Photo by Veer Mickey Shah on UnsplashAt a glance: AI live translation in Singapore
Languages we usually cover in Singapore
English to Chinese (Simplified), Malay and Tamil covers local audiences, with Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese for regional delegations. Pick up to six languages per stage from 38 caption languages, and guests can listen to an AI voice in 35 of them. Each room can run its own set.
Common language pairs
- English → Chinese, Malay and Tamil for local audiences
- English → Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese for regional delegations
Conference and exhibition venues in Singapore
The main convention centres, exhibition halls and ballroom venues in Singapore. Our engineer can work at any of them, or at your own venue. Figures come from each venue’s own website; check current details with the venue when you book.
Sands Expo and Convention Centre
Convention centre | Marina Bay- Published capacity
- 8,000 reception (Sands Grand Ballroom)
- Event space
- 120,000 m² in total
- Meeting rooms
- 250
- For translation
- The venue has a hybrid event broadcast studio and complimentary standard Wi-Fi for up to 40,000 connected devices.
Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre
Convention centre | Marina Centre- Getting there
- Esplanade MRT (Circle Line), 3 minutes walk via Exit A
- Opened
- 1995 (opened)
- Largest space
- Level 4 multi-purpose halls, 12,000 m²
- Published capacity
- 4,200 seated auditorium (stated as more than 4,200) (Halls 602 to 604, Level 6)
- Event space
- 42,000 m² in total
- Meeting rooms
- 36
- For translation
- Suntec offers in-house audio-visual services with on-site technical assistance, free high-density Wi-Fi for up to 8,000 concurrent connections, and dedicated internet lines on request.
Singapore EXPO Convention and Exhibition Centre
Exhibition centre | Tanah Merah, Changi- Getting there
- Expo MRT (East West Line and Downtown Line)
- Opened
- 1999 (opened)
- Largest space
- Any single exhibition hall (Halls 1 to 10, or Apex @ EXPO), 10,000 m²
- Published capacity
- up to 9,000 (Any single exhibition hall)
- Event space
- 123,000 m² in total
- Meeting rooms
- 32
- Known for
- Singapore FinTech Festival
- For translation
- Every meeting room has high-performance Wi-Fi and modern audio-visual equipment.
Changi Exhibition Centre
Exhibition centre | Changi- Largest space
- Indoor exhibition hall, 40,000 m²
- Known for
- Singapore Airshow
Raffles City Convention Centre
Hotel ballroom | City Hall- Getting there
- City Hall MRT and Esplanade MRT (venue sits above both)
- Published capacity
- up to 2,850 (Fairmont Ballroom)
- For translation
- The venue offers customisable lighting and AV set-ups through a technology partner, with technical support available.
How it works in Singapore
Our engineer on site
Our engineer sets up near your audio desk with our own laptop, audio interface and cables, takes one line output from the console and sound checks with the venue's AV team. Multi-track programmes get one setup and QR code per room.
Guests scan and choose
Guests scan a QR code and choose their language from the ones you offer. No app, no account, for up to 500 audience phones.
Phones, screens and stream
Captions reach phones, surtitles on the big screen and a transparent overlay for hybrid streams, and every session is delivered afterwards as transcripts in every language.
Planning live translation for an event in Singapore
- Send the agenda, speaker names, company and product terms a week before, so they appear correctly in every language.
- Ask the venue’s AV team for one line output from the mixer and a table with power next to the audio desk for our engineer.
- Book a wired internet line for that table in large halls, where shared Wi-Fi gets busy.
- Put the QR code on the stage screens, signage and seat cards, and mention it in the opening remarks.
- Plan a short sound check with our engineer before doors open on each day.
See how captions feed screens and hybrid streams on live captions. Planning a regional tour? We also cover Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong.