For Investors, Innovators & Ideators Across Asia’s Digital Economy
Welcome to APOStech, Asia’s premier event showcasing the innovations and trends that are redefining telecoms, media and internet, organized by Media Partners Asia (MPA).
The Summit brings together founders, entrepreneurs, C-Suite management and key decision-makers from across Asia’s digital economy, including video delivery and distribution, broadcasting and pay-TV, payment infrastructure, ecommerce, data and analytics, advertising, gaming and esports, AI and machine learning, AR and VR, and the connected home.
As faster, cheaper broadband lays the foundation for transformational change across Asia, APOStech highlights the key drivers and market opportunities that can unlock value, anchored to product execution, partnerships, network investment and M&A.
APOStech attracts more than 250 people each year, bringing together founders, entrepreneurs, C-Suite management and key decision-makers that drive product and technology innovation and set the strategic direction for companies across Asia’s digital economy, including telecoms, ecommerce, internet, livestreaming & OTT, advertising, AR/VR, pay-TV, digital payments, gaming, esports and broadcasting.
Telcos, the prime movers in Asia’s digital transformation, are playing a high-stakes game as costs and competition intensify, thanks to hefty investments in next-generation networks and services. What will the next phase of industry evolution look like, and will these bets trigger the next wave of consolidation? APOStech 2019 brings together leading operators as they explore opportunities beyond connectivity, moving them closer to the center of Asia’s emerging digital economies.
Broadcasters, platforms and startups are engaged in a technological arms race alongside hardware and software specialists, developing products and services that can best create, deliver and monetize content in a broadband world. APOStech 2019 takes stock of the latest initiatives and innovations in Asia and worldwide, focusing on execution challenges and market realities as well as long-term and short-term product evolution.
Online gaming, already a US$70 billion-plus market in Asia, will continue to diversify and grow as internet infrastructure and access continues to improve across the region. APOStech 2019 looks at the key trends and economics shaping Asia’s gaming landscape, including content development, new distribution platforms and high-growth genres, including esports, poised to become a major source of participation and entertainment in its own right.
Data, often touted as the new oil, has helped build and strengthen powerful engines of growth and profit for the world’s biggest tech giants, while giving them increasing sway in a connected world. How are media and entertainment companies adjusting to these new imperatives, in Asia and worldwide? APOStech 2019 shines a light on the latest advances in data generation, collection, analysis and monetization, and how these will be shaped by ongoing commercial and regulatory developments.
An always-online world is opening up new possibilities in content creation and consumption, laying the foundations for new businesses focused on enabling and creating virtual reality, augmented reality and now mixed reality, blending the two. APOStech 2019 examines the strides these new content forms have made while separating hype from reality, from production techniques to the evolution of hardware and headsets.
Online advertising faces many challenges proving its value, but proponents believe better tools and better data can help, with fewer but more relevant messages providing an improved experience to consumers and brands alike. APOStech 2019 looks at what’s driving the latest shifts in ad spend, while evaluating the latest products and strategies from advertisers, media companies and ad tech specialists.
Asia’s most influential event for the media, telecoms and entertainment industry.
April 23-25, 2019
