Desmond TAYAssistant Director of Maritime Technology System, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)

Mr Desmond Tay is currently the Assistant Director of Maritime Technology Ecosystem (MTE) at the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). He currently holds an MBA from the University of Adelaide, Australia. He is responsible for catalysing the collaboration with NUS Enterprise to set up PIER71 in 2018 to support the development of the maritime innovation ecosystem in Singapore for marinetech start-ups. Prior to heading MTE, Desmond has spent more than 15 in managing and developing IT solutions for the industry and MPA. He was also responsible for catalysing the Smart Port Hackathon in 2014 and 2015, and the inaugural run of the Smart Port Challenge in 2017. Leveraging on his technical and industry knowledge, he is passionate about working with marinetech start-ups to reimagine their solutions for the maritime industry.