Programme

Asia is facing many headwinds amidst China’s lower for longer growth, rising de-globalisation & populism pressures and the disruptive impact of new technologies on jobs. How will the Asian markets, given their different stages of economic development, manage these challenges? What are the risks & opportunities in the next decade?

The unprecedented pace of technological change in the last 10 years has been one of the largest area of concern & opportunity for all businesses. The falling cost & accessibility of technology have significantly lowered barriers to innovation. “Disruptors” are reshaping the competitive landscape by targeting existing inefficiencies, creating scalable platforms & challenging legacy business models & mindsets. How should businesses respond to stay ahead in an environment where disruption is the new norm?

This session will explore how AI can improve or even disrupt enterprise capabilities across many industries. Element AI is pioneering an AI-first world by turning the world’s most important AI research into transformative business applications. Co-founded by established entrepreneur Jean-François Gagné and leading AI researcher Yoshua Bengio, Element AI seeks to help bridge the AI needs of traditional businesses via strategic road mapping & ready-to-deploy applications of transfer learning solutions via their AI as a Service (AIaaS) platform. Matt Ocko is the founding partner of Data Collective Venture Capital (DCVC), an early stage venture fund, based in silicon valley. DCVC invests in start-ups that leverage AI & other forms of advanced analytics.

Aside from being one of the world’s leading smartphone makers, Xiaomi has been building its Mi Ecosystem IoT platform, which is now one of the largest ‘smart’ hardware platform globally with over 60 million ‘connected’ home devices (eg. televisions, air/water purifiers, security cameras, rice cookers, vacuum cleaners, sensors etc). We will explore how Xiaomi is carrying out this strategy & what’s next for them in the IoT world.

We are in unprecedented times with very low interest rates and high asset valuations in many key markets globally. In view of increasing global political, economic and social tensions, this fragile environment can be unwound quickly, leaving investors and businesses vulnerable. For our closing panel, we will have four major global long-term capital providers share on how they are preparing their businesses in this highly uncertain and unpredictable world?