The Future of Technology to be Discussed at EmTech Asia 2017

The Future of Technology to be Discussed at EmTech Asia 2017

An
exceptional line-up of speakers plus two new events to be held in the lead-up
to the conference

​ Jason Pontin, Editor
in Chief and Publisher, MIT Technology Review and Noboru Nakatani, Executive Director of
INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI) discusses the impact of
innovation at EmTech Asia 2016

18 January 2017, SINGAPORE – The hottest
topics in emerging technology will be discussed at EmTech Asia 2017, including
Computing and Cybersecurity, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Virtual and
Augmented Reality, Agile Manufacturing and New Materials, Bio-Engineering,
Urban Sustainability and Space 4.0. EmTech Asia attracts
some of the world’s most visionary leaders and innovators to lead the
discussion about what is set to change the way
we live, work and interact with each other. This year, EmTech Asia is partnering
two new events in the lead up to the conference; MIT Hacking Medicine and
MIT Solve Strategy Workshop. The fourth edition of EmTech Asia will
be held 14 – 15 February 2017 at the Sands Convention and Exhibition
Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.

“The
constant exploration of technology will drive Smart Nation, transforming the
way we live, work and play. IMDA is glad to support EmTech Asia in advancing
collaboration across the innovation ecosystem, bringing researchers, engineers
and businesses together to tackle pressing challenges facing all of us,” said
Mr Tan Kiat How, Chief Executive of Infocomm Media Development Authority
(IMDA). IMDA is the Host Partner for EmTech Asia 2017.

Organized
by Koelnmesse Pte Ltd and MIT Technology Review, EmTech Asia 2017 is expected
to draw over 700 participants from more than
20 countries. More than 40 visionary speakers will come together to
participate including:

Space
4.0

· 
Dava Newman, Deputy Administrator, NASA

· 
David Oh, Project Systems Engineer & Former Lead Flight Director,
Curiosity Mars Rover, NASA Jet Propulsion Lab

· 
Matt Bold, Principle Researcher, Advanced Technology Center, Lockheed
Martin Space Systems Company

· 
Nobu Okada, Founder and CEO, Astroscale

· 
Kay Soon Low, Professor/Director of Satellite Technology and Research
(STAR) Centre, National University of Singapore

· 
Daniel E. Hastings, CEO, Singapore MIT Alliance for Research and
Technology (SMART), Former Chief Scientist, US Air Force 

Computing
and Cybersecurity

· 
Walter O’Brien, Executive Producer, Scorpion (CBS-TV series)

· 
Morgan Marquis-Boire, Senior Researcher and Technical Advisor, Citizen
Lab, University of Toronto

· 
Thomas Sohmers, Chief Executive Officer, REX Computing

· 
Marek Michalewicz, Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and
Computational Modelling, University of Warsaw

· 
Alexander Ling, Principal Investigator, Quantum Optics, National
University of Singapore 

Robotics
and Artificial Intelligence

· 
Chia-Peng Day, General Manager – Automation Technology Development
Committee, Foxconn

· 
Marc Hamilton, Vice President of Solutions Architecture and Engineering,
NVIDIA

· 
Samay Kohli, CEO and Cofounder, GreyOrange 

Agile
Manufacturing and New Materials

· 
Julia R. Greer, Professor, Materials Science and Mechanics, California
Institute of Technology

· 
Omkaram (Om) Nalamasu, Applied Materials, Inc. and Applied Ventures, LLC

· 
Jackie Ying, Executive Director, Institute of Bioengineering and
Nanotechnology, A*STAR 

Virtual
and Augmented Reality

· 
Adrian David Cheok, Director, Imagineering Institute Chair, City
University of London

· 
Anders Ynnerman, Director, Norrköping Visualization Center 

Brave
New (Bio-Engineered) World

· 
Daniela Rhodes, Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang
Technological University

· 
Jun Wang, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, iCarbonX

· 
Le Cong, Postdoctoral Fellow. Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard 

Entrepreneurs
and Visionaries

· 
Jenny Lee, Managing Partner, Shanghai, GGV Capital

· 
Sean O’Sullivan, Managing Director, SOSV

· 
Mike North, Host, Prototype This!, Discovery Channel

· 
Steve Leonard, Founding CEO, SGInnovate 

EmTech Asia 2017 also
features the MIT Technology Review’s ‘Innovators under 35’, which recognizes Asia’s most outstanding innovators under the age of 35. The
10 honourees selected for 2017, come from Singapore, Malaysia and Australia and
will each present a three-minute elevator
pitch at EmTech Asia about their innovations, which typically attracts
investment in their work.

The
10 innovators under 35 are:

1.    
Zhi Wei She, Research Scientist, Institute of Materials Research and
Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)

2.    
Angela Wu, Assistant Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology (HKUST) & Founding Member, Agenovir Corporation

3.    
Dhesi Raja, Cofounder Artificial Intelligence in Medical Epidemiology
(AIME)

4.    
Simon Gross, ARC DECRA Research Fellow, Department of Physics and
Astronomy, Macquarie University

5.    
Yong Lin Kong, Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT)

6.    
Gang Wang, Associate Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

7.    
John Ho, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS)

8.    
Prateek Saxena, Dean’s Chair Assistant Professor, School of Computing,
National University of Singapore (NUS)

9.    
Sumeet Walia, Lecturer, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)

10. 
Dawn Tan, Assistant Professor, Engineering Product Development,
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

New events leading up to EmTech Asia

Sponsored by SGInnovate, the MIT Hacking Medicine hackathon
takes place from 10 – 12 February 2017. The event aims to stimulate
the merge of cutting-edge robotics with healthcare. At the hackathon, teams
will create social robotic platforms capable of perception and engagement that
could impact a wide range of patients, including autistic and Alzheimer
patients, and the elderly. Teams will work with on platforms including Google,
and 5 Segway Social Robots with full Software Developer Kits (SDK). The winning
teams will present their solutions at EmTech Asia during a special panel.

The MIT Solve Strategy Workshop will be held on the 13
February 2017 and will focus on solving the most pressing challenges
within the education arena. Solve is open to innovators and thought leaders
from Southeast Asia’s technology and education sectors. At EmTech Asia, they
are set to brainstorm and discuss the topic: In a world where Google
knows everything and machines think, which new competencies and knowledge
should students and adults learn?

Key
sponsors and partners of EmTech Asia 2017 include: Host Partner, Infocomm Media
Development Authority (IMDA), Diamond Sponsor, Accenture, Disruptive Innovation
Partner, SGInnovate, Innovation Partner, Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research
and Technology (SMART) and Cybersecurity Partner, Analog Devices. Sponsors and
partners include L’Oréal Research and Innovation, SAP, MIT Professional
Education and Workforce Singapore (WSG). Singapore University of Technology and
Design (SUTD) and The Institution of Engineers are the Technology Showcase
Partners.