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Cleantech Forum Asia: Where the Future of Cleantech in Asia Takes Shape
Secure your spot today at Cleantech Forum Asia, May 7-8, where innovation meets opportunity, a partner event of Ecosperity Week 2025 by Temasek.
Asia’s pivotal role in combating climate change is undeniable. To harness its potential as a global leader, the region must overcome several challenges and capitalize on key opportunities. Join us May 7-8 to dive deep into a research-led agenda that explores the most critical issues affecting the cleantech landscape, as well as a six session track focused on AI and Cleantech.
AI is changing the world and transforming every industry–boosting efficiency, reducing costs and intensifying competition. Cleantech Forum Asia is your gateway to understanding how this cutting-edge technology is revolutionizing the landscape. Join this community of action and be at the forefront of the cleantech revolution, where AI is the catalyst for transformative change.
Register now to unlock the full potential of this transformative technology, discover other innovative cleantech solutions, and position your organization for success in the years to come. The intersection of AI and the pressing need for sustainable solutions presents a powerful opportunity. Together, these forces can accelerate the transition to a net-zero future.
Check out the Agenda tab for some of the topics we are bringing to life now.
Interested in sponsoring the 2025 edition? Please contact us at forums@cleantech.com to discuss opportunities.
Why You Should Participate
Year after year, participants share amazing feedback about attending Cleantech Forum Asia, citing:
- The amazing opportunity to build their cleantech community and be part of the ecosystem.
- The unparalleled opportunity to meet the right people, at the right level with the same goals.
- The chance to learn from Cleantech Group analysts and other experts in the region and stay ahead of the trends and changes in cleantech.
- A great opportunity for financial or corporate investors from inside and outside the region, looking to find co-investors, strategic partners for your portfolio companies, LPs for your fund, etc.
- Meeting opportunities abound for startups or scale-ups from around the world with relevant solutions to this region. You will have the chance to meet a wide range of investors and corporations not normally all together in one place.
Who You Will Meet
200+ leaders in the sustainable innovation ecosystem, including investors, corporates, start-ups and scale-ups as well as government officials. Engage with leading companies from the APAC region and beyond, motivated to explore opportunities and partnerships for innovations in the region. Meet many of the different companies featured on the 2025 APAC Cleantech 25 list (releases in April 2025).
APAC Cleantech 25
The annual 2025 APAC Cleantech 25, a list of leading private cleantech innovation companies from across the region, will launch in April 2025. This highly anticipated annual report brings you the complete list of leading companies combined with analysis of the innovation and investment trends in the region.
Cleantech Forum Asia participants will have the opportunity to connect with many of the companies on the list at the event.
An Ecosperity Week Partner Event
Cleantech Forum Asia is a partner event of Ecosperity Week 2025 by Temasek. Themed “Asia’s Race towards 2030: All Systems Go,” Ecosperity Week 2025 will convene global leaders for multi-stakeholder discussions on radical solutions across policy, technology, nature and finance to accelerate a green and just transition. Ecosperity Week 2025 takes place from 5 to 8 May 2025 in Singapore.
Contact
If you have any questions about Cleantech Forum Asia or are interested in sponsoring the event, please feel free to contact us at forums@cleantech.com.
Entrepreneurs
How Can Entrepreneurs Get More Involved at the Forum?
Apply to be considered for an Innovation Showcase and get your start-up or scale-up in front of investors, corporates and other entrepreneurs who can help you take the next step. Whether you want investment, advice or there’s a technology gap you wish to fill, you’ll meet the right people. Cleantech Forum Asia is where deals get made.
Apply before March 14, 2025 to be considered for an Innovation Showcase. If chosen, you will have the opportunity to present your company and solution to the audience.
Benefits of Attending
Register for the Cleantech Forum Asia today and join us to:
- Gain access to leaders in the field and be introduced to relevant investors/corporates.
- Increase your company’s profile by highlighting what your company does via the virtual exhibition area on the event app (and consider applying to participate in the innovation showcase).
- Meet like-minded colleagues, including many from the 2025 APAC Cleantech 25, a list of leading private cleantech innovation companies from across the region.
- Learn from experts, other innovators, as well as investors, over two days as speakers discuss trends shaping the future of sustainable innovation.
Investors and Corporates
What Do Investors and Corporates Get From Participating at a Forum?
Join us in Singapore on May 7-8 to build your network of cleantech leaders and top innovators. You can take advantage of a research-led agenda that includes presentations from investable companies and experts advising on the trends shaping the future of sustainable innovation. And don’t miss the many opportunities to meet with start-ups who are looking for funding and partners to bring their innovations forward.
Interested in speaking? Send us your information to be considered. The speaker application will be open until 14 March 2025.
Benefits of Attending
Register for Cleantech Forum Asia today to:
- Find future partners—we even help you by making introductions.
- Hear from top innovators poised to transform the region in the Innovation Showcase and attend the general sessions to learn from sustainable innovation leaders.
