Open Technology Conference Singapore

An annual summit in Singapore for engineers, architects, platform teams, maintainers, and technical leaders working on open technology, AI infrastructure, and real industry practice.

Location Singapore
Timing September 2026
Audience ~500 attendees
Built For Singapore And The World

Connecting Singapore, Southeast Asia, APAC, and selected global engineering communities around infrastructure, data, security, and open systems.

This Summit Is

Clear technical positioning

  • Engineering-first, not marketing-driven
  • Designed for engineers, architects, platform teams, maintainers, and technical decision-makers
  • Grounded in real systems: architecture, trade-offs, operations, and open source practice
  • Built for long-term continuity as an annual summit in Singapore
~500 Participants

Focused on engineers, architects, maintainers, platform teams, and ecosystem leaders.

1.5 Days

A practical summit format built around deep exchange and curated conference content.

1 + 3 Tracks

One main track with three parallel tracks and partner activities.

Themes
Theme 0

AI as Infrastructure

Scalable and governable AI systems, including open source models, inference, data foundations, performance, and reliability.

Theme 1

Cloud-Native & Platform Engineering

Multi-cloud and multi-region architectures, platform engineering, developer experience, and enterprise cloud-native practice.

Theme 2

Data Infrastructure & Analytics

Data platforms, streaming and batch architectures, data governance, and open source data technology adoption in production.

Theme 3

Security, Compliance & Trust

Security and privacy in AI and data systems, compliance, auditability, governance of open source components, and cross-cultural collaboration.

Theme 4

Open Systems in the Physical World

Robotics, edge systems, open hardware, cyber-physical infrastructure, and practical engineering across physical environments.

Program Design

Deep Dive & Community Sessions

  • Small-group, high-interaction sessions
  • Technical deep dives and hands-on workshops
  • Roundtables for peer-level discussion
  • Curated social gathering for speakers and partners

Main Summit

  • High-density, curated conference programme
  • Keynotes, CFP talks, and panel discussions
  • Main track with parallel specialist sessions
  • Content-first, governed by the Program Committee
Governance

Program Committee

  • Owns content strategy, review, and speaker selection
  • Applies the same standards across all sessions
  • Operates independently from sponsor interests

Organising Structure

  • Built with founding team continuity and local ecosystem relationships
  • Organised as a non-profit, engineering-first initiative, with any surplus reinvested into future editions and related community activities
  • Strategic partner support for credibility, audience quality, and regional visibility
  • Partners, institutions, communities, speakers, and attendees aligned around technical value
Partners

We are working with selective partners who can contribute beyond visibility alone.

Founding, ecosystem, startup, and community partner models are designed to support a non-profit, engineering-first summit while protecting technical depth, audience quality, and program independence.