InnovFest Suzhou 2024


InnovFest Suzhou 2024

Organised annually, InnovFest Suzhou is the premier international innovation and entrepreneurship festival hosted and organised by NUSRI Suzhou, supported by NUS Enterprise. InnovFest Suzhou serves as an important cross-border platform to link China technology companies with innovations overseas, especially innovations from Singapore and beyond. Since 2015, InnovFest Suzhou has attracted more than 4,600 participants from 2,400 organisations, showcased over 430 new innovative technology projects from more than 10 countries.


This year, InnovFest Suzhou promises to push the boundaries of ideas, innovation, and impact creation by delving into the latest trends and developments with the two-day conference covering the themes on AI & Digitalisation and Sustainability.


Agenda                                                                                         

Day118 November 2024Monday                                                          VenueMain Hall

Time

Theme

Speaker/Company

Opening Ceremony

09:00

Event Registration

09:30

Welcome Address

Prof. CHEE Yeow Meng

NUS Vice President (Innovation and Enterprise)

09:40

Opening Address

Suzhou Government Official

09:50

Opening Mechanism

10:10

Sustainable Innovation: Pioneering a Greener Digital Infrastructure

Prof. LEE Poh Seng

Executive Director, Energy Studies Institute (ESl)

Dean's Chair, College of Design and Engineering

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore

10:30

Panel: AI and Digital Transformation - Shaping the Future of Industries

Moderator

Dr. LU Gang

Founder & CEO of TechNode Group

Panelists

Dr. HAN Dong

Co-Founder & CEO of nyonic.ai

Mr. BO Jun

CEO, Suzhou Weilan Technology Co., Ltd.

Ms. Cynthia DING

Founding Partner, Yincubator

Ms. Emily XU

Senior Director, XNode Accelerator

11:30

Lunch

                                         Track A on AI & Digitalisation (NUS)                      VenueMain Hall

14:00

Panel: Paving the way for an AI-Enabled Sustainable Future

Moderator

Mr. Richard TAN

President of Greater China, Apexe Global Inc.

Panelists

Dr. HE Peng

CEO, Geminal Atom Technology Co., Ltd

Dr. Fredrik LIU

Co-Founder, DeepVerse (Shanghai) LTD

Dr. ZENG Weiguo

Founder and Chairman, Suzhou Chuhui Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. 

15:00

Panel: Harnessing AI in Life Sciences

Moderator

Mr. John CAI

Partner, SparkPlug Capital

Panelists

Dr. Larry GAO

Deputy General Manager, Hangzhou Taiyuan Pharmaceutical Innovation Research Institute Co., Ltd

Dr. WANG Xiaoyan

Managing Partner, Jinshajiang United Runpu medical Fund

Dr. XU Shuoyu

Founder, Totem Biosciences

Ms. LIU Tianran

Partner, Vertex Ventures

16:00

Tech Pitch Battle

Start-ups in Digitalisation & AI

Track B: NUS Innovation Forum

                          Trends in China's Industries: Advancements in Cutting-Edge Technology       VenueRoom 107

15:00

Registration

15:30

Opening Address

Prof. CHEE Yeow Meng

NUS Vice President of NUS (Innovation and Enterprise), Director of the NUS Enterprise Academy

15:45

Keynote Speech

Dr. YOU Mingliang (Medicine’ 16)

Chairman, Hangzhou AimingMed Technologies Co., Ltd.

16:00

Keynote Speech

Dr. XIE Yu (BIZ’ 06)

Executive Director, Beijing D-VIEW Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.

16:15

Keynote Speech

Mr. Jesse LI Shu (FASS’ 11)

Executive Director, WIE PTE. LTD. /Deputy director, Nanjing Zhongxin Technology Industry Development Co., Ltd. 

16:30

Keynote Speech

Mr. YAO Haisong (Law’ 08)

Partner, Shanghai Tianhua Law Firm

Adjunct Researcher, Intelligent Medicine Institute, Fudan University

16:45

Tea break

16:55

SIP Entrepreneurial Environment Introduction

 

17:05

Panel Topic: Trends in China's Industries: Advancements in Cutting-Edge Technology

Prof. XU Guo Qin (Moderator)

Director, National University of Singapore (Suzhou) Research Institute

17:50

Closing Address

Mr. Jack REN (FASS+USP’ 11)

Deputy Director of China Engagement, OAR

18:00

Gala Dinner (By invitation only)

 

End of Day 1 Conference Programme

Day219 November 2024Tuesday                                                         VenueMain Hall

Time

Theme

Speaker/Company

Track A: Sustainability

9:00

From AI Solutions' Efficacy to Real-World Impact

Mr. Yoann Sapanel

Head, Health Innovation, Medicine Dean's Office, National University of Singapore

9:30

Panel: Scaling Sustainability - Bridging the Gap Between Ambition and Action

Moderator

Ms. Tiffany LIU

Investor, Star Magnolia Capital

Panelists

Dr ZHANG Qi

Cheif Executive, China, Surbana Jurong Group

Dr. JING Linzhi

Associate Researcher, National University of Singapore (Suzhou) Research Institute

Mr. Jonathan Tsuen Yip Wong

Chief of Innovation, Enterprise and Investment

Trade, Investment and Innovation Division

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Ms. Joyce KONG

Founding Partner and CEO, Chamwion Tech

10:30

Tech Pitch Battle

Start-ups in Sustainability

12:00

Lunch

14:00

Panel: Greenlighting Growth - Building a scalable ESG venture

Moderator

Mr. HUA Chao

Senior Investment Director, Suzhou Industrial Park Zhidao Investment Management Co., Ltd.

Panelists

Prof. HAN Yifan

PhD Supervisor, Specially Appointed Professor at East China University of Science and Technology

Mr. Kenneth Ng

Global Sustainability Lead, Razer

Mr. LIN Han

Director and Vice President, Shanghai Treasure Carbon New Energy Environmental Technology Co., Ltd

Mr. Jason WANG

Director, Environment and Sustainability BU Head of EFC Academy, ENVFirst Technology(Shanghai) Co,. Ltd

15:30

SIP Tour (By registration only)

End of Day 2 Conference Programme


Guest information

Day 1: 18 November 2024 (Monday)  9:00 - 18:00

  • Opening Ceremony

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  • Track A: AI & Digitalisation

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  • Track B: NIF Suzhou

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Day 2: 19 November 2024 (Tuesday)  9:00 - 15:00

  • Sustainability

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Exhibition information

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Registration

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