Workshop

09 Apr 2026 | 10:45 – 12:00
Responsible AI

Building Responsible AI Ecosystems: From Theory To Action For Public Good

Asia’s AI advantage is local and efficient. This workshop shows how to build it on your own terms.

Session Takeaways

  • Explore Responsible AI principles for low-resource and edge environments, including fairness, transparency, and accountability.
  • Understand how frugal edge AI enables affordable, energy-efficient, and offline-ready AI systems.
  • Discover citizen science models where communities help collect data and validate AI outcomes.
  • Design AI systems that protect data sovereignty and keep ownership local.
  • Examine governance approaches, including sandboxes and community-centric frameworks, that support safe innovation.

Lee Chana

Co-Founder, AI in Africa

Prof. Joao Pita Costa

Head of AI Research, IRCAI (UNESCO)

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09 Apr 2026 | 12:15 – 13:30
Startup to Scaleup

Vibe Coding for SMEs: Build AI-Powered Business Growth Tools in 90 Minutes

Session Takeaways

  • Understanding Vibe Coding: Learn how modern AI-assisted “vibe coding” enables non-technical professionals to build business tools without traditional programming.
  • Rapid AI Automation for SMEs: Discover how AI can automate repetitive tasks such as reporting, customer responses, marketing workflows, and internal operations.
  • Building AI-Powered Business Tools in Minutes: Participants will experience how to create simple AI-powered applications or workflows within 60–90 minutes.
  • Practical AI Use Cases for Business Growth: Understand real SME use cases such as AI assistants, lead generation automation, data analysis, and marketing automation.
  • From Idea to Prototype Quickly: Learn how to translate business problems into AI solutions using low-code / no-code tools.
  • Strategic Thinking for AI Adoption: Gain insights into how SMEs can integrate AI tools into their daily workflows to improve productivity and competitiveness.

Adj. Prof. Dr. Behrang (Hani) Parhizkar

CEO, Chamrun Digital

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09 Apr 2026 | 13:45 – 15:00
Quantum Advantage

Quantum Advantage for Business Leaders

Quantum computing is moving from experiment to real-world impact. This 90-minute executive workshop gives leaders clear, practical insight into the opportunities ahead.

Session Takeaways

  • Strategic, not academic: Built for business leaders, not engineers.
  • Interactive and practical: Includes a rapid quantum SWOT exercise tailored to your industry.
  • Immediate applicability: Participants leave with an actionable next-step framework.
  • Quantum is not about replacing classical computing. It is about unlocking new problem-solving capabilities that redefine competitive advantage.
  • Leaders who understand it early will shape markets. Those who ignore it may find themselves reacting instead of leading.

Rainer Dumke

Founder, RAQS Quantum

Raghunath Koduvayur

CEO, RAQS Quantum

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09 Apr 2026 | 15:15 – 16:30
Affordable AI Solutions

From Idea to Prototype in One Hour: No-Code Government Innovation Lab

Session Takeaways

  • Start with the Product, Not the Policy: Understand why successful innovation begins with solving real user and market needs, rather than being constrained by policy frameworks
  • Solve for Incentives, Not Just Features: Learn how aligning economic, behavioral, and ecosystem incentives drives adoption and long-term success, going beyond feature-building to create sustainable and impactful solutions.
  • Build Small, Open Source, and Let It Spread: Explore how lightweight, modular, and open-source approaches accelerate innovation, enabling faster experimentation, community contribution, and organic scalability across markets.
  • Use APIs Like Legos — Don’t Build What You Can Rent.
  • Measure What Matters — Livability, Not GDP: Shift focus from traditional growth metrics to meaningful impact indicators such as quality of life, sustainability, and human-centric outcomes when evaluating success.

