GCV Connect: Singapore
October 26, 2026
Singapore
This event has been designed exclusively for CVCs in the region looking to scale investment and innovation in the local ecosystem. The audience is comprised of GCV members, local CVC units and other corporate innovation professionals. The event is by invitation-only; however, if you are interested in this event and feel you fit the above criteria, then please fill out the short form below so we can consider your application.
What to expect
Identify innovations, connect with investors
GCV Connect is coming back to Singapore! This event is a free-to-attend gathering of the top corporate investors and innovators in Singapore and the Southeast Asian region.
The inaugural programme will include engaging panel and keynote sessions looking at CVC best practices, current market trends and investing during uncertain economic circumstances.
Join us on a unique journey as we...
Connect with over 80 attendees from international and Singaporean CVCs
Network with fellow corporates in your specific sector to better understand how dealflow across continents can be successful
Explore leading topics including: physical AI, deeptech, dual-use, corporate venture building and CVC best practice
Agenda
13:00-13:30
Registration and Networking
13:30-17:30
Programme Content
13:30-13:40
Welcome remarks
13:40-14:00
Keynote 1 - Singapore as APAC's CVC nerve centre
14:00-14:20
Keynote 2 - An ideal hub: Building a CVC hub in Asia
14:20-14:40
Panel 1 - The regional mosaic: investing beyond Singapore into broader ASEAN ecosystems
14:40-15:00
Coffee & networking break
15:00-15:20
Panel 2 - Physical AI & dual-use: where corporate investors are placing their bets in APAC today
15:20-15:40
Panel 3 - Corporate venture building & clienting: how corporates in Asia are redefining their mandate
15:40-16:00
Coffee & networking break
16:00-16:20
Panel 4 - Co-investing with sovereigns, family offices & government vehicles in Asia
16:20-17:20
Interactive roundtable: Building your Asia CVC hub - practical lessons from the room
17:20-17:30
Closing remarks & a brief preview of the upcoming GCV Asia: Congress & International Delegation (9-11 November in Tokyo)
17:30-19:00
Networking drinks
