ASPRI celebrated its 25th Anniversary on 20 Jul 22 at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront. The gala dinner was graced by Guest-of Honour, Dr Tan See Leng, Minister for Manpower and, Second Minister for Trade and Industry, in the presence of over 600 guests.
The gala commenced with a spectacular laser show unveiling ASPRI’s tagline:” towards ASustainable PRocess Industry” signifying ASPRI’s aspirations for the process industry.
Attuned to the theme of sustainability, the first recycled repercussion group in Singapore showcased a drumming performance using reused materials from the industry such as steel and PVC pipes, wire mesh, contributed by one of its member companies, Mighty Engineering Pte Ltd.
“ASPRI has come a long way in the past 25 years. Today marks a pivotal point for ASPRI to work towards the industry’s next 25 years growth. The road ahead for most part, is more ambiguous than clear. But with today’s launch of our Digitalisation Readiness Index (DRI) and commencement of our 4C framework, we look forward to an exciting new chapter in our history as we celebrate the achievement of our past 25 years”, Mr. Danny Chua, the newly elected 14th ASPRI President, in his maiden speech, shared the optimism with members before launching a video to commemorate ASPRI’s 25th Anniversary.
The key highlight on the evening was the launch of the PCM Industry DRI.
Launched by Minister Tan, Mr. Chua, ASPRI’s President, Mr. Charles Quek, ASPRI Immediate Past President (IPP), Mr. Steven Nah, Lead of ASPRI’s Digitalisation, Innovation and Technology Adoption (DITA) Workgroup, Mr. Soh Leng Wan, Assistant Chief Executive (Manufacturing & Engineering), Enterprise Singapore (ESG), Mr. Leong Der Yao, Assistant Chief Executive (Sectoral Transformation), Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Mr. Dan Yock Hau, Assistant Chief Executive, National Cyber Resilience.
The DRI aims to springboard the Process industry to a new level as the index provides guidance and industry benchmarking to each organisation along their digitalisation and sustainability journey.
This was the first mega dinner event post pandemic, members were enthralled and delighted as the festivities culminated with a flash mob dance.
ASPRI would like to thank all its distinguished guests, members, and generous sponsors.
