Founder Pulse: Build Smarter & The Latest Tech in GBA
Saudi startups are moving fast—and the Greater Bay Area (GBA) is one of the world’s most important regions to understand for anyone building cross-border. This Founder Pulse edition hosted by Numun Global, Aspire and Alibaba Cloud is a relaxed community night pre-LEAP East to give founders a space to mingle and connect for cross-border opportunity ahead of the conference.
Expect a punchy fireside chat with Alibaba Cloud and our guest speaker Johan Nylander, followed by networking to connect with our ecosystem.
Registration: 4:00 - 4:30PM
Fireside chat: 4:30 - 5:00PM
Johan Nylander, award-winning author and Asia correspondent
Christa Wong, Associate Business Development Director, Gen AI, Alibaba Cloud
Oscar Venhuis, Founder, oomou (moderator)
Q&A and Networking: 5:00 - 6:00PM
Guest speaker
Johan Nylander is an award-winning author and Asia correspondent, based in Hong Kong. His work is published by CNN, Forbes, Nikkei Asia and many other international media outlets. He’s the author of several acclaimed books, including "Shenzhen Superstars – How China’s smartest city is challenging Silicon Valley," which became an Amazon bestseller and ranked among "100 Best Startup Books of All Time" by Book Authority.
About Numun Global
Numun supports founders from East Asia to identify market gaps, develop a profitable sustainable business model and expand its business operations into West Asia.
About Alibaba Cloud
Alibaba Cloud is a global leader in full-stack AI service. Our AI-era architecture layers IaaS, PaaS, and MaaS (with Qwen, Wan and HappyHorse), enabling scalable, secure, and intelligent cloud solutions for global enterprises.
About Aspire
Aspire is the all-in-one finance stack that helps global founders build fast and scale freely. Headquartered in SG, Aspire has supported over 50,000 businesses worldwide. Backed by Sequoia, Lightspeed, Y-Combinator, Tencent, and PayPal, Aspire has raised over US$300M in funding and achieved profitability in 2023.