What is WDES 2024 about?
World Digital Economics Summit(WDES 2024) will bring together the most forward-thinking individuals from the fields of technology, economy, and policy to shape the future of the global digital economy. It is a dynamic gathering to explore transformative trends in advanced computing, blockchain and next-gen internet, and biomedicine, aiming to foster a collaborative ecosystem in digital economics across various regions including Europe, North /Latin America, Asia, and Africa.
Hosted by the Asia Academy of Digital Economics, this conference builds on the rich legacy of the 2023 Global Digital Economy Conference's Singapore sub-session, expanding its vision and taking place during ATxSG 2024, Asia's largest and most influential tech event, to promote broader international exchange and cooperation.
GDEC 2023 Review
2024 WDES builds on the success of the 2023 Global Digital Economy Conference's Singapore sub-session.
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About Organizer
- Registered with United Nation Economic and Social Council
- Dedicated to advancing digital economic innovation and fostering humanities and technology dialogues across regions.
Who will present in WDES？
Guest of Honour:
Senior Minister of State for National Development and Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information
Speakers and VIP Guests:
The following rankings are in no particular order and are being updated.
Carlos Garciag
Honorary Ambassador for Life to the United Nations, Permanent
CEO Shaw Investment APAC and Decode Group
Member of SingHealth Fund Board and Member of National Neuroscience Institute Fund
Associate Professor (Practice) in Sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Senior Partner and Founding Member of RHTLaw Asia LLP
President and Managing Director, USITO
The Man Group, Former Principal Scientist
Public health consultant
National healthcare group
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and LRF Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk,
National University of Singapore
Investor and Mentor of Fintech Startups; Former Director of the MAS Academy
Senior Research Engineer from A*STAR's Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC)
Huang Jin
Managing Director for ASEAN Distriction of Iflytek Co.,Ltd
Associate Dean, Partnerships and Engagement, School of Computing and Information Systems, SMU
Deputy Secretary-General of the Digital Economy Alliance (D50), Member of the United Nations Expert Group on Digital Economy.
President of Asia Academy of Digital Economics
