Made in Singapore: Riding The Ecommerce Wave

General Assembly (GA) is a global educational company. Focusing on the most relevant and in-demand skills across data, design, business and technology, General Assembly is empowering a global community to pursue work they love through best-in-class instruction and access to opportunities.Founded in New York City in 2011, General Assembly has raised $119 million in funding and has campuses in 15 cities across 4 continents. GA was voted the most innovative education company in the world by Fast Company in 2015.

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Hear from our panel of experts behind prominent homegrown players that have captured the wallets of local and regional consumers.

This event is part of <a href="https://www.madeinsingaporega.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Made in Singapore 2021</a> is a two-week-long free virtual event series showcasing pioneers and dreamers reinventing the way we live, work, and play on our little red dot and beyond. Check out the rest of the series <a href="https://www.madeinsingaporega.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>. There’s no better time than now to start an ecommerce business and no better place to do it than in our little red dot. With a stable economy and payment infrastructure, astonishing Internet and smartphone penetration, a strategic position in the middle of numerous developing economies, it’s no wonder Singapore is considered ASEAN’s most prominent ecommerce hub. The city-state boasts an average basket size of $113 in 2020, an increase of 51% when compared to that of 2019. Even so, e-commerce still accounts for a small slice of the total retail pie, signalling many opportunities for growth.Hear from our panel of experts behind prominent homegrown players that have captured the wallets of not only local but also regional consumers and fueled this next gold rush for ecommerce. We’ll take a deep dive into how they have moved to take advantage of the global and local ecommerce waves, ecommerce trends for Singapore and the region, and tips for building and scaling an ecommerce business.Our Panelists: <ul><li>Delphine Dierckx | Head of Commercial, APAC, foodpanda</li><li>Fred Chery | Head of Digital Marketing - Ecommerce, Razer Inc</li><li>Piyush Tarachand Rathi | Head of Omnichannel Innovation, Sephora SEA</li><li>Tushar Gidwani | Founder, Oats Studio &amp; Consulting Advisor, Zilingo</li><li>[Moderator] Cynthia Luo | Head of Marketing, Epsilo</li></ul>By submitting your email address, you agree to receive updates about news, programs, and special events from General Assembly and our event partners. Please refer to General Assembly&#x27;s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy for more information.

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