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SINGAPORE, Jan. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Informa Festivals recently announced a renewed three-year partnership with the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) to co-organise Asia Tech x Singapore (ATxSG), underscoring Informa's commitment to elevating the region's flagship technology festival on the global stage.
As part of the renewed partnership, ATxSG will return from 20-22 May 2026, convening global leaders across technology, business and government to explore the innovations, policies and partnerships shaping Asia's digital future.
The formalised agreement marks a major milestone in the evolution of the ATx brand, reinforcing both organisations' shared commitment to broaden ATxSG's international footprint, deepen its focus on frontier technologies, and strengthen its role as a convening platform that drives meaningful industry collaboration and policy impact.
Tom Cuthell, VP, Future Tech, Informa Festivals said, "ATxSG has become a critical meeting point for the global tech community, and this renewed partnership reflects our shared ambition to take the event to even greater heights. Over the next three years, we will continue expanding the breadth of international participation, elevating discussions on emerging technologies, and creating spaces where industry leaders, innovators and policymakers can engage on the issues that truly matter. We're excited to work alongside IMDA to shape a festival that not only showcases the future of tech, but actively helps build it."
"ATxSG and Informa Festivals have had a long-standing relationship over the last 5 years. The formalising of our continued partnership for the next three years marks a new chapter in the growth of the ATx brand. Through the ATxSummit and ATxEnterprise, we plan to continue engaging the whole tech ecosystem across governments, enterprises and innovators from Asia and beyond. This is an exciting time to be on the pulse of technology – and the ATx umbrella of platforms will bring the best Digital Ministers and thought-leaders here, for unparalleled conversations anywhere else in the world" said Ms Yvonne Lim, Cluster Director (Asia Tech x Programme Office and Digital Industry Singapore), Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore.
ATxSummit: Championing Asia's innovation agenda
To be held on 20-21 May 2026 at Capella Singapore, ATxSummit will bring together more than 60 speakers and over 4,000 senior leaders, government officials, and tech practitioners from 50 countries. Discussions will span agentic and embodied AI, governance and safety, AI adoption, quantum technologies, and the future of work.
ATxEnterprise: Pulse of Asia's tech and enterprise ecosystem
Running 20-22 May at Singapore Expo, ATxEnterprise - the region's flagship B2B tech marketplace - will feature BroadcastAsia, CommunicAsia, SatelliteAsia, TechXLR8 Asia, and The AI Summit Singapore. Exhibitors and delegates will explore new technologies, forge partnerships, and accelerate enterprise-level innovation.
The 2026 programme will feature a distinguished line-up of industry luminaries, including:
- Lambert Hogenhout, Chief Data and AI, United Nations
- Jeanie Fang, Director of Data and AI Management, Crunchbase
- Maria Yolanda Crisanto, Chief Sustainability Officer, Globe Telecom
- Charmond Tsang, CCO, DCConnect
- Kirt Zhang, Dy General Manager, China Unicom
- Jamie Khoo, CEO, DayOne Data Centres
- Deepak Sarda, CTO, Endowus
- Vadim Shaik, Venture Partner, Vickers Ventures
- Pushpitaa Naiidu Ramloo, President Director, GIH Asia
- Vincensius Yudhistira Lindung Setiyana, CTO, Mitra Telemedia Manunggal
- Priyanka Deva, Director, Innovation and Enterprise Architecture, MSD
Over the next three years, the renewed partnership will prioritise deeper engagement across AI, space, quantum and next-generation connectivity, while strengthening public-private collaboration to support responsible digital development across the region.
Be part of ATxEnterprise 2026. Registration is now open - secure your pass at https://asiatechxsg.com/registration and explore the event agenda at https://asiatechxsg.com/atxenterprise/
About Asia Tech x Singapore (ATxSG)
ATxSG 2026 is Asia's leading technology event jointly organised by Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Informa Festivals, supported by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). The event consists of two main segments, ATxSummit and ATxEnterprise.
About Informa Festivals
Informa Festivals is home to Informa's experience-led events. In five global and fast-moving markets, we inspire and celebrate business with events that deliver unique experiences, immersive activities, high-impact content, powerful connections and personal enrichment. Our leading international Tech festivals include London Tech Week, Africa Tech Fest and Asia Tech x Singapore.
For more information, please visit https://www.informa.com/divisions/informa-festivals/.
About the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) leads Singapore's digital transformation by developing a vibrant digital economy and an inclusive digital society. As Architects of Singapore's Digital Future, we foster growth in Infocomm Technology and Media sectors in concert with progressive regulations, harnessing frontier technologies, and developing local talent and digital infrastructure ecosystems to establish Singapore as a digital metropolis. For more news and information, visit www.imda.gov.sg.
Appendix A: ATxEnterprise's Anchor Events
- BroadcastAsia: The premier destination for Asia's broadcast, media, and entertainment leaders to explore the future of the industry and forge innovative strategies for growth.
- CommunicAsia: A dynamic platform uniting communication service providers (CSPs), market disruptors, technology vendors, system integrators, cloud providers, and other ICT stakeholders to analyse and navigate the evolving telecommunications landscape.
- SatelliteAsia: Showcasing cutting-edge innovations and solutions from the world's leading satellite communication providers.
- TechXLR8 Asia: Where visionaries in AI, Cybersecurity, IoT, Cloud, Data, Quantum Technology, and Blockchain converge to harness the transformative power of disruptive technologies for cities and businesses across the APAC region.
- The AI Summit: The flagship event of ATxEnterprise, bringing together AI leaders and enthusiasts from around the world since 2016. In 2026, the summit will focus on enterprise strategy, technical execution, operational excellence, and building resilience in the face of emerging risks.
SINGAPORE, Jan. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Informa Festivals recently announced a renewed three-year partnership with the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) to co-organise Asia Tech x Singapore (ATxSG), underscoring Informa's commitment to elevating the region's flagship technology festival on the global stage.
As part of the renewed partnership, ATxSG will return from 20-22 May 2026, convening global leaders across technology, business and government to explore the innovations, policies and partnerships shaping Asia's digital future.
The formalised agreement marks a major milestone in the evolution of the ATx brand, reinforcing both organisations' shared commitment to broaden ATxSG's international footprint, deepen its focus on frontier technologies, and strengthen its role as a convening platform that drives meaningful industry collaboration and policy impact.
Tom Cuthell, VP, Future Tech, Informa Festivals said, "ATxSG has become a critical meeting point for the global tech community, and this renewed partnership reflects our shared ambition to take the event to even greater heights. Over the next three years, we will continue expanding the breadth of international participation, elevating discussions on emerging technologies, and creating spaces where industry leaders, innovators and policymakers can engage on the issues that truly matter. We're excited to work alongside IMDA to shape a festival that not only showcases the future of tech, but actively helps build it."
"ATxSG and Informa Festivals have had a long-standing relationship over the last 5 years. The formalising of our continued partnership for the next three years marks a new chapter in the growth of the ATx brand. Through the ATxSummit and ATxEnterprise, we plan to continue engaging the whole tech ecosystem across governments, enterprises and innovators from Asia and beyond. This is an exciting time to be on the pulse of technology – and the ATx umbrella of platforms will bring the best Digital Ministers and thought-leaders here, for unparalleled conversations anywhere else in the world" said Ms Yvonne Lim, Cluster Director (Asia Tech x Programme Office and Digital Industry Singapore), Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore.
ATxSummit: Championing Asia's innovation agenda
To be held on 20-21 May 2026 at Capella Singapore, ATxSummit will bring together more than 60 speakers and over 4,000 senior leaders, government officials, and tech practitioners from 50 countries. Discussions will span agentic and embodied AI, governance and safety, AI adoption, quantum technologies, and the future of work.
ATxEnterprise: Pulse of Asia's tech and enterprise ecosystem
Running 20-22 May at Singapore Expo, ATxEnterprise - the region's flagship B2B tech marketplace - will feature BroadcastAsia, CommunicAsia, SatelliteAsia, TechXLR8 Asia, and The AI Summit Singapore. Exhibitors and delegates will explore new technologies, forge partnerships, and accelerate enterprise-level innovation.
The 2026 programme will feature a distinguished line-up of industry luminaries, including:
- Lambert Hogenhout, Chief Data and AI, United Nations
- Jeanie Fang, Director of Data and AI Management, Crunchbase
- Maria Yolanda Crisanto, Chief Sustainability Officer, Globe Telecom
- Charmond Tsang, CCO, DCConnect
- Kirt Zhang, Dy General Manager, China Unicom
- Jamie Khoo, CEO, DayOne Data Centres
- Deepak Sarda, CTO, Endowus
- Vadim Shaik, Venture Partner, Vickers Ventures
- Pushpitaa Naiidu Ramloo, President Director, GIH Asia
- Vincensius Yudhistira Lindung Setiyana, CTO, Mitra Telemedia Manunggal
- Priyanka Deva, Director, Innovation and Enterprise Architecture, MSD
Over the next three years, the renewed partnership will prioritise deeper engagement across AI, space, quantum and next-generation connectivity, while strengthening public-private collaboration to support responsible digital development across the region.
Be part of ATxEnterprise 2026. Registration is now open - secure your pass at https://asiatechxsg.com/registration and explore the event agenda at https://asiatechxsg.com/atxenterprise/
About Asia Tech x Singapore (ATxSG)
ATxSG 2026 is Asia's leading technology event jointly organised by Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Informa Festivals, supported by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). The event consists of two main segments, ATxSummit and ATxEnterprise.
