Southeast Asia cleantech – Canadian Technology Accelerator

Do you want to scale up your cleantech or smart cities technology in Southeast Asia? The region is looking to maximize resource efficiency, improve access to necessities such as water and energy, incorporate climate change resilience in infrastructure and more. The Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) global business development program can help you can access growth opportunities in Southeast Asia including:

• Singapore
• Vietnam
• Malaysia
• The Philippines

Important dates

Who should apply

We are looking for smart cities or cleantech technologies or products in one of the following areas:

• ocean plastics
• recycling and value/resource recovery from key waste streams such as:
  • plastics
  • electrical and electronic waste
  • metals
  • food waste/organic waste
  • polymers
  • packaging waste
  • hydrocarbon waste and/or construction waste
• municipal solid waste management
• data and analytics driven waste management
• landfill avoidance and conservation; diversion of ash and residues to conserve landfill space, and/or environmental remediation of dumping grounds and landfills
• waste collection, segregation and processing
• waste-to-energy or waste-to-value (other resource)

We are seeking Canadian innovators who have:

• revenue-generating businesses with a fully built validated technology
• passionate and committed team with specific market-entry goals
• sufficient resources to target and achieve growth in new markets

The Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) supports diversity, equity and inclusion in trade. We strongly encourage companies led by Canadians of all backgrounds and orientations to apply.

What we offer your business

Upon acceptance, your business will benefit from:

• potential investment, pilot projects, partnerships and long-term sales in Southeast Asia
• guidance on entering Southeast Asian markets
• get noticed, gain introductions and present to potential buyers, strategic partners and investors

Program

The program will offer support virtually 4 hours per week from November 2021 to April 2022, including a mandatory on-boarding session and market briefings. You will take part in virtual meetings and sessions including:

• group on-boarding and market(s) overview sessions
• business-to-business (B2B) meetings with qualified contacts to establish a pilot/ demo for customer acquisition or co-development purposes
• discussions with mentors, advisors and consultants to help shape your go-to-market strategy
• a virtual event highlighting your company’s capabilities to a targeted audience of partners and local stakeholders

What you will gain

Graduates of this CTA will walk away with a deeper understanding of the opportunities for their technology in Southeast Asia and initial conversations with potential clients, partners and investors.

Contact us

Learn more about CTA Southeast Asia by contacting:

Tom Chang
Trade Commissioner
Canadian Technology Accelerator – Singapore
Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service
Tom.Chang@international.gc.ca

Testimonials

SHARC Energy was fortunate to have the support of the Canadian Trade Commissioners through the CTA cleantech program. It helped de-risk and save time in exploring the potential opportunities within the ASEAN market. Through the program, I learned more about our technology and how the messaging may need to be tailored for cooling dominant systems. B2B engagement connected us with eager and interesting businesses within the market and we look to continue to engage for the purpose of creating new business opportunities.

Hanspaul Pannu, CFO SHARC Energy, Southeast Asia Cleantech CTA 2020-21