SINGAPORE - As Singapore returns to pre-Covid-19 pandemic normality, hundreds of chief executive officers, crypto investors and innovators, and even a Bollywood star, are descending on the Republic this week for a packed schedule of high-profile Mice events.
This year's in-person recipients include Bollywood actress and producer Alia Bhatt; award-winning singer and actress Lea Salonga; and Mr Gregory L. Robinson, the former James Webb Space Telescope programme director at US space agency Nasa. Spurred by high demand to meet in person, some of these events also moved from Hong Kong to Singapore instead.from Sept 19 to 22, drawing a record 1,500 attendees, or almost double the pre-pandemic record of 800 attendees in 2019.This week marks the start of Asia Crypto Week, centred on crypto conference Token2049, which makes its Singapore debut. It will be held on Wednesday and Thursday.
Token2049 founder Raphael Strauch said:"The continued interest in Token2049 Singapore is a testament to our industry's trajectory. I'm confident that this conference will go down as one of the most memorable ones in history, and there's so much more to come with our upcoming London edition this November.
The two-day Forbes conference gathers some 400 prominent business leaders from around the world. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
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