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Experiences You Can't Miss
Startup Pitches
Watch startups take the stage and pitch their game-changing ideas. Embrace their entrepreneurial passion as they strive to make a meaningful impact on the world.
Keynotes & Panels
Gain invaluable insights and knowledge from industry experts and thought leaders in our Keynotes and Panel Discussions. Join the conversation shaping the APAC tech landscape.
Exhibition Booths
Explore a vibrant showcase of cutting-edge startups and their innovations at our Startup Exhibition Booths. Get up close and personal with the future of tech and entrepreneurship.
Speed Dating
Experience the thrill of matchmaking at our Investor-Startup Speed Dating! Our startups will get an opportunity to meet eager investors in quick, dynamic exchanges.
Featured Programs
Explore the programs behind the 60+ startups featured at APAC Summit 2026.
Tailored Experiences for Every Attendee
Expand Your Network:
Connect with influential industry leaders, investors, and VCs.
Build Relationships:
Gain insights from prominent figures and forge valuable business connections.
Unlock Opportunities:
Establish your presence and seize new expansion opportunities in the rapidly growing APAC market.
For Startups
Connect with Innovators:
Engage with startups and SMEs to ignite your path to innovation and explore potential partnerships.
Accelerate Growth:
Hear from the brightest minds and exchange expertise to drive your company's growth.
Gain Market Insights:
Discover the future of the Asia-Pacific market and connect with influential leaders and investors.
For Corporates & Government
Discover Innovation:
Uncover the next big thing by connecting with cutting-edge startups and SMEs.
Find Opportunities:
Engage with a diverse network to discover exciting investment opportunities.
Explore Groundbreaking Ideas:
Discover innovative products and solutions shaping the future of business in the APAC region and beyond.
For Investors
Meet Our Industry Leading Speakers
Jojo
Co-Founder
Plug and Play
H.E. Visothy So
Secretary of State
Ministry of Post and
Telecommunications
Dr Giorgio Calveri
Trade Commissioner
Italian Trade Agency
Singapore
Joseph Tay
Vice President, Innovation Strategy and Partnerships
EDB
Explore Our Startups
Tobi Ololade
CEO
Dojah
Abdul Isiaq
Co-Founder
iPurvey
Kunmi Oludoyi
CEO
Sorair Technologies
Abon Ayodeji
Co-Founder & CTO
Shipbubble
Ando Eniwumide
Inventor & CEO
Happaning
Seyi Alabi
Co-Founder
Crop2Cash
Dr Simpa Dania
CEO/CTO, Founder
Healthstack
Akiode Hakeem Oluwatobi
Head of Growth
Youverify
Startups
Event Agenda
Join us for a day of unparalleled innovation and collaboration at our APAC Summit.
Our action-packed agenda features inspiring keynote speakers, thought-provoking panel discussions, and many cutting-edge startups showcasing their disruptive technologies.
09:30 AM - 10:30 AM | REGISTRATION
Registration, Breakfast & Networking
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM | WELCOME
Welcome & Announcements
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM | PANEL
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Killing the Sandbox: Moving Corporate Ventures Past the Pilot Graveyard
The real bottleneck in corporate innovation isn’t a lack of startup ideas—it’s the slow consensus loops, departmental silos, and lost momentum that kill promising ventures inside the corporate machine. This panel brings together global giants who are ruthlessly optimizing their structures for organizational velocity. We will dive into how Bayer is flattening its hierarchy via its Dynamic Shared Ownership (DSO) mission teams, how Thales enforces a "Tech Insertion and Integration” mandate through its global Trust My Tech platform, and how Plug and Play, uses targeted innovation assessments and operating frameworks as a forcing function to align disparate business units, break down internal silos, and drive organizations to a definitive commercial conclusion faster than ever before.
Speakers
Nikko Acosta
President & Group CEO
Brave Connective
Holdings Inc
Yuchen Li
Head of Customer Experience & Digital Farming, Asia
Bayer
Joseph Tay
Vice President, Innovation Strategy and Partnerships
Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)
Eric Ottou
Director, Technology Intelligence, Assessment, Insertion
Thales
John Ang
Director
Plug and Play
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM | KEYNOTE
Featured Keynote
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | PANEL
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Beyond Funding: How Governments Can Become Global Growth Partners
Startup success today requires more than funding. As founders expand beyond their home markets, governments are evolving into strategic partners—enabling market access, fostering cross-border collaboration, and connecting startups with global customers, corporates, and investors.
Join government leaders from across ASEAN and beyond as they discuss how public-private partnerships are redefining startup internationalisation and creating new pathways for startups to scale globally.
