WHY EMERGING ASIA
Scale. Expansion. Potential. Possibility. Emerging Asia continues to be one of the most compelling growth corridors for consumer technology. Across Southeast Asia alone, more than 600 million consumers are increasingly digital-first, mobile-native, and commerce-ready. Add India’s 1.4 billion population, and the opportunity becomes structural, not cyclical. Southeast Asia’s digital economy has already crossed US$300 billion in GMV, reflecting sustained year-on-year expansion in e-commerce, digital payments, online services and platform monetisation. Continued growth through 2026–27 is driven by deeper digital adoption and evolving business models across consumer markets. For consumer tech brands, this is where growth compounds.
Eleven Markets. One Growth Corridor. Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and India. Different maturity curves. Different price sensitivities. Different channel dynamics. One connected expansion play.
WHY GATES
GATES provides the participants with a compelling mix of rich content based sessions, ranging from market intelligence and insights from leading researchers and subject matter experts through a mix of workshops and breakout sessions on the latest trends and topics facing the channel.
The conference offers delegates fresh insights into the Southeast Asia ICT market and showcases ideas & best practices that can help business’s improve profitability. Attendees will feel energized by gaining insights that they can apply to their business when they go back.
FLAGSHIP CONVERSATION
Inside the CE P&L: What Brands Don’t Say & What Retailers Won’t Admit
A high-stakes leadership dialogue brought together P&L owners across brands, retail and distribution for a rare, end-to-end view of the CE value chain. With tightening margins, volatile pricing and rising promoter and inventory costs, 2026 demands sharper forecast accuracy and stronger execution economics.
As Asia–Pacific consolidates its position as the world’s largest CE demand centre, the conversation highlighted a structural recalibration underway — where sustained profitability will be determined less by volume and more by inventory discipline, promotion efficiency, and ecosystem alignment.
INFLUENCE UNBOXED
Where Consumer Tech Met Real Influence — Live.
Influence Unboxed made a powerful debut at the GATES Consumer Tech Channel Summit 2026, bringing together leading Southeast Asian tech creators and consumer brands in a live, high-engagement format.
Through authentic unboxings, real-time reactions, and market-relevant storytelling, the showcase generated strong on-ground energy and extended digital amplification. The hashtag #GATESConsumerTechChannelSummit2026 trended actively across platforms during the Summit, with creators and partners driving sustained visibility beyond the event floor. More than a showcase, it became a catalyst — connecting influence with intent, discovery with demand.
Following its strong reception, GATES is set to expand the format in future editions, inviting more brands and ecosystem partners to harness structured creator-led commerce as a growth lever.
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