Designed to move the ecosystem from AI hype to real-world implementation
Ecosystem Convergence to Build an Intelligent Future
3 - 4 June 2026 | Suntec Singapore CEC, Level 4
Echelon Singapore 2026 Agenda
Across two days, Echelon Singapore brings together builders, operators, enterprises, and talent to move beyond AI hype, and into real-world implementation, skills, and partnerships. The agenda is designed around four core pillars addressing a real challenge faced by today’s tech ecosystem.
9:00AM – 9:45AM
REGISTRATION OPENS & NETWORKING
9:45AM – 10:00AM
Future Stage
OPENING ADDRESS
Hear from our CEO as we open Echelon Singapore. A brief introduction to the themes, conversations, and opportunities shaping the event.
SPEAKER
Mohan Belani
Co-Founder & CEO, e27
10:00AM – 10:20AM
Future Stage
KEYNOTE | From Cloud to Local: Why Build High-Performance AI Agents On Your Own Infrastructure Wins Long Term
What if your AI could run faster, cost less, and keep your data fully in your control? Learn why forward-thinking companies are shifting beyond the cloud to build high-performance AI on their own infrastructure.
SPEAKER
Vincent Caldeira
Chief Technology Officer, Red Hat
10:00AM – 10:30AM
Disrupt Stage
FIRESIDE CHAT | The AI Infrastructure Playbook for Southeast Asia: Right-Sizing Compute (Cloud First, Edge When It Matters)
Evolve from simple chatbots to Agentic AI by leveraging high-performance CPUs as the essential control plane for orchestration. Learn to balance cloud and edge deployments for scalable, power-efficient infrastructure that preserves unit economics.
MODERATOR
Thaddeus Koh
Co-Founder & Programs Director, e27
SPEAKER
Alexey Navolokin
General Manager, Asia Pacific (APAC), AMD
10:20AM – 11:10AM
Future Stage
PANEL DISCUSSIONS | The AI-Native Stack: What Infrastructure, Capital, and Ecosystem Support Do Founders Actually Need to Build and Scale?
Building AI-native companies requires more than just great models—it takes the right infrastructure, funding, and support systems. This panel explores what founders actually need to build, scale, and sustain AI-driven businesses today.
MODERATOR
Fiona Budihardja
Community Lead HP Garage 2.0, HP Inc.
SPEAKER(s)
Karl Chan
Founder & CEO, Sourcy
Felix Frenzel
Eugenio Ferrante
CEO, Osome
Wang Yue Xiang
Head of Global Enterprise, PixVerse
10:30AM – 11:20AM
Disrupt Stage
PANEL DISCUSSIONS | The New AI-Era VC Playbook: How the Role Has Changed – and Deals That Still Get Done
Fundraising looks very different in today’s AI-driven landscape. Hear how investors are adapting, and what founders need to understand to navigate this new reality.
MODERATOR
Prahlad Jaya
Founder, kurate
SPEAKER(s)
Sharan Makhija
Senior Director – Investments, Singtel Innov8
Chalinda Abeykoon
Managing Partner, nVentures
Koichi Saito
Managing Partner, JIF Capital
Helen Wong
Managing Partner, ACV Capital
11:10AM – 12:00PM
Future Stage
PANEL DISCUSSIONS | Learning The Startup’s Operating Playbook: Decisions on Hiring, Markets, and AI That Separate the winners from the Rest
Building a successful startup often comes down to making the right decisions at the right time. This panel explores how founders are thinking about hiring, market expansion, and AI adoption in an increasingly competitive landscape.
MODERATOR
Ethan Ang
Founder, NodeFlair
SPEAKER(s)
Eli Chuah
Senior Solutions Consultant, APAC, Remote
Michael Blakey
Managing Partner, Cocoon Capital
Serene Cai
Co-Founder, Speedoc
Sean Patrick Si
Founder & CEO, SEO Hacker
11:20AM – 11:50AM
Disrupt Stage
FIRESIDE CHAT | 15 Years, $500 Million, and a focus on AI: Singtel Innov8’s Approach to Corporate Venture
After 15 years of investing across the tech ecosystem, the focus is now turning strongly toward AI. Join this fireside chat on how Singtel Innov8 thinks about corporate venture, emerging opportunities, and long-term value creation.
