SFF x SWITCH 2020 Kicks Off with a Live Global Audience

[Singapore, 6 December 2020]
The second edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival x Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology (SFF x SWITCH) kicks off tomorrow, providing an avenue for the global FinTech, innovation and business communities around the world to connect, collaborate and network.

Running from 7 to 11 December 2020, SFF x SWITCH 2020 will feature more than 600 sessions over five days, 1,400 speakers, more than 1,000 exhibitors, 27 international pavilions, and more than 60,000 participants representing over 7,000 global companies from more than 130 countries.

SFF x SWITCH 2020 will feature a unique hybrid format that combines a 24-hour online platform with satellite events around the world. This new hybrid model will provide participants with greater access to the global FinTech and Deep Tech communities looking to discover partnerships, attract investments, and boost sales.

This year, SFF x SWITCH will feature many new initiatives, experimental sessions and activities.

Key speakers who will deliver speeches, lead discussions and provide mentorship include:

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.

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.”