Talks
International speaker and domestic
Keynotes, panels, workshops and judging, at home and abroad.
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2026
- YES (Young Entrepreneur Series) Academy, Session 1: Problem, Customer & Market ValidationFive Companies, Two Rules: simplify the user's need, and find product-market fit through small pivots (opening talk as special guest, online)ILUNI UI UAE Chapter, with the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Abu Dhabi and the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in DubaiDubai, United Arab Emirates11 Oct 2026 · webinar
2020
- Entrepreneurs Asia Summit 2020Zero to one billion: how Tiket.com went from an idea to USD 1 billion in GMVEntrepreneurs AsiaSingapore, Singapore24 Sept 2020 · webinar
2018
- East Meets West 2018 (EMW'18), panel: Travel Tech's New Era (Asia)Travel tech's new era in Asia, a panel on the future of travelBlue StartupsHonolulu, United States2 Feb 2018 · panel
2016
- GIST Tech-I Awards Ceremony (alumni panel), Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2016Tech-I alumni panel on becoming an entrepreneur, what GIST did for the project, and progress since the finalsU.S. Department of State (GIST Initiative) with AAASStanford, CA, United States24 Jun 2016 · panel
2014
- Cloud Expo Asia 2014The Tiket.com and SoftLayer storyCloserStill Media (session hosted by SoftLayer, an IBM Company)Singapore, Singapore30 Oct 2014 · keynote
- IBM XCITE 2014: Leaders' Dialogue, The DNA of a Forward Thinking EnterprisePanel on the DNA of a forward-thinking enterprise, with the CFO of Mitr Phol SugarIBMSingapore, Singapore14 Oct 2014 · panel
- IBM Analyst Insights 2014 SingaporeTiket.com's use of SoftLayer: a client case for industry analystsIBM Asia PacificSingapore, Singapore13 Oct 2014 · keynote
- IBM ASEAN Business Partner Advisory Council (IBM XCITE 2014)Accelerate innovation with cloud: Tiket.com's experience on IBM SoftLayerIBMSingapore, Singapore13 Oct 2014 · keynote
- 2014 IBM ASEAN Leaders Academy: Leaders' DialogueWhat clients value in a partnership with IBM, and the Tiket.com storyIBMSingapore, Singapore25 Aug 2014 · talkshow
- GIST Entrepreneurship Journey 2014: DC DEMO DayTiket.com pitch at DC DEMO DayCRDF Global and U.S. Department of StateArlington, VA, United States18 Jun 2014 · keynote
- GIST Entrepreneurship Journey 2014: Chicago DEMO DayTiket.com pitch at Chicago DEMO DayCRDF Global and U.S. Department of State, with 1871Chicago, United States12 Jun 2014 · keynote
- SoftLayer Hong Kong Launch EventClient testimonial: Tiket.com's growth story and how it uses SoftLayer cloudSoftLayer, an IBM CompanyHong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China17 Mar 2014 · keynote
2013
- Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2013 (GIST Initiative panel)Panel "From Broken to Brilliant" in the GIST Initiative session at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2013CRDF Global (GIST Initiative)Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia11 Oct 2013 · panel
- IBM InterConnect 2013 (Day 2 keynote segment)Tiket.com's story on the SoftLayer cloud: what it wanted from cloud, the challenges it met, and why SoftLayer was the right platformIBMSingapore, Singapore10 Oct 2013 · keynote
2012
- Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2012, GIST Tech-I FinalTiket.com pitch, 1st place GIST Tech-IU.S. Department of StateDubai, United Arab Emirates11 Dec 2012 · keynote
- ASEAN ICT Awards 2012Tiket.com, 1st place Start-Up categoryASEAN TELMINCebu, Philippines15 Nov 2012 · keynote
2011
- Asia E-Commerce Conference 2011 (presentation: Development of Indonesia Enterprise of E-Commerce)Development of Indonesian e-commerce enterprises, and why e-commerce in Indonesia should be socialRebleX Business GroupKuala Lumpur, Malaysia5 Oct 2011 · keynote
- Asia E-Commerce Conference 2011 (panel: E-Commerce Adoption in Asia)Social media's impact on e-commerce in Indonesia, payment obstacles and lean e-commerceRebleX Business GroupKuala Lumpur, Malaysia4 Oct 2011 · panel
- Enterprise Ireland HPSU SessionSharing the StartupLokal community with the HPSU (High Potential Start-Up) companiesEnterprise IrelandDublin, Ireland15 Mar 2011 · keynote
Topics
Five talks I give, in English or Indonesian. Each one comes with numbers from my own companies.
- Zero to one billion. How Tiket.com went from an idea to USD 1 billion in GMV, and what broke along the way.
- Engineering on a lean budget. 120 servers, three sysadmins, 150,000 concurrent users.
- Leadership that gets things done. Agile and digital leadership, and how personality types shape the way a team works.
- AI in the day-to-day. What founders and SME owners can actually automate today.
- Seed to Series A in Southeast Asia. What investors here look for.
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