MODERATOR
Mohan Belani
Co-Founder & CEO, e27
SPEAKER
Edgar Hardless
CEO, Singtel Innov8
11:50AM – 12:20PM
Disrupt Stage
FIRESIDE CHAT | Right-Sizing Your AI: Matching the Model to the Use Case for Sustainable Growth
Avoid over-complicating AI by adopting a strategic framework that right-sizes model architecture for specific business use cases. Build flexible ‘Anystack’ infrastructure to achieve enterprise-grade performance while protecting your unit economics.
MODERATOR
Hung Nguyen
Director, e27
SPEAKER
ANdy Lee
Managing Director, Alibaba Cloud
12:00PM – 12:30PM
Future Stage
FIRESIDE CHAT | Beyond Search Boxes: Agentic AI and the Rewiring of Southeast Asian Commerce
The way people shop is changing and search is no longer the starting point. Join this conversation on how agentic AI is quietly rewiring commerce across Southeast Asia.
MODERATOR
Christopher Smith
Founder, RockPaperScissors
SPEAKER
Oliver Tan
12:50PM – 1:20PM
Disrupt Stage
FIRESIDE CHAT | Preparing for the Shifted Exit Window: Why Small-Cap IPOs and Early M&A Are Becoming the New Normal in Southeast Asia – And How to Prepare
Exit timelines in Southeast Asia are shifting with more startups exploring earlier M&A and small-cap IPOs. This fireside chat looks at what’s driving the change, how founders can start preparing for these new pathways.
MODERATOR
Michael Smith
Cloud Evangelist, Oracle
SPEAKER
Thomas Laboulle
Founder and CEO, Toku
1:10PM – 2:00PM
Future Stage
PANEL DISCUSSIONS | Hire Right, Build More: How AI Is Forcing Founders to Rethink Who They Recruit and How They Train Their Teams
The rise of AI is changing what “great talent” looks like. This panel unpacks how founders are adapting their hiring strategies and preparing teams for a very different way of working.
MODERATOR
Maansi Vohra
Investment Manager, Monk’s Hill Ventures
SPEAKER(s)
Thothathri Srinivasan
VP of Engineering, Flip
Amos Tan
Assistant Chief Executive & Chief Core Skills Officer,
NTUC Learning Hub
Hugo Mas
Sales Director – APAC SMB, Deel
Ahteram Uddin
Growth Director ASIA & MENA, Kahoot! APAC
1:20PM – 2:10PM
Disrupt Stage
PANEL DISCUSSIONS | From First Customer to First Million: Learning AI-Powered GTM Strategies That Drive ARR for Startups in 2026
AI is reshaping how startups approach sales, marketing, and customer acquisition. This panel unpacks the tactics and strategies founders are using to turn early traction into sustainable revenue growth.
MODERATOR
Imane Jamal Eddine
GM & Head of Sales, Digital Natives, VCs & Startups, Asia
Microsoft
SPEAKER(s)
Terry Chou
Partner, Alpha Intelligence Capital
Tomas Skoumal
Chairman & Co-Founder, Dyna.Ai
Hai Trinh Thi Thanh
Director, FPT AI Factory Business, FPT Smart Cloud
Ilya Kravtsov
Founder & CEO
PILLAR (formerly Ringkas)
2:00PM – 3:00PM
Future Stage
COMPETITION | Shinhan Square Bridge Pitch: The Urban Vitality (Green & Flow)
Experience the future of smart cities as 8 high-growth startups from the Shinhan Square Bridge Ecosystem showcase transformative technologies in sustainability (Green) and urban connectivity (Flow).