Dr. Non Arkara

Senior Expert, Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA)

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09 Apr 2026 | 16:45 – 17:45
AI in Healthcare

From Responsible AI to Regenerative AI: Governing for Growth in Asia's Digital Economy

Session Takeaways

  • Navigate multi-jurisdictional AI regulatory requirements with confidence 
  • Align AI risk posture with ISO/IEC 42001, ISO 27001 & Singapore's Model AI Governance Framework 
  • Apply the Dual-Use AI lens: govern both offensive AI risk and defensive AI opportunity
  • Distinguish institutional vs. algorithmic AI barriers — and sequence deployment accordingly 
  • Reframe AI governance as regenerative capital using the RSquare AI & Flywheel model H7
  • Build a sovereign ASEAN AI growth narrative for boards and institutional partners
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10 Apr 2026 | 10:30 – 11:45
AI in Healthcare

From Data to AI Agents: How to Actually Deploy AI in Healthcare at Scale?

Session Takeaways

  • Why Healthcare AI Fails — The Missing Middle Layer   
  • The Healthcare AI Stack (End-to-End View)  
  • Data Governance & Trust    
  • Asia Opportunity — Building AI-Native Healthcare Systems
  • A Practical Framework to Scale AI in Healthcare    
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10 Apr 2026 | 12:00 – 13:15
Hacker on Training

Cybersecurity on the Road - A Deep Dive Into Automotive Cyber Risk

Session Takeaways

  • What are cyber physical systems and how does their security differ from that of traditional IT systems?
  • Why is risk quantification in automotive and other cyber-physical industries uniquely complex, and how do safety and regulatory requirements influence this process?
  • How to proactively assess risk for an organization's products and infrastructure?
  • How to design an organization's risk response model to evaluate cyber threats for IoT and OT systems?
  • How to perform a Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment (TARA)?
  • How TARA supports end-to-end product cybersecurity and continuous security operations?
  • How TARA bolsters other cybersecurity management activities such as incident response and penetration testing?

Kamel Ghali

Director of Transportation Security, AKATSUKI

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10 Apr 2026 | 13:30 – 14:30
Generative AI in Finance

GenAI in Finance: why now? And what next?

Session Takeaways

  • 2026 is the tipping point. GenAI and agentic AI are moving into real production, already driving efficiency and CX gains.
  • Agentic AI delivers action, not just answers. It plans, uses tools, and executes multi-step workflows across KYC, AML, and underwriting—with human oversight. 
  • Regulation is the gatekeeper. Most core use cases are high-risk, demanding explainability, governance, and control.
  • Focus drives value. Win first in high-volume, data-rich back-office use cases, then scale with strong governance.
  • Middle management decides the outcome. They translate strategy into execution—and determine who leads or lags.

Prof. Dr. Juergen Rahmel

Director, AI Applied Research, HSBC

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10 Apr 2026 | 14:45 – 15:45
Sustainable AI

Making Sustainability A Competitive Advantage

Turning Sustainability into a Profit-Driven Growth Strategy

Session Takeaways

  • Learn in this session through examples and frameworks what are some of the possibilities at hand to rethink the topic and make it a profit accelerator for your company.
  • Latest sustainability trends
  • From perceiving costs to measuring outcomes
  • The Sustainability Leadership Ladder
  • Use case and examples

Sorouch Kheradmand

Global Head - Sustainability, Schneider Electric

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10 Apr 2026 | 16:00 – 17:00
Cybersecurity

AI-Driven Cyber Attacks

A Live Demonstration of Emerging Threats and Global Defense Strategies

Session Takeaways

  • Understanding how cybercriminals leverage AI to automate reconnaissance, phishing, and malware development
  • Live demonstration of modern AI-driven attack techniques and exploitation scenarios.
  • Identifying vulnerabilities in AI-enabled digital environments.
  • Practical defensive strategies for modern security and SOC teams.
  • From Idea to Prototype Quickly: Learn how to translate business problems into AI solutions using low-code / no-code tools.
  • Preparing organizations for the evolving landscape of AI-driven cyber threats.

Sankarraj Subramanian

Founder & CEO, Prompt Infotech

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