Speakers
Engr. Amatari Bhine Obom
National Vice Chairman
Nigerian Institution of Marine Engineers and Naval Architects (NIMENA)
Celia Zheng
Deputy Director, Global Innovation Network
Enterprise Singapore
Dr. Giorgio Calveri
Trade Commissioner
Italian Trade Agency Singapore
H.E. So Visothy
Secretary of State
Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
Jojo Flores
Co-Founder
Plug and Play
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | STARTUP PITCHES
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Italian Trade Agency Demo Day
Startups
Lea Cerin
Head of Business Development
Aurea Hub
Gilberto Castelluzzo
CEO
gCastel
Davide Casteluccini
CEO
Liablix
Mauro Carosso
CEO
Penelope Capital
Nicolas Verderosa
CEO
Ruralis.com
Giacomo Cozzio
CEO
Sablier
Riccardo Roggeri
CEO
TUTTOTONDO
12:30 PM - 01:10 PM | STARTUP PITCHES
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NIMENA
Startups
Tobi Ololade
CEO
Dojah
Kunmi Oludoyi
CEO
Sorair Technologies
Ando Eniwumide
Inventor & CEO
Happaning
Dr Simpa Dania
CEO/CTO, Founder
Healthstack
Abdul Isiaq
Co-Founder
iPurvey
Abon Ayodeji
Co-Founder & CTO
Shipbubble
Seyi Alabi
Co-Founder
Crop2Cash
Akiode Hakeem Oluwatobi
Head of Growth
Youverify
Nonso Eze
Co-Founder
TradeBuza
Grace Olugbodi
Founder & CEO
BeGenio
01:10 PM - 01:40 PM | PANEL
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From Engine Room to Boardroom:
Automating Maritime Data and Securing the Digital Fleet
Global maritime commerce is facing an unprecedented transparency mandate. Driven by tightening international climate regulations and green financing requirements, the demand for verified, real-time vessel data has shifted from a corporate bonus to a commercial necessity. However, a critical bottleneck remains at sea.This session brings together the maritime regulator, a purpose-led asset owner, and global ship management giants to dissect the operational realities of the digital fleet. The panel will explore how to automate data collection across legacy hardware, defend vessels against sophisticated cyber threats, and design intuitive shipboard technology that reduces—rather than increases—the administrative burden on our seafarers. Discover where the critical opportunities lie for deep-tech and enterprise startups to build the next generation of friction-free maritime data infrastructure.
Speakers
Ng Yi Han
Senior Director (Innovation, Technology and Talent Development) & Chief Transformation Officer
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)
Salvador Jr Respeto
Technical Director
Columbia ShipManagement
Chandni Jaga
Manager
Plug and Play
01:40 PM - 02:10 PM | PANEL
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Health Without Boundaries: Building the Longevity Ecosystem
Achieving healthier, longer lives requires collaboration across every stage of the health journey. This panel brings together leading players from across the spectrum to discuss how innovation, prevention and integrated care are creating more connected health ecosystems that place wellness, accessibility and long-term outcomes at the centre of care.
Speakers
Elizabeth Lee
Assistant Vice President, Group Innovation
IHH Healthcare
Hidetoshi Miyazaki
EVP Nippon Life Asia Pacific
Nippon Life Insurance Company
Dr Elson Lee
CEO
Refresh Group and Yong Kang TCM
Gladis Chua
Partner Success Manager
Plug and Play
02:10 PM - 02:20 PM | KEYNOTE
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Sovereign AI at Scale:
Architecting Innovation, Trust, and Economic Autonomy in the AI Era
Speaker
Phani Nagarjuna
CEO
AIKAM
02:20 PM - 02:50 PM | PANEL
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AI at Scale: The Corporate Playbook for Effective AI Adoption in Asia
How large enterprises across different industries move AI from pilot projects to real, measurable enterprise-wide deployment — and what that actually takes operationally, not theoretically. Practitioner-led and case-study driven, not theoretical. Each panelist speaks from lived deployment experience within their own organization, tracing a clear arc: why they prioritized AI, how they actually operationalized it internally, and what broke or surprised them along the way.
Speakers
Derrick Loi
Vice President, Enterprise Architecture & Field CTO
NTT DATA Asia Pacific
Jay Toh
Vice President, Business & Partnerships
TechX Ventures
Manav Narang
Head of Financial Services, APAC | Head of India
Plug and Play
02:50 PM - 03:00 PM | STARTUP PITCHES
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Singapore
Startups
Winston Lumenta
Head of Corporate & Business Development
Celligenics
Edmund Yong
VP Business Development
Three Media
Keith Tan
Founder & CEO
Sensory AI
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM | STARTUP PITCHES
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Korea
Startups
Jicheol Woo
CEO
Darewalk
Jesse Lee
CEO
Blackhoods Inc.
SungHo Park
CEO
Budit Co. Ltd.
Hoyeon Cho
Co-founder & CTO
DeepSkill Inc
Daehun Kim
CSO
ELBA Corp
Hyungtaek Shim
CEO
Inkflock Inc
Suhrheem Lee
Global Operations manager
EO CONTENT GROUP
Cammie Kim
COO
HISTRANGER, Inc
David Sohn
CEO
Mixroom Co., Ltd
Minjae Lee
CEO
MyStarChain
Young Hwan Kim
Strategic Lead
MaiT
Hojin LA
CEO
SlogK Inc.
Byoungseong Jeong
CEO
CIT Solution, Co. Ltd.
Rohib Rohib
Principal Research Scientist
CIPEnergy
SG KANG
Co-Founder, COO
UPROOT COMPANY Inc.
Giuk Lee
CEO
Hurotics
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM | STARTUP PITCHES
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Cambodia
Startups
Vila Lay
CEO
Aurea Hub
Adithya Asokan
Founder & CEO
Farmagain Holdings
Menghong Por
Co-founder
iSavepoint
Nithie Lim
Managing Director
NextGen Hotel
Ansuman Das
Founder and CEO
QlinicOS
Sethisak San
Co-Founder & CEO
SmeanAI
Carl Huang
Co-Founder
konektAgri
05:00 PM - 05:15 PM | STARTUP PITCHES
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India
Startups
Rajat Jain
Co-Founder & CEO
Sunfox Technologies
Ravindra Rathi
Co-Founder
Cartogene Therapeutics
Ayush Agrawal
Co-Founder & CEO
Kubo Care
05:15 PM - 05:30 PM | STARTUP PITCHES
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Japan
Startups
Hirofumi Taki
Representative Director and CEO
MaRI
Yoshihito Imai
CEO
TerraInsight
Masafumi Osawa
Business Development Lead
KAICO Ltd.
05:30 PM - 05:45 PM | CLOSING
Closing & Networking
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