The Kobashi Monozukuri Seminar is a focused session for deep-tech startups seeking to understand and apply the Japanese monozukuri (craftsmanship and manufacturing excellence) philosophy. Organized by Leave a Nest and Kobashi Holdings, the seminar aims to bridge the gap between prototyping and scalable manufacturing, helping startups adopt a mindset rooted in precision, quality, and sustainable production practices.

🎉 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐮 – 20 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2025!As Singapore marks 60 years of progress, we’re ending the year with a celebration that brings our vibrant startup ecosystem together—𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭, 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐄!

This final year-end party isn’t just about celebration—it’s about connection, collaboration, and community. Whether you're a founder, entrepreneur, investor, or ecosystem enabler, this is your moment to come home to where ideas, innovation, and impact begin. Singapore has grown from a regional gateway to a global startup hub, powered by the same resilience and unity that defines our ecosystem today.

As we celebrate this year's incredible achievements, Kampung Spirit is your chance to pause, reflect, and recharge—together.

✨ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭:🚀

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 – Meet cutting-edge founders and discover how their ventures are driving Sustainability and innovation.

🤝 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 – Reconnect with ecosystem partners in a relaxed and vibrant setting.

🌏 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞 – Experience how Singapore is shaping the global startup conversation.

📍𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 20 November 2025, Thursday, 5.30PM - 8.30PM

📍𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 67 Ayer Rajah Crescent, Level One Corridor, Singapore 139950

Let’s celebrate the journey, unlock new opportunities, and rekindle the Kampung Spirit that fuels our progress.

RSVP now and be part of the movement that’s building shaping Singapore’s future—together: https://luma.com/ul03ha3r

Step into the future of innovation this October!

The APAC Summit 2025 is Plug and Play APAC’s flagship innovation event in Asia — bringing together startups, corporates, investors, and government partners for one day of pitches, panels, and networking.

Discover how technology is transforming industries across maritime, smart cities, financial services, and more!

The Summit features:

Keynotes and panels with industry leaders shaping the future of innovation.

50+ startup pitches showcasing cutting-edge solutions from across the region.

Startup exhibitions for hands-on demos and founder meet-ups.

Investor speed dating to connect founders with VCs and strategic partners.

Whether you’re a founder looking to expand, a corporate seeking new solutions, or an investor exploring emerging markets, APAC Summit 2025 is the platform for you.

Join us on 28 October in Singapore and be part of the conversations, connections, and opportunities driving the region forward.

Join us at Founders & Funders, BLOCK71’s signature matchmaking series—where bold founders meet active VCs ready to back ambition.

​Tech founders burn thousands of hours perfecting their product. They obsess over solving technical gaps, optimize MVPs, and chase product-market fit. Then they launch and... crickets.

​Why? Because nobody cares about your technology if they don't understand: 1) what it actually does, and 2) why they should care. Figuring out how to communicate both clearly is the difference between getting customers and funding and getting ignored.

​This talk dissects why brilliant innovations die while mediocre products with great storytelling win. You'll learn:

• ​Why your pitch deck puts investors to sleep (and how to fix it)

• ​How to make complex tech sound clear and inevitable instead of confusing

• ​The narrative frameworks that actually move money, customers, and press

• ​Real examples of companies that nailed it versus others who crashed - and why

With over half of the global population living in cities, urban centers are having to adapt and innovate rapidly. Southeast Asia is fast emerging as a hub for smart city initiatives, embracing AI-driven urban development to develop more livable, sustainable, and resilient urban environments.

Recognized as the world’s top AI city in Counterpoint Research’s 2025 Global AI Cities Index, Singapore has launched the Singapore National AI Strategy 2.0 (NAIS 2.0) to help sustain the country's continued success as a Smart Nation. In Malaysia, the government has introduced the AI City Initiative to accelerate adoption and harness of Al technologies to optimize city efficiency and improve quality of life, and is co-developing a national AI Cities platform with Amazon Web Services (AWS), integrating cloud infrastructure, machine learning, and advanced data analytics to enable real-time urban operations and predictive decision-making.

In this backdrop, this event brings together technology innovators, urban planning experts and researchers, startups and government representatives to explore how AI is revolutionizing city governance and energy transitions across the region.