- Meet many of the companies on the 2025 APAC Cleantech 25, a list of leading private cleantech innovation companies from across the region.
- Build your network, create moments that matter, and connect with colleagues in-person and on the mobile app.
Agenda
Register today to join this community of action, insight, and opportunity–diving deep into a research-led agenda covering the most critical issues of today and discovering the solutions needed to achieve net-zero. This years agenda will also feature as a newly designed track focused on AI and Cleantech.
Pick and choose how and what you want to learn–from keynotes to panels to interactive discussions.
Check back soon for the full timed agenda and confirmed speakers.
Venue
Main Venue
All Forum events will take place at the Sheraton Towers Singapore, located at 39 Scotts Rd, Singapore 228230.
We have secured a small block of sleeping rooms at a special rate of S$320++ a night for registered participants only. This special rate is valid until or until April 12 or until the room block sells out. Please help us keep costs low and take advantage of the special rate we have secured for you by booking in the hotel block, rather than through a third-party.
Don’t delay booking your room! Please review the cancelation and deposit info on the hotel website.
Book your room for Cleantech Forum Asia
Located in the heart of Singapore next to the Newton station. The 5-star hotel is a mere 10-minute walk from Singapore’s famous shopping belt, Orchard Road.
For those wishing to explore the garden city, you can easily get around via the Downtown and North South Lines to the Central Business District and other major places of interests, such as the Singapore Botanic Garden.
Explore Singapore
Arriving early to Cleantech Forum Asia, or extending your trip after the event? Here’s a brief guide to some activities and places to explore in the Lion City.
Outdoor Activities
Gardens by the Bay: Explore these waterfront gardens on reclaimed land, including the ‘Supertrees’ that inspired our event artwork for the Forum! These tree-shaped vertical gardens are between 9-16 stories tall. Walk on the suspended walkway between two Supertrees, and in the evening, catch the sky show of choreographed lights and sounds at the Garden Rhapsody amidst the Supertrees.
And don’t miss out on the Cloud Forest, which features a 35-meter tall mountain and the world’s tallest indoor waterfall.
Museums & Entertainment
ArtScience Museum: Located within the Marina Bay Sands integrated resort, the lotus-shaped ArtScience Museum is an architectural must-see (along with the Marina Bay Sands Resort itself, of course!). Explore the exhibits on the intersection of art and science
Marina Bay Sands SkyPark: The iconic three-towered building with one of the largest cantilevers on top is impossible to miss across the Singapore skyline. Take a trip up to the SkyPark and enjoy the views from the Observation Deck or even take a swim in the infinity pool, 57 levels up!
Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay: Known as the “Durian” because of its shape similar to that of the fruit, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, is host to an incredible range of world-class performances and events, across the genres of music, dance, theatre, visual arts and more. Check out the Esplanade’s website to see what’s on during your time in Singapore.
Speakers
Interested in speaking? Fill out an application on the Entrepreneur tab or Investors/Corporates tab to be considered.
See last year’s speaker line-up and agenda to get a feel for the event.
Sponsors
A Platform for Greater Visibility
Sponsors and partners benefit from increased visibility and global networking opportunities. Every package is bespoke to make the most of your organization’s goals.
Interested in sponsoring the 2025 edition? Please contact us at forums@cleantech.com to discuss opportunities.
Bronze Level
ADB Ventures is a facility developed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to de-risk, finance and scale impactful technology solutions in the Asia Pacific Region.
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Emerald is a globally recognized venture capital firm building a sustainable future at the crossroads of industry and technology.
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Civic Exchange is an independent Hong Kong public-policy think tank established in 2000.
We use in-depth research and dialogue to inform policy and engage stakeholders on addressing environmental and development challenges in Hong Kong. Our research covers four areas that make up a livable city: environmental, economic, social, and governance. Civic Exchange has been ranked among the top 50 environmental think tanks in the world by the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania since 2011.
Media Partners
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Partner Event
The three-day event convenes global business leaders, policy-makers, investors and civil society across industries to discuss concrete actions needed to zero in on common ground for decarbonisation, integrate nature-positivity, and to crowd in capital for sustainable growth in Asia.
Registration
| Regular Tickets | Innovator Tickets | Investor/Corporate Tickets | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early-Bird June - Mar. 7 | $875 | $550 | $875 |
| Standard Mar. 8 - May 6 | $995 | $725 | $995 |
| Onsite | $1,100 | $825 | $1,100 |
*All tickets are in USD
Your Forum Registration Fee Includes:
- Access to all keynotes, general sessions, (non-invite-only) breakout sessions and workshops
- Access to all (non-invite-only) breakfasts, lunches, networking breaks, and receptions.
- Access to the networking area and exhibitor space.
Investor/Corporate Ticket
This ticket type is available to individuals who are part of an investment team (e.g. VC, PE, Family Office, etc.) or who work in large corporations (be that in the CVC function or elsewhere). Register as an Investor/Corporate to connect with all participants in Singapore and set up meetings that will take your plans forward.
