TNGlobal Q&A and Interviews
VinFuture Prize Chair Professor Sir Richard Henry Friend on opportunities in science and discovery [Q&A]
"I think that world is still there to be discovered. As we make progress with our technologies, we will discover more. All the exciting examples turn out to have an unexpectedness about them. It wasn't a linear process towards the end. And that's how science should be."
For Alchemy Foodtech’s Verleen Goh, food innovation is all about empowering consumers toward healthier and more sustainable choices [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
We challenge the notion that healthy is expensive. Healthy doesn't have to mean spending a fortune. Instead, the mass premium products with functional benefits mean that majority of people can afford a healthier option, with 0-30 percent premium, which is an affordable price to keep the doctor away.
AC Ventures’ Adrian Li says Indonesia’s the most compelling market to invest in ASEAN [Q&A]
Last month, AC Ventures had closed its Fund III with over $205 million in committed capital.
Tookitaki’s Abhishek Chatterjee on enhancing trust and security in FinTech through RegTech driven by AI and collaboration [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
Tookitaki’s AML compliance platform harnesses artificial intelligence (AI) to support a family of intelligent specialist compliance applications that set new standards in accuracy, speed, and resilience.
OnPoint’s Tran Vu Quang on how innovations are optimizing e-commerce operations and driving new opportunities for growth [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
AI technology will also help merchants optimize their operations--reducing wastage in supply chain and increasing resilience. For example, we are able to achieve a highly accurate demand forecasting, and be able to optimise time, quantity and location to place the inventory.
Jakob Rost on how Ayoconnect’s open finance solutions foster an ecosystem of synergy in the finance industry [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
With the regulatory foundation that is being developed across the region, the rapidly growing internet population, and rising digital financial services adoption, we can expect a trend towards healthier competition among the players and better protection of consumers’ rights.
For LionsBot, human-centered AI ensures that tech can make the most impact where it matters [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
Innovation should always focus on improving the welfare of communities and seek to resolve the challenges they face in their day-to-day life. New technology should have the goal of improving a society’s quality of life.
S P Setia’s Alex Chi discusses how process, structure, and culture are important in cultivating corporate innovation [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
The key success factors of corporate innovation are -- Process, Structure, and Culture. First, process needs to be optimized. Second, enable a structure to facilitate agile resources and empowerment. And third, cultivate culture to embrace change and nurture unorthodox thinking.
For Tier One Entertainment’s Alodia Gosiengfiao, we are in a golden era of play-to-earn games [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
"I think the major trend nowadays is that Asian Market is entering a golden era of Play 2 Earn (P2E) games that kick-started because of Axie Infinity and we are super excited for the opportunities that it will bring to the industry."
Customer experience is key differentiator in mobile marketing as businesses go digital at scale, says InMobi’s Rishi Bedi [Q&A]
"Innovations that are driven by consumer trends are simple; brands need to be where their consumers are engaged and watching," says InMobi's Rishi Bedi.