About Informa Festivals
Informa Festivals is home to Informa's experience-led events. In five global and fast-moving markets, we inspire and celebrate business with events that deliver unique experiences, immersive activities, high-impact content, powerful connections and personal enrichment. Our leading international Tech festivals include London Tech Week, Africa Tech Fest and Asia Tech x Singapore.
For more information, please visit https://www.informa.com/divisions/informa-festivals/.
About the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) leads Singapore's digital transformation by developing a vibrant digital economy and an inclusive digital society. As Architects of Singapore's Digital Future, we foster growth in Infocomm Technology and Media sectors in concert with progressive regulations, harnessing frontier technologies, and developing local talent and digital infrastructure ecosystems to establish Singapore as a digital metropolis. For more news and information, visit www.imda.gov.sg.
Appendix A: ATxEnterprise's Anchor Events
- BroadcastAsia: The premier destination for Asia's broadcast, media, and entertainment leaders to explore the future of the industry and forge innovative strategies for growth.
- CommunicAsia: A dynamic platform uniting communication service providers (CSPs), market disruptors, technology vendors, system integrators, cloud providers, and other ICT stakeholders to analyse and navigate the evolving telecommunications landscape.
- SatelliteAsia: Showcasing cutting-edge innovations and solutions from the world's leading satellite communication providers.
- TechXLR8 Asia: Where visionaries in AI, Cybersecurity, IoT, Cloud, Data, Quantum Technology, and Blockchain converge to harness the transformative power of disruptive technologies for cities and businesses across the APAC region.
- The AI Summit: The flagship event of ATxEnterprise, bringing together AI leaders and enthusiasts from around the world since 2016. In 2026, the summit will focus on enterprise strategy, technical execution, operational excellence, and building resilience in the face of emerging risks.
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ATXSG RENEWS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH IMDA TO ACCELERATE ASIA'S DIGITAL FUTURE OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS
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SINGAPORE, April 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sustainable Tourism Impact Fund, a partnership between Agoda, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Singapore, and the UnTours Foundation, has announced its second round of investments alongside early impact results from the Fund's inaugural cohort.
Designed to provide affordable, flexible financing to small and medium-sized tourism enterprises, the Fund supports businesses that integrate environmental restoration, climate resilience, and inclusive economic development into their core operations. Indonesia-based Livingseas Asia and Bambike Ecotours in the Philippines are the beneficiaries of the new investments. Each new investee receives USD 25,000 in loan capital to expand impact-driven initiatives across the region.
In Indonesia, Livingseas Asia combines dive tourism with coral reef restoration in Padangbai, Bali. Its nonprofit arm, the Livingseas Foundation, has restored more than 7,300 square meters of degraded reef, deploying artificial reef structures and planting over 320,000 coral fragments, with measurable biodiversity recovery. The Fund's investment will support the construction of modular housing for staff and trainees near the restoration site. This will expand Livingseas Asia's hosting capacity and strengthen the Foundation's ability to deliver marine education, conservation training, and reef restoration activities.
Bambike Ecotours in the Philippines connects bamboo agroforestry, fair trade bicycle manufacturing in rural communities, and regenerative tourism experiences. The loan will support the development of Ligtasin Cove in Batangas, a bamboo-built tourism destination that will include coastal ecotours and a bamboo nursery for reforestation and erosion control. The initiative aims to create local jobs while expanding lower-carbon tourism experiences that connect travelers with community-led environmental restoration.
"At Agoda, we believe the future of travel depends on the resilience of the destinations we serve," said Timothy Hughes, Vice President of Corporate Development at Agoda. "These investments support local pioneers integrating environmental restoration and community well-being into their operations, demonstrating the potential of impact-driven travel."
Six months after the Fund's initial investments, early results across Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines demonstrate encouraging environmental and community impact.
Across Southeast Asia, three organizations advanced community-led tourism in meaningful ways. In Thailand, Local Alike expanded its Travel With Care initiative to 10 destinations, launching 16 regenerative tourism activities and securing partnerships with national parks and tourism authorities to develop a white paper on regenerative tourism. In the Philippines, Ecohotels grew its Bahay Farms initiative by onboarding 22 farmers, planting 500 mango trees, increasing plant-based menu offerings from 35% to 50%, and launching its Green Warriors workforce program, with 5 of 15 trainees already placed in hospitality roles. In Indonesia, Sejiva introduced heritage walking tours and coral restoration experiences across West Java and Jakarta, while scaling its #travelpositive campaign to reach broader audiences.