You’ll enjoy access to all general sessions, various networking opportunities, as well as appointment-making opportunities on our digital app, plus:
- Facilitated introductions and meetings – to maximize your opportunities of finding future partners, you can ask us to make up to ten introductions.
- Possible speaker or presentation opportunities – the earlier you register, the greater your chances of being included in the agenda.
Innovation Company ticket
This ticket type is available to all start-ups, scale-ups, and entrepreneurs. Register as an Innovator to connect with all participants in Singapore, plus give your company profile a boost.
You’ll enjoy access to all general sessions, various networking opportunities, as well as appointment-making opportunities on our mobile app, plus:
- Brief information on your company is shared with investors/corporates, to help them identify companies of interest and used to make additional introductions.
- Speaker or presentation opportunities– the earlier you register and apply, the greater your chances are of being featured in an Innovation Showcase.
- All innovation companies will have a virtual exhibit on our mobile event app to help all other participants identify, and connect to, innovation companies of interest.
Regular Ticket
This ticket type is available to all others who are not innovators, investors or at a large industrial corporation. You might be public sector or at a service firm including law firms, advisory firms, consulting firms, etc. Register as a Regular ticket type to connect with all participants in Singapore and benefit from various networking and learning opportunities.
You’ll enjoy access to all general sessions, various networking opportunities, as well as appointment-making opportunities on our mobile app.
If you have any questions about what ticket type you qualify for, please contact us. Please note: we will contact you if you register under the incorrect ticket type and a price adjustment will be made.
Available Discounts
All discounts are offered via the online registration system unless otherwise agreed by Cleantech Group.
Discounts- please email us for the discount code to use during registration:
- Cleantech Group subscribers: Our subscribers receive $150 off the registration fee.
- For more information about our services and subscription offerings please see here.
- Government/Non-Profit Representatives: We offer a discount rate for government employees and non-profit representatives. For more information about how to receive this special rate, email us with the name of your organization and verification of your government or non-profit status.
- Groups discount: If your organization or company brings three or more participants, we offer special group rates on the going rate ticket prices for Innovator, Investor/Corporate and Regular ticket types.
- For groups of three, we offer a 10% discount; for groups of 4, we offer a 15% discount; and for groups of 5+, we offer a 20% discount. Contact us for a discount code to use during registration.
Please note that only one discount type/code can be applied against the standard rates published above. Cleantech Group reserves the right to reject any registrations where a double discount has been applied or the individual was not entitled to use a discount code.
Volunteer
Are you in business school or a graduate program? Apply to volunteer at Cleantech Forum Asia, and get access to networking and learning opportunities.
Please note that this opportunity is open to those still in school, with occasional exceptions made for recent graduates.
Media
Media registration is by invitation only. For a media pass, please contact us.
Terms & Conditions
For the full list of terms and conditions, please click here. Here is a summary of the key provisions:
Substitutions:
- A request to transfer a registration to a colleague should be made by giving written notice, anytime up to two working days before the event start date, via email to forums@cleantech.com.
- Cleantech Group reserves the right to deny a request for such a substitution but will not unreasonably do so.
Cancellation by You:
- Participants wishing to cancel their registration must do so in writing via email to forums@cleantech.com; Applicable refunds (or future credits) for participant cancellations are outlined as follows:
- Cancelations made by February 28 at 5:00 pm ET will receive a 100% refund.
- Cancelations made between March 1 and April 18 at 5:00 pm ET will receive a 50% refund of the registration fee paid (or 75% can be applied as a credit to a future Cleantech Group event within 12 months of the cancellation date)
- Cancelations made after April 18 at 5:00 pm ET (including No Show or No Notice), no refund of any sort will be applicable.
- Changes or Delays to In Person Events:
- All our events are built with the ability to deliver them, even if we have to convert in-person experiences to virtual ones.
- If Cleantech Group changes or delays an event that is either wholly or partially in-person, be that due to Covid-19 or some other reason that renders this necessary to ensure the event’s viability and/or participants’ safety, our standard terms and conditions do not oblige Cleantech Group to refund, but to deliver equivalent value. That will be achieved either from a future credit for the full value of what was not delivered (usable within 12 months) or, in the case where an in-person event (be that the whole or part of the overall event) is converted to online, the ticket type will be converted, and the number of tickets will be increased to deliver equivalent value.
Cancellation by Cleantech Group
- In the unlikely event where Cleantech Group chooses to cancel an event, a full refund would be owed except in the case where an event is cancelled, through no fault of Cleantech Group (e.g. a force majeure event).
- This is a standard and necessary protection across the event industry (particularly aimed at the situation where a very late cancellation is forced upon the organizer/host at which point all the time and costs for hosting the event have been expended).
Contact Us
Please contact us at forums@cleantech.com at any time.