Singapore is set to welcome AI leaders, technology innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers and business decision-makers for the AINext Awards & Conference Singapore 2026, taking place on 3 November 2026 at the Ballroom of Crowne Plaza (Changi Airport), 75 T1 Boulevard, Changi, Singapore.

The in-person conference runs from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM (GMT+8) and is designed to bring together professionals exploring the rapidly evolving landscape of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Innovation and emerging technologies. According to the official event portal, the programme combines keynote sessions, panel discussions, networking opportunities and industry awards recognizing individuals and organizations contributing to the future of AI and digital transformation. With speakers and panelists connected to Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea and the wider Asia-Pacific region, the edition reflects how the enterprise AI conversation increasingly cuts across borders and regulatory environments.

A Message from the CEO

“AINext Singapore 2026 is about bringing the region’s AI conversation back down to earth — away from hype and toward the decisions leaders are actually making right now. This year’s programme reflects that shift: creative industries, sustainability, construction, workforce development, governance and autonomous agents are no longer separate conversations, they are all part of the same question every organization is asking — how do we put AI to work responsibly and at scale We’re bringing together 26 speakers from across enterprise technology, financial services, robotics and emerging tech to help answer that question, and I’m looking forward to welcoming everyone to Singapore on 3 November.”

— Anas Jawed, CEO, Next Business Media

A Full Day Focused on the Next Era of AI

The AINext Singapore programme spans generative AI and creative industries, sustainability, enterprise transformation, construction, AI investment, workforce development, governance and autonomous AI agents. The agenda features 13 sessions, beginning with opening remarks and continuing through a full day of keynotes, expert panels, networking and the AINext Awards Ceremony.

Conference Agenda — 3 November 2026

8:00 AM – Opening Remarks — Anas Jawed, CEO, Next Business Media (Conference Chair)
The conference opens with remarks from Anas Jawed, setting the stage for a day focused on the practical opportunities and challenges surrounding artificial intelligence and digital transformation.

9:00 AM – Keynote: Leading in the Age of AI: What Neuroscience Reveals About Leadership Under Pressure
Parul Sharma, Director and CEO, Rewired by Parul.

9:30 AM – Panel: Generative AI: Revolutionizing Creative Industries
Serena Lam, CEO and Founder, Fuzzy AI. The discussion examines the growing of generative AI on creative industries and the changing relationship between technology, communications, content and creative work.

10:10 AM – Panel: AI-Driven Sustainability for Net Zero Goals
The session explores the role of artificial intelligence in supporting sustainability strategies and progress toward net-zero objectives.

10:40 AM – Coffee Break & Networking

11:30 AM – Panel: The Future of AI in Business Transformation
Featuring Vignesh Ganesan (Meta), Samah Alafeef (Metanoia Training and Consulting), Kelvin Tan (audax), Elena Lukyanenko (Cisco ThousandEyes), Loh Rui (Affinity AI Pte Ltd) and Maggie Kam (Chief Operating Officer, Spaceship). The panel focuses on how AI is changing enterprise strategy, operations and business models.

12:50 PM – Panel: Creating Measurable ROI from AI Investments
Featuring Sheena Nasim (Principal AI Architect, Field CTO APJ, Snowflake) and Dr Alexandra Posoldova (Founder, Sigma Services). The session addresses the challenge of turning AI investments into measurable business value and outcomes — a question that has grown more pressing as organizations move AI from pilots into production.

1:30 PM – Lunch

2:30 PM – Panel: AI and the Future of Work: Upskilling Billions
Featuring Goh Waye Leon (Affinity AI Pte Ltd), Tabia Rene (Kaika AI), Marcus Woo (Director of Sales & Marketing, HK & Greater China, Queue Associates APAC), Shail Barthwal (CEO and Founder, Nexus Ocean AI), Sutowo Wong (Managing Director, AI x Data, Temus) and Yong Jie Wong (Co-Founder, Glints). The panel examines how AI is changing the workplace and the importance of workforce development and upskilling.

3:10 PM – Panel: AI Governance: Building Trust, Ethics & Responsible Innovation
Featuring Lance M (Founder, Bitstric), Trevor Manokore (Chief Operating Officer, NiuPay) and Achmad Adhitya, Ph.D. (Special Advisor to the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Ministry of State Secretariat). The discussion addresses governance, trust, ethics and responsible innovation as organizations increasingly deploy AI. The inclusion of a government advisor alongside founders and operators underscores how AI rule-making is becoming a shared exercise between public institutions and the private sector.

