The CRF 2026 Conference will be hosted by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) and held in the vibrant city-state of Singapore from 16 to 20 November 2026 at the Marina Bay Sands.
The Marina Bay Sands (MBS) is an integrated resort and landmark of Singapore.
The CRF Conference will be held at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre (Sands EXPO) at Marina Bay Sands (MBS EXPO), overlooking Singapore's iconic central business district skyline. It is a world-leading venue for international conventions and exhibitions. With 120,000 square metres of event space, it accommodates up to 45,000 delegates, across 250 meeting rooms — and Southeast Asia's largest ballroom.
The logo design blends the CRF logo with various national icons of Singapore reflecting both the diversity of the CRF with the history, traditions, the modernist and multi-cultural features of the 2026 CRF host country, the Republic of Singapore.
The icons and landmarks of Singapore placed to the right of the conference logo are: The Merlion, Gardens by the Bay conservatories and Skytree, Art Science Museum and Changi Control tower.
The Merlion is Singapore's most recognised icon. A mythical symbol, its hybridised form reflects both Singapore's origins as a fishing village and as "Singapura", the Malay name for "lion city". It appears with the head of a lion and the body of a fish, as water flows from its mouth into the bay.
Today, the Merlion famously stands along Singapore's historic waterfront, in the city's civic and heritage precinct.
Singapore is known as a "City in a Garden" — the result of decades of intentional urban planning, stemming from the vision of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding Prime Minister of Singapore. He launched the National Garden City Programme (1967) to transform the city into a greener and more livable environment. The results are visible across Singapore today — and part of CRF 2026's visual identity.
Alongside the Merlion, the logo features the Flower Dome, Cloud Forest, and Supertree Grove at Gardens by the Bay — an urban recreational space next to the Marina Bay Sands hotel that reflects Singapore's evolution from a "Garden City" to a "City in a Garden", integrating nature into both the built environment and daily life.
World-leading, award-winning cooled conservatories Flower Dome and Cloud Forest, at Gardens by the Bay, showcases internationally diverse plant species. The nearby Supertree Grove features 18 vertical garden structures. Visitors can walk along the OCBC Skyway and take in panoramic views across the Gardens.
You can read more about the greening of Singapore here and about Gardens by the Bay here. The Gala Dinner of the CRF Conference 2026 will be held at the Flower Field Hall within the Flower Dome conservatory.
Lifelong learning and respect for education are integral to Singaporean culture. The country's diverse museum landscape also reflects its rich artistic, scientific, historical, and multicultural heritage.
This is symbolised in CRF 2026's visual identity through the iconic ArtScience Museum, in Marina Bay Sands. A museum that explores the intersection of art, science, culture, and technology, its lotus-inspired structure sits above a reflecting pool of lotus flowers, that mirrors itself and the surrounding Marina Bay skyline.
You can find out about the latest exhibitions at the Art Science Museum here.
Singapore is a leading global hub for international travel and trade, a position shaped by its strategic location along major air and maritime routes. This is reflected in the CRF 2026 logo through the inclusion of the Changi Control Tower — an iconic 81-metre structure completed in 1981 and situated between the airport's two main runways. Changi Airport is a major international gateway, serving nearly 70 million passengers in 2025 and connecting over 170 cities worldwide through approximately 100 airlines.
The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) fosters a vibrant and trusted business environment that enables innovation and growth, contributing towards making Singapore the best place for business. ACRA regulates the registration of businesses, and their financial and other reporting obligations. We oversee the public accountancy and corporate service provider sectors. ACRA plays a critical role in developing the accountancy profession, and sets accounting standards for companies and various other entities in Singapore.
CRF 2025 took place in Tunis, Tunisia, from October 7 to 10, 2025. Hosted by the Centre National du Registre des Entreprises (CNRE), the conference centred on the theme "New Challenges for Business Registries: More Transparency & Efficiency", and focused on innovation, collaboration, and best practice in business registry operations.
Hosted by the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), CRF 2024 was held in Doha, Qatar, from November 3 to November 7, 2024. The conference, themed "Innovative Registries — Business Enablers of the Future", centred on the pivotal role of registries in enabling business growth and development in the context of evolving economic and technological landscapes.
For more information on past CRFs, please visit:
www.corporateregistersforum.org/conferences
