Shopee exec explains how mobile-first platforms are helping businesses in Southeast Asia optimize Terence Pang Shopee
Terence Pang is the chief commercial officer at Shopee.
Pang talks about how the digital revolution in Southeast Asia is being spurred by mobile platforms.
Because of his work, Insider named Pang to our annual list of the 10 leaders transforming retail.
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Southeast Asia (SEA) has seen rapid development in the past decade, as countries become more urbanized, populations more connected and affluent, and technology more advanced. The region is set to be one of the largest and fastest-growing economies over the next few years, with the digital economy accelerating this growth.
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Insider polled 614 business decision-makers in 7 countries about investment in innovation, ESG, and purpose.
A majority of respondents reported that their companies have ESG policies as well as specific goals.
Companies are learning how to measure ESG performance, as investors look for consistent, reliable data and analysis.
Companies are increasingly setting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals, as systems to measure the impact of ESG initiatives are evolving to meet the moment.
The momentum could be a driver of new areas of business transformation, particularly if companies focus on outcomes in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
And, fixed-income expert Nancy Davis advised that investors gain volatility exposure in that space.
Because of their work, Insider named Yao and Davis to our annual list of the 10 leaders transforming investing.
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During the GameStop saga that captivated Wall Street earlier this year, professional investment firms hustled to acquire scraping tools that helped them monitor the chatter on Reddit and other internet platforms.
This smart application of technology to make sense of and potentially get ahead of market moves is not going away anytime soon. That s according to Renee Yao, the founder of Neo Ivy Capital, a quantitative hedge fund that specializes in using artificial intelligence to pick stocks. Yao told Insider that the fund, which manages about $200 million in client assets, has generated a 10% annualized return since its inception in June 2016 thanks to its AI-driven model.
TESVOLT cofounder Daniel Hannemann on how his company is changing green manufacturing Hazel Davis TESVOLT
Daniel Hannemann is the cofounder of TESVOLT, a Germany-based electricity-storage-systems manufacturer.
In a Q&A with Insider Hannemann said, In my wishful thinking, by 2031 e-mobility and stationary energy storage systems will no longer be exceptions, but a living reality for many.
Because of his work, Insider named Hannemann to our annual list of the 10 leaders transforming manufacturing in Europe.
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Insider: The building of Europe s first gigafactory for battery storage systems in 2019 was clearly a decisive milestone since the foundation of the company just under seven years ago. What have been TESVOLT s other biggest achievements in recent years?