4:30 PM – Panel: AI Agents at Work: Will Autonomous AI Transform the Future of Enterprise Operations?
Featuring Lianne Dehaye (Chemin AI), Cheok Jia Wei (Streamhost), Pranab Pillai (Founder & CEO, Neuratrial-AI Pte Ltd), Mukund S. (Co-founder and CEO, Sparsa AI), Guy Ron (Founder and CEO, Cynapse, cynapse.ai) and Camelia Wang (Founder & AI Product Builder, OptivizeAI). The session explores the growing role of AI agents and their potential impact on enterprise operations.

4:30 PM – Coffee Break & Networking

5:00 PM – AINext Awards Ceremony
The day concludes with the AINext Awards, recognizing individuals and organizations contributing to AI innovation and digital transformation.

Featured Speakers

The Singapore edition currently features 26 speakers representing AI, enterprise technology, financial technology, digital transformation, robotics, communications, data and emerging technology.

Pranab Pillai — Founder & CEO, Neuratrial-AI Pte Ltd. Pranab Pillai leads Neuratrial-AI Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based technology company developing AI-enabled orchestration solutions for complex and regulated enterprise workflows. He brings more than 25 years of experience in global drug development and clinical research across Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe. His current work focuses on AI, automation and governed decision-support systems while maintaining human oversight and enterprise governance.

Sheena Nasim — Principal AI Architect, Field CTO APJ, Snowflake. Sheena Nasim is an AI Field CTO for Asia Pacific & Japan at Snowflake, working with enterprises to design and deploy production-grade AI solutions. Her experience spans computer vision, deep learning, robotics and generative AI. She previously worked in AI and robotics research at Sumitomo Electric Industries, served as a Computer Vision SME at Accenture AI and later worked at Dataiku. Her current focus includes agentic AI and large-scale ML architecture.

Kelvin Tan — Chief Executive Officer, audax. Kelvin Tan is CEO audax, a corporate venture backed by Standard Chartered Bank focused on helping financial institutions deploy and scale digital banking solutions. He previously conceptualized and led Standard Chartered nexus, the bank’s Banking-as-a-Service business, and has held roles spanning transaction banking, retail products, payments and strategic programmes. He has worked across Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand and has been featured by international publications including BBC and Forbes.

Vignesh Ganesan — Application Leader, Enterprise Applications, Platform & Enterprise AI, Meta. Vignesh Ganesan is an Enterprise Technology Strategist specializing in Enterprise AI, cloud transformation and digital workplace modernization. With more than 16 years of experience across technology, consulting, manufacturing, life sciences, engineering and social media, he currently leads enterprise transformation initiatives at Meta. He is also a six-time Microsoft MVP, international speaker and holder of more than 30 professional certifications.

Samah Alafeef — Program, Project and Risk Management Consultant and Trainer, Metanoia Training and Consulting. Samah Alafeef’s professional background includes project management, risk management and technology-related consulting, with qualifications including PMP, RMP, ACP and GreenICT credentials. Her work also includes sustainability and ICT-related initiatives.

Guy Ron — Founder & CEO, Cynapse. Guy Ron is the Founder and CEO of Cynapse.ai and a business and technology leader with senior executive experience across startups and Fortune 100 companies. His background includes building businesses from inception through multi-million-dollar operations. He also serves as a board director and technology advisor to AI startups.\nElena Lukyanenko — Head of Sales, APJC, Cisco ThousandEyes. Elena Lukyanenko is a senior technology executive focused on cloud and AI strategy across Asia Pacific & Japan. She leads sales for Cisco ThousandEyes across APJC, Greater China and Japan. Her career spans more than two decades and includes experience with Microsoft, Broadcom and VMware. She is also the founder of The Graceful Edge, a publication focused on leadership, human performance and sustainable high performance in the AI era.

Tabia Rene — Founder & CEO, Kaika AI. Tabia Rene leads Kaika AI, a Tokyo-based workforce alignment intelligence company. His work focuses on using AI to understand workforce engagement and organizational alignment. Inspired by the concept of Ikigai, he founded Kaika AI to help organizations develop deeper intelligence around their people and support stronger leadership, engagement and sustainable growth.

