BEACON 2026 - Connecting the DOTs
BEACON 2026: Connecting the Dots
BEACON is Singapore's largest ground-up gathering on technology and social impact, run by better.sg. This year's theme is Connecting the Dots: bringing together the people, tools and communities that turn good ideas into lasting impact.
🗓 Saturday, 14 November 2026 · 9:30 am – 5:00 pm 📍 Marina One Auditorium
The theme: D·O·T
Discover: explore problems, spot opportunities and learn what's possible.
Orchestrate: bring people, systems and communities together to act.
Transform: build, ship and scale something that lasts.
Three tracks, one day
🎤 Main Stage: talks from people building tech for good, including:
Care Corner Singapore on AI-assisted case planning
UNFOLD Asia on storytelling for impact
Meta on smart glasses that help people with disabilities
MINDS on using geolocation data
The Digital Capital Collective keynote
Singapore AI Safety Hub on making sure AI goes well
Notion AI × Schemes.sg
A fireside chat with our guest of honour
💻 AI: Build with Intent (with 65labs, 10 am – 1 pm): a hands-on workshop on building AI apps with intent with the team behind the AI Engineer conference. You'll go from product vision and user validation to building live, with quality review and verification along the way so your app is production-ready. Bring your laptop.
🤝 Charity Forum by DCC: From Connection to Capability (2 – 5 pm): an afternoon on what charities can build when skills, platforms and partners connect. Sessions from AvePoint, CRS, Endowus & ImpactSG, MaivenPoint, VisAiQ and 2C2P cover trustworthy AI, fintech for community impact, AI-ready charities and digital fundraising. It ends with networking hosted by Endowus.
Your ticket includes
Access to the live event, panel discussions, masterclasses and breakout sessions
Meals and snacks
Swag from better.sg and our sponsors
Some tickets need approval. The "+ Donation" tiers add $5 to support BEACON, and if you're only coming for the afternoon, the Charity Forum Only ticket is free.
Full programme: https://beacon.better.sg/agenda
Sponsored by Notion, Mobbin and Endowus. Partners: 65labs, The Digital Capital Collective.
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