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Double the Unicorns this November at Wild Digital Indonesia

Jason Thompson from OVO & Achmad Zaky from Bukalapak to lead the Main Stage this 26th alongside 40 other speakers

Startup World Cup,backed by Pegasus Tech Ventures,debuts at Wild Digital Indonesia

JAKARTA,Indonesia,Nov. 13,2019 -- Two weeks from now,the third edition of Wild Digital Indonesia is set to light the stage on fire with its first-class main stage speakers and unparalleled networking opportunities on 26th November at Sheraton Grand Jakarta. The conference will see the confluence of nearly 40 speakers and more than 1000 leading founders,internet giants,startups,conglomerates,CEOs,top-tier investors and blue-chipped corporates from the region and country.

Double the Unicorns this November at Wild Digital Indonesia


Keynote Speakers for Wild Digital Indonesia 2019

Exciting speaker line-up includes:

Jason Thompson- CEO of OVO. In the span of only two short years,OVO is now leading the e-wallet game in Indonesia with its rewards and financial services platform,serving more than 300 cities in Indonesia alone - easily accessible via 115 million devices across the country. OVO was also very recently crowned the latest Indonesian unicorn,valued at US$ 2.9 Billion.

Achmad Zaky- Founder & CEO of Bukalapak. With their most recent round of funding from Indonesian media giant Emtek and South Korea's Shinhan Financial Group Co,Bukalapak is now valued at more than US$2.5 billion.

John Lim- Vice President of Pegasus Tech Ventures (Silicon Valley-Based venture capital firm).

Edward Tirtanata- Co-Founder & CEO of Kopi Kenangan (The humble little coffee startup with the fasting growing rate in Indonesia). Kopi Kenangan recently bagged US$ 20 Million in a Series A funding from Sequiao India.

Pamitra Wineka- Co-Founder & President of TaniHub (subsidiary to TaniGroup). A farm-to-table e-marketplace,Tani Hub connects farmers to restaurants,hotels and catering businesses (used by more than 25000 Indonesian farmers) to help them get honest rates for their crops and avenues for business expansion.

Startup World Cup

Wild Digital first introduced Startup Disruptor Arena (SDA) as part of its main stage program back in 2017,and it has been a big hit at Wild Digital since then. The one-of-a-kind platform has showcased the region's most innovative and disruptive startups who could be the "next big thing",like StashAway,MoneyMatch,Kioson,RoundUp Analytics and CARE Concierge.

This year,Wild Digital istaking it up a notch and giving SDA a new face lift. In an exclusive partnership with Startup World Cup,the largest global startup pitch helmed by Pegasus Tech Ventures,Wild Digitalwill be selecting the Indonesia regional finalist and giving away a USD100,000 investment prize at Wild Digital Indonesia this 26 November. The regional finalist will go on to compete with 40+ other finalists at San Francisco for a grand investment prize of USD 1million.

Startup World Cup consists of a global series of startup conferences and pitch competitions that spread across 40+ countries organized by Pegasus Tech Ventures,a US Silicon Valley VC. Startups will first compete in regional events across Australia,North America,South America,Asia,Africa and Europe and regional finalists will compete for the grand investment price at San Francisco.

The Startup World Cup Grand Finale has featured prominent figures from the entrepreneurship community,including Steve Wozniak,Co-Founder of Apple; Marc Randolph,Founder of Netflix; Reid Hoffman,Founding CEO of LinkedIn as well as top venture capital firms- Softbank,GE Ventures,500 Startups,Techstar,Kleiner Perkins and more.

Women in Tech Initiative

Committed to raising future female tech stars,Wild Digital holds to its Women in Tech initiative to bridge the gender ratio across the tech and digital ecosystem. With the overwhelming response received,the deadline for complimentary Women in Tech tickets (T&C apply) is extended. Women in Tech initiative aims to provide female business leaders with the networking opportunities at the conference,even asWild Digitalchampions the Women in Tech Community. To secure these complimentary tickets,register here: bit.ly/WDWIT

ABOUT CATCHA GROUP

Established in 2004 and headquartered in Kuala Lumpur,Catcha Group is Southeast Asia's leading digital group which builds and invests in disruptive tech companies across emerging markets globally. The Group's historical focus has been on online classifieds,new media and OTT,where it has successfully taken five companies from startup to IPO and created over US$2.0bn+ worth of value. Today,the Group holds over 60 investments,either directly or indirectly as sole,majority or minority shareholders.

Find out more: www.catchagroup.com

ABOUT WILD DIGITAL

Catcha Group started Wild Digital in 2015,with the vision of creating a platform for leaders within the digital ecosystem to come together. Five years later,it has become Southeast Asia's premier digitalconference,where tech leaders gather to showcase their bold and wild visions for building disruptive businesses. This year,we expect more than 1,000 CEOs,founders and investors of leading tech companies from around Indonesia and Southeast Asia to attend our Indonesia conference themed "Breaking the Billion-Dollar Ceiling".

Find out more here - www.wilddigital.com

Photo - https://photos.prnasia.com/prnh/20191113/2641354-1?lang=0

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