Programme
Programme Details
Date: 11 November 2026 (Wednesday)
Venue: Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Jasmine Ballroom (Level 3)
Theme: Social Innovation for Disability Inclusion
Agenda
Time | Programme |
|---|---|
8.30am | Registration |
9.00am | Welcome address by Senior Parliamentary Secretary Eric Chua Keynote speech by Martin Essl, Founder of the Essl Foundation |
9.20am | MOU signing between Zero Project and SG Enable |
9.30am | Strengthening Singapore's social innovation ecosystem: Local insights and international perspectives |
10.20am | Tea break |
10.50am | Presentation 1 |
11.40am | Presentation 2 |
12.30pm | Lunch |
1.50pm | Inclusive arts performance |
2.00pm | Panel Session 2 |
3.00pm | Beyond physical infrastructure: Designing truly inclusive experiences in public spaces for persons with disabilities |
3.50pm | Closing speech by Moses Lee, Chairman of SG Enable |
4.00pm | Event end |
Detailed Information on Panels & Presentations
Strengthening Singapore's social innovation ecosystem: Local insights and international perspectives
Social innovation sits at a demanding intersection — driven by mission, yet accountable to the realities of business
sustainability. This panel explores what it takes for social innovation in the disability space to survive, scale and matter: surfacing the real challenges innovators face beyond funding, identifying gaps in the ecosystem, and drawing on international
examples to generate practical insights for funders, policymakers, and ecosystem builders.
Expanding the future of work: New models, new sectors, new possibilities with technology
The employment landscape for persons with disabilities has long been defined by a narrow set of sectors and roles — but the boundaries are shifting. This panel moves beyond the question of whether to include persons with disabilities in the workforce, and into the harder question of how, examining how technology and new employment models are opening genuine new frontiers for disability employment.
Beyond physical infrastructure: Designing truly inclusive experiences in public spaces for persons with disabilities
Inclusive spaces have long been defined by barrier-free access in the built environment — essential, but not sufficient. This panel moves the conversation beyond physical infrastructure into the harder, less visible work of designing for genuine inclusion, surfacing what it actually takes for a space to feel welcoming rather than just physically accessible.
Tote Board and four Enabling Lives Initiative (ELI) grantees share how their funded projects were designed, what they've observed on the ground, and how they've made a difference — with each sharing presented by the grantee together with their beneficiaries, in a mix of presentation styles.
Across the world, organizations are developing solutions to advance disability inclusion. While approaches differ across regions, many of the challenges are shared — and so are the opportunities to learn from one another and build collaborations. This interactive session puts the Zero Project International Delegation in the spotlight. Delegates from different sectors and world regions will introduce their organizations, share their interest in Asia Pacific's disability inclusion ecosystem, and highlight the partnerships they are looking to build.
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Alongside the day's programme, an innovation showcase will be open for viewing throughout the day, spotlighting selected inclusive projects from grantees of Enabling Lives Initiative Grant, other SG Enable partners and international exhibitors from the Zero Project Network.
Strutt
Headquartered in Singapore and built to serve customers worldwide, Strutt is dedicated to enhancing everyday mobility and quality of life, particularly as aging populations grow across the globe.
Strutt is doing this by innovating a whole new category in personal transport such as the smart everyday vehicle, ev¹c, which will be showcased at the exhibition.
Chocolate Inclusion
Chocolate Inclusion is a Singapore social enterprise that designs customised assistive devices and workplace solutions to enable persons with disabilities to participate more independently and meaningfully in work and daily activities.
Recognising that small barriers can significantly affect participation, Chocolate Inclusion uses observation, co-design, rapid prototyping and iteration to develop practical solutions tailored to the individual, task and environment.
At the exhibition, Chocolate Inclusion will showcase customised assistive devices demonstrating how simple, user-centred design can remove barriers and create opportunities for greater independence and inclusion.
SENSO
SENSO is an assistive tech startup developing practical, affordable solutions that support the safety, independence and inclusion for people in Deaf Communities, in Global South countries.SENSO will be showcasing a wrist wearable sound assistive tech device that detects important sounds, including alarms, door knocks, baby cries and approaching vehicles, and then communicate these sounds through distinct vibrations and colour-coded LED lights.
Ceramication
Ceramication was founded on 9 August 2020 with the mission to record and immortalise Singapore's culture on porcelain for generations to come. Its signature hexagonal form symbolises unity in diversity, reflecting how individuals of different backgrounds
and abilities can come together as one.
Ceramication is a member of SG Enable’s i'mable Collective, which supports training and employment pathways for persons with disabilities in the design and arts sectors.
