Learn from the brightest developers behind Microsoft, IBM and Holistics Software at Echelon Vietnam 2016
From intimate workshops to panel discussions with top Vietnamese-born developers, rest assured, you’d want in on the action
1. Son Le Thanh
Cognitive Software Engineer at IBM Watson
Son first received his training as a developer in Ho Chi Minh city and worked in Vietnam for three years before pursuing a master’s degree in Singapore. He is a software engineer by training and community builder by ‘accident’. His day job involves him building prototyping software using Watson, the deep learning and AI technologies from IBM. Son also coaches Singapore-based startups adopting Watson for their products.
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After an exploration trip to Silicon Valley in 2012, Son launched his foray into the Singapore startup scene by leading the Startup Grind community. Since then, Startup Grind has continued to gather a good crowd of entrepreneurs and investors at its monthly hosted events.
Son will be hosting an exciting workshop on ‘How to build an AI Chat Bot without writing code’ this Echelon Vietnam. Be sure not to miss out on this exclusive opportunity!
2. Huy Nguyen
CTO and Co-Founder at Holistics Software
In 2015, Huy co-founded Holistics, a BI platform for tech startups. Holistics’ portfolio includes the likes of well-known tech startups such as Grab, Traveloka and Tech in Asia. Huy also co-founded Grokking Vietnam, a non-profit organisation dedicated to building a community of engineers in Vietnam.
Previously, Huy was a software engineer at Viki, helping the online video platform build its data analytics infrastructure. In addition, Huy also dedicated his time to writing medical simulations for a startup in Europe and worked at Facebook (California) on the Growth Team.
Huy will be combining his array of experiences to run a workshop educating startups on how to apply analytics effectively. Rest assured, you’d be in for a treat.
3. Francis Tuan Anh Nguyen
Develop Experience Leader at Microsoft Corporation
Francis holds over 20 years of experience in software development and management in both the United States and Vietnam. He has been a part of three successful Silicon Valley startups and has even built a number of startups himself in Vietnam.
In 2012, Francis joined Microsoft Vietnam’s Developer Experience (DX) and Evangelism team as the Chief Evangelist to help increase awareness and technical capabilities for Microsoft products and services.
In 2015, he formed the first Microsoft Accelerator in Vietnam in partnership with CLAS (Microsoft BizSpark Plus Network Partner) and Expara (Singaporean Entrepreneurship Training and VC company) to transition Vietnamese startups to the next level.
This year, Francis launched the Microsoft Health Innovation Lab (HIL). HIL links companies in the field of Biotechnology, Medical Devices, Healthcare Services and Diagnostics. It also provides access to technologies, entrepreneurship training and venture capital funding to meet the healthcare demand in Vietnam.
Catch Francis at the Future stage in an engaging panel discussion where he will share his thoughts (alongside other key thought-leaders) on Vietnam’s competitive advantage through tech talent.
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Be sure to grab your Echelon Vietnam tickets and meet the likes of Son, Huy, Francis and other top tech thought-leaders and investors.
Echelon is headed to Vietnam this 18th and 19th of November in Ho Chi Minh City. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to gain first-hand access to all the action in Vietnam!
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