Mr. Durwin Ho
Possessing a deep passion for positive change and technology, he believes that the world is driven by people who seek constant improvement. he goes all out as an innovation leader who has partnered with corporations and governments in Asia on smart city digitization, corporate innovation and sustainability initiatives . In his current role as CEO of StartupX, he is working to create the blueprint for Southeast Asia, to drive the next generation of startups and drive innovation for corporations as they towards the next decade of sustained growth. During his years as an innovation advocate, he has advised management groups and government leaders from GIC, Temasek, HDB, GovTech and Nanning City Government on developing sustainable ecosystems for innovate and build a supportive environment for the next generation of tech founders and innovators. In 2014, he launched Startup Weekend Singapore, a nonprofit, volunteer-led initiative that has helped over 2000 innovators globally start their entrepreneurial journey. Over a decade working with early founders across Asia, my team has identified major gaps in the early-stage startup ecosystem and pioneered a pre-accelerator model for startups. startups in Asia, bringing together global institutions and investors to support this model. Prior to his current role, he took over his family business in early childhood education. Under his leadership, they have modernized their business and invested heavily in expansion, growing the company into one of the largest private preschool operators in Singapore in just half a year. decade. he continues to serve as an advisor to the business today. AppBackr, a burgeoning startup in Palo Alto, is where he started his career in tech and startups. he participated in many hackathons and then returned to Singapore to start his own tech startup. He graduated with a Master of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore and completed a year at Stanford University under the NUS Overseas College program. Oh, and he absolutely hates being told it can’t be done. No, it’s not difficult, it’s just that no one has done it before, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. Most successful, groundbreaking ideas and founders are often wrong, until they are right.