SINGAPORE, Oct. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies (Terumo BCT) has been recognized with the Corporate Excellence Award at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards (APEA) 2025 Regional Edition organized by Enterprise Asia, a testament to its unwavering commitment to innovation, patient care, and global healthcare advancement.

Serving customers in more than 160 countries, Terumo BCT empowers blood and cell-based therapies that improve patient outcomes and address unmet medical needs. With 7,900 associates and over 400 distributors, the company maintains a strong global presence spanning the U.S., Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Japan. As part of its five-year growth strategy, Terumo BCT is expanding its full portfolio into markets with high unmet needs, particularly in Africa and China, reinforcing its mission to make life-saving therapies more accessible worldwide.

Guided by its values of Respect, Integrity, Care, Quality, and Creativity, Terumo BCT continues to advance blood safety, expand treatment options, and strengthen healthcare systems. Initiatives such as the From the Heart Blood Donation Awareness Program highlight Terumo BCT’s dedication to inspiring voluntary blood donations and ensuring sustainable blood supplies. Meanwhile, its growth strategy emphasizes deploying its full portfolio in markets with high unmet needs, particularly in Africa and China, furthering its mission to expand access to life-changing therapies worldwide.

This award marks a milestone in Terumo BCT’s journey from humble beginnings to becoming a global leader in blood and cell technologies. By driving innovation, fostering cross-border collaboration, and delivering solutions that save lives, Terumo BCT continues to fundamentally change the face of healthcare and create lasting impact for patients across the globe.

About Enterprise Asia

Enterprise Asia is a non-governmental organization in pursuit of creating an Asia that is rich in entrepreneurship as an engine toward sustainable and progressive economic and social development within a world of economic equality. Its two pillars of existence are investment in people and responsible entrepreneurship. Enterprise Asia works with governments, NGOs, and other organizations to promote competitiveness and entrepreneurial development, uplifting the economic status of people across Asia and ensuring a legacy of hope, innovation, and courage for future generations. Please visit https://www.enterpriseasia.org/ for more information.

About Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards

Launched in 2007, the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards is the region’s most prestigious award for outstanding entrepreneurship, continuous innovation, and sustainable leadership. The Award provides a platform for companies and governments to recognize entrepreneurial excellence, hence spurring greater innovation, fair business practices, and growth in entrepreneurship. As a regional award, it groups together leading entrepreneurs as a powerful voice for entrepreneurship and serves as a by-invitation-only networking powerhouse. The program has grown to encompass 16 countries/ regions and markets all over Asia. For further information, please visit www.apea.asia.

SINGAPORE, Oct. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), a global leader in port agency and marine services with over 175 years of maritime heritage, has been awarded the Corporate Excellence Award at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards (APEA) 2025 Regional Edition organized by Enterprise Asia, for its exceptional standards of governance, innovation, and sustainable business growth.

From its origins in 1847 to its current position as one of only three truly global port agencies, Inchcape has built a reputation for delivering reliable, compliant, and innovative solutions to the maritime sector. With more than 260 offices across 60 countries, ISS covers 85% of the world’s ports, offering clients unmatched local expertise backed by a powerful global network.

Guided by a corporate culture rooted in transparency, agility, and continuous improvement, ISS integrates compliance, health, safety, security, and environmental considerations into its daily operations. Its commitment to environmental stewardship includes partnerships with organizations such as the Blue Visby consortium to reduce maritime emissions and initiatives like introducing X Tron, Singapore’s first 100% electric passenger vessel.

The company’s service portfolio spans full port agency, bunker agency, canal transits, husbandry, dry docking, inspection, and supply chain logistics. Recent innovations, including the Optic LPA and OneCape DA platforms, are part of the company’s ongoing digital transformation, enabling clients to manage port calls more efficiently and sustainably.

In Singapore, where ISS has operated for almost 90 years, the company recently expanded its presence with a new 4,000-square-metre warehouse, further enhancing its logistics capabilities in the region. Across its global operations, ISS continues to invest in talent development through leadership programs, mentoring, and inclusive recruitment, ensuring a skilled and future-ready workforce.

With a clear strategy for growth, a commitment to ESG, and a legacy of maritime leadership, Inchcape Shipping Services remains dedicated to shaping a more connected, efficient, and sustainable future for global trade.

About Enterprise Asia

Enterprise Asia is a non-governmental organization in pursuit of creating an Asia that is rich in entrepreneurship as an engine toward sustainable and progressive economic and social development within a world of economic equality. Its two pillars of existence are investment in people and responsible entrepreneurship. Enterprise Asia works with governments, NGOs, and other organizations to promote competitiveness and entrepreneurial development, uplifting the economic status of people across Asia and ensuring a legacy of hope, innovation, and courage for future generations. Please visit https://www.enterpriseasia.org/ for more information.

About Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards

Launched in 2007, the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards is the region’s most prestigious award for outstanding entrepreneurship, continuous innovation, and sustainable leadership. The Award provides a platform for companies and governments to recognize entrepreneurial excellence, hence spurring greater innovation, fair business practices, and growth in entrepreneurship. As a regional award, it groups together leading entrepreneurs as a powerful voice for entrepreneurship and serves as a by-invitation-only networking powerhouse. The program has grown to encompass 16 countries/ regions and markets all over Asia. For further information, please visit www.apea.asia.

SINGAPORE, Oct. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Evowaste, operating under Kindred Group Indonesia and a subsidiary of Sunjaya Asia Group Limited, has been honored at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards 2025 Regional Edition under the Fast Enterprise category for its outstanding contributions to environmental sustainability. The company was recognized for its holistic Zero Waste Concept, which integrates socially responsible, economically viable, and environmentally friendly solutions to tackle Indonesia’s pressing waste challenges.

Evowaste’s innovative Zero X Technology combines fire, water, and gas to generate energy while actively restoring the environment, reflecting the company’s core philosophy that resources taken from nature must be returned. With over 350 machines deployed across 16 countries, Evowaste bridges global environmental innovation with local sustainability needs, helping cities move toward near-zero landfill dependency.

The company’s growth is driven by an agile and innovative corporate culture, a robust market penetration strategy, and strong partnerships with distributors and technology developers. In 2024, Evowaste launched a new processing system capable of handling up to 200 tons per day without harmful emissions or leachate, marking a significant step in clean and efficient waste management.

Beyond technological achievements, Evowaste creates meaningful socio-economic impact by supporting local initiatives, promoting SME development, providing training, and generating employment opportunities. In 2025, the company signed a MOU with an Indonesian multi-party cooperative and a Vietnamese technology firm, further solidifying its role as a leading environmental solutions provider in Indonesia.

Evowaste’s recognition at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards underscores its dedication to innovation, sustainability, and community empowerment, demonstrating how forward-thinking environmental technology can shape a greener and more resilient future for Indonesia and the world.

About Enterprise Asia

Enterprise Asia is a non-governmental organization in pursuit of creating an Asia that is rich in entrepreneurship as an engine toward sustainable and progressive economic and social development within a world of economic equality. Its two pillars of existence are investment in people and responsible entrepreneurship. Enterprise Asia works with governments, NGOs, and other organizations to promote competitiveness and entrepreneurial development, uplifting the economic status of people across Asia and ensuring a legacy of hope, innovation, and courage for future generations. Please visit https://www.enterpriseasia.org/ for more information.

About Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards

Launched in 2007, the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards is the region’s most prestigious award for outstanding entrepreneurship, continuous innovation, and sustainable leadership. The Award provides a platform for companies and governments to recognize entrepreneurial excellence, hence spurring greater innovation, fair business practices, and growth in entrepreneurship. As a regional award, it groups together leading entrepreneurs as a powerful voice for entrepreneurship and serves as a by-invitation-only networking powerhouse. The program has grown to encompass 16 countries/ regions and markets all over Asia. For further information, please visit www.apea.asia.

SINGAPORE, Oct. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — LCY Development Sdn Bhd (LCY), a leading contractor in Brunei’s building and civil engineering sector, has been recognised with two prestigious accolades at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards 2025 Regional Edition, organized by Enterprise Asia. LCY’s founder Francis Lau received the Master Entrepreneur Award while the company was awarded with the Corporate Excellence Award for its outstanding performance and growth. The awards was announced in partnership with PR Newswire, the Official News Release Distribution Partner for the event.

Francis Lau, Founder and Managing Director of LCY, built the company from the ground up. Starting with just five employees, he transformed the company into a reputable, multi-national enterprise known for quality, efficiency, and reliability. A permanent resident of Brunei with a Bachelor’s Degree in Building (Honours) from the University of New South Wales, Francis began his career in 1985 as a quantity surveyor with Brunei’s Public Works Department. Today, he is a Chartered Surveyor, Chartered Builder, and Registered Quantity Surveyor in the UK, Australia, Malaysia, and Brunei.

Beyond Brunei, he has co-founded ventures in Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia, reflecting his regional influence and international outlook. He has overseen more than 150 projects across building and civil engineering, residential housing, and commercial developments, creating over 1,000 jobs. His leadership balances operational excellence with social responsibility, earning him widespread recognition as a distinguished entrepreneur committed to community development.

Founded in 1997, LCY has diversified into residential, commercial, and industrial projects while establishing itself as a qualified contractor for Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP). The company invests in staff development, modern equipment, and innovative technology, including Building Information Modelling (BIM), AI-driven cost management, and drone survey technology, enhancing project efficiency, accuracy, and sustainability.