Startups Showcasing
1. AgosVision (Robotics / Vision AI)
2. Bering Lab (Enterprise AI / Translation)
3. Beyond Captur (Climate Tech / Carbon Remover)
4. Bnow (AgriTech AI / Livestock)
5. BOTTLESS (Sustainable Packaging)
6. EMCT (PropTech / Fire Safety AI)
7. Millia Labs (PropTech / AI Agent)
8. RIFFAI (GeoAI / Space Tech, Energy)
MODERATOR
Chloe Jiwon Ha
Principal Consultant, Simsan Ventures
JUDGE(s)
Le Han Tue Lam
CEO, Vin Ventures
Julianto Johanes
Senior Investment Manager, Mana Impact
Timothy Dho
CEO, Impact Square
Chris Chae
Director, NexTrans
Sukkun Sun
PM, Shinhan Sqaure Bridge
2:10PM – 2:40PM
Disrupt Stage
FIRESIDE CHAT | Bringing Proof of Human to the Internet: Why Human Verification Matters in the AI Era
As AI makes it easy to fake identity and intent online, verifying real human participation is fast becoming a critical business problem. Attendees will leave understanding what “proof of human” means, why today’s verification systems are falling behind, and what leaders should be doing about it now.
MODERATOR
Thaddeus Koh
Co-Founder & Programs Director, e27
SPEAKER
Andrew Hsu
General Manager, Singapore & Taiwan, Tools For Humanity
2:40PM – 3:30PM
Disrupt Stage
PANEL DISCUSSION | The Capital-Efficient Startup: Expanding into Emerging Markets Using Smart Equity and Distributed Hiring
Businesses will learn the holistic playbook for scaling into emerging markets without burning cash. They will discover how to structure cross-border equity to attract talent, how to leverage local ecosystem support to lower entry costs, the operational realities of managing distributed teams , and exactly how this capital-efficient structure impacts their valuation and fundability.
MODERATOR
Phoebe Fontanilla
Senior Investment Manager, Gobi Partners
SPEAKER(s)
Wong Yong Jie
Co-Founder, Glints
Adil Nurgozhin
Founding Partner, Big Sky Capital VC
Amit Majumder
Head of Equity Management, Qapita
Nora Vuth
Entrepreneurship Capacity Lead, Khmer Enterprise
3:00PM – 3:50PM
Future Stage
PANEL DISCUSSIONS | From Discovery to Defensibility: How Founders, Investors, and Institutions Are Rethinking IP in the Age of AI
AI is changing not just how things are built, but how they’re protected. Hear how different players across the ecosystem are approaching IP, risk, and competitive advantage today.
MODERATOR
Takahisa Ohira
Head of Asia Region – Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support
SPEAKER(s)
Prasanna Ravi
CEO, PQStation
Clara Chen
CEO & Founder, Universal Health
Liu Genping
General Partner – Vertex Ventures
Anuj Jain
Director, National GRIP & Activate Global Fellows SG, NTU
3:30PM – 4:20PM
Disrupt Stage
PANEL DISCUSSIONS | Agent-Ready: The AI Security Foundations Every Founder Must Have Before Deploying AI Agents
AI agents can unlock speed and automation, but they also introduce new risks. This panel unpacks the security fundamentals and best practices founders should understand before putting AI into production.
MODERATOR
Eugene Teo
Chief Security Advisor, Microsoft ASEAN / Co-Founder, Enterprise Risk Quantification Institute (ERQI)
SPEAKER(s)
Perry Young
CISO, Technology Advisor, Kyndryl
Chia Chien Wei
Chief of Staff – CyberSG Research & Development Programme Office
Ben Hanson
Field CTO & Director of Field Engineering, Zenity
3:50PM – 4:20PM
Future Stage
FIRESIDE CHAT | 12 Years Building New Campus: The Lessons You Only Learn by Staying in the Arena and Earning Your Way to Your Final Destination
Not every journey is defined by quick wins or overnight success. Join this conversation on what 12 years of building teaches you about resilience, decision-making, and earning your way over time.
MODERATOR
Larisse Lava-Austria
Management Consulting Manager, Accenture
SPEAKER
Will Fan
CEO & Co-Founder, NewCampus
4:20PM – 4:50PM
Disrupt Stage
FIRESIDE CHAT | Building Unbreakable Moats: Why Infrastructure Startups Win in the Long Run
Application-layer startups can be copied in months, but infrastructure businesses are nearly impossible to displace. Founders will learn how Ropedia built a business with deep structural moats, proprietary data, hardware integrations, and enterprise lock-in and how to apply the same “infrastructure thinking” to their own startup, regardless of the industry they are in.
