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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Association of Advertising and Marketing Singapore
(AAMS) announce its new EXCO:
• President: Goh Shufen, Co-Founder and Principal, R3 WW
• 1st Vice President: Chloe Neo, Managing Director of OMD
Singapore
• 2nd Vice President: Paul Soon, CEO, MullenLowe Group
Southeast Asia
• Honorary Secretary: Ara Hampartsoumian, CEO, TBWA\Group
Singapore

Formed on 1 Nov 2019 , merging both the 4As (Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Singapore, formed
in 1948) and IAS (Institute of Advertising Singapore, formed in 1990), with the focus on becoming a nexus for all
players in the AdMarcom industry in Singapore as well as the region.

AAMS, leveraging on the differing background of both 4As and IAS, represents a focused, restructured approach
to match a rapidly changing industry.

Its aim to attract and coalesce the diversity of expertise, breadth of talents from advertiser/brands, agencies,
media/publisher platforms and unify them into a single voice, will create Scale, Speed and Focus for all initiatives,
resulting in a more effective organization.

Term of office for the first EXCO will be from 13 Jun 2020 to 30 June 2022 an will be anchored on three main
pillars: shifting mindsets, accelerating growth and driving talent. ◊

ConnecTechAsia, Asia’s leading Info-
comm Media and Technology event or-
ganiszd in partnership with Singapore’s
Infocomm Media Development Authority
(IMDA), announces the launch of the first
-ever CommunicAsia Awards to be held
on 30 Sept at this year’s virtual event.

Pivoting to an online stage, ConnecTechAsia, incorporating BroadcastAsia, CommunicAsia, SatelliteAsia and co-
located with TechXLR8 Asia, will be a three-day virtual event held on 29 Sept – 1 Oct, thereafter turn into a 24/7,
365 days interactive marketplace. Attendees can look forward to a virtual exhibition show floor of the latest tech-
nology and solutions, as well as dedicated conferences including accelerateHER Asia and Elevating Founders,
with live headliners, keynotes, Q&A and breakout sessions.
CommunicAsia has been a key industry support beyond its business platform for the last 40 years. As the region
embarks on the new era of 5G, the CommunicAsia Awards celebrates the advancement and excellence across
the global service provider ecosystem in their endeavor to build next-generation networks that will form the back-
bone of future societies.

The CommunicAsia Awards will feature eight categories to showcase innovation in telecoms trials, developments,
automation technology, core network technologies and more. Open to both services providers and vendors, the
eight categories are:
1. Best Results from a 5G Launch in APAC
2. Most Innovative 5G Trial in APAC
3. Best Network Automation Solution
4. Best 5G CORE Technology
5. Best RAN Technology
6. Most Significant Contribution to Edge Computing
7. Telecom Service Innovation in Response to COVID-19
8. People’s Choice: 5G Telecom Leader of the Year

More information on each category, submission criteria, as well as nominations for the CommunicAsia Awards
can be found here. All entries will be assessed by an independent judging panel of six industry leading analysts
and specialists. For more information on ConnecTechAsia, please visit www.ConnecTechAsia.com. ◊

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