Cloud Expo Asia returns to Singapore for the highly-anticipated 2016 event, introducing over 300 international suppliers, 300 industry speakers and new co-located event Cloud Security Expo.

Singapore - 30th September, 2016 ? Cloud Expo Asia, the region's leading cloud exhibition and conference for business, will be returning to Singapore on 12-13 October 2016 at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre. Building on years of achievement and record-breaking numbers of attendees, the multi-award winning event this year launches Cloud Security Expo and new feature, Smart IoT. 

Cloud Expo Asia will play host to over 13,000 senior IT professionals, users and analysts from around the globe across 2 action-packed days. Visitors can take away valuable insights from a world-class conference, incorporating keynote addresses, panel discussions, case studies and roundtables. The exhibition floor will hold an array of leading international suppliers including Dell EMC, Amazon Web Services, CenturyLink, SAP, Huawei, Fujitsu, Intel, IBM, NTT Communications, Servers.com and Digital Realty, all showcasing their latest innovative solutions and vision on the future of cloud computing. 

New co-located event, Cloud Security Expo, will be exclusively dedicated to imparting new skills and knowledge on how businesses can secure the cloud with confidence. The event is an educationally-led conference and exhibition, covering pressing security needs of cloud service providers and major organisations. The launch event will answer the vital technology and knowledge needs of security and IT professionals, with presentations from security experts such as Christopher Church, Senior Digital Forensics Specialist at INTERPOL, Dante T. Fuentes, Chief Compliance Officer at Security Bank Corporation, and Allan Salim Cabanlong, Chief Information Technology at the Police Regional Office. 

Smart IoT Singapore, located in Cloud Expo Asia, is a new Internet of Things feature, where visitors can learn and explore how the IoT is shaping a new world - increasing convenience, health and safety, improving energy efficiency and comfort while reducing overheads. 

Visitors can look forward to the debut of the global series panel, Women in Tech Unite. It will present interactive group discussions between global women in technology inviting inspiring women to learn and join the debate. The experienced panel includes May-Ann Lim, Executive Director at Asia Cloud Computing Association, Barb Dossetter, Advisory Services at CIO Connect, Kaisu Christie, Head of Digital & Innovation at Bank of Queensland, Tejaswini Tilak, Director, Global Vertical Strategy & Marketing at Equinix and Emma Mourad, Regional Manager SEA atLinkedin.   

Group Event Director Andy Kiwanuka says, ?2015 was a fantastically successful year for Cloud Expo Asia with over 11,200 attendees. Cloud Expo Asia, Singapore 2016, is set to be another incredible event, with the introduction of Cloud Security Expo. 

We are excited to move into and actively address the growing cloud security market. Cloud Security Expo 2016 will help demystify a sector which has been shrouded with uncertainty for too long. The cloud is unavoidable and securing it should be a priority for businesses.? 

Covering the entire technology stack, Cloud Expo Asia and Cloud Security Expo 2016, will be co-located with Data Centre World Singapore, the largest and most influential meeting of data centre expertise in Asia. Welcoming for the first time in Asia, a real-life, fully-functioning data centre will be at the heart of the exhibition: the DCW Green Data Centre will house products from over 20 sponsors, and the interactive feature will showcase the practical implantation of products from cooling units and fans, to cables and perimeter fencing. 

Register for your FREE ticket, for complimentary access to the 3 co-located events, at www.cloudexpoasia.com/pressrelease 

For further information, including press and interview opportunities please contact Head of Public Relations, Georgie May: g.may@closerstillmedia.com