Cheok Jia Wei — Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Streamhost. Cheok Jia Wei is the Co-Founder and CTO of StreamHost, an AI-powered customer communication and operations platform for short-term rental hosts. He leads product architecture, AI integration, infrastructure and engineering execution. His technical background includes full-stack development, scalable SaaS architecture, AI automation and distributed systems.

Goh Waye Leon — Co-Founder and Brand Architect, Affinity AI. Goh Waye Leon focuses on brand direction, market storytelling, user growth and ecosystem positioning at Affinity AI Pte. Ltd. His background spans digital marketing, Web3 growth and community-driven branding. He has also worked on business growth and digital transformation initiatives, including brand and go-to-market strategy.

Loh Rui — Co-Founder and Head of Business Operations, Affinity AI Pte Ltd. Loh Rui is an entrepreneur, business operator and investor with experience in AI trading, digital assets, business development and multi-company operations. At Affinity AI, he focuses on business strategy, operational planning, client growth, partnerships and market expansion. His work centers on AI-powered trading automation and the development of digital finance solutions.

Sutowo Wong — Managing Director, AI x Data, Temus. Sutowo Wong leads the AI x Data practice at Temus, helping organizations apply AI, data and automation to create human-centered digital solutions and measurable business outcomes. He has more than 20 years of experience across consulting and healthcare. Before joining Temus, he served as Divisional Director of Health Analytics at Singapore’s Ministry of Health, where he led teams applying AI, machine learning and advanced analytics to policy and operations.

Anas Jawed — CEO, Next Business Media. Anas Jawed is the CEO and founder of Next Business Media Private Limited and serves as Conference Chair for AINext Singapore 2026. His work spans business events, technology and digital solutions, with Next Business Media bringing together industry leaders through conferences and related platforms.

Dr Alexandra Posoldova — Founder, Sigma Services. Dr Alexandra Posoldova is an AI and data science expert with a PhD in Data Science and more than nine years of experience in AI consultancy, helping organizations transform business challenges into practical, production-ready AI solutions.

Lianne Dehaye — Senior Vice President, Chemin AI. Lianne Dehaye is Senior Vice President at Chemin AI by TDCX. Chemin focuses on AI training data, including data collection, annotation, dataset curation, model evaluation and AI operations. Lianne brings extensive experience across AI, digital transformation and technology leadership, with previous roles at major technology companies including Meta, Google and IBM.

Mukund Srigopal — Co-Founder and CEO, Sparsa AI. Mukund Srigopal leads Sparsa AI, a Singapore-based enterprise AI company developing a governed, agentic operating system for industrial enterprises. He brings more than 25 years of cross-functional technology experience and has previously served as Co-founder and CEO of Xensai, CMO at Tambora Systems and held leadership roles at Automation Anywhere.

Serena Lam — CEO and Founder, Fuzzy AI. Serena Lam founded Fuzzy AI, a relationship-first sales platform designed to help B2B teams build warmer conversations and pipeline while maintaining a human connection. Her work focuses on applying AI to sales engagement and helping teams reduce repetitive outreach work.

Yong Jie Wong — Co-Founder, Glints. Yong Jie Wong co-founded Glints and helped build it into a talent platform serving more than 15 million people. He now leads AI implementation, helping businesses deploy AI agents to improve operations and productivity.

Parul Sharma — Director and CEO, Rewired by Parul. Parul Sharma is a leadership and talent expert with 20 years of global experience and a certified neuroscience coach, specializing in leadership under pressure, organizational transformation and AI-powered leadership development.

Trevor Manokore — Chief Operating Officer, NiuPay. Trevor Manokore leads, systems and digital transformation at NiuPay, bringing more than five years of experience at Amazon Web Services. He focuses on cloud and AI strategy, delivering secure digital platforms and modernizing public services across Papua New Guinea and the Pacific.

Maggie Kam — Chief Operating Officer, Spaceship. Maggie Kam oversees business operations at Spaceship.

Achmad Adhitya, Ph.D. — Special Advisor to the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Ministry of State Secretariat. Achmad Adhitya focuses on education, research and innovation, advancing AI, robotics and digital literacy through government-industry partnerships and initiatives that expand scholarship and internship opportunities.

