Regional Industry Networking Conference 2022

11 Nov 2022

Organised by Singapore Polytechnic (SP), the Regional Industry Networking Conference, RINC explores innovative opportunities for partnerships and collaborations amongst industry players, academic institutions, and governmental agencies to explore alternative clean or green energy sources and adopting energy efficient practices.






Welcome address by Ms Georgina Phua, Deputy Principle, Singapore Polytechnic

 ­­­­­­­­Keynote address by Mr Ngiam Shih Chun, Chief Executive Energy Market Authority

Mr Ngiam Shih Chun giving his keynote address on how we can work together towards energy sustainability and net zero emission.






Opening address by our Guest of Honour, Dr Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment

Opening address by our Guest of Honour, Dr Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment.

Guest of Honour Dr Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment who spoke about the nation’s energy sustainability plans and how industries can work collectively towards SG Green Plan 2030.






Launch of Solar PV Pilot Demonstration Recycling Line and SP-Sembcorp Solar PV Research Lab

In Frame (left to right): Ms Georgina Phua, Deputy Principal (Development) Singapore Polytechnic, Dr Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, Mr Koh Chiap Khiong, CEO of Sembcorp Singapore and Southeast Asia.







Launch of Smart Electrical Power Training Lab, in a collaboration with CHINT Global.

In frame (left to right): Ms Georgina Phua, Deputy Principal (Development) Singapore Polytechnic, Dr Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, Mr Johnson Luu, Marketing Director of Asia Pacific, CHINT Global.

Ceremonies of SP-Industry Partnerships:

To align with Singapore’s Green Plan 2030, the collaboration between Singapore Polytechnic and Sembcorp and between Singapore Polytechnic and CHINT will see the establishment of the Solar PV Research Co-location Laboratory and the Solar PV Pilot Demonstration Recycling Line, heralding new frontiers in solar PV recycling for the former. The latter will involve the launch of the Smart Electrical Power Training Co-location Laboratory







Panel Discussion 1, Technology & Innovation. In frame: (From left to right) Mr Goh Say Seng – Deputy Director School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Singapore Polytechnic, Mr Benjamin Kho – Regional Application Marketing Manager CHINT Global, Mr Samuel Yong –Director Strategic Marketing and Business Strategy Inchcape Singapore, Mr Vernon Neo – Executive Director mVizn Pte Ltd, Mr Eddie Tan – Vice President of Integrated Digital Projects, Singapore Sembcorp Industries Ltd 

Panel Discussion 2, Workforce Career Development and Training. In frame: (From left to right) Ms Jessy Yau – Deputy Director Professional and Adult Continuing Education (PACE) Academy Singapore Polytechnic, Ms Jeanette Lim – Director Industry Development Department, Energy Planning & Development Division Energy Market Authority, Prof Tseng King Jet – Professor and Director of Programmes, Engineering Singapore Institute of Technology, Mr Chia Soo Ping – Principle Singapore Institute of Power and Gas, Ms Chelvin Loh – Director of Jobs-Skills Insights Division SkillsFuture Singapore.

Panel Discussions:

The first panel discussion talks about how companies could leverage technologies and governmental initiatives in fostering greater innovation in energy sustainability while the second discussion explores how companies, academic institutions, and governmental organisations could engage one another to strengthen the development of talent pipeline for the energy and power sector.

The event concluded after the 2 panel discussions.