Transformative Energy Storage & Grid Solutions

Visitors to Switch saw noteworthy developments in flexible energy storage, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven power grid optimisation, and smart battery networks – all designed to advance energy infrastructure. Such innovations are essential for addressing Southeast Asia’s growing power demand, which is expected to rise by 78% between 2020 and 2050 (International Energy Agency, 2022).

Breakthrough Biotech Production Systems

This year’s biotechnology innovators at Switch are developing pioneering food and pharmaceutical production methods to tackle worldwide obstacles around sustainability and health. Algae-based sustainable ingredients and targeted bacterial therapies are ushering in more ethical, eco-friendly and resilient production systems.

AI-Driven Enterprise Advancements

Strategic AI deployment is unlocking practical solutions to longstanding industrial hurdles, with AI start-ups at Switch particularly zoning in on agriculture and computing. Autonomous farming robotics, energy-efficient AI processing and accelerated protein engineering are delivering improvements in agricultural yield, computing efficiency, and protein development speed.

Sleep & Communication: Other Notable Exhibitors

Switch also featured start-ups advancing sleep quality and cross-cultural communication. These exhibitors unveiled products designed to optimise rest by neutralising disruptive environmental factors, as well as biometric and translation technologies aimed at overcoming language barriers for global collaboration.