Event agenda (subject to revision):

• 3:45pm - 4:00pm: Guest arrivals and registration

• 4:00pm - 4:10pm: Opening remarks by SGInnovate and AWS

  • Tuan Nguyen, Public Sector Industry Partners (Government) Lead, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

• 4:10pm - 4:40pm: "A Better Tomorrow: How AI is Enabling Smarter, More Sustainable Cities and Infrastructure" keynote by Dr. Will Cavendish, Global Digital Services Leader, Arup

• 4:40pm - 5:00pm: "Smart Cities, Smarter Grids: How AI is enabling the clean energy transition" presentation by Tri Le, MMS Principal Technical Leader and Enterprise Architect - APAC, GE Vernova

  • This presentation explores how artificial intelligence can accelerate the clean energy transition in cities by improving forecasting and decision making across urban power systems. It highlights how AI enables real-time management of generation, storage, and demand—helping cities integrate more renewables and cut emissions. Drawing on GE Vernova’s global scale and technology leadership, the talk illustrates how industry leaders are embedding AI into grid, and how cities can harness these tools to build smarter and more resilient energy systems.

• 5:00pm - 5:45pm: Panel discussion - Building Smart, Resilient Cities of the Future

  • Singapore’s Smart Nation vision and Asia’s urban transformation are converging at the intersection of artificial intelligence, geospatial intelligence, and energy systems. This panel explores how AI can serve the public good — powering resilience, sustainability, and better city governance through continuous innovation.

  • Moderator: Donny Darmawan, Geospatial and Earth Observation Leader - Australasia, Arup

  • Dr. Victor Khoo, Director - Geospatial and Survey Division, Singapore Land Authority

  • Lee Yew Weng, Deputy Director (covering) - Smart Town Research & Planning, Housing & Development Board

  • Tri Le, MMS Principal Technical Leader and Enterprise Architect - APAC, GE Vernova

• 5:45pm - 6:15pm: Networking and end of event

This 3-day training program provides an intense environment to prepare the individual for the CPTIA (CREST Practitioner Threat Intelligence Analyst) examination. This includes imparting knowledge and enabling the capability of the core concepts, practice and activities of cyber threat intelligence operations.

With the completion of this course, participants will:

1. Conduct intelligence analysis of cyber activities

2. Analyse threat data collected to detect cyberthreats exploiting vulnerabilities and present evidence

3. Understanding of the theory and practice of cyber threat intelligence operations

4. Develop capabilities to undertake operational Threat Intelligence activities

5. Integrate event logs and alerts from different data sources

6. Implement Threat Detection.

For more information, read here

This 3-day training program provides an intense environment to prepare the individual for the CPTIA (CREST Practitioner Threat Intelligence Analyst) examination. This includes imparting knowledge and enabling the capability of the core concepts, practice and activities of cyber threat intelligence operations.

With the completion of this course, participants will:

1. Conduct intelligence analysis of cyber activities

2. Analyse threat data collected to detect cyberthreats exploiting vulnerabilities and present evidence

3. Understanding of the theory and practice of cyber threat intelligence operations

4. Develop capabilities to undertake operational Threat Intelligence activities

5. Integrate event logs and alerts from different data sources

6. Implement Threat Detection.

For more information, read here

This 3-day training program provides an intense environment to prepare the individual for the CPTIA (CREST Practitioner Threat Intelligence Analyst) examination. This includes imparting knowledge and enabling the capability of the core concepts, practice and activities of cyber threat intelligence operations.

With the completion of this course, participants will:

1. Conduct intelligence analysis of cyber activities

2. Analyse threat data collected to detect cyberthreats exploiting vulnerabilities and present evidence

3. Understanding of the theory and practice of cyber threat intelligence operations

4. Develop capabilities to undertake operational Threat Intelligence activities

5. Integrate event logs and alerts from different data sources

6. Implement Threat Detection.

For more information, read here

This intense course focuses on providing you with the background knowledge required for vulnerability management and penetration testing. Perfect for those looking for a comprehensive and efficient way to prepare for the CPSA certification.

With the completion of this course, participants will:

1. Execute risk-based mitigation strategies for networks, operating systems and applications

2. Compiling and tracking vulnerabilities and mitigation results to quantify program effectiveness

3. Creating and maintaining vulnerability management policies, procedures and training

4. Reviewing and defining requirements for information security solutions

5. Organising network-based scans to identify possible network security attacks and host-based scans to identify vulnerabilities in workstations, servers and other network hosts.

For more information, please click here.