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Twenty-two years ago, Werner Vogels would not have guessed he would spend this long at one company. By his own account, he came close to not joining Amazon at all.
Vogels was an academic who had spent years reasoning about some of the hardest problems in distributed systems. When Amazon, then known primarily as an online bookstore, approached him, his first instinct was to say no. He eventually took the meeting and changed his mind. He joined in September 2004 and has been CTO since January 2005.
Today, as VP and CTO of Amazon, he has spent 22 years at the company. In that time he has watched cloud computing go from a novelty to infrastructure, watched AWS and serverless take shape, and is now watching generative AI let one person build a working prototype in a single night.
Vogels told Techsauce that if you had asked his younger self whether he would stay at one company for more than 20 years, the answer would have been 'no.' What kept him there, he said, is that Amazon is different every year.
Techsauce sat down with him in Bangkok on October 6 during his visit to Thailand. The conversation was about the latest of those changes. AI is making work faster, and it is also changing how software gets built, how organizations operate, and what developers are for.
Read full article :techsauce.co/en/ai/dr-werne…
Vogels was an academic who had spent years reasoning about some of the hardest problems in distributed systems. When Amazon, then known primarily as an online bookstore, approached him, his first instinct was to say no. He eventually took the meeting and changed his mind. He joined in September 2004 and has been CTO since January 2005.
Today, as VP and CTO of Amazon, he has spent 22 years at the company. In that time he has watched cloud computing go from a novelty to infrastructure, watched AWS and serverless take shape, and is now watching generative AI let one person build a working prototype in a single night.
Vogels told Techsauce that if you had asked his younger self whether he would stay at one company for more than 20 years, the answer would have been 'no.' What kept him there, he said, is that Amazon is different every year.
Techsauce sat down with him in Bangkok on October 6 during his visit to Thailand. The conversation was about the latest of those changes. AI is making work faster, and it is also changing how software gets built, how organizations operate, and what developers are for.
Read full article :techsauce.co/en/ai/dr-werne…
CVI's third Pink Economy report finds a majority of sampled political insiders back an LGBTQ+ Prime Minister and sets out what to build next
Canvas Ventures International (CVI) calls on Bangkok to become a "Pink Valley" by 2030. Its third annual report, Proof & Power: Thailand's Pink Economy, 2026, finds that 64 percent of the surveyed people who work in and around Thai politics back an LGBTQ+ Prime Minister, and none oppose.
Across its twenty signals and its Ecosystem Map, the report finds a Pink Economy with the people, the demand and the support already in place. CVI puts the economic activity linked to it at about US$10.3 billion in 2025 and projects it to approach US$20 billion by 2030. That counts all the money that moves through hotels, clinics, events, shops and creative work because of the community. The opportunity for founders and investors is to build what connects that activity to capital.
Read full article : techsauce.co/en/news/cvi-ba…
Canvas Ventures International (CVI) calls on Bangkok to become a "Pink Valley" by 2030. Its third annual report, Proof & Power: Thailand's Pink Economy, 2026, finds that 64 percent of the surveyed people who work in and around Thai politics back an LGBTQ+ Prime Minister, and none oppose.
Across its twenty signals and its Ecosystem Map, the report finds a Pink Economy with the people, the demand and the support already in place. CVI puts the economic activity linked to it at about US$10.3 billion in 2025 and projects it to approach US$20 billion by 2030. That counts all the money that moves through hotels, clinics, events, shops and creative work because of the community. The opportunity for founders and investors is to build what connects that activity to capital.
Read full article : techsauce.co/en/news/cvi-ba…
Canvas Ventures International (CVI) calls on Bangkok to become a "Pink Valley" by 2030. Its third annual report, Proof & Power: Thailand's Pink Economy, 2026, finds that 64 percent of the surveyed people who work in and around Thai politics back an LGBTQ+ Prime Minister, and none oppose.
Across its twenty signals and its Ecosystem Map, the report finds a Pink Economy with the people, the demand and the support already in place. CVI puts the economic activity linked to it at about US$10.3 billion in 2025 and projects it to approach US$20 billion by 2030. That counts all the money that moves through hotels, clinics, events, shops and creative work because of the community. The opportunity for founders and investors is to build what connects that activity to capital.
