PIER71 SPC 2025 Roadshow - CIC Cambridge, MA
Technology and Transformation in the Maritime Industry
Join the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and PIER71™ to explore how Singapore could be the next port of call for your business.
The PIER71™ Smart Port Challenge is an annual maritime accelerator programme providing opportunities for global startups to co-create solutions to address real-world industry challenges. As one of the world’s busiest transshipment port and a leading international maritime centre, come and join us on 5 June to learn on how you can partner PIER71™ to co-innovate with the vibrant maritime industry in Singapore.
Featured Speakers
Nadir Ait-Laoussine, VP, Platform & Programmes, SeaAhead
Hash Harshvardhan, Founder, Stealth
Capt Ahmed Khan, VP Fleet Management, ShipIn
Desmond Tay, Regional Director (Americas), MPA
Marianne Choo, Senior Manager, PIER71, NUS Enterprise
🔍 What to Expect?
🔹 Explore Singapore’s maritime innovation ecosystem
🔹 Insights into the Smart Port Challenge 2025 accelerator programme and how global startups can participate
🔹 Opportunities for co-innovation with maritime corporates and port operators
🔹 Networking with innovation leaders, entrepreneurs, and government agencies shaping the future of maritime
10.00am - 10.30am: Registration and Networking
10.30am - 10.45am: Opening Remarks and Introduction to Singapore's Maritime Innovation Landscape
10.45am - 10.55am: Introduction to PIER71 and Smart Port Challenge
10.55am - 11.10am: Smart Port Challenge 2025 Innovation Opportunities - Your Gateway to Maritime Singapore
11.10am - 11.55am: Panel Discussion & Q&A - "Grasp the Opportunity to Transform Maritime"
11.55am - 12.00pm: Closing Remarks
Whether you’re a startup founder, investor, researcher, or corporate innovator—if you’re curious about what’s next for maritime and supply chain tech, this is the room to be in 🚀🤖🌍
About PIER71™
Launched by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and NUS Enterprise, PIER71™ drives innovation through strategic collaborations between maritime corporates, startups, and technology solution providers. The annual Smart Port Challenge is a maritime accelerator programme for global startups to co-create solutions that address real-world industry challenges.
🔗 Learn more: www.pier71.sg
In collaboration with
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)
MPA was established on 2 February 1996 with the mission to develop Singapore as a premier global hub port and international maritime centre, and to advance and safeguard Singapore’s strategic maritime interests. MPA is the driving force behind Singapore’s maritime and port development, taking on the roles of maritime and port regulator and planner, international maritime centre champion, national maritime representative, and a champion of digitalisation and decarbonisation efforts at regional and international fora such as at the International Maritime Organization.