LCY Development Sdn Bhd’s dual recognition at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards 2025 highlights both the visionary leadership of Francis Lau and the company’s commitment to operational excellence, innovation, and sustainable growth. These accolades underscore LCY’s role as a trusted partner in construction and property development that’s leaving a lasting impact locally and internationally.

About Enterprise Asia

Enterprise Asia is a non-governmental organization in pursuit of creating an Asia that is rich in entrepreneurship as an engine toward sustainable and progressive economic and social development within a world of economic equality. Its two pillars of existence are investment in people and responsible entrepreneurship. Enterprise Asia works with governments, NGOs, and other organizations to promote competitiveness and entrepreneurial development, uplifting the economic status of people across Asia and ensuring a legacy of hope, innovation, and courage for future generations. Please visit https://www.enterpriseasia.org/ for more information.

About Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards

Launched in 2007, the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards is the region’s most prestigious award for outstanding entrepreneurship, continuous innovation, and sustainable leadership. The Award provides a platform for companies and governments to recognize entrepreneurial excellence, hence spurring greater innovation, fair business practices, and growth in entrepreneurship. As a regional award, it groups together leading entrepreneurs as a powerful voice for entrepreneurship and serves as a by-invitation-only networking powerhouse. The program has grown to encompass 16 countries/ regions and markets all over Asia. For further information, please visit www.apea.asia.

SINGAPORE, Oct. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The conversation around AI in events has long focused on potential instead of practice.

For planners facing shrinking teams and mounting pressure to deliver seamless attendee experiences, the promise of automation has so far failed to resolve the everyday friction: data that stays locked in platforms, siloed information, and endless rework and content edits.

A new chapter is now opening for event professionals. This week at Tech Week Singapore, the industry will witness the official unveiling of Coplanner, Gevme’s AI assistant for intelligent event planning.

Moving Beyond Promises: Why ‘Intelligent Event Planning’ Matters

Intelligent event planning means AI that gets the real world of events – context, audience, and everyday challenges, not just single tasks. Even as 89% of professionals deal with smaller teams, most of their time still goes to reformatting content, chasing updates, and turning messy data into real insights. Current event tools, including the first generation of AI tools, haven’t fixed these pain points for most teams.

Coplanner is shaped by what planners actually face:

• Data stays locked away, often needing technical help for simple reports.
• Updates get scattered, costing teams time and focus.
• AI content generators still demand heavy editing to fit real event needs.

“For a long time, we’ve been saying that tech should help you connect the dots. But the irony is that it’s only been giving you more dots to connect. Our goal with Coplanner is to change that, turning data into clarity, tasks into time saved, and leaving you with more space: space for creativity, space for strategy, and space for events to be what they’re meant to be.”
– Jonathan Easton, Co-founder, Gevme

Coplanner: Redefining What Event AI Should Do

Coplanner stands out with three core strengths:

• Analytics and Data Visualization: Get real answers fast – ask in plain language and Coplanner builds custom dashboards and views in seconds.
• End-to-End Automation: Streamline the whole event setup, including agendas, with automation that ends content rework and manual syncing across channels.
• Context-Aware Content: Generate copy that matches your event type, audience, and format – ready for use in apps, websites, and print, no heavy edits required.

Coplanner sets a new standard for event AI with three essentials: it delivers context-aware results tailored to each event’s needs; it’s built on real-world event expertise, reflecting how professionals actually work; and it runs directly within Gevme, so teams automate, create, and analyze without extra integrations or platform fatigue.

This is just the beginning. Coplanner’s current launch marks phase one of a much bigger roadmap. Upcoming releases will introduce deeper reporting, richer insights, and more automation built around how planners actually work.

“Coplanner represents a turning point for event professionals. It’s not “AI on the side.” It’s AI deeply embedded in event planning – making professionals faster, smarter, and freer to focus on what really matters: crafting memorable event experiences. For us at Gevme, the future of event management isn’t about adding more tools. It’s about removing barriers so planners can work with clarity and flow. And that’s exactly what Coplanner does.”
– Akash Joosery, Chief Technology Officer, Gevme

Expect Coplanner to keep evolving fast, with new features rolling out in the coming months that take intelligent event planning from smart to downright intuitive.

Invitation to Tech Week Singapore Attendees

Coplanner will be demonstrated for the first time during a featured speaker session at Tech Week Singapore at Digital Marketing Theatre, powered by DMEXCO Asia on October 9th.

Come by, watch a live demo, and talk directly with the team behind Coplanner at booth CC31, eCommerce Expo.

About Gevme

Gevme is a leading event technology platform that empowers organizations to create, manage, and optimize exceptional event experiences. With a comprehensive suite of tools and solutions, Gevme enables businesses to seamlessly execute virtual, hybrid, and in-person events that drive meaningful engagement and measurable results. Trusted by leading brands and organizations worldwide, Gevme continues to innovate at the forefront of the event technology landscape.

Learn more about Coplanner here : www.gevme.com/en/coplanner/