The "largest tech conference in Asia" will take place July 8-11 in Hong Kong
Starting next Tuesday, some the world's biggest names in tech will convene in Hong Kong for the Rise conference.
Now in its fifth year, the 2019 edition of Rise will draw over 350 speakers and more than 16,000 attendees to the Hong Kong Convention And Exhibition Centre to attend a series of keynotes, panels, workshops and Night Summits
Here are a few highlights from the programme.
Tony Fernandes
Co-founder, AirAsia
The company AirAsia is a low-cost airline headquartered in Kuala Lumpur.
Who? Known as a master of transformation, Tony Fernandes is one of Asia’s most notable businessmen, renowned for reviving AirAsia and making it the billion-dollar industry leader it is today.
Quote this “My philosophy has been organic growth, I generally don’t believe in acquisition because it comes with a lot of inherent issues. When you import through acquisition, it comes at a risk, so it’s not my preference.”
Topic Fernandes will shed light on how how he transformed AirAsia, as well as his aims to continue growing it into a full-fledged travel tech company.
Did you know? Fernandes took AirAsia from a near-bankrupt company to Asia’s largest budget carrier in less than two decades. The airline now flies 320 routes at the lowest unit cost in global aviation industry.
Tony Fernandes will be at Centre Stage, Tuesday July 9, 14.55-15.15.