Lance M. — Founder, Bitstric. Lance M. is an AI engineering leader and founder with a decade of experience designing high-performance systems and managing enterprise IT risk compliance. He heads Bitstric, architecting a Sovereignty-First Agentic AI Trust Framework designed to align agentic AI capabilities with corporate governance, operational trust and legal compliance standards. He previously directed APAC IT risk compliance operations and risk analytics data pipelines for a major EU investment bank, and his background spans enterprise risk management, cloud-native architecture and real-time robotics infrastructure.

Marcus Woo — Director of Sales & Marketing, HK & Greater China, Queue Associates APAC. Marcus Woo leads sales and marketing for Hong Kong and Greater China at Queue Associates APAC.

Mia Bowyer — Chief Executive Officer, Automate Social. Mia Bowyer is described as a sold-out international AI trainer and keynote speaker whose work has taken her across Dubai, Australia and Asia. She founded Automate Social to help businesses build AI operating systems that remove the administrative drag stopping smart teams from doing their best work, and is known for making AI practical, easy to understand and genuinely useful from day one.

Camelia Wang — Founder & AI Product Builder, OptivizeAI. Camelia Wang is the Founder and AI Product Builder at OptivizeAI.

Shail Barthwal — CEO and Founder, Nexus Ocean AI. Shail Barthwal is a Master Mariner turned maritime corporate leader who held strategy, commercial and innovation portfolios at Maersk, Teekay and Wilhelmsen, followed by a decade in technology commercial leadership and strategy consulting with Bain & Company. He now leads Nexus Ocean AI, building agentic AI personas for the industry that carries around 90% of world trade, with his work centered on preserving expert knowledge as experienced professionals retire and helping businesses adopt AI without losing that expertise.

Connecting AI Innovation With Business Impact

What distinguishes the Singapore programme is its focus on the practical implications of AI across multiple dimensions of business and society. Rather than concentrating on AI technology alone, the agenda examines how organizations can use AI to transform creative industries, support sustainability goals, modernize businesses, improve construction, generate measurable investment returns, prepare workforces for an AI-enabled economy, establish responsible governance and deploy autonomous AI agents.

The lineup pairs established technology vendors such as Meta, Snowflake and Cisco with early-stage companies building specialized AI products, a mix that mirrors how enterprises now weigh platform-scale solutions alongside purpose-built tools. The breadth of the speaker lineup reflects this approach, bringing together enterprise technology leaders from organizations including Meta, Snowflake, Cisco, Standard Chartered-backed audax, Temus, TDCX/Chemin AI, Neuratrial-AI, Cynapse, Kaika AI, Streamhost, Affinity AI, Eight Vectors, Sparsa AI, Fuzzy AI, Guard0, Spaceship, Bitstric, Queue Associates APAC, Automate Social, OptivizeAI and Nexus Ocean AI, alongside specialists in communications, project management and AI governance.

Networking, Awards and Industry Engagement

Beyond the conference sessions, AINext Singapore provides opportunities for attendees to connect through dedicated networking breaks, an attendee directory, a forum, one-to-one chat and networking connections available through paid passes.

The event portal also provides opportunities to speak, exhibit, sponsor, become a media partner, join as a thought leader or committee member, and nominate an individual or organization for the AINext Awards.

The conference will culminate in the AINext Awards Ceremony, providing a platform to recognize individuals and organizations driving innovation in artificial intelligence and digital transformation.

Event Details

• Event: AINext Awards & Conference Singapore 2026
• Date: 3 November 2026
• Time: 9:00 AM–7:00 PM (GMT+8)
• Venue: Ballroom, Crowne Plaza (Changi Airport)
• Address: 75 T1 Boulevard, Changi, East Region, Singapore 819664

Looking Ahead

With AI moving rapidly from experimentation into enterprise deployment, the AINext Awards & Conference Singapore 2026 is positioned as a meeting point for leaders looking at what comes next — from generative AI and business transformation to sustainability, governance, workforce development and autonomous AI. For those tracking the region’s AI trajectory, the agenda’s emphasis on governance, measurable ROI and autonomous agents offers a guide to the questions organizations will be revisiting as adoption deepens.

For organizations, technology leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals looking to understand and participate in the next phase of AI innovation, the Singapore edition offers a full day of expert perspectives, industry discussions, networking and recognition.

AINext Awards & Conference Singapore 2026 takes place on 3 November 2026 at Crowne Plaza (Changi Airport), Singapore.

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