Mr Jed Ng

Head of Rakuten RapidAPI Rakuten

Jed specializes in the 0 to 1 of building and scaling new tech ventures. He has launched 2 new businesses in the last 4 years, including Ericsson’s cybersecurity practice. His current unicorn-scale mission is the API Economy.

He currently heads Rakuten RapidAPI- the world’s largest API Marketplace. Rakuten RapidAPI is a venture established with A16Z-backed portfolio company, RapidAPI. The platform has a combined global footprint of 10,000 APIs and 1MN users globally, including partners like Microsoft, Twilio and Sendgrid.

He is an active contributor to the startup ecosystem as an investor, advisor and Techstars mentor. A true global citizen, he has lived in 7 countries in the last 7 years. He holds an INSEAD MBA.

Conference Day Two: Wednesday, 15 January 2020

9:50 AM Insights from the World’s Largest API Marketplace on Unlocking Opportunities in the API Economy

  • Tapping into API marketplace for value exchange and innovation
  • Sharing on how to develop transformative API applications in a faster and more effective manner
  • Getting the foundations right in creating strong enterprise API programs

1:45 PM Panel: Leveraging a Win-Win API Partnership to Expand Market Outreach

  • How to select and identify areas of collaboration to pursue win-win partnerships
  • Planning, implementing and rolling out value-added services across digital platforms with API partners: Key challenges and lessons learnt
  • Fostering effective collaboration to drive and advance your organisation’s API-ecosystem

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Jed.

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