About me

Films

I am developing, directing and producing independent documentary films to explore themes in creativity, innovation, science, technology, and society. My films have screened at festivals around the world, as well as at the World Economic Forum in Davos/Switzerland and Science Week/SCINEMA in Australia.

Other Things I’ve Done

I have been an award-winning music composer for films and music projects with major music labels and film studios. I studied economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), got an alphabet soup of post-grad designations (CFA, CAIA, ERP, CMFAS M3) and have led an Open Data research project as a senior researcher at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH). I have guest lectured at Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, at Tohoku University in Sendai/Japan and at the University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich (HWZ). I founded and co-founded startups in Zurich, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo. I have started podcasts and published books on entrepreneurship, innovation, Open Data, and impact investing.

Links

Films: manuelstagars.com/#films
Podcasts: manuelstagars.com/#podcast
Books: manuelstagars.com/#books
Press: manuelstagars.com/#press

IMDB: imdb.com/name/nm1046867/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/manuelstagars
Twitter: @manuelstagars
YouTube: youtube.com/c/manuelstagars
Facebook: facebook.com/manuelstagars
Instagram: instagram.com/manuelstagars
ResearchGate: researchgate.net/profile/Manuel_Stagars
SpeakerHub: speakerhub.com/speaker/manuel-stagars

Non-Fiction Books

Marketplace Lending, Financial Analysis, and the Future of Credit: Integration, Profitability and Risk Management

University Startups and Spin-Offs: Guide for Entrepreneurs in Academia

Research

ASEAN+ Database—An Open Database for Data Science and Statistical Research in Southeast Asia, China, and India (Research Project)

The ASEAN+ Database is a research tool developed by Manuel Stagars at Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC) that contains statistical data from ...
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Data Quality in Southeast Asia: Analysis of Official Statistics and Their Institutional Framework as a Basis for Capacity Building and Policy Making in the ASEAN (Monograph)

As a senior researcher at Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC), Manuel summarized his research in two books on data in Southeast Asia ...
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Open Data in Southeast Asia: Toward Economic Prosperity, Government Transparency, and Citizen Participation in the ASEAN (Monograph)

As a senior researcher at Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC), Manuel summarized his research in two books on data in Southeast Asia ...
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ASEAN+ Urbanization in 20 Charts (Booklet)

Scientists and planners need to be aware of the massive changes that are occurring in supranational regions in Asia. The ...
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Urbanization in the ASEAN+, 2015-2030 (Poster)

This poster updates the infographic by Paul Scruton (2007) of urban population for countries in the ASEAN, China and India ...
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Impact Investment Funds for Frontier Markets in Southeast Asia: Creating a Platform for Institutional Capital, High-Quality Foreign Direct Investment, and Proactive Policy Making (Monograph)

Impact Investment Funds for Frontier Markets in Southeast Asia: Creating a Platform for Institutional Capital, High-Quality Foreign Direct Investment, and ...
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Photos