Over the last few years, the global tech startup ecosystem found itself at a standstill.

Having to cope with a global pandemic, many startups had to pivot their products and services in order to address unpredictable market demands. Some companies struggled more than others and one of the biggest hurdles we faced was the inability to connect and engage with the community, learn from each other’s best practices, and figure out together what works and what doesn’t.

When it comes to connecting with other startups, networking with corporates and investors, and engaging with the larger tech startup ecosystem, it has been a particular struggle for many. While webinars and conference calls proved to be useful, there seemed to be no perfect way to replicate the authentic experience of engaging each other in real life.

Thankfully, things are much different now and as economies continue to open up, we finally have opportunities to reconnect with our communities.

Exciting things to look forward to at Echelon Asia Summit 2023

Echelon Asia Summit comes back this year to help spark impactful conversations and create meaningful connections among startup founders, corporates, investors, and other members of the community. Guided by its theme, “Building towards a sustainable and impactful tech ecosystem”, Echelon Asia Summit 2023 is bringing back its top-notch features to enable a truly connected global startup ecosystem.

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It has always been Echelon’s longtime commitment to be an ecosystem enabler, facilitating connections and partnerships to help startup founders with exciting and innovative ideas reach their best potential. In keeping with tradition, the 2023 edition of Echelon comes back in full swing, bringing with it a slew of features that can enable collaborations among today’s most compelling innovators.

Here are the following features that you can enjoy at Echelon Asia Summit 2023:

• Content Stages – This is a dedicated feature designed to help inform and inspire business leaders and future founders with stories about how some of today’s key industry leaders navigate the complex startup world. Here, you will hear from the best of the best as they share tips, tricks, and best practices to help young founders learn the ropes around building and scaling a company.
  
  Learn from top founders and thought leaders from Asia sharing their origin stories, future strategies, lessons learned, and advice on starting up, growth, and scaling. 
• TOP100 Finals – Having been participated in by countless startups across Echelon’s history, the TOP100 Programme is an exciting opportunity for any founder to showcase their bright new ideas to a crowd of industry giants, corporates, and investors. Echelon Asia Summit features the TOP100 finals to offer startup founders a platform to pitch their innovations on stage to some of today’s most influential business figures in the Asia Pacific.
  
  Witness the crowning of the grand winner of e27’s regional startup competition as they pit against 100 other up-and-coming startups. 
• Business Matching – Like all past editions of Echelon, one of the most sought-after features is business matching. Through this, startup founders stand the unique chance of directly engaging with other ecosystem stakeholders to explore opportunities together that can help both parties grow their businesses and reach new heights.
  
  Business matching is here to kickstart discussions between startups and potential investors and corporate partners to facilitate favourable business outcomes.

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• Roundtable Discussions and Workshops – With all the great startups representing a diverse range of industries, it is important to learn from experts according to your specific needs. Thus, Echelon Asia Summit proudly offers roundtable discussions and workshops to participants where they can learn trends and insights about today’s market, as well as access trade secrets that can help them improve the way they run their companies.
  
  This feature offers closed-door, exclusively themed events dedicated to exploring new opportunities, initiating discussions, and knowledge-sharing amongst a curated audience and selected companies. 
• Special Partnered Programs – If there is one thing Echelon Asia Summit is known for, it is for connecting industry stakeholders to help them enrich their professional circles and network with potential collaborators.
  
  The Special partnered programs provide endless opportunities to network, explore business opportunities, and discover new revolutionary startups with partner programs like SAFE STEPS D-Tech Awards. 
• 100+ Exhibitions – What’s better than hearing from the best innovators the world has to offer? Witnessing those innovations firsthand. At Echelon Asia Summit 2023, we are showcasing over a hundred exhibitors who will be demonstrating their products and services to Echelon attendees — the perfect event for innovative startups to dazzle the crowd.
  
  Meet Asia’s top companies and growing startups to discover new solutions, potential partners, and investment opportunities.

Don’t miss the chance to take part in Echelon Asia Summit 2023 

While there are different ways to achieve business success, Echelon Asia Summit is offering six ways you can start that journey. Focusing on the subjects of sustainability and profitability, the team behind Echelon Asia Summit 2023 is doubling down its efforts in order to provide the tech startup ecosystem with the best possible experience for its participants.

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Echelon Asia Summit 2023 is also going to zoom in on six key themes and tracks for startup founders to explore. Namely, Web 3.0, Soonicorns and Future Change Makers of Southeast Asia, Future Sectors and Investment Trends, Investments and M&A, Sustainability growth and climate, as well as Growth and Scaling. All of these and more are waiting for you at this year’s Echelon so be sure to drop by!

To learn more about Echelon Asia Summit 2023 and sign up for the event, visit the official page here.

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