1000 – 1010

Welcome Remarks

Jason Ng
Managing Director
MP Group
Joes Qiu
Vice President
DLG Exhibition & Events Co, Ltd.

1010 -1020

Opening Remarks

Mr Tan Kiat How
Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Digital Development and Information
Republic of Singapore

ROBOTICS & EMBODIED AI TRACK

Breaking down the barriers between the virtual and physical, thought leadership sessions will showcase the latest and proven integration of AI technologies with hardware, enhancing the effectiveness of human action across industries and real-world use cases.

1020 – 1100

ASEAN’s Embodied AI Opportunity — Compete, Collaborate or Import?

Can ASEAN develop its own Embodied AI ecosystem, or will the region remain dependent on imported solutions? This panel discusses talent development, funding, government incentives, and cross-border collaboration for a sustainable Embodied AI industry.

Panellists
James Tan
Director, System Engineering, Smart City Technology Division (SCTD)
GovTech Singapore
Johnathan Lee
Senior Vice-President of Group Strategy & Special Projects
Cradle
Theodore Sutarto
Assistant Deputy Minister For Digital Economy Development
Coordinating Ministry For Economic Affairs
Moderator
Alvin How
Chief Technology Officer
IPI Singapore

1100 – 1120

Embodied Intelligence: Bridging AI and Physical Action

AI is no longer confined to simulations or software. This session explores how embodied AI integrates perception, decision-making, and actuation to create autonomous systems capable of interacting safely and effectively in dynamic environments. Use cases span industrial automation, robotics-assisted healthcare, and smart infrastructure.

Speaker
Associate Professor Harold Soh
Associate Professor
National University of Singapore
Moderator
Dr Bangdao Chen
Director
The Blockhouse Technology Limited

1120 – 1200

From Pilot to Production — Why Robotics Projects Fail and How to Scale Successfully

Many robotics and AI projects fail to scale. This panel explores integration challenges, workforce adoption, ROI measurement, and best practices for deploying robotics across warehouses, hospitals, factories and workplaces.

Panellists
Derrick Lin
RoboCluster Manager
National Robotics Programme
Bernard Siew
Vice President, Enterprise Robotics Programme
Changi Airport Group
Dr Zhang Jingbing
Senior Research & Development Director
Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC), A*STAR
Varun Thamba
Global Vice-President & Head of AI Go-To-Market
SAP SE
Moderator
Kenny Tay
Chief Executive Officer
Singapore AI Association

1200 – 1220

Token-as-a-Service: A New Paradigm for Computility in Southeast Asia

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As Southeast Asia accelerates AI adoption, Token-as-a-Service is emerging as a new infrastructure model that transforms compute power into scalable, reliable, and on-demand AI capability — enabling enterprises and governments to deploy AI faster, more efficiently, and at industrial scale across the region.

Speaker
Athena Zhao
Vice-President
Runjian Co. Ltd

1220 – 1300

Who’s Ready for Physical AI: Infrastructure, Regulation & Risk

As embodied AI enters shared human environments, regulatory frameworks, safety protocols, and liability models are crucial. This panel discusses governance, cybersecurity, and public trust in AI-enabled hardware across industries.

Panellists
Denny Setiawan
Director of Digital Infrastructure Policy and Strategy
Ministry of Communications and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) Republic of Indonesia
Dr Lim Woo Lip
Chief Technology Officer, Cyber
ST Engineering
Michael Goh
Chief Executive Officer
IPI Singapore
Moderator
Rajesh Savio
AI Transformation Leader
PwC Singapore

1300 – 1320

The “One Body, Three Intelligences” Deployment Phase: Building a New Landscape of Embodied AI Productivity

Embodied AI is entering a new phase — moving from technological breakthroughs to real-world deployment. This session explores AgiBot’s “One Body, Three Intelligences” approach, bringing together robotic intelligence, interaction and autonomous action to enable robots to adapt across diverse scenarios. Discover how embodied AI can move beyond demonstrations to become a scalable force for productivity across industries.

Cooper Xu
Chief Executive Officer
AGIBOT Singapore

1320 – 1340

From Training to Deployment: Scaling Embodied AI with Few-Shot Intelligence

The next breakthrough in embodied AI will not be defined by what robots can demonstrate in the lab, but by how quickly they can learn, adapt and perform in real-world environments. This session explores how next-generation embodied AI models, world models and few-shot learning can reduce training requirements and enable robots to generalise across new tasks and scenarios. FiveAges will share its approach to building the “brain” behind intelligent robots and the pathway towards scalable deployment across industrial and commercial applications.

Steve Cao
Co-founder & Industry Director
FiveAges