CIO ASEAN has compiled a list with some of the most exciting technology events for CIOs and other IT executives in Southeast Asia, particularly in ASEAN nations. This page will get updated regularly, so keep checking it for new content.
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we recommend that you double-check the status of any in-person event you want to attend before committing to travel.
December 2020
3 December: CIO50 ASEAN Awards, virtual event. The awards recognise the top 50 senior technology executives driving innovation, strengthening resiliency and influencing rapid change in Southeast Asia.
1-3 December: Stack 2020, Singapore. The in-person event focuses on government technology and IT strategy.
8-9 December: Open Data Science Conference APAC, virtual event. The event focuses on open-data and data science trends and skills for AI and advanced analytics.
January 2021
15-17 January: APIT 2021, Bangkok. This in-person and virtual conference bringstogether acandemics and industry around information technology innovations and research.
February 2021
2-4 February: Insuretech Connect, Singapore. This in-person conference gathers business and technology leaders from financial services firms and startups from across Asia-Pacific.
March 2021
8-9 March: Cyber Security Asia, Kuala Lumpur. Aimed at senior managers, the in-person event focuses on security technologies and strategies around addressing cyber crime and cyber attacks. Also held in Phnom Penh 14-15 June.
10-11 March: Smart Facilities Management Conference, Singapore. The in-person event covers the use of the internet of things, artificial intelligence, and other "smart" technologies for making buildings and facilities more capable and greener.
23-24 March: Token2049, Hong Kong: The in-person event focuses on providers, startups, and venture capitalists for cryptography and blockchain technologies.
24-25 March: ICITDC 2021, Bangkok: The in-person and virtual International Conference on Internet of Things and Distributed Computing focuses on academic and industry research and advances in IoT and distributed computing.
25 March: Rise, virtual event. Focused on technology innovations and technology providers, the event covers what the organizers call a “taste of the future.”
25-26 March: Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit, virtual event. The summit focuses on the creation of risk management plans for IT security.
28-29 March: ICICTC 2021, Kuala Lumpur: The in-person and virtual International Conference on Informatics, Computing Technology, and Communications focuses on academic and industry research and advances in ICT.
April 2021
6-8 April: Cybertech Asia, Singapore. This in-person event focuses on homeland security technologies.
June 2021
8-9 June: Gartner Data and Analytics Summit APAC, virtual event. The conference explores ways to enable AI-driven analytics into business processes and decision support systems.
9-10 June: ConnecTechAsia, Singapore. The in-person and virtual event focuses on conferencing, communications, and media technologies.
14-15 June: Cyber Security Asia, Phnom Penh. Aimed at senior managers, the in-person event focuses on security technologies and strategies around addressing cyber crime and cyber attacks. Also held in Kuala Lumpur 8-9 March.
October 2021
21 October: IDC DX Summit, Singapore. IDC’s analysts discuss digital transformation trends and strategies.
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