Tapping On A Global Hydro Hub For Growth
Ruediger Knauf, Vice President, Research & Development,
Siemens Water Technologies
Duane Schlicht, Managing Director, Norit Asia Pacific
Singapore’s potential as a centre of excellence for water technologies draws big industry names like Siemens Water Technologies, Black & Veatch, GE Water and the Norit Group. Global organisations cite Singapore’s holistic approach to water management, competitive research programmes and the talent pool as key reasons for choosing Singapore as a base for their regional business operations.
Biomedical Powerhouses Go Global In Asia
Dr Francois Monory, Vice President, Cardiac Rhythm Disease
Management (CRDM) Operations, Medtronic
Christophe Weber, Senior Vice President & Regional Director,
GlaxoSmithKline Asia Pacific
As Asia’s demand for more cost-effective and high-quality healthcare solutions grows, there is potential for investments from the industry’s leading players to increase further. Over 30 biomedical companies have set up regional and international headquarters as well as R&D activities on the island, including eight of the top 10 global pharma and biotech players.
Reaching For The Cloud In IT Supremacy
Emilio Umeoka, President, Microsoft Asia Pacific
Chris Whitney, Managing Director, HP Labs Singapore
Projected to hit over US$4.5 billion by 2014, cloud computing is expected to grow 43% over the next five years. Singapore is slated as the hotspot for the industry in the Asia Pacific region, with major players like Microsoft, Hewlett Packard (HP), Google, Apple and IBM battling for a piece of the action.
Vision Of The Future By Digital Media’s Global Giants
Olivier de Rotalier, Managing Director, Ubisoft
Alex Hope, Founder and Managing Director, Double Negative Visual Effects
Singapore’s vibrant digital media landscape and the quality of creative talent drives major game studios like Ubisoft and Double Negative Visual Effects to set up offices here, to challenge the new converging market built on info-communications and new media.
Inspiring Design Innovation
Low Cheaw Hwei, Design Officer for Consumer Lifestyle,
Philips Design Singapore
Laurenz Schaffer, President, BMW Group DesignworksUSA
Singapore has proved to be a choice move for design firms like Philips Design and BMW DesignworksUSA – the country’s push for innovation and creativity has enabled the design industry to flourish over the years, as Singapore grows to be a regional design hub.