Explore Southeast Asia’s Evolving Deep Tech Ecosystem
CALLING ALL STUDENTS!
Explore Southeast Asia’s Evolving Deep Tech Ecosystem: An evening with ST Engineering, in collaboration with TINS and Singapore Global Network
Southeast Asia’s deep tech ecosystem is undergoing a powerful transformation—driven by shifting global dynamics, emerging technologies, and a new wave of innovation. What does this mean for students, researchers, and founders based in Cambridge?
Join us for an evening of conversation, connections, and discovery with ST Engineering, Singapore’s leading global tech and engineering group.
You’ll hear from two of the region’s most respected leaders:
👤 Teo Ming Kian, Chairman of ST Engineering 👤 Vincent Chong, Group President & CEO of ST Engineering
🗣 The session will be moderated by Sin Lu Tan, Harvard Kennedy School MPP student and passionate connector between Asia and the world.
They’ll share their perspectives on how the deep tech landscape is changing, what opportunities are emerging in Southeast Asia (especially Singapore), and what it means to build meaningful, global-impact solutions today.
🎉 Expect food, drinks, and a relaxed setting to mingle with ST Engineering, Singapore Global Network, guest startups, who will share their own cross-border journeys and insights. Whether you're exploring next steps after graduation or curious about the startup scene in Asia—this is your chance to dive in.
About Panelists
Mr. Teo Ming Kian is an Independent Director of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd since 1 August 2021. He was appointed as Deputy Chairman in April 2022, and Chairman on 21 April 2023. Mr. Teo is concurrently the Chairman of Vertex Venture Holdings Ltd. He sits on the boards of a few technology start-ups, and also on the boards of Temasek Foundation Ltd, TF IPC Ltd and Temasek Trust Ltd as well as Defence Science and Technology Agency. Mr Teo is Founding Advisor, Granite Asia Advisory Council of GGV Capital Pte Ltd. He is also a Fellow of the Singapore Academy of Engineering. Before he retired from the Singapore Civil Service, Mr. Teo served as Permanent Secretary and Executive Chairman for several Singapore Government ministries and agencies. Mr. Teo was conferred the Singapore Public Administration Medal (Gold) in 1993, the Commander First Class — Royal Order of the Polar Star (Sweden) in 1994, the Distinguished Alumni Award, Monash University, Australia in 1999, the Meritorious Service Medal in 2008 and the Defence Technology Medal (Distinguished Leadership) in 2015 and The Distinguished Service Order in 2024. Mr. Teo holds a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Monash University in Australia and Master of Science degree in Management Studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa by Monash University in 2022.
Vincent Chong is the Group President & CEO of ST Engineering, a global technology, defence and engineering group with a portfolio of businesses across the aerospace, smart city, defence and public security segments. Since assuming this role in late 2016, Vincent has been steering the Group towards long-term sustainable growth, by strengthening its core businesses, and pursuing growth in commercial aerospace, smart city and international defence sectors. Vincent brings to the Group 20 years of global business experience from ExxonMobil, where he spent half of that time being based in Hong Kong, Japan, United Kingdom and the United States. He held a wide span of senior positions in global and regional business management, refinery process engineering, industrial and retail operations, product marketing and strategic planning. Vincent is a board member of Jurong Port, and a member of the Ministry of Trade and Industry’s International Advisory Panel for Manufacturing, Trade and Connectivity. He served on the Emerging Stronger Taskforce which reviewed how Singapore can build new sources of dynamism and stay economically resilient in a post-COVID-19 world. Vincent graduated in 1994 with First Class Honours in Mechanical Engineering from National University of Singapore and attended executive leadership programmes at Thunderbird School of Global Management and Columbia Business School. He is a fellow of the Academy of Engineering Singapore and was conferred the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award by National University of Singapore in 2021.
About Moderator
Sin Lu Tan is a Master in Public Policy student at Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS), where she co-leads the Southeast Asia Caucus, and organised the first HKS Asia-Pacific Symposium. She will join the Singapore civil service after graduation. Her research focus lies in the nexus of defence and trade in topics including Indo-Pacific security architecture and middle-power strategy, energy and geopolitics, infrastructure investments and public–private partnerships. She holds a LLM in International Politics from Fudan University.
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At Singapore Global Network, we are passionate about building connections and creating opportunities for people and businesses. As a team within the Singapore government, we aim to grow Singapore’s overseas networks by building meaningful and lasting relationships with family, friends and partners across the globe.
Overview of ST Engineering: ST Engineering is a global technology, defence and engineering group with businesses across the aerospace, smart city, defence and public security segments. The Group employs 27,000 people across offices in Asia, the U.S., Europe and the Middle East, serving customers in the defence, government and commercial segments in more than 100 countries. With more than 800 smart city projects across 150 cities in its track record, the Group continues to help transform cities through its suite of Smart Mobility, Smart Security and Smart Environment solutions. Headquartered in Singapore, ST Engineering reported revenue of US$7.5B in FY2023 and it ranks among the largest companies listed on the Singapore Exchange. It is a component stock of the FTSE Straits Times Index, MSCI Singapore, SGX ESG Transparency Index and SGX ESG Leaders Index."
About TINS: Technology Innovation Studio (TINS) is a Boston-based innovation firm specializing in accelerating deep technology commercialization, innovation training, and strategic consulting for governments and corporations. Located in Kendall Square, TINS leverages its strong connections with top institutions like Harvard and MIT. It serves as a hub for scientists, entrepreneurs, investors, industry experts, and policy leaders to collaborate, network, and explore new opportunities year-round. To learn more about our services and programming, please visit tins.world or download the help desk brochure here.
Whether you are a Singaporean living abroad, someone considering a move to Singapore or just curious to find out more about the opportunities here, we want to help connect you with the right people and resources to get you started.
Looking forward to seeing you!