Emergence 2020, a broad church in the fin-tech ecosystem
My wife Carmenza and I had been looking forward to the Wholesale Investor’s Emergence 2020 conference since we registered in late November 2019. We were not disappointed. A great mix of presentations by leaders, candidates for investment and participants in the ecosystem. The investment ecosystem consists of a fin tech’s, miners, property developers, agriculture and […]
Emergence 2020, bye bye disruptors, welcome change
Carmenza and I attended Wholesale Investors Emergence 2020 conference at the Sydney Hilton 26-28 February. We had been looking forward to it since we registered in late November 2019. We were not disappointed. A great mix of presentations by leaders, candidates for investment and participants in the ecosystem. The investment ecosystem consists of a fin […]
Inaugural 2020 ibero-american Business networking – albac
February 13 saw the commencement of the Australia Latin America Business Council’s (ALBAC) year. We celebrated the long-awaited FTA between Peru and Australia going operational. There is a strong recognition within the Australian Latino community of the opportunity that exists between South America and Australia with the foundation of the TransPacific Partnership. Business opportunities were […]
Day street breakfast meeting
J-Curve and easy Collect sponsored an excellent breakfast on the latest technologies available to simplify the accounts receivable process (getting the cash in). The clear message was, “we need to focus on the clients we have and their referrals”. There were two case studies – Emma & Tom and Single O coffee of Surry Hills. […]
Imagination, Courage, Initiative
FinTech 2019, and other ruminations on the paper chase, life and incubators For four years in a row, the Singapore FinTech Festival has proven once again why it is the biggest FinTech event in the world; during one week, the world’s financial technology community shared a great platform where we could connect, collaborate and co-create. […]
The CRIISP Demo Day marks another success for Steve Torso and the team at Wholesale Investor.
The CRIISP Demo Day marks another success for Steve Torso and the team at Wholesale Investor. The day shows over 30 early stage investment opportunities to a large community of investors. The format is limited to 5 minute presentation which give potential investors a taste of the opportunity so that they can either use the CRIISP […]
5th Annual Business Expo and Networking event
Hola Networking Business Expo 2019, Its not WHAT You Know, Its WHO You Know! The Latin American & Australian Professional Network creates events where all cultures are welcome. It proved to be right as we met, mingled, exchanged ideas with professionals and entrepreneurs from Latin America and Australia, an opportunity to build and increase networks, get new […]
What’s it really going to be like to live in Sydney in 2050?
That is the question that everybody was trying to answer at 2050 Emergent: we walked through 50 displays and went to a few of the 20 lightning talks, and we talked got up close with the innovators. In this journey to the future, we experienced the emerging ideas and technology that will shape Sydney in […]
Reaching out to the China market
Introduction Mauricio Otoya and I, representing Projects RH, attended the monthly meetings of the Australia China SME Association ACSME held in Sydney. ACSME is chaired by prominent China speaker and expert David Thomas author of “China Bites”. The theme was understanding the cultural differences between doing business in Australia and China. I often find myself saying that President […]
