This November, be there to witness a first-of-its-kind collaboration between Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) and the Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology (SWITCH) hosting a week full with events centered around innovation in FinTech and deep technology. 

Organised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Enterprise Singapore and the National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF), SFF x SWITCH would come together to synergise across the themes of FinTech and Deep Tech.

Here are 5 reasons why you should not miss SFF x SWITCH:

Marvel at the showcase of innovation and technology ecosystem in Southeast Asia!

SFF x SWITCH will bring insights from global thought leaders, showcase innovative solutions, and engage entrepreneurs, investors and innovators from around the world.

It will also provide rich networking opportunities for participants to collaborate on technological innovation across five key sectors – Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering, Urban Solutions & Sustainability, Health & Biomedical Sciences, Services & Digital Economy and FinTech.

Participants can look forward to the following key events.

It’s a festival of Tech!

Participants can gain access to the three-day Conference & Exhibition of both events, which will take place from 11 to 13 November 2019 at the Singapore Expo.

The Conference will feature for the first time the theme of sustainability, and cover Financial Services; Industry 4.0 – Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Cloud and Cybersecurity; Financial Inclusion; Green Finance; and Technology Beyond Finance.

The Exhibition will feature country pavilions, industry exhibitors, financial industry showcase booths, and a startup zone.

Watch startups battle it out with not 1 but 3 global startup competitions!

Be there to watch three Competitions for the global innovation community:

– Global FinTech Hackcelerator, powered by KPMG Digital Village, will select up to 20 mid- to mature startups from around the world with innovative solutions to solve problem statements solicited from the financial services industry. The finalists will get to showcase their solutions at the Hackcelerator Demo Day on 11 November.

– FinTech Awards, comprising the MAS FinTech Awards and ABS Global FinTech Award, is taking place on 11 November. They recognise innovative financial technology solutions that have been implemented/deployed by FinTech companies, financial institutions, and technology companies.

– SLINGSHOT 2019, Asia’s highly anticipated international startup pitching competition, returns for the third year with a deeper focus on deal making. Watch the Top 100 Global Startups pitch their ideas to over 200 judges from participating organisations comprising unicorns, tech giants and investors from 11 – 13 November.

Network with top tech providers and investors!

Gain access to TechInnovation, the premier technology-to-industry matching marketplace will bring together international technology providers and enterprises to accelerate the commercialisation of emerging technologies, seed licensing opportunities and foster open innovation collaborations.

As a component of SFF x SWITCH, TechInnovation focuses on the matching of industry’s needs to enabling and ready-to-market inventions and technologies in info-communications, electronics, materials, manufacturing, personal care, healthcare, medtech, energy and environment from global sources.

Walk inside Singapore’s top innovations labs, with Innovation Lab Crawl!

Innovation labs across Singapore will open for visits to their labs on 14 and 15 November 2019. The Lab Crawl offers a good opportunity for participants to network with start-ups and key innovation executives.

Last year, participants of SFF and SWITCH were hosted by innovation labs across FinTech and other deep tech domains, where the latest technologies were showcased.

SFF x SWITCH events will be held from November 11 – 13, 2019 at the Singapore Expo (Halls 1-6), with offsite visits to the heart of Singapore’s innovation and technology ecosystems on November 14 -15.

Singapore FinTech Festival is organised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), in partnership with The Association of Banks in Singapore, and in collaboration with SingEx Holdings.

Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology is organised by Enterprise Singapore, the National Research Foundation (NRF), and Intellectual Property Intermediary (IPI).

Last year, the two events together drew close to 57,000 delegates from almost 130 countries.

#ConnectedWomen are proud media partners of SFF x SWITCH, for more information and to register, visit www.SFFxSWITCH.com.