MODERATOR
Raz Kotler
CEO, Valkore
SPEAKER
Chen Zhaoxi
CEO and Founder, Ropedia
4:20PM – 4:50PM
Future Stage
FIRESIDE CHAT | AI-centric or AI-native: Implications for traditional businesses and emerging markets
Most traditional businesses bolt AI on top of what already exists and wonder why it does not work. Yann built Baskit by going the other way, embedding AI into the operating model from day one, inside one of Southeast Asia’s most fragmented and offline industries. Founders will leave with a clear, practical lens for deciding whether their business needs to be AI-centric or AI-native and what that choice actually means for how they build, hire, and scale.
MODERATOR
Anne Caron
Founder & People Strategy Advisor, Anne Caron Consulting
SPEAKER
Yann Schuermans
Founder & CEO, Baskit
9:00AM – 9:45AM
REGISTRATION OPENS & NETWORKING
10:50AM – 11:20AM
Future Stage
FIRESIDE CHAT | How Surfin Trained AI on Local Youth Consumer Behavioural Data as Its Vital Strategy to Win 10 Markets – and Beyond
In diverse markets, one-size-fits-all rarely works. This session looks at how Surfin built its AI strategy around local consumer behaviour to scale regionally.
MODERATOR
Yinglan Tan
Founding Managing Partner, Insignia Ventures Partner
SPEAKER
Yanan Wu
CEO, Surfin
11:20AM – 11:50AM
Future Stage
FIRESIDE CHAT | Merge, Hand Over, Rebuild: What a 10-Year Global Mobility Business Taught Me About Starting Over in the Age of AI
Not every founder story ends with an exit. This session explores what comes next, drawing on a 10-year journey in global mobility and the shift toward building again in the age of AI.
MODERATOR
Michael Smith
Cloud Evangelist, Oracle
SPEAKER
Zachary Wang
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Level3AI
11:20AM – 11:50AM
Disrupt Stage
FIRESIDE CHAT | AI For Everyone: How Bitdeer AI is Building Responsible Infrastructure for Communities, Startups, and Universities Plus SMEs – and Why That’s the Winning Strategy
Learn how businesses can turn government, university, and ecosystem partnerships into real business advantages. Learn to leverage policy alignment for faster access to talent, credibility, and resources most founders overlook.
MODERATOR
Hung Nguyen
Director, e27
SPEAKER
Michael Chew
Senior Director of Government Relations, Bitdeer
11:50AM – 12:40PM
Future Stage
PANEL DISCUSSION | Applied AI in the Trenches: How to Build, Deploy, and Fund AI for Physical Industries
Businesses will learn the operational realities of deploying AI in traditional, asset-heavy industries like logistics, manufacturing, and supply chain. They will discover how to handle messy real-world data, navigate complex enterprise procurement cycles, and successfully pitch capital-intensive “Physical AI” models to investors.
MODERATOR
Shilpa S Nath
Founder, Women in AI (for good)
SPEAKER
Laszlo Peter Gyarmati
Logistics and Supply Chain Leader
Yi Ping Goh
Co-Founder & CEO, FORMAS AI
Ankit Upadhyay
Founder & General Partner, A2D Ventures
11:50AM – 12:40PM
Disrupt Stage
PANEL DISCUSSION | Why Founders Should Scale with a Human Touch in the Age of AI: Aligning Impact with Growth
As AI transforms how companies operate and scale, maintaining a strong human connection is becoming increasingly important. This panel explores how founders can balance growth, technology, and meaningful impact while building sustainable businesses.
MODERATOR
Subashini Balakrishnan
Assistant Chief Executive, raiSE SG
SPEAKER(s)
Yeoh Wan Qing
Founder, Hatch
Sandy Kunvatanagarn
Head of Policy APAC, OpenAI
Arvin Tang
Founder & CEO, AKIN
12:40PM – 1:10PM
Future Stage
FIRESIDE CHAT | Inside the AI investment Playbook: Trends in Agentic AI and How Funds Create Value Beyond Capital
Not all VC money is equal — and in the age of agentic AI, the funds that win are the ones that bring more than capital to the table. Founders will learn where the smart money is flowing in agentic AI right now, what separates the startups getting funded from those that are not, and how to identify and unlock the strategic value — networks, expertise, and market access — that the right fund brings beyond the cheque.
