, known as "fapiao" in China, to more than 200 Fortune/Forbes 500 companies. Fapiao is not only a legal receipt that serves as evidence of the purchase of goods and services but also a critic...
Mr. Liang Kit Wong, President of Keppel Land China, presented at a Venturous Session on 18 January 2023. Using the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city as a case study, Liang Kit will delve into the key focus areas and solutions applied to create a phygital Smart City. From community to precinct to city level, learn about the various smart solutions being implemented in the Eco-city. The session concludes with a Q&A session where Liang Kit will answer questions on the differences in building ...
Mr. Luke Antoniou, Senior Editor of SmartCitiesWorld (SCW), Ms. Zeina Nazer, Co-Founder of Cities Forum, and Ms. Hallie Liao, Head of China Investments at Transport International Holdings & Deputy General Manager of Shenzhen Bus Group, had a panel presentation at a Venturous Session on 26 October 2022. The presentation by Luke covered a brief introduction to SCW as the leading platform for sharing ideas to solve urban challenges, and the Shenzhen City Profile Report that was launched in m...
Mr. Lijun Zhu, CEO of CoEvolution Technology Inc., spoke at a Venturous Session on 28 September 2022 about the trending adoption of smart, flexible logistic solutions worldwide. Before he began his presentation, Mr. Zhu highlighted that it is important that we acknowledge supply chain and logistics as a complex problem. Hardly any business would share an identical logistic model. Hence, adaptability is crucial when companies source for Smart Logistic solutions. Lijun also covered the function...
Neuron Digital Group held its virtual open day on 30 June 2022. Representing the parent companies of Neuron, Mr. Michael Kwok, Chairman of East Asia at Arup, and Mr. Benson Tam, Founder & CEO of Venturous Group, delivered short speeches on the story and rationale behind the birth of this joint venture. After that, Mr. Thomas Pang, the acting CEO of Neuron, presented the company's vision and business model, which is to provide AI-driven digital brains to the owners of new and existing buil...
Mr. Scott Yeh, Chief Technology Officer of SwanLink and Chief Science Officer of Venturous Group, spoke at a Venturous Session on 4 August 2022 about the latest development of the open-source ecosystem in China. The presentation included an overview of China’s policies and efforts to support and grow the open-source industry, as well as some details on OpenHarmony, one of the open-source operating systems in China with tremendous potential. Scott also covered SwanLink, a joint venture between...
Mr. Benson Tam, Founder & CEO of Venturous Group, spoke on 31 August 2022 about Venturous’ business, strategy, roadmap to IPO and the opportunity to invest in our Series B. Including CLP Group, which is one of the largest investor-owned power businesses in Asia Pacific and acting as our Series B lead investor, Venturous has already raised more than US$20 million for this round. As China’s first Citytech™ Group, Venturous is a first mover with a commanding market presence in the Sma...
Mr. Jonas Pinzke, Co-Founder & CEO of Valiber Group, spoke at a Venturous Session on 8 June 2022 about the Metaverse. Among other things he covered current market prospects of the Metaverse, the industries that are growing their presence in this web 3.0 platform, major tech companies which are active, and how the virtual and physical worlds would increasingly merge in the future. Jonas’ insightful presentation covered both China as well as the rest of the world. Watch video here: https:/...



