TechInnovation 2016 bridges the gap between business enterprises and technology providers

SINGAPORE, 18
August 2016 –
Singapore’s premier technology brokerage event, TechInnovation, is set to
bridge the gap between enterprises and technology providers. Organised by IPI
Singapore, TechInnovation will host more than 70 international speakers,
business leaders, R&D heads as well as technology seekers.

The conference will be headlined by three keynote sessions.

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1.
Gregg Carpenter, Global Director of
Engineering at The Coca-Cola Company, will
discuss Coke’s formula for developing and integrating disruptive technologies;

2.
Dr Reza Ghahary, Director
Innovation Networks & Communication at Evonik Industries AG,
will share Evonik’s challenges, best practices and examples of Open Innovation;
and

3.
Xander Sim, Chief Technology
Officer at Cell ID Pte Ltd, will demonstrate how Cell ID has
redefined the boundaries of traditional printing technology and developed an
affordable, roll-to-roll printable platform that could reproduce various
diagnostics kits through conventional printing technology.

“TechInnovation aims to help SMEs expand their opportunities for
collaboration. This year, we have introduced a brand new segment to foster
Singapore-Europe partnership opportunities with the Enterprise Europe Network
(EEN). This segment will connect technology seekers with European SMEs which
are developing innovations in sectors such as nano-technology, ICT,
Environment, Healthcare and Energy,” said Professor Lam Khin Yong, Executive
Director of IPI.

Five EEN partners from Europe will introduce innovation and
business opportunities from their regions. The speakers include Jordi Maluquer de Motes, Director,
Singapore at the Catalonia Trade & Investment from Spain and Juan Carmona-Schneider, Senior
Consultant and Sector Group Chair Healthcare Enterprise, Europe Network at
ZENIT GmbH from Germany.

The search for technology commercialisation and co-development
opportunities heats up at TechInnovation’s Crowdpitching sessions, which spans
sectors such as Service & Digital Economy, Advanced Manufacturing &
Engineering, Health & Personal Care, and Urban Solutions &
Sustainability. The crowdsourcing sessions will feature 16 global and local
speakers including Wong Wai
Meng, Chief Executive Officer at Keppel Data Centres; Joaquim Llorente, Chief Innovation
Officer at Zobele Group; Dr
Sarah Chan, Strategic Foresight Manager, Asia Pacific at L’Oréal; and Donald Lum, Assistant Vice
President, Technology at SATS Limited, among others.

TechInnovation’s Platform Technologies and Applications panels
will feature two tracks:

1.
Smart Nation – IoT Security:
Smart Cities, SECURED Nations, will
feature industry leaders including Cort
Isernhagen, Managing Director, Asia Pacific at Lux Research; Subho Halder, Co-Founder and Chief
Technology Officer at Appknox and Dr Andreas Hauser, Director,
Digital Services at TÜV SÜD Asia Pacific.

2.
Additive Manufacturing:
Appreciating Design Principles and Strengths of Additive Manufacturing,
will feature speakers such asChristian-Friedrich Lindemann, Research &
Exploitation Manager, Direct Manufacturing Research Centre (DMRC) and Dr
Ho Chaw Sing, Managing Director, National Additive Manufacturing Innovation
Cluster (NAMIC).

TechInnovation 2016 will take place from 20 to 21
September 2016 at
Resorts World Convention Centre in Sentosa. For more information on
TechInnovation and its programme, please visit www.techinnovation.com.sg.