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Home > Technology > SFF x SWITCH 2020 Kicks Off with a Live Global Audience

SFF x SWITCH 2020 Kicks Off with a Live Global Audience

Published by linker 5

Posted on December 9, 2020

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Last updated: January 21, 2026

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SFF

Bill Gates, Co-Chair and Trustee, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Dan Schulman, President and Chief Executive Officer, PayPal

Dr Abhijit Banerjee, 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics, Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Hong Feng, Co-Founder and Senior Vice President, Xiaomi

Jane Fraser, Incoming Chief Executive Officer, Citigroup

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand

Satya Nadella, Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft

Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive Officer, Google and Alphabet

SWITCH

Albert, Co-Founder, Traveloka

Dr Chi Youngcho, President and CIO, Hyundai Motor Group

Eduardo Saverin, Co-Founder & Partner, B Capital Group and Co-Founder, Facebook

Forrest Li, Founder & Group CEO, Sea Ltd

Henry Ma, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, WeBank

Lei Ming, Co-Founder, Baidu

Mark Evans, Global Director of Partnerships and Ecosystems, Rolls Royce

Stephen Welby, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, IEEE

Timothy Draper, Founder, Draper Associates

Alongside the content channels in the 24-hour online city, there will be showcase zones and villages highlighting innovative FinTech and Deep Tech solutions from all around the world.

The ‘Changi’ International Zone will host over 40 global satellite events which will bring together content from innovation hubs and tech showcases around the world (See Annex A). There will be a mix of physical events in selected cities and digital events. Twentyseven international pavilions will also champion their country or region’s innovations via digital showcases.

The ‘Boat Quay’ Networking Zone will host curated meet-ups and 1-to-1 networking sessions and digital lab crawls by Innovation Labs.

The SWITCH Global Channel will allow participants access to market knowledge, opportunities, insights and tips on business culture from over 42 cities in 31 countries.

The SLINGSHOT Village, which will house Asia’s most exciting Deep Tech startup competition, will see the top 100 global startups battle it out for more than S$900,000 in cash and grants, co-innovation opportunities and corporate sponsorships.

The SFF x SWITCH Talent Pavilion will be a one-stop platform with an array of events, job opportunities, and skills training sessions.

More than 1,000 exhibitors will display their solutions in curated zones and villages, including the ‘Pulau Ubin Blockchain Zone’, ‘Paya Lebar Airbase SME Zone’, ‘Sentosa Growth Stage FinTech Zone’, ‘Lazarus Island Early Stage FinTech Zone’, ‘Sponsors Village’, ‘A*STAR Village’, ‘IMDA Village’, ‘NUS Village’, ’SG Blockchain Village’, and more.

Mr Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief FinTech Officer of MAS, said, “We are proud to have built an online event platform that continues to serve as a meeting point for the global FinTech community and a hive for business activity when the industry needs it the most. In addition to the online city experience, we have worked with select global satellite event partners to host physical events. By leveraging on the concerted efforts of the teams within MAS, Enterprise Singapore and SingEx, and partners including Accenture, Microsoft and Pico Art International, SFF x SWITCH is now another step closer to realising our vision of a global platform for knowledge sharing, where meaningful connections are made and better ideas are built for the financial services and technology community.”

Mr Edwin Chow, Assistant Chief Executive Officer (Innovation & Enterprise), Enterprise Singapore, said, “We look forward to participants experiencing the diverse and multifaceted programme at SFF x SWITCH this year, one put together with more than 160 partners from all around the world. While this is primarily a virtual event, we are heartened by the support that we have received from the innovation and tech community. The ‘Care Package’ our industry partners have put together will help provide a good runway for startups and tech SMEs. Despite the pandemic, we are confident this event will connect and catalyse new partnerships between innovation enablers, enterprises and startups from Singapore and the rest of the world.”

[1] The “Care Package” includes free consultation packages on pitching, discounts on digital capital raising tools, free business guides and special packages for cloud and enterprise solutions.