"We are incredibly encouraged by the impact created so far by our inaugural cohort," said Sarah Payne, Senior Director of Impact at the UnTours Foundation. "These businesses are expanding regenerative tourism models, strengthening local livelihoods, and embedding measurable environmental outcomes into their growth. Their progress shows how flexible financing can translate into tangible impact on the ground."
The Fund is part of Agoda's broader sustainability strategy and builds on its partnership with WWF-Singapore through Agoda's Eco Deals program. Through Eco Deals, Agoda works with hotel partners across Asia to offer travelers discounted stays while directing a portion of proceeds to WWF's conservation initiatives. Those funds also support the Sustainable Tourism Impact Fund, extending conservation impact to small tourism enterprises, strengthening ecosystem health and community resilience at the destination level.
Tourism enterprises across the region advancing conservation, climate resilience, sustainable mobility, and community-led economic development are encouraged to apply for the next round of funding at: https://untoursfoundation.org/sustainable-tourism-impact-fund.
SINGAPORE, April 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sustainable Tourism Impact Fund, a partnership between Agoda, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Singapore, and the UnTours Foundation, has announced its second round of investments alongside early impact results from the Fund's inaugural cohort.
Designed to provide affordable, flexible financing to small and medium-sized tourism enterprises, the Fund supports businesses that integrate environmental restoration, climate resilience, and inclusive economic development into their core operations. Indonesia-based Livingseas Asia and Bambike Ecotours in the Philippines are the beneficiaries of the new investments. Each new investee receives USD 25,000 in loan capital to expand impact-driven initiatives across the region.
In Indonesia, Livingseas Asia combines dive tourism with coral reef restoration in Padangbai, Bali. Its nonprofit arm, the Livingseas Foundation, has restored more than 7,300 square meters of degraded reef, deploying artificial reef structures and planting over 320,000 coral fragments, with measurable biodiversity recovery. The Fund's investment will support the construction of modular housing for staff and trainees near the restoration site. This will expand Livingseas Asia's hosting capacity and strengthen the Foundation's ability to deliver marine education, conservation training, and reef restoration activities.
Bambike Ecotours in the Philippines connects bamboo agroforestry, fair trade bicycle manufacturing in rural communities, and regenerative tourism experiences. The loan will support the development of Ligtasin Cove in Batangas, a bamboo-built tourism destination that will include coastal ecotours and a bamboo nursery for reforestation and erosion control. The initiative aims to create local jobs while expanding lower-carbon tourism experiences that connect travelers with community-led environmental restoration.
"At Agoda, we believe the future of travel depends on the resilience of the destinations we serve," said Timothy Hughes, Vice President of Corporate Development at Agoda. "These investments support local pioneers integrating environmental restoration and community well-being into their operations, demonstrating the potential of impact-driven travel."
Six months after the Fund's initial investments, early results across Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines demonstrate encouraging environmental and community impact.
Across Southeast Asia, three organizations advanced community-led tourism in meaningful ways. In Thailand, Local Alike expanded its Travel With Care initiative to 10 destinations, launching 16 regenerative tourism activities and securing partnerships with national parks and tourism authorities to develop a white paper on regenerative tourism. In the Philippines, Ecohotels grew its Bahay Farms initiative by onboarding 22 farmers, planting 500 mango trees, increasing plant-based menu offerings from 35% to 50%, and launching its Green Warriors workforce program, with 5 of 15 trainees already placed in hospitality roles. In Indonesia, Sejiva introduced heritage walking tours and coral restoration experiences across West Java and Jakarta, while scaling its #travelpositive campaign to reach broader audiences.
"We are incredibly encouraged by the impact created so far by our inaugural cohort," said Sarah Payne, Senior Director of Impact at the UnTours Foundation. "These businesses are expanding regenerative tourism models, strengthening local livelihoods, and embedding measurable environmental outcomes into their growth. Their progress shows how flexible financing can translate into tangible impact on the ground."
The Fund is part of Agoda's broader sustainability strategy and builds on its partnership with WWF-Singapore through Agoda's Eco Deals program. Through Eco Deals, Agoda works with hotel partners across Asia to offer travelers discounted stays while directing a portion of proceeds to WWF's conservation initiatives. Those funds also support the Sustainable Tourism Impact Fund, extending conservation impact to small tourism enterprises, strengthening ecosystem health and community resilience at the destination level.
Tourism enterprises across the region advancing conservation, climate resilience, sustainable mobility, and community-led economic development are encouraged to apply for the next round of funding at: https://untoursfoundation.org/sustainable-tourism-impact-fund.
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Sustainable Tourism Impact Fund Expands Investments Across Southeast Asia
Sustainable Tourism Impact Fund Expands Investments Across Southeast Asia
Sustainable Tourism Impact Fund Expands Investments Across Southeast Asia
