Ocean Connect Asia grows its influence in a key interconnected market place

Asia’s inaugural ocean science & technology industry showcase focuses on the impact of AI, robotics & autonomy in the subsea and blue ocean economy.

Ocean Connect Asia grows its influence in a key interconnected market place

Masthead for OCA Press Relase

London & Singapore, 9th March 2026 - The inaugural two-day Ocean Connect Asia opens on 31st March in Singapore, looking to welcome a strong attendance by leading Singapore and regional government agencies, enterprise decision-makers and offshore industry operators.

Combined with the co-located Geo Connect Asia, Digital Construction Asia, Drones & Uncrewed Asia, the combined event looks to attract more than 3000 attendees, with 45% specifically interested in the opportunities presented by the blue ocean economy.

With the theme AI, autonomy, robotics & uncrewed solutions as drivers of a sustainable blue economy, the Ocean Connect Asia Conference has attracted an influential line-up of speakers including

  • David Foo, Deputy Chief Executive (Operations & Technology) / Chief Data Officer, Marine and Port Authority of Singapore;
  • Dr Jani Tanzil, Facility Director, St. John’s Island National Marine Laboratory (SJINML);
  • Dr Carlo Primo C. David, Undersecretary for Integrated Environmental Science, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Philippines and
  • Dr-Ing. Muhammad Akmal Johar, Head of Permitting & Regulatory, Delivery Excellence (DEx), Group Project & Engineering, Project, Engineering & Technology (PE&T), Petronas.

The show welcomes industry leading companies, including Sea and Land Technologies (SALT), Sonardyne, MacArtney Singapore, AI and Robotics Ventures, CHC Navigation, Riegl International, SBG Systems, Emesent and YJP Surveyors.

Ocean Connect Asia is supported by leading organisations associated with the subsea and marine science community, including IMarEST (Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology), SUT (Society for Underwater Technology) and the Asia Wind Energy Association.

Singapore offers a meeting point for the Southeast Asian region comprising a population exceeding 700 million people and a combined economy making up the world’s fourth largest.

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Ocean Connect Asia is organised by Montgomery Asia, a fully owned affiliate of London-based the Montgomery Group, which has been present in Singapore since 2018.

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