Smart City & Digital Economy

What is it about?

A Global Convention Like No Other, the Selangor Smart City & Digital Economy Convention 2018 is set to be Asia’s hottest smart city and digital economy event for years to come! A hotbed of innovation, creativity and intelligence, with the theme of "Smart Manufacturing, National Mayor Roundtable, Retail Revolution & StartupFest", Selangor Smart City & Digital Economy Convention 2018 celebrates its third edition this year. This year the convention focuses on 4 main elements: 1) Smart Manufacturing 2) National Mayor Roundtable 3) Retail Revolution 4) Startup Fest Targeting over 5000 attendees, this is a uniquely curated 8-in-1 events will feature: - Flagship Smart City Conference + National Mayor Roundtable - Alibaba Group Global Course Malaysia 2018 *Conducted in Mandarin, with translation - Malaysian Top eCommerce Merchant Awards (TopECM) - Selangor Accelerator Program Demo Show - Selangor International Pitch - Prestigious International Pitching Competition - Investors Speed Dating/Business Networking session - Startup Forum@Forum Stage - 180+ exhibition booths (Robotics, AR, VR, Fintech, Smart Devices, Blockchain, Intl' Startups) Programme Overview: [Business Lounge - Open For Use throughout 3 days] 13th Sept (Day 1) Main Conference Venue @mySpace(MPH 1) - Flagship Smart City Conference + National Mayor Roundtable (by-invitation) Concurrent session: [Selangor Accelerator Demo Show @Innovation Stage], [Startup Forum @Forum Stage], [Exhibitor Demo@Forum Stage] 14th Sept (Day 2) Main Conference Venue @mySpace(MPH 1) - Alibaba Global Course - Malaysia 2018 - *Conducted in Mandarin (Mandarin - English interpretation will be provided) Concurrent Session: [Selangor International Pitch "Live battle" @Innovation Stage], [Exhibitor Demo@Forum Stage] 15th Sept (Day 3) Main Conference Venue @mySpace(MPH 1) - Malaysia Top E-commerce Merchant Award (by-invitation) Concurrent Session: [Investor Speed Dating@Business Lounge (by-invitation)], [Exhibitor Demo@Forum Stage] Main & Concurrent Events Highlights: Flagship Smart City Conference will feature a plethora of intriguing topics relating to mobilizing the AI, Blockchain Technology, Cloud Computing (ABC) of Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0) to prepare cities & businesses towards digital economy success. National Mayor Roundtable will be held in conjunction with the Smart City Conference to gather local & international mayors, decision-makers from across the Asia-Pacific region to debate on how new technologies to transform smart city infrastructure, issues, and challenges. Alibaba Group's Global Course Malaysia 2018: Launched 1st-time ever this year in Malaysia, bringing the most cutting-edge & latest online marketing strategies, trends, and secrets used by experts to conquer the online marketplace, gain market domination, and create infinite conversion. Prestigious Malaysia’s Top E-Commerce Merchant Awards (TopECM): TopECM makes a comeback this year on the 3rd day of the convention as we commemorate innovation, competition and excellence among local Malaysian digital commerce companies. Startup Forum: Featuring the most promising Startups, collectively brings together a plethora of players, supporters, and enthusiast of the startup ecosystem to highlight the current trends, issues, popular topics. Selangor International Pitch: An international pitching competition that brings together the Asia Pacific leading startups for a "live on-stage" battle to distinguished judges. Only Top 30 pre-selected startups will have the opportunity to pitch and present their startup to you and the panel. The startups applicants currently are from Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Korea, Taiwan, China and Malaysia. Selangor Accelerator Program Demo Show: Featuring the Top 10 emerging Startups among Top 30 qualifiers who has endured an intensive 4-month Acceleration Program in becoming the highly "investible" or high-growth potential startup will showcase their products and wow the crowd.