SWITCH 2018 description

The Singapore Week of Innovation & TeCHnology (SWITCH) is a leading “plug and play” platform where complementing international events in tech, innovation and lifestyle operate side by side in an extraordinary concept week. It is here that tech ecosystems from around the world connect and interact in one place over one week. SWITCH features exhibitions, conferences, workshops and activities revolving around topics such as open innovation, technology transfer, tech entrepreneurship, venture investments and talent development.

With the tagline “Today’s Inventions, Tomorrow’s World”, SWITCH 2018 will introduce more deep tech tracks and showcase the intersection of tech and lifestyle. As 2018 is the China-ASEAN Year of Innovation, SWITCH will feature various China and ASEAN tracks, bridging efforts across Asia and the world. Organised by National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF) and Enterprise Singapore (ESG), SWITCH 2018 is held from 17 to 20 September at Sands Expo and Convention Centre at Marina Bay Sands.

SWITCH 2018 features the following partner events:

• ASEAN-China, The Next Innovation Battleground by Enterprise Singapore
• Asia Early Stage Investment Summit by BANSEA
• Deep Tech Summit by SGInnovate
• DEMO ASIA Summit by CYZone
• Empiricon by Tabula Rasa
• ICMG Corporate Innovation Summit by ICMG
• ORIGIN by TechNode
• SLINGSHOT@SWITCH powered by Startup SG
• TechInnovation by IPI Singapore
• Women in Tech

SWITCH 2018 features the following associated partner events:

• Digital Predix Hackathon 2018
• Startup Weekend Singapore
• TechXLR8 Asia
• World Restorative Innovation Forum