Planning to take your company to Singapore or Hong Kong? This evening is for you.
Osome and Airwallex are bringing together a small room of UK founders who are actively planning expansion into Asia. No sales pitches on stage. Just practical content, real stories from founders who’ve done it, and time with experts who set up and run companies in Singapore and Hong Kong every day.
Who should come
Founders and co-founders of UK tech and digital businesses, pre-seed to Series A, planning to enter Singapore or Hong Kong in the next 12 to 24 months. This evening is focused on Asia, so it’s not the right fit if your next market is the US.
What you’ll get
- A clear comparison of Singapore and Hong Kong: entity setup, banking, tax and hiring
- A candid fireside with UK founders who’ve already made the move, on what they’d do differently
- An optional free 15-minute 1:1 with an Osome expert on your own expansion plan (book when you register, as places are limited)
- A room of founders on the same path as you
Confirmed Speakers:
- Jack Stansfeld - Senior Channel Partnerships Manager, SME & Growth, Airwallex UK.
Jack will share insights into the financial infrastructure, banking and cross-border payment considerations that technology businesses need to understand when expanding internationally.
- Dinis Guarda is a serial entrepreneur, author, and technologist with 30+ years of international business experience and 20 years in AI. He founded Ztudium Group, several business intelligence platforms, and digital bank fabbanking.com. He has worked with Mastercard, Barclays, the World Economic Forum, UNESCO, and governments worldwide. At the event, Dinis will share how AI, fintech, and regulation are reshaping cross-border expansion and what founders need to know when entering new markets.
Agenda
6:00 pm Arrivals and drinks
6:30 pm Welcome
6:35 pm Singapore vs Hong Kong: the decision, not the brochure
6:50 pm Airwallex UK
7:10 pm Dinis Guarda: How Tech Founders Expand Across Borders: From London to Asia
7:20 pm Networking and 1:1 sessions
9:00 pm Close
Hosts
Klara Spidlenova (Osome) and Mirela Xhota (Konnectile).
Other speakers will be announced shortly.
Places are limited and registration requires approval so the room stays relevant for everyone. Drinks and food are provided.
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