MODERATOR
Mohan Belani
Co-Founder & CEO, e27
SPEAKER
Kelly Choo
Founding Partner, True Global Ventures
12:40PM – 1:10PM
Disrupt Stage
FIRESIDE CHAT | Stop Selling Your Time. Start Building a Platform. The Nas.com Story
AI has made it possible for any service business to productise what it does — but most founders do not know where to start or when to make the move. Using the Nas.com story as a live case study, Alex Dwek will share the signals that told them it was time to stop selling services and start building a platform, and the practical steps that got them to 3.5 million users.
MODERATOR
Gladys Yuen
Startup Partnership Lead, Airwallex
SPEAKER
Alex Dwek
Chief Operating Officer, Nas.com
1:40PM – 3:10PM
Future Stage
COMPETITION | e27 AI Workflow Competition
The AI Workflow Competition brings together builders and SMEs to solve real operational challenges using AI. Participants design and demonstrate working workflows that show how AI can improve business processes in practice.
JUDGE(s)
Lionel Sim
Founder, Claw Singapore & The AI Capitol
Kelly Choo
Founding Partner, True Global Ventures
Thaddeus Koh
Co-Founder & Programs Director, e27
3:10PM – 4:00PM
Future Stage
PANEL DISCUSSION | Open by Design: How Open Source AI and Hardware Are Democratising Who Gets to Build the Future
As AI tools and hardware become more accessible, more founders are gaining the ability to build and deploy powerful solutions independently. This panel unpacks the opportunities, challenges, and practical lessons emerging from a more open AI ecosystem.
MODERATOR
Raz Kotler
CEO, Valkore
SPEAKER(s)
Tee Kai Ping
Director of Technical Marketing, Qualcomm
Rahul Nambiar
CEO & Co-Founder, Botsync
Cyril Ebersweiler
General Partner, SOSV
Lionel Sim
Founder, Claw Singapore & The AI Capitol
3:10PM – 4:00PM
Disrupt Stage
PANEL DISCUSSION | The Narrow Path: How AI Founders Found PMF by Solving One Problem Obsessively for One Customer
AI startups rarely succeed by trying to solve everything at once. Join this discussion on how some founders found product-market fit by narrowing in on one problem, and one customer, obsessively.
MODERATOR
Esna Ong
Venture Partner, nVentures
SPEAKER(s)
Yan Meizi
Head of Strategy APAC – 3D&I, Adobe
Partha Rao
CEO & Co-Founder, Pints
Wi Lex Tan
Associate Director, Lion X Venture
10:00AM – 10:20AM
Future Stage
KEYNOTE | The AI Efficiency Trap – And How the Best Organisations Are Avoiding It
Most organisations are using AI to do the same things faster — and missing the bigger opportunity entirely. Anne Caron will show founders and leaders how the best organisations are using AI to create space for the human work that actually drives performance, retention, and culture — and why building an AI strategy without a people strategy is a trap.
SPEAKER
Anne Caron
Founder & people Strategy Advisor,
Anne Caron Consulting
10:00AM – 10:30AM
Disrupt Stage
FIRESIDE CHAT | Building the Next Deepseek From Singapore: Why We Built Agnes AI
DeepSeek proved that world-class AI models do not have to come from the US or China, and Bruce Yang is building Singapore’s answer to that. Founders will learn what drove the pivot from app company to foundational model company, and why owning your own AI infrastructure may be the most consequential strategic bet of the next five years.
SPEAKER(s)
Bruce Yang
CEO & Co-Founder, Agnes AI
MODERATOR
Adriel Yong
Co-Founder & COO, Clouted
10:20AM – 10:50AM
Future Stage
FIRESIDE CHAT | Find Your AI USP: How to Build an AI Company That Global Giants Cannot Simply Copy and Deploy
If everyone has access to the same AI tools, what makes a company truly different? Hear how Wiz AI approaches building a unique advantage that goes beyond what large players can simply deploy.