At the event, Ceramication will showcase its inclusive porcelain production line, demonstrating how persons with disabilities can participate in the production process to create commercially viable porcelain products.
Connexions
Connexions Integrated Learning Hub is Singapore’s first holistic, outcome-based one-stop centre dedicated to supporting adults aged 18 and above on the autism spectrum, particularly those with higher support needs. Its purpose-built facility at One Holland Village provides intervention, wellness, independence-building, life skills, work readiness, vocational training, work placement and community integration in a real-world setting.
Through this integrated approach, Connexions supports greater independence and creates meaningful opportunities for individuals and families. At the exhibition, Connexions will showcase products created by beneficiaries as part of their vocational training and work-readiness journey.
weareSuper
weareSuper is a creative agency that uses art and design to reframe how disability is seen and experienced. It works with artists, designers and makers to create culturally relevant, commercially viable and socially impactful work.
weareSuper also runs Singapore’s largest inclusive gifting store, the i'mable Collective Space, featuring more than 40 inclusive brands, artists and makers alongside international labels. Its space brings together creativity, production and retail, creating opportunities for diverse talent and making inclusive products more accessible.
At the exhibition, weareSuper will showcase a selection of products created by the inclusive brands and makers it works with.
Multifly Lifestyle
Multifly Lifestyle is a Bengaluru-based social enterprise creating adaptive clothing, therapy tools and meaningful employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. Its products address everyday challenges faced by wheelchair users, neurodivergent individuals and other patient groups, while promoting comfort, dignity and accessibility. Multifly also trains and employs persons with disabilities to support skills development and economic independence.
At the showcase, Multifly will feature therapy tools such as weighted and compression vests and body socks, alongside adaptive clothing for people with locomotor disabilities, visual impairments, neurodivergence, cancer, elderly persons and other patient groups.
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Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo is a social enterprise that harnesses the power of design to create sustainable creative livelihoods for persons with disabilities with higher support needs.
Hullabaloo has partnered with organisations including Tata Singapore, UOB, Gardens by the Bay and Zhenghua Primary School, SG Enable, Supermama to develop inclusive products, deliver creative workshops and collaborate on design projects.
A key proof point is FlowerScape – Hullabaloo's first commercially developed inclusive design product, transforming original artwork by Resident Designers into interactive products and workshop experiences that create both commercial value and meaningful livelihood opportunities.
FlowerScape will be showcased at the exhibition.
Ability Robotics
Ability Robotics is a Singapore robotics company spun off from Nanyang Technological University in 2024. It builds human-centred robots that help people move safely and independently.
Developed and trialled in Singapore, Ability Robotics solutions help older adults and people with reduced mobility regain confidence and freedom of movement.
At the exhibition, Ability Robotics will showcase the DRBA (Dynamic Robotic Balance Assistant), a mobile balance assistant that follows users as they walk and steadies them when their balance slips. The MRBA, designed for home and community settings, will also be on display.
LLVision
LLVISION develops AR + AI smart glasses that make communication more accessible and inclusive across languages, hearing needs and everyday settings. LEION HEY2 provides hands-free real-time captions and translation, helping users follow conversations, meetings and public interactions more independently. Its optical waveguide display enables essential information to be viewed naturally without relying on a phone screen.
At the showcase, LLVISION will present LEION HEY2, an AR smart-glasses solution for live captions and multilingual communication that helps people learn, work and connect with greater confidence.
Meta
Ray-Ban Meta Glasses provide helpful utility to those with reduced vision, hearing, or mobility by offering the ability to perform tasks that typically require a phone, hands-free. Make an audio or video call, send a text message, or take a photo using your voice. Some audio cues are also delivered visually, through light indications on the inside of the frames.
For those with reduced vision, prescription lenses are available. You can also use Meta AI to hear detailed descriptions of the world around you or connect with the Be My Eyes network to get assistance from a sighted volunteer.
Microtube Technologies
Microtube Technologies is a Singapore-based deep-tech company developing next-generation human-machine interfaces through advanced soft sensing, wearable haptics, and intelligent input technologies.
Their solutions translate subtle human movements and interactions into precise digital control, enabling more intuitive, adaptive, and accessible user experiences across healthcare, rehabilitation, assistive technology, and emerging digital applications. By combining cutting-edge research with practical product development, they strive to empower individuals of all abilities to interact more effectively with technology and maintain greater independence in daily life.
At the exhibition, Microtube Technologies will showcase an adaptive computer input solution designed to help individuals with muscular dystrophy and related neuromuscular conditions maintain independent computer access across a broader range of physical abilities.