18/03/2026
Our annual innovation challenge is back and we would like to invite you to join us at the launch at ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐: PIER71 Smart Port Challenge 2026 Launch
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ: EXPO@SMW, Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป: 22 April 2026, Wednesday, 10.30 am - 2.45pm
Register here: https://forms.gle/16VLKSzR54b7J6Wd7
What you can expectโฆ
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We reveal the innovation opportunities available at this yearโs Smart Port Challenge. Start-ups who can address the industry challenges identified, once shortlisted, will be invited to complete our SPC Accelerate Programme.
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Come meet our PIER71 Alumni at the Tech Village and be introduced to innovations in the area of Smart Shipping, Maritime Green Technologies, Next Generation Ports and Digitalisation.
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Our start-ups will take to the stage and demonstrate their solutions, highlighting real-world applications, pilots and pathways to adoption.
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๐๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ: ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ
Explore the journey from innovation to commercial adoption and how maritime technologies can scale from pilot to real-world impact. This panel brings together corporate leaders, start-ups, and innovation experts to share practical playbooks for scaling deep tech successfully and taking it global.
Moderator: Mr. Chye Poh Chua, CEO, ShipsFocus
1. Ms. Ann Lee Carpenter, CEO, Braid Theory
2. Mr. Erwin Verstraelen, VP of Innovation, Port of Antwerp-Bruges
3. Mr. Yusik Kim, CEO, TAS Global Co. Ltd