SPEAKER(s)
Jianfeng Lu
CEO & Co-Founder, Wiz.AI
MODERATOR
David Ding
Co-Founder, TechYiZu
10:30AM – 11:20AM
Disrupt Stage
PANEL DISCUSSION | Built Different: How Thailand’s New Generation of Tech Founders Is Building Deep, Local, VC and Global-Ready
Thailand’s startup ecosystem is entering a new phase of growth, driven by founders building with both local relevance and regional ambition. This panel explores how the next generation of tech companies is balancing deep market understanding with global scalability.
MODERATOR
Daryl Chung
Co-Founder & Business Development Director, N/N World
SPEAKER(s)
Pariwat Wongsamran
Deputy Executive Director of Innovation System, National Innovation Agency
Wing Vasiksiri
General Partner, Analog Partners
Dr. Winn Voravuthikunchai
Founder & CEO, Botnoi Group
10:10AM – 11:10AM
Day 1 | 3rd June
WORKSHOP | From Edge to Cloud: Architecting Scalable AI Inference for High-Growth Startups
SPEAKER
Ngai Wai Chung
Director, APJ Field Application Engineering, AMD
Ayush Batra
AI Sales Leaders – APJ, AMD
Siddharth Jain
Chief Technology Officer, LDR Pte Ltd
Ron Tay
Business Lead, Featherless AI
11:15AM – 12:15PM
Day 1 | 3rd June
ROUNDTABLE | Built to Solve: How Thai Deep Tech is Tackling Southeast Asia’s Most Complex Challenges
- From Chatbot to Agent: The Next Frontier of Enterprise AI Automation – https://e27co.e27.co/mbst
- Carbon Data That Works: Turning ESG Compliance Into Business Intelligence – https://e27co.e27.co/ydbi
- Know Before It Happens: Real-Time Market Intelligence for Southeast Asian Enterprises – https://e27co.e27.co/4v5s
- Precision at Scale: AI-Powered Compliance for Life Science Enterprises – https://e27co.e27.co/yhz6
- The Workflow You Didn’t Know Could Be Automated: AI That Works Where Your Team Does – https://e27co.e27.co/c63b
*Limited seats available
SPEAKER
Winn Voravuthikunchai
CEO, Botnoi Group
Dr. Sakayong Pattanavekin
Co-Founder and CEO, VEKIN (Thailand) Co,. Ltd.
Peangpim Chutchawanyangkool
Regional Operations Manager, Wisesight (Thailand) Co,. Ltd.
Aukrathorn Aiumsri
Product Manager, Wisesight (Thailand) Co,. Ltd.
Pharuj Rajborirug, PhD(c)
Technical Led, Ravis Technology
Sathapon Patanakuha
Founder, Human Zero
12:20PM – 1:20PM
Day 1 | 3rd June
PRIVATE DEMO SESSION | Big Sky Capital: Central Asia Tech for SEA Markets
Startups Showcasing
- Best Vision
- Onay Oqu
- Rock Rigid
- Road One
1:25PM – 2:25PM
Day 1 | 3rd June
ROUNDTABLE | The Women in AI Power Session
2:30PM – 3:30PM
Day 1 | 3rd June
ROUNDTABLE | Hire Anywhere. Pay Anyone. Build Faster.
Secure your seat here: https://e27co.e27.co/5kuf
3:35PM – 4:35PM
Day 1 | 3rd June
PRIVATE DEMO SESSION | National GRIP – Deep Tech’s Next Frontier
Secure your seat here: https://e27co.e27.co/xhmf
2:30PM – 3:30PM
Day 2 | 4th June
WORKSHOP | From Chaos to Closed: How to Streamline Your Fundraising with AI + Notion
SPEAKER
Alex Dam
Startup Lead, APAC, Notion
3:30PM – 4:30PM
Day 2 | 4th June
PRIVATE DEMO SESSION | National GRIP – Deep Tech’s Next Frontier
Secure your seat here: https://e27co.e27.co/cq5s
10:00AM – 11:00AM
Day 2 | 4th June
PRIVATE DEMO SESSION | Connect Seoul: Exclusive Tech & Innovation Pitch
An exclusive private demo session connecting investors and industry leaders with innovative Seoul-based startups showcasing cutting-edge solutions across AI, fintech, logistics, and enterprise technology.
