Dr Neo Kok Beng
Innovation.
Keynote speaker on innovation policy, strategy and entrepreneurship.
For conferences, corporate events, industry bodies and government agencies.

Innovation gets discussed everywhere and delivered rarely.
What separates policy that works from policy that doesn’t, strategy that ships from strategy that stalls, and ventures that scale from ideas that stay ideas — that gap is the territory.
One territory, three dimensions
Innovation, operating across government, industry and enterprise.
01 — Government
Innovation Policy
How governments and innovation ecosystems create the conditions for science, technology and innovation to contribute to economic and societal development.
02 — Industry
Innovation Strategy
How organisations build the strategy, culture, capabilities and business models needed to make innovation an organisational capability rather than a collection of isolated initiatives.
03 — Enterprise
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
How entrepreneurs turn opportunities into validated ventures through customer discovery, experimentation, business modelling and disciplined execution.
Not a commentator on innovation.
Real experience across the systems that make innovation happen — as an engineer, entrepreneur, educator and innovator.
Engineer
A technical grounding in how emerging technologies actually work.
Entrepreneur
First-hand experience building ventures and taking ideas to market.
Educator
The ability to make complex, technical subjects clear for any audience.
Innovator
A practitioner’s view of how innovation moves from concept to impact.
Keynote topics.
Six topics, organised around one territory.
Dimension
Innovation Policy
How governments and innovation ecosystems create the conditions for science, technology and innovation to contribute to economic and societal development.
Dimension
Innovation Strategy
How organisations build the strategy, culture, capabilities and business models needed to make innovation an organisational capability rather than a collection of isolated initiatives.
Dimension
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
How entrepreneurs turn opportunities into validated ventures through customer discovery, experimentation, business modelling and disciplined execution.
Emerging Technologies
How leaders can understand, evaluate and respond to emerging technologies when their applications, risks and commercial possibilities are still developing.
Technology Commercialisation
How technology moves from research and invention towards licensing, partnerships, customers and commercial application.
Deep Tech & Future Industries
How deep-tech innovations with long development cycles can create new industries and require new ecosystems, infrastructure and ways of thinking.
Selected speaking engagements.

24–26 June 2026 · Seychelles
Science, Technology & Innovation Strategy Forum
Keynote Speaker — Innovation Policy
Organised by the STI Secretariat of the Office of the Vice-President of Seychelles.
Science, Technology & Innovation Policy
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4 June 2026 · Singapore
IES-INCA Deep Tech Summit @ Echelon Singapore 2026
Keynote Speaker
Deep tech, technology commercialisation and the venture ecosystem.
Deep Tech & Future Industries
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19 May 2026 · Singapore
DEAI 2026 International Summit & Awards Dinner
Opening Address
“Trust as Singapore’s Enduring Connector”
Emerging Technologies
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Selected projects, ventures and technologies Dr Neo Kok Beng has helped bring to life.
Bring a different conversation about innovation to your next event.
Keynotes, panels and conversations on innovation policy, strategy, entrepreneurship and technology.