TNGlobal Q&A and Interviews

What matters in EduTech is whether tech helps solve problems and make life easier, says Edusuite’s Niel Dagondon [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

Educators don’t care what AI or Server Technology is being used in your system, but their main focus is whether this technology helps solve their problems and make their lives easier.

How IdeaConcert utilizes the power of AI to accelerate creators’ ‘joyful imagination’ in building engaging video content [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

"It won't be long from now how people view or enjoy image content like webtoons/comics will change. this is in line with the continued development of technology and 5G in various countries. By collaborating with Ideaconcert, companies that have been or will become our partners have secured a place in this market competition."

The public needs to understand science and believe in it, says VinFuture Prize Council’s Professor Văn-Chí Đặng [Q&A]

Young people are the promise for the future. Science and technology will help us solve many of our problems. And then I think the third one would be we need to educate the public. The public needs to understand what we're doing and be able to believe in science. 

Pinmicro’s Tiby Kuruvilla on the convergence of AI, IoT, RTLS, and how digital twins will optimize work in the future [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

As the world is entering a new normal era after the pandemic business models and execution totally changed. Digitalization will be an essential part of daily operations. AI-optimized manufacturing will start to help production. The world experienced a sharp increase in delivery service during the pandemic, which created a huge demand for low latency high…

Engagement is the key to a successful event, says Hubilo’s Vaibhav Jain [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

An increasing number of event organisers have realised the benefits of digital transformation. Enhanced ROI, reach, and savings are just a few of the benefits we can list resulting from virtual events; every virtual event generates at least 10x value for event organisers.

Great scientists must be humanitarians as well, says VinFuture Prize Co-Chair Professor Albert P. Pisano [Q&A]

In this TechNode Global Q&A, Professor Albert P. Pisano, Co-Chair, VinFuture Pre-Screening Council, shares his insights into the process of scientific discovery and how great scientists need to be humanitarians as well. "It is most important to keep in mind that the real purpose for doing all of this is to help people," he tells TechNode Global.

Makan For Hope connects entrepreneurs, investors, innovators & industry leaders to support and inspire each other in the spirit of giving back [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

"The idea for Makan For Hope sparked while thinking how to bring the ecosystem together and give back in different ways to create long-lasting impact. It is easy to have goodwill in good times, but in these trying times, how we help others will make a greater difference."

Resilience, adaptability & speed to scale are essential in navigating today’s business challenges, says Quest Ventures’ James Tan [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

"More VCs in the medium and long-term with bigger war chests. This would mean more funds to deploy and the ability to grow the startup ecosystem more rapidly."

Consumers are now more discerning of the safety, sustainability & health impacts of food, says Shiok Foods’ Sandhya Sriram, PhD [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

The company's mission is to bring delicious, sustainable, and healthy seafoods to consumers' tables, using technology to grow meat from healthy cells instead of animals. Currently, Shiok Meats produces crustaceans like shrimps, crabs, lobsters and is the first in the world to do so using cellular agriculture technology.

Green Monday Group’s David Yeung on how FoodTech is addressing global food security and environmental concerns [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

OmniFoods has a mission to innovate food that will treat the planet right, treat animals right and treat consumers right. The company's established food scientist team in Canada innovates food 2.0 based on Asian eating culture and cooking habits while ensuring that the ingredients are cruelty-free, cholesterol-free, antibiotic-free, and hormone-free.