2026 Programme Themes
Trusted Digital Economy
The Physical Frontier
Human-First AI Transformation
Full Programme Schedule
The day runs across the Main Stage and a parallel Panel Room. The C-Suite Roundtable over lunch is invite-only and runs under the Chatham House Rule.
8:30 AM
Registration & Breakfast Networking Reception
9:30 AM
Welcome Address by D:NEX Asia
9:45 AM
D:NEXA Partners Appreciation
10:00 AM
Opening Address by Guest of Honour
10:20 AM
Opening Plenary · Main Stage
Opening Plenary (T1) — Building Trusted Digital Economies
Hian Goh, Ng Tian Chong, Alex Toh (moderator)
11:00 AM
Panel 1 · Main Stage
Panel 1 — “Privacy-First Intelligence in Global Markets”
Dr Alex Lin, Michael Lew, Ankit Kochar, Glenn Tan (moderator)
Panel 2 · Panel Room
Panel 2 — “The Economics of AI Resilience”
Maxim Tint, Swee Cheng Wei, Mona Bajani, Julian Low, Dr Cathy Wu (moderator)
Fireside Chat
Fireside Chat — From Innovation to Impact: Driving Growth in an AI Era with LinkedIn Local™ — Singapore
Featuring LinkedIn Top Voices Xu Tianyu and Shamane Tan, with a Bloomberg journalist as moderator
11:30 AM
12:10 PM
Plenary · Main Stage
Plenary (T2) — “Physical Frontier – AI Infrastructure” — East meets West
Bikramjit Debnath, Brandon Wu, Swee Cheng Wei (moderator)
12:45 PM
Industry Spotlight · Main Stage
Industry Spotlight Keynote: Building Companies, Capabilities and the Workforce of the Future
1:10–2:20 PM
Networking Lunch
Networking Lunch, with an invite-only C-Suite Roundtable and VIP Buffet Lunch
Fireside Chat · Panel Room
Fireside Chat — Physical Frontier: robotics, infrastructure and supply chain — Rewiring Asia
Fireside Chat
Fireside Chat — Strategy, Security and Sovereignty in an AI Age
With Kenneth Yeo (CEO of Prophyion Pte Ltd) and Jose Enriquez (Associate Research Fellow at the Centre for Multilateralism Studies of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS))
2:30 PM
Industry Spotlight · Main Stage
Industry Spotlight Keynote (AWS) — “The Distance Between a Demo and a Business: Lessons from Deploying AI Across Amazon”
Fireside Chat
Fireside Chat — Human Creativity in the Machine Age
3:15 PM
Panel 3 · Main Stage
Panel 3 — “Economics of AI Resilience: The Build vs. Rent Dilemma”
Sandesh Menon, Richard Tong, Cole Anthony Sirucek, Nipun Grover, Guillermo Arbeiza (moderator)
Panel 4 · Panel Room
Panel 4 — “AI-Enabled Healthcare: From Innovation to Clinical Impact”
Dr Shiyu Cheng, Dr Shawn Ng, Dr Lohendran Baskaran, Su Fen Ong, Korwin Chiu (moderator)
3:45 PM
4:15 PM
4:45 PM
Panel 5 · Main Stage
Panel 5 — “The Talent Transition Playbook: Mapping the Human-Agent Workflow”
Christopher Wong, JX Wee, Jason Lin, Megumi Yoshinaga, Charmain Tan (moderator)
Panel 6 · Panel Room
Panel 6 — “The Leadership Blueprint: Evolving the Modern Workforce”
5:15 PM
Industry Spotlight · Main Stage
Industry Spotlight Keynote (OpenAI)
6:00 PM
Networking
Networking Session
By invite only · until 9:00 PM
Executive Cocktail & Canapé at Marina Bay Sands
Information
- Format: Keynotes · Plenaries · Panels
- Date: 29 October 2026
- Doors: From 8:30am
- Venue: Marina Bay Sands
- Partner event of: SWITCH Singapore (27–29 Oct)
Passes
Reserve your seat for 29 October 2026
Delegate Pass · S$800
Includes the main plenary, breakout rooms and the trade exhibition.
Executive Pass · S$1,500
Everything in Delegate, plus premium plenary seating, the executive lounge, C-suite roundtables and the after-party.