Overview
he Technopreneur Dialogue 2025 is a once in 2 years event where we celebrate the progress of our Technopreneurs and also share in the story of their journey.
Objectives:
Bringing together the Deep Tech Community to share human stories on the Advancements of Technology and Tech Ventures and also the Up and Downs of the Journey being a Tech Founder and Leader
Inspiring aspiring founders, engineers to discover their pathways in the sea of opportunities covering new technology trends such as AI, Sustainability
Building networks and bring the local and international community for Deep Tech and Innovation Closer Together
Program Details
1130 am - Registration
12.00 pm - Lunch
1.00 pm - Welcome Address - IES Key Rep
1.15 pm - Guest of Honour Welcome Address – Mr Shawn Huang, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Manpower
1.30 pm - Welcome Address, Sustainability Leadership - Ms Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer, CDL
Intro to IES-INCA – Andy Wee, GM @ IES-INCA
2.00 pm - Key Note Speech – Dr Tan Kee Wee, Principal Economist @ Waveney Economics
2.30 - Research Sharing - IAL ALC
2.40 - IMDA Sharing
2.50 - Bio Break
3.15 pm - Panel 1 - Technopreneur Journey Sharing
Moderator – Nison Chan, Community and Partnerships Lead @ e27
Panelist 1 - Chaw Kiang, CEO @ Ionguard
4.00 pm - Panel 2 – Startups/SMEs Go International
Moderator – Sami Ammous, Mentor @ Hukm Launch Pad
Panelist 1 - Daryl Lim, CEO @ Augmentus
Panelist 2 - Ken Chan, Vice President, Business Dev @ Moovita
Panelist 3 - Grace Chia, CEO @ BeeX
4.45 pm - Closing Remarks
5.00 pm - Tea Break & Networking
6.00 pm - Event ends
Schedule
Date: 25 Aug 2025, Monday
Time: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM (GMT +8:00) Kuala Lumpur, Singapore
Location: Singapore Sustainability Academy 180 Kitchener Road #06-10 , 208539
Speakers
Speaker's Profile:
Tan Kee Wee, Principal Economist, Waveney Economics
An experienced economist with a keen eye for emerging global issues and a track record for identifying turning points in economic cycles, Dr Tan established Waveney Economics after many years in the banking sector. While he was with Standard Chartered Bank as an economist, Dr Tan covered ASEAN economies and currencies. At OCBC Asset Management, Dr Tan advised corporate clients as well as high net-worth individuals. As Vice-President of Research at United Overseas Bank, Dr Tan led a team of researchers covering interest rates, stocks, commodities, bonds, derivatives and currencies.
Speaker's Profile:
Ms Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited
An active advocate for green building and sustainability for over two decades, Esther has been instrumental in establishing CDL’s leadership in sustainability. It is ranked top real estate company on the 2020 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World and is also the only CDP A-List company for climate strategy and water security in SE Asia. Key ESG initiatives she has spearheaded include publishing the first sustainability report using GRI standards in Singapore in 2008; issuing the first green bond by a Singaporean company in 2017 and pioneering an SDG Innovation Loan in Singapore in 2019. She continued to innovate and CDL became the first company in Singapore to publish the TNFD report this year.
Speaker's Profile:
Ms Sahara Sadik, Deputy Director (Research) and Head, Adult Learning Collaboratory, Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore University of Social Sciences
As the Deputy Director of the Research Division at IAL, Dr Sahara Sadik co-leads research initiatives to shape policy and practice within the CET sector. Her expertise lies in comparative political economy, focusing on the evolving landscape of businesses, jobs, skills, and learning opportunities across different economies. Sahara also leads the Adult Learning Collaboratory, IAL’s research translation unit that serves a community platform for collaborative experimentation. This initiative aims to foster adult learning innovations with demonstrable outcomes.