Startups Showcasing
- Stephow
- Treasurer
- Spaceflow
- Zerc
- Willog
11:00AM – 12:00PM
Day 2 | 4th June
WORKSHOP | The Founder’s Playbook to Scale with Equity – ESOP Masterclass by Qapita
SPEAKER
Jax Liu
Head of SEA & Founder’s Office, Qapita
12:00PM – 2:30PM
Day 2 | 4th June
PRIVATE LUNCHEON | IES-INCA Deep Tech Summit
SPEAKER
Andy Wee
GM, IES-INCA
Mun Siong Yoong
Founder & CEO, Vallaris
Dr Neo Kok Beng
NMP, Founder & CEO, NEO Aeronautics
Tay Boon Keat
RIE & Partnership Development Director, Temasek Polytechnic
Remi Choong
Partner, Elev8 VC
Wee Boon Siong
Founder & CEO, aeterni.co
10.10AM – 12:10PM
Day 1 | 3rd June
PITCH | Korea Investment Roadshow by GBSA
12.10AM – 12:25PM
Day 1 | 3rd June
DEMO | Aeon Earth
12.25PM – 12:40PM
Day 1 | 3rd June
DEMO | Foxion
1.10PM – 1:25PM
Day 1 | 3rd June
DEMO | Notion AI
1.25PM – 2:40PM
Day 1 | 3rd June
PITCH | Singapore University of Social Science (SUSS) Startups
2.40PM – 2:55PM
Day 1 | 3rd June
DEMO | Alibaba Cloud
2:55PM – 4:10PM
Day 1 | 3rd June
SHOWCASE | Korea Startup Showcase by SBA
4:10PM – 4:25PM
Day 1 | 3rd June
DEMO | Fuzzy AI
10.00AM – 10:15AM
Day 2 | 4th June
DEMO | Cedars Digital
10.15AM – 10:30AM
Day 2 | 4th June
DEMO | Jumpstart Disruptive Innovations (JDI)
10.30AM – 12:30PM
Day 2 | 4th June
PITCH | Plug&Play Tech Center Startups
12.30PM – 12:45PM
Day 2 | 4th June
DEMO | Thyaga
12.45PM – 1:00PM
Day 2 | 4th June
DEMO | Sapiens AI
1:30PM – 1:45PM
Day 2 | 4th June
DEMO | PixVerse
1:45PM – 2:00PM
Day 2 | 4th June
DEMO | Astraeus Origin
2:15PM – 2:30PM
Day 2 | 4th June
DEMO | Filigrain
2:30PM – 2:45PM
Day 2 | 4th June
DEMO | flxBubble.com
2:45PM – 3:00PM
Day 2 | 4th June
DEMO | BalanceFlo
3:15PM – 3:30PM
Day 2 | 4th June
DEMO | Invigilo AI
From Hype to Implementation
- Live demonstrations of AI workflows solving real problems
- Practical, deployable use cases — not theoretical discussions
Exposure to how companies and talent apply AI in real environments
Democratizing the Intelligent Future
- Practical guidance on AI and digital adoption for SMEs
- Clear pathways for improving efficiency and profitability
- Conversations that bridge traditional businesses with tech partners
Navigating Complexity with Clarity
- Honest conversations about AI, quantum, new energy, and cybersecurity
- Deep-dive discussions on defensible tech advantages
- Insights from founders, investors, and enterprise leaders navigating real market pressure
Building Human Capital for Resilience
- Visibility into in-demand AI and frontier tech skills
- Opportunities to connect talent with companies that need real capability
- A focus on quality skills, not headcount growth
"The energy across the hall was electic... It was a packed, insightful day filled with (re)connections, fresh ideas, and future collaborations."
Onzla Ventures
Bronze Sponsors, Echelon Singapore 2025
"They’re already ahead of the game and are bending the curve of innovation"
Imane Jamal Eddine
GM & Head of Sales, Microsoft Asia
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