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The upcoming Digital Construction Asia and Geo Connect Asia will take place from 31 March to 1 April 2026 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore. The events will welcome participants from local and regional government agencies, enterprise decision-makers and global experts.

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Supported by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA), the events are expected to attract more than 3,000 visitors, with 56% attending Digital Construction Asia, according to the organiser Montgomery Asia.

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This year’s Digital Construction Asia and Geo Connect Asia will be co-located with Drones & Uncrewed Asia and Ocean Connect Asia. The events will host over 100 exhibitors, featuring leading companies in the industry, including Matterport, Trimble, Leica Geosystems, Kobelco Construction Machinery and Varadise, alongside emerging players in the robotics and uncrewed segments such as Autel Robotics, AI and Robotics Ventures (ARV), Fixposition and OXTS.

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A number of major conferences will be held as part of the events, including: the Geo Autonomy Summit, themed ‘Transforming the power of geospatial knowledge, data, AI and autonomy into actionable insights’; Ocean Connect Asia, themed ‘AI, autonomy, robotics & uncrewed solutions as drivers of a sustainable blue economy’; Digital Underground Connect 2026; Digital Construction Asia, themed ‘Construction in the age of AI: innovation & sustainability shaping tomorrow’s built environment’; Geo Smart Mining 2026; Indoor Mapping Forum 2026; and the GNSS Asia Executive Circle 2026.

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Among the conference speakers are:

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Dr Francisco Castillo, senior vice president and chief information officer, Maynilad Water Services, Philippines
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Alain Waha, chief technology officer, Buro Happold
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Liew Zi Qing, head of digitalisation, development & delivery, Sunway Property
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Ho Han Hsi, secretary general, Taiwan BIM Association (TBIMA)
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Setia Dewi Prihapsari, deputy director of data analytics division, Centre for Data and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Works and Housing (PUPR), Indonesia
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Ed Parsons, digital geographer and geospatial consultant; former geospatial technologist at Google.
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Dr Victor Khoo, chief surveyor / director of survey & geomatics, Singapore Land Authority.
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David Foo, deputy chief executive (operations and technology), Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.
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