LKYGBPC SG60 Edition:
A Global Magnet for Next-Gen Innovators
Join us for an immersive week-long festival where next-gen innovators, VCs, industry leaders, policymakers, business families, academics, media and more converge. From live pitches and CSO fireside chats to the new accelerator launch, Talent Exchange fair, and showcases like Canvas of the Future and DueAI Discovery, the week offers a front-row seat to innovation in action. Whether you're a student, investor, policymaker, entrepreneur, or industry professional, be part of a global gathering shaping the cities and systems of tomorrow — and tap into powerful networks at the frontier of deep-tech, urban solutions, and sustainability.
EMPOWERING
THE NEXT-GEN INNOVATORS
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
New Accelerator Launch - Urban SustaInnovator
The Urban SustaInnovator plugs startups directly into the power centres of Singapore's innovation ecosystem for capital, regulation, and industry expertise. Through the accelerator, startups are empowered to move faster and scale smarter than the competition.
Business Families
The Business Families Roundtable is an exclusive, closed-door dialogue that brings together distinguished principals from Asia’s leading family enterprises and selected deep tech founders from the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition.
Designed as a forum for mutual learning, the roundtable fosters candid exchange on market insights, operational challenges, and regional growth strategies. It aims to explore how the agility and innovation of founders can intersect with the networks, experience, and long-term perspectives of business families to enable scalable, impactful collaborations across the region.
CSO Conversations
CSO Conversations brings together Chief Sustainability Officers, policymakers, and innovators in a closed-door roundtable and a public forum to align technology, policy, and finance—turning climate tech into investable, measurable solutions and unlocking credible decarbonisation pathways for Asia’s cities.
DueAI® Discovery
The DueAI® Challenge ("DueAI") is a global initiative that empowers AI startups and enterprises to transform the investment landscape. It provides a platform for human-AI collaboration, enabling AI-driven startups to evaluate pitch decks of LKYGBPC participants.
Join this DueAI® Discovery session to gain firsthand insights on what goes behind the scenes, key outcomes and valuable takeaways from the DueAI® Challenge. Also, hear from DueAI® finalists on how they are leveraging advanced algorithms to automate and enhance startup assessments, driving smarter and more inclusive investment decisions.
DueAI® Conversations
AI is rapidly reshaping the venture capital landscape—from how deals are sourced and evaluated to how investment decisions are made. Join leading voices in venture capital, AI innovation, and startup strategy as they unpack the opportunities and ethical dilemmas of this shift. What does it mean for the future of human judgment in investing? How can VCs harness AI responsibly to scale smarter, faster, and fairer?
VC Office Hours
LKYGBPC's VC Office Hours, presented by IMDA and powered by Protégé Ventures, is primed to be Southeast Asia’s biggest congregation of senior VCs providing pro-bono advisory to rapidly rising deep tech start-ups from the region and beyond.
Talent Exchange
The LKYGBPC Talent Exchange is more than a conventional career fair; it is a launchpad where deep tech rising stars from around the world meet aspiring student talent from our universities and tertiary institutions. This meet-and-greet is a powerful two-way street that connects founders to the possibilities of augmenting their teams, while opening pathways for students to internships and career opportunities. This is where impactful innovation is truly fuelled.
Classroom Takeover
Classroom Takeovers are more than a spotlight; they are a direct and dynamic bridge connecting the world’s most promising innovators with Singapore’s brightest minds.
Immersing world-class startup founders in the classrooms, Classroom Takeovers are designed for founders to impart their expertise and innovation journeys directly to students and faculty. This platform provides finalists with invaluable access to local talent, allowing them to scout for future team members and collaborators. In turn, students and faculty gain direct exposure to frontier technologies and entrepreneurial thinking, creating a rich, exchange of knowledge that catalyzes new ideas.
Meet the Corporates
A high-impact platform where next-generation innovators connect with executives from leading global and regional corporations. Startups will explore collaborations in technology, energy, healthcare, and sustainability—while corporates gain first access to breakthrough solutions and world-class deep-tech talent. The session continues with an exclusive immersion visit to the heartbeat of Singapore’s innovation ecosystem: the Urban Redevelopment Authority, Marina Barrage’s Sustainable Gallery, and cutting-edge research hubs such as the National Healthcare Group and A*STAR’s ISCE².
Category Finals
The Category Finals bring together the top startups across each competition track for head-to-head pitches before our expert judging panels. Witness the fiercest innovations as founders compete for a coveted spot in the Grand Finals, receive real-time feedback, and vie for cash prizes and mentorship opportunities.
Grand Finals
The Grand Finals of the 12th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition will showcase groundbreaking startups from around the world. Finalists present innovative solutions to global challenges before esteemed judges, investors, and industry leaders, competing for top honors, funding, and mentorship in a celebration of entrepreneurial excellence and transformative ideas.
Networking Dinners
The Networking Dinners offers an intimate evening of good food and great conversations with LKYGBPC mentors, judges, investors, industry leaders and finalists. These sessions bring the local startup ecosystem together, forming the perfect backdrop for strengthening networks, spark collaborations and exchange ideas that will shape tomorrow’s entrepreneurial landscape.
Blaze Mixer Night
Turn up the heat at BLAZE Mixer Night — the ultimate youth takeover party closing out LKYGBPC at Glassdome. Powered by Singapore Global Network (SGN), BLAZE unites founders, investors, corporates and ecosystem partners in a night of pure energy and celebration. Fuelled by the unstoppable beats of special guest DJ Reiko, BLAZE is more than a party—it’s a showcase of youth spirit and the next generation of innovators setting the stage for what’s to come.
Canvas of the Future
Canvas of the Future is a cross-disciplinary art exhibition where art meets deep tech. It reimagines the complex, inspiring solutions of LKYGBPC Grand Finalists as approachable and thought-provoking artworks.
Visit the arts exhibition in-person at SMU Concourse B1 (near Koufu food court) for an immersive experience on ideas that are shaping our future! Cast your vote for the People’s Choice Awards here—winning startups will each receive $10,000, and you stand a chance to win up to $300 in e-gift cards!
