ASEAN Scale Hub

ASEAN ScaleHub 2026

ASEAN Growth Story

ASEAN ScaleHub 2026 is a regional platform and flagship event designed to support growth-stage startups and scale-ups in expanding across ASEAN and global markets. The program brought together startups, investors, government agencies, accelerators, and technology channels through curated business matching, pitching sessions, panel discussions, and networking activities.
The ASEAN ScaleHub 2026 concluded on 15-17 July 2026 in Bali, Indonesia, hosted alongside the GATES Enterprise Tech Channel Summit 2026.

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Key Themes

Scaling the Enterprise Channel Across Southeast Asia
How the channel is building the capability and discipline required to grow across diverse ASEAN markets.

AI Readiness Beyond the Pitch
Real AI opportunity depends on data, infrastructure, governance, and delivery — not just positioning.

The Marketplace Shift
Platform-led buying is changing ownership, influence, and how the channel participates in the sales cycle.

Security as Core Architecture
Security now sits inside every cloud, AI, and infrastructure decision — not as a separate layer.

Replicating Capability Across Markets
What it takes to deliver consistently across countries with different regulatory, talent, and operational realities.

Strategy, Brand & IP: Building Beyond Early Traction
Why tech startups need more than product and speed to scale, and how defensible IP turns momentum into sustainable growth.

Partner Organisations

Supporting Organisations

Speakers

H.E. Satvinder Sing

Depty Secretary General, ASEAN Economic Secretariat
H.E. Srinivas Gotru

Ambassador of India to ASEAN
H.E. Evangeline T. Ong-Jimenez-Ducrocq

Permanent Representative of the Philippines to ASEAN
H.E. M.I. Derry Aman

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to ASEAN
Dr. Boediastoeti Ontowirjo

Deputy for Research and Innovation Policy, BRIN Indonesia
Thomas Meyer

Senior Vice President, IDC Germany
Jeffrey Bahar

COO – Yamada Consulting & Spire Research
Arun Kumar

VP APAC ManageEngine
Somchai Sittichaisrichart

Managing Director SIS Thailand
Anirban Mukherji

Founder and CEO, miniOrange
Nguyễn Nguyệt Thu (Ms. Kate Thu)

Vice President of IDC Group, Vietnam
Sachin Gopalan

Chairman, AEF
Michael Sunur

Sales Director of Commercial Division, PT Berca Hardayaperkasa, Indonesia
Ben Tan

Vice President, Executive Partner (SEA), Gartner Advisory APAC
Mevira Munindra

Country Manager, IDC Research, Indonesia
Cyrus Daruwala

3II Ventures, Singapore
Ashish Kapahi

Executive Director, GATES & CEO AEF
Madhav Narayan

IIT Madras Global Research Foundation (IITM Global)
Gibu Mathew

GM Zoho APAC, Singapore
Samir Dixit

Head@Acorn Consulting - Brand Growth & Transformation
Sandeep Bhargava

Head AI and Alliances, Redington
Vijender Yadav

Co-Founder & CEO, ACCOPS
Aneesha Reihana

Chief Operating Officer, NewWorld Foundry (NWF)
Mudit Kumar

Co-Founder, Ideabaaz | Entrepreneur
Herryanti Herman

Herryanti Herman, Director, PT Mitra Integrasi Informatika (MII)
Minu Sirsalewala

Executive Editor, GATES

Program Highlights

1-on-1 MEETINGS

Smartpitch

SMART WORKSHOP

EXPERT KEYNOTES

PANEL DISCUSSION

NETWORKING

Agenda

Day 1 : WED 15 JULY 2026

08:00 – 13:00 Set-up and Registration
12:30 – 14:00 Opening Lunch at the Pool Cafe
14:00 – 14:30 Opening remarks : 3-5 min each
14:30 – 15:00 Keynotes
15:00 – 15:45 Fireside Chat: Who Will Shape Southeast Asia's AI Future?
16:00 – 17:00 Smart Pitch (90"sec)
17:00 – 19:00 1-on-1 Meetings (4 slots)
19:30 – 21:00 Welcome Networking & Dinner

Day 2 : THU 16 JULY 2026

07:00 – 09:00 Breakfast
09:00 – 10:00 Keynotes
10:00 – 10:45 Panel 1 : Replication Without Dilution
10:45 – 11:30 Panel Discussions: Precision Partnerships Over Partner Proliferation.
11:45 – 12:45 Scale-up Smart Pitch (60"sec)
12:45 – 14:00 Lunch at the Pool Cafe
14:00 – 18:30 1-on-1 Meetings (9 slots)
14:00 – 17:30 Breakout Sessions
15:30 – 16:30 Workshop: Fail to Scale: How Strategy, Brand, and IP Help Tech Startups Scale Sustainably
16:30 – 17:30 Workshop: Redington – Distribution as Orchestration
19:30 – 23:00 Gala Dinner & Awards

Day 3 : FRI 17 JULY 2026

07:00 – 09:30 Breakfast
07:00 – 12:30 ICT Channel Leaders Golf Meet
09:30 – 12:30 Informal 1-on-1 Meetings
12:30 Onwards Departure

Event Partners

Download Post Event Proceedings

Scaling the Enterprise Channel Across Southeast Asia How the channel is building the capability and discipline required to grow across diverse ASEAN markets.

AI Readiness Beyond the Pitch Real AI opportunity depends on data, infrastructure, governance, and delivery — not just positioning.

The Marketplace Shift Platform-led buying is changing ownership, influence, and how the channel participates in the sales cycle.

Security as Core Architecture Security now sits inside every cloud, AI, and infrastructure decision — not as a separate layer.

Replicating Capability Across Markets What it takes to deliver consistently across countries with different regulatory, talent, and operational realities.

Strategy, Brand & IP: Building Beyond Early Traction Why tech startups need more than product and speed to scale, and how defensible IP turns momentum into sustainable growth.

H.E. Satvinder Sing

H.E. Srinivas Gotru

H.E. Evangeline T. Ong-Jimenez-Ducrocq

H.E. M.I. Derry Aman

Dr. Boediastoeti Ontowirjo

Thomas Meyer

Jeffrey Bahar

Arun Kumar

Somchai Sittichaisrichart​

Anirban Mukherji

Nguyễn Nguyệt Thu (Ms. Kate Thu) ​

Sachin Gopalan

Michael Sunur

Ben Tan​

Mevira Munindra

Cyrus Daruwala

Ashish Kapahi

Madhav Narayan

Gibu Mathew

Samir Dixit

Sandeep Bhargava

Vijender Yadav

Aneesha Reihana

Mudit Kumar

Herryanti Herman

Minu Sirsalewala