Posts Tagged ‘Disrupt Asia’

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Startups, Discussions & Innovation: Disrupt Asia 2018

August 20, 2018

“We weren’t planning on having Disrupt Asia this year. There were challenges. We thought of having it at a hotel with a higher ticket price. But then Randhula challenged us by saying, “Before you talk about disrupting Asia, first disrupt yourselves!” said Sachindra Samararatne. To many of us who’ve been regulars since the first Disrupt […]

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Thoughts from the community: The ReaderPod Disrupt Asia 2018 editon

August 20, 2018

Disrupt Asia is more than a series of panel discussions, workshops, and exhibits. It’s a place where the local tech startup community gathers. As such, we decided to create a special series of ReaderPod episodes for Disrupt Asia 2018. As they ran between the different sessions in different halls, our very own Mazin and Lahiru […]

Lahiru Perera

Post Event

Taking Our Seats For Disrupt Asia 2018 – The Main Stage

August 20, 2018

A battle between startups. Two keynote speeches from international speakers. A host of panel discussions on a variety of topics. As always, the Main Stage at Disrupt Asia 2018 had a lot to offer. Here’s what we learned from the opening keynote and the panel discussions at the Main Stage. Building a culture of innovation […]

Mahesh De Andrado

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A startup battle & tackling world hunger: The finale of Disrupt Asia 2018

August 20, 2018

When the panel discussions came to an end, our clocks read 11:30 PM. However, Disrupt Asia 2018 wasn’t over. Far from it, this was time to gear up for a fight. It was time for the Disrupt Asia 2018 Startup Battle Grand Finale. Here, 4 startups pitched their products to a panel of judges. They […]

Mahesh De Andrado

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Disrupt Asia is back for 2018. Here’s what you can expect this year

July 17, 2018

The first time we attended this event, we wrote three articles about it. The second time we attended it, we ended up writing six. Welcome to Disrupt Asia. The event which is organized by the ICTA and is known as, “Sri Lanka’s Premier Startup Conference and Innovation Festival.” And on the 11th of August 2018, […]

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Disrupt Asia 2017 Part Six: The Finale

July 25, 2017

We first saw the startups and then went into the main hall for the opening keynote and a set of panel discussions covering a variety. Afterward, we went into the many workshops before venturing into the world of the investors. Then we found another set of panel discussions on Artificial Intelligence, User Experience, and MakerSpaces. […]

Mazin Hussain, Lahiru Perera

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Disrupt Asia 2017 Part Five: Taking Things Further With Stage 2.0

July 24, 2017

Thus far, we’ve seen a killer keynote about #letmegetpaid, we’ve been to a number of workshops covering topics from investors, to digital marketing to legal aspects of startups and everything in between. We’ve also seen a fully fledged Investor Forum. All in all, Disrupt Asia 2017 was as every bit as exciting as we expected […]

Mahesh De Andrado

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Disrupt Asia 2017 Part Four: Venturing into the world of the investors

July 24, 2017

By now you probably know what Disrupt Asia is. But in case you’re lost, Disrupt Asia 2017 was a massive conference dedicated to celebrating and helping the Sri Lankan startup ecosystem grow. So far, we’ve seen the many startups that were present, its opening keynote along with panel discussions covering a variety of topics, and […]

Mazin Hussain

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Disrupt Asia 2017 Part Three: The Workshops

July 21, 2017

Following the Keynote speech at Disrupt Asia 2017, the conference immediately broke down into several subsections. This included an Investor Forum, several Panel discussions on the Main stage and also a number of workshops. Always curious to know what’s happening, we made our way to the first of the workshops. We learnt how to Master […]

Mahesh de Andrado, Fiyoni Pinto

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Disrupt Asia 2017 Part Two: #LetMeGetPaid

July 20, 2017

It’s the middle of the week and we like hundreds of others made our way to the Hilton Colombo. As we walk inside, we see a large hall full of people. In the middle was where the majority of them were. Gathered around the tall tables, they made jokes, small talk, and shared stories with […]

Mahesh de Andrado, Lahiru Perera

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Disrupt Asia 2017 Part One: The Disruptive Startups

July 20, 2017

Last week, we saw the return of Disrupt Asia: the massive conference organized by ICTA to promote entrepreneurship and help accelerate the growth of the Sri Lankan startup ecosystem. Last year, when we left the conference, we wrote three massive articles. And this year it happened again. At Disrupt Asia 2017, we once again found […]

Mazin Hussain

News

What to expect from the Hemas Slingshot Startup Battle at Disrupt Asia 2017

June 2, 2017

Last year saw the launch of Disrupt Asia 2016, which was organized by ICTA. One of the biggest attractions at this conference were the startup battles. At these startup battles, we saw entrepreneurs take the stage to pitch their startups with a fiery passion. This was because they weren’t simply pitching for the glory of […]

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Pre Event

Are You Ready For Disrupt Asia 2017?

May 25, 2017

Last year, we attended an event called Disrupt Asia. Unsure of what to expect, we walked into the halls of Disrupt Asia thinking that it will be a standard event. We ended up with a bunch of dropped jaws and 3 feature length articles. This year too, Disrupt Asia is back once again. On the […]

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Disrupt Asia 2016 Part Three: Voltage 230

August 8, 2016

By now you probably know what Disrupt Asia is. But in case you’ve been living under a rock, Disrupt Asia 2016 was a Sri Lanka’s first conference about startups and a massive one at that. In the morning we saw quite a few interesting sessions about the Sri Lankan startup ecosystem. Fast forward to the post-lunch […]

README

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Disrupt Asia 2016 Part Two: The opening sessions

August 6, 2016

It’s 8.30 AM on a Thursday morning. It’s a lovely morning and the traffic in Colombo was terrible as always. But somehow, we arrived at the Hilton Colombo, just in the nick of time. Some say that the hall had a selection of sandwiches and iced coffee but we chose not to check. Why? Because […]

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Post-event

Disrupt Asia 2016 Part One: The startups we saw

August 5, 2016

Last week, we saw Sri Lanka’s first startup conference: Disrupt Asia. Organized by ICTA, this was a massive celebration of the entrepreneurship and the Sri Lankan startup ecosystem. The conference lasted only one day, but it was brilliantly organized with so many amazing sessions. In fact, there’s so many that we can’t write about Disrupt […]

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Live Wire

Disrupt Asia 2016 Is Happening

July 12, 2016

Disrupt Asia, organized by ICTA (Information and Communication Technology Agency) will be the first event of its kind to be held in Sri Lanka targeting the startup ecosystem of Sri Lanka where they will all gather in one location for one momentous occasion. The event will be held at Hilton Colombo on the 28th of […]

Mahesh De Andrado

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