We did it! It’s been a long few months of preparations, and our efforts have paid off. GMASA Bangkok’16 was a grand and smashing success. It’s been quite a day, and as we wind up, we bring you a quick rundown of the event:
Welcome Dinner @ The Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit
We hosted a welcome dinner for the GMASA speakers and panelists at the venue, The Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit
The BIG DAY Arrives
It’s time. The stage is set.
GMASA Bangkok Inauguration
Dr. Pansak Siriruchatapong, Vice Minister for Information and Communication Technology of Thailand opened the event with an inaugural address. During the speech he noted that Thailand had the chance to become a hub for the digital world.
Scintillating Keynote Speeches
We had an exciting line up of fascinating and gripping keynote speeches from the industry’s top minds, including Prashant Dixit from VMAX, Maya Hari from Twitter, Fasai Pongpitaksopon from Google, Ronen Mense from AppsFlyer and Markku Lepisto from Amazon Web Services!
Fascinating Panels
An exciting line-up of panels featuring the industry’s leading entrepreneurs that were well-received by the audience. We had experts from Magzter, UbiNuri, AppsFlyer, InMobi, GetLinks, Aptoide, Branch Metrics, AppAnnie and Akamai.
Exhibition:
Seven exhibition stalls from Vmax, Softlayer, ClinkAd, Adatha, Branch Metrics, NGT and Aptoide, featuring the latest technologies in the mobile industry were set up.
Workshops
Our sponsor, Softlayer conducted two workshops for GMASA attendees. The workshops had an excellent turnout! Attendees came away with cool swag and T-shirts from Softlayer, plus $500 off on Softlayer’s services.
The Indie Pitch Fest
The Indie Pitch Fest saw the 10 shortlisted participants present their apps to the judges’ panel. Snoozefox’s “Chaos Sphere”, Eutragon’s “Swap” and Wasin Thonkaew’s “Zombie Hero: Revenge of Kiki” won the Fest, taking home cash prizes and Amazon Kindles! Moondance Studio’s “Astral Sigil” and Pipop Thongsen’s “Symphonic Puzzle” won special jury prizes.
Vote of Thanks: C R Venkatesh
The exciting evening drew to a close, as C R Venkatesh, Chairman of GMASA thanked the attendees and sponsors for the excellent turnout.
But wait… we’re not done!
Come July, we’re doing this all over again. Come visit us in Bangalore on 6th and 7th July at the Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel!
See you around!
