SGTech Digital Transformation for Built Environment Conference

Time (GMT+8)

18 March 2025, Tuesday

10:00 - 10:30

Registration & Networking

10:30 - 10:40

Introduction and Welcome

10:40 - 10:45

Opening Address

What are the benefits of digitalisation beyond achieving greater cost effectiveness? Are the digitalisation challenges facing Built Environment ("BE") businesses similar or different from other industries? SGTech, representing over 1,700 tech enterprises in Singapore, introduces the accumulated perspectives of digital technologists on these questions.

Speaker

• Mr Yeo Zhihan, Senior Director, Chapters and Strategic Programmes, SGTech

10:45 - 11:00

Digital Transformation of Built Environment Industries And Practical Ideas For Success

Digitalisation is reshaping industries worldwide, and the Built Environment sector is no exception. This session provides a macro overview of digitalisation and its impact on BE industries, defining both challenges and opportunities BE businesses can face in their transformation journeys, outlining top issues from cost pressures to implementation hurdles, and practical methods for BE businesses to achieve sustainable success in a fast-evolving landscape.

Speaker

• Ms Kaylene Wong, Managing Director, John Ethans International Pte Ltd

11:00 - 11:10

Setting The Digital Transformation Mindset: Strategy, Skills and Solutions in Digitalisation

For smaller private enterprises, a successful digital transformation starts with the right mindset. Successful digitalisation efforts to-date are built on gaining and implementing digitalisation strategy, skills, and solutions (3S). Learn how digital transformation can be achievable and done correctly with tailored support in these three critical areas.

Through government grant support, DT-SME uniquely delivers:

• Strategy – Helping businesses identify the right digital roadmap for growth
• Skills – Equipping teams with the capabilities needed for successful adoption
• Solutions – Connecting enterprises with cost-effective, industry-relevant technologies

through a holistic, hands-on approach that ensures businesses are not only adopting technology but maximising its impact for long-term success.

Speaker

• Mr Zen Chin, Co-Founder and COO, Overdrive IOT Pte Ltd

11:10 - 11:25

Resistance To Digitalisation: An Honest Look at Challenges and Issues

Despite the clear benefits of digitalisation, many businesses still struggle to take the first step. It is timely that difficult questions be addressed: What exactly are the top three most common challenges SMEs face when attempting to digitalise? What can be done to enable SMEs to overcome these challenges? What possible ROI are there for SMEs? Are the obstacles really impossible to overcome?

Speaker

• Mr Gordon Lim, Co-Founder - Sales and Services, 8C8 Cloud

11:25 - 11:40

Experience Sharing: The Living Story of Otto Solutions

Although a tech company, Otto Solutions recognised the need to digitalise itself to stay ahead of rapidly evolving market competition. Hear directly from Otto Solutions about its digital transformation journey: why it made the leap, the challenges it navigated, and the immediate and longer term commercial benefits it reaped from streamlining its operations. Through the living story of Otto Solutions, unlock inslights ons streamlined operations, unlocked new opportunities, and positioned itself for future growth. Attendees will gain first-hand insights into the real impact of digitalisation and what’s possible when businesses embrace the right tools and mindset.

Speaker

• Mr Gerry Loke, COO, OTTO Solutions 

11:40 - 12:30

Plenary Panel

Digitalisation In Built Environment: What Is, What Will Be, What Can Be Done

Digitalisation is transforming the Built Environment (BE) industry, but where do businesses stand today? This session outlines the current state of digital adoption, the challenges that persist, and the opportunities on the horizon for BE businesses who are ready the or taking the next step. We will explore the visible growth potential in the sector, from operational efficiencies to new revenue streams, and discuss how businesses canshift mindsets, take action, and leverage available support to stay competitive. Whether just starting or looking to scale, this session provides practical takeaways for navigating the digital future of the BE industry.

Moderator

• Mr Zen Chin, Co-Founder and COO, Overdrive IOT Pte Ltd 

Panelists

• Mr Gordon Lim, Co-Founder - Sales and Services, 8C8 Cloud 
• Ms Kaylene Wong, Managing Director, John Ethans International 
• Mr Gerry Loke, COO, OTTO Solutions 
• Mr Yeo Zhihan, Senior Director, Chapters and Strategic Programmes, SGTech 

12:30

Closing