The GEAR Future City Festival 4.0
We’re excited to welcome you to Future City Festival 4.0, the fourth edition of our flagship event—supported by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA), held as an affiliate event of International Built Environment Week (IBEW).
Under the theme Powering Productivity | From Innovation to Real-World Impact, the festival brings together government agencies, industry leaders, academics, startups, and investors to explore how AI, automation and other frontier technologies are moving from pilot projects into practical, on-site impact.
What to Expect
Cross-sector panel discussions featuring government agency leaders on how public-private collaboration is accelerating innovation in the built environment.
Global perspectives on construction productivity, with international leaders sharing how emerging technologies and new approaches are transforming project delivery around the world.
Startup CoLab updates sharing The GEAR's latest POCs, followed by a startup founder panel discussion on how partnerships are translating innovation into real-world impact.
KaTRIS R&D updates, featuring the latest research and technology developments.
Startup showcase and networking lunch, offering opportunities to connect with startups, industry peers, researchers, investors, and ecosystem partners while exploring emerging technologies.
Powering Productivity | From Innovation to Real-World Impact
Agenda
9:30-10:00 | Registration
10:00 - 10:20 | Opening Address
Luke Wu, Managing Director, The GEAR by Kajima
10:20 - 10:45 | Panel Discussion
From Pilot to Practice | Who Needs to Move for The Next Wave of Construction Robotics?
Jiawen Cheong, Director, Future of Building & Infrastructure Division, JTC Corporation
Jonathan Cheng, Chief Technology Officer, Building and Construction Authority
[Moderator] Luke Wu
10:45 - 11:10 | Panel Discussion
Building Globally Together | How Construction Productivity is Being Redefined Around The World
Imad Itani, Head of Innovation, ALEC Holdings
Michael Read, CEO, Icon Group (a Kajima Company)
Yuji Doi, General Manager, Innovation Strategy Group, Innovation and Incubation Office, Kajima Corporation
[Moderator] Natalie Kwan, Product Marketing & Strategic Communication, The GEAR by Kajima
11:10 - 11:25 | BREAK
11:25 - 11:35 | Startup CoLab Updates
Beth Henderson, Innovation & Commercialisation Lead, The GEAR by Kajima
11:35 - 12:00 | Panel Discussion
Powering Productivity | Startup Collaboration with Real-World Impact
Kabir Jain, CEO & Cofounder, Inviscid AI
Liz Li, CEO & Cofounder, Mimicrete
Qingyang Chang, CEO & Cofounder, Concrete AI
[Moderator] Beth Henderson, Innovation & Commercialisation Lead, The GEAR by Kajima
12:00 - 12:25 | KaTRIS R&D Updates
Kensuke Date, Executive General Manager, KaTRIS
Eikichi Ono, Senior Researcher, KaTRIS
Li Soon Wan, Researcher, KaTRIS
12:25 - 12:30 | Closing Remarks
12:30 - 14:30 | Networking Lunch & Startup Showcase on 3/F
Networking lunch
Startup showcase
Startup Showcase Featuring:
Mimicrete - self healing concrete
ConcreteAI - real-time concrete curing monitoring
36Zero - health and safety wearables for construction workers
Gravis Robotics - autonomous excavators
Inviscid AI - ultra-fast physics-informed AI simulations
Novamix - 100% cement-free concrete
Xempla - AI-facilities management system
Betterdata - synthetic data for privacy preservation
Myceen - mycelium-based building materials
Criaterra - bio-based tiles
uHoo - advanced IAQ monitoring
Wattif - AI-powered building energy management
Aethify - coatings for enhanced indoor air quality
Feynman Labs - coatings for accelerated solar panel energy generation
Airdefender - coatings for preventing dirt adhesion to surfaces
o.Space - modular, reusable partition wall system
14:45 | Bus departure to Marina Bay Sands
15:00 | Bus departure to Expo station