Read full article : techsauce.co/en/news/cvi-ba…
Across its twenty signals and its Ecosystem Map, the report finds a Pink Economy with the people, the demand and the support already in place. CVI puts the economic activity linked to it at about US$10.3 billion in 2025 and projects it to approach US$20 billion by 2030. That counts all the money that moves through hotels, clinics, events, shops and creative work because of the community. The opportunity for founders and investors is to build what connects that activity to capital.
Read full article : techsauce.co/en/news/cvi-ba…
The 21st Eco Expo Asia 2026, jointly organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd and co-organised by the Environment and Ecology Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), opened today for a four-day run (26 to 29 October) at AsiaWorld-Expo. Held under the theme ‘Connecting the World for a Sustainable Future’, this year’s Expo brings together over 340 exhibitors from 15 countries and regions. Some 200 senior officials and representatives of semi-official organisations from the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Belt and Road and ASEAN countries will attend, further strengthening international exchange and ties.
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HKTDC Executive Director Sophia Chong said:
“Hong Kong’s first Five Year Plan and the latest Policy Address both call for building a green and liveable city, to inject fresh momentum into the development of the green sector. As an important green trade platform in the region, Eco Expo Asia gathers innovative green technologies, products and solutions from around the world, fostering exchange and cooperation among governments, businesses, investors and research institutions. International participation has also grown this year, with Indonesia, Laos, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam joining for the first time. Through the Expo, we hope to harness Hong Kong’s strengths as an international business centre and smart green technology hub, promoting cross-region collaboration and enabling enterprises to enter new markets and unlock fresh opportunities.”
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Tse Chin wan, Secretary for Environment and Ecology, said, “The nation embarks on its 15th Five-Year Plan, and the HKSAR’s first Five-Year Plan proactively aligns with national development strategies, with green transformation and development of a green and liveable city as its key directions. Hong Kong will continue to leverage its roles of “super connector” and a “super value-adder” to foster regional and international green cooperation. In this year’s Expo, the Environment and Ecology Bureau and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment jointly organise the Belt and Road Green Innovation Conference in Hong Kong on 26 October for the first time. Holding the two events concurrently fully harnesses the synergy. I am sure the Expo will inspire innovation and open up business collaboration opportunity, giving fresh impetus to a sustainable green future!”
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The Eco Expo Asia welcome ceremony will be held tomorrow (27 October). Tse Chin‑wan, Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Sophia Chong, HKTDC Executive Director, and Jack Wong, Deputy General Manager of Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, among other guests, will attend the ceremony.
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Read more: techsauce.co/en/sustainable…
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#EcoExpo2026
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HKTDC Executive Director Sophia Chong said:
“Hong Kong’s first Five Year Plan and the latest Policy Address both call for building a green and liveable city, to inject fresh momentum into the development of the green sector. As an important green trade platform in the region, Eco Expo Asia gathers innovative green technologies, products and solutions from around the world, fostering exchange and cooperation among governments, businesses, investors and research institutions. International participation has also grown this year, with Indonesia, Laos, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam joining for the first time. Through the Expo, we hope to harness Hong Kong’s strengths as an international business centre and smart green technology hub, promoting cross-region collaboration and enabling enterprises to enter new markets and unlock fresh opportunities.”
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Tse Chin wan, Secretary for Environment and Ecology, said, “The nation embarks on its 15th Five-Year Plan, and the HKSAR’s first Five-Year Plan proactively aligns with national development strategies, with green transformation and development of a green and liveable city as its key directions. Hong Kong will continue to leverage its roles of “super connector” and a “super value-adder” to foster regional and international green cooperation. In this year’s Expo, the Environment and Ecology Bureau and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment jointly organise the Belt and Road Green Innovation Conference in Hong Kong on 26 October for the first time. Holding the two events concurrently fully harnesses the synergy. I am sure the Expo will inspire innovation and open up business collaboration opportunity, giving fresh impetus to a sustainable green future!”
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The Eco Expo Asia welcome ceremony will be held tomorrow (27 October). Tse Chin‑wan, Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Sophia Chong, HKTDC Executive Director, and Jack Wong, Deputy General Manager of Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, among other guests, will attend the ceremony.
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Read more: techsauce.co/en/sustainable…
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#EcoExpo2026
