From October 20-22 along Shanghai's Huangpu River, the 2026 Sustainable Global Leaders Conference returns. Nobel and Turing Award winners will speak on site about the future and trends of technology, and internet-famous professors who "rescue" people from anxiety and involution—Macfarlane and Xiang Biao—will hold a live dialogue!
Limited spots available, first come first served. Let us join the sustainable appointment together! [Click to register] Core points Singapore Tourism Board data: more than 40 business events were held alongside this year's F1 Grand Prix, compared with more than 25 in the same period of 2025. This year's TOKEN2049 crypto conference had 85.6% overseas attendees, higher than 82.7% in 2025. A large number of business visitors pushed up demand for luxury hotels; Marina Bay Sands hotel was nearly fully booked during race week, highlighting the broader economic effects of the F1 event beyond the track.
Last week, a large number of billionaires, multinational executives, and cryptocurrency industry giants gathered in Singapore, with many high-profile industry conferences held alongside the F1 Singapore Grand Prix. Data from the Singapore Tourism Board show that more than 40 business events were held in conjunction with this year's F1 race period, compared with more than 25 in 2025 and more than 30 in 2024. These events included the Milken Institute Asia Summit, TOKEN2049, the Forbes Global CEO Conference, the Solana Asia-Pacific Summit, and the Global-Asia Family Office Summit. Data from Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry show that from the first event in 2008 to 2024, the F1 Singapore Grand Prix brought cumulative incremental tourism revenue of more than S$2.2 billion (US$1.72 billion), contributing an average of S$150 million in incremental tourism revenue per edition. The government spends about S$140 million each year to host the event, but officials say that cost cannot be directly compared with the revenue generated by the event. The 2026 F1 Singapore Grand Prix attracted 301,294 spectators, the second-highest attendance in the event's history.
MICE business events—meetings, incentive travel, conferences, and exhibitions—have become an increasingly important source of Singapore's tourism revenue. Official data show that in 2025 Singapore's MICE tourism revenue surged 35% to S$2.3 billion; over the same period, Singapore's overall tourism revenue hit a record high of S$32.8 billion, up 10% year on year, with the MICE sector clearly outpacing the broader market. The Singapore Tourism Board pointed out that MICE visitors typically have much stronger spending power than ordinary leisure tourists. Poh Chi Chuan, executive director of MICE at the Singapore Tourism Board, said conference organizers are increasingly skilled at leveraging the momentum of the F1 event to extend delegates' stays locally. "When the whole city is buzzing and the target audience has already flown in, a natural clustering effect forms. Savvy event planners ride the wave and amplify the event's momentum further," Poh Chi Chuan said.
Data provided by the organizer of the world's top crypto industry conference TOKEN2049 show that this year's conference had 85.6% overseas attendees (overseas attendees are defined as non-Singaporean nationals), compared with 82.7% in 2025. Attendees from China accounted for 11.8% of all participants, nearly double last year's 6% share, surpassing the U.S. attendee group to become the largest group. The influx of large numbers of business visitors also drove up demand for Singapore's luxury hotels. Singapore's landmark Marina Bay Sands hotel (an iconic three-tower building frequently seen in photos of Singapore's skyline) said hotel occupancy was nearly full during the F1 event. The integrated resort's convention center also hosted the TOKEN2049 conference, fully reflecting the increasingly deep linkage between large business summits and top sporting events. In 2025, MICE events combined with the F1 race pushed Singapore hotel room rates to a record high. STR data show that in October 2025 Singapore's average daily hotel room rate rose 19.5% year on year to S$384.15; on the opening day of the Grand Prix weekend, hotel occupancy climbed to 95.9%, and the single-day average room rate soared to S$757.62.
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