HEALTHCARE & BIOMEDICAL TRACK

Explore how AI is transforming the delivery of healthcare and accelerating biomedical research, from optimising clinical workflows to enabling precision medicine. This track showcases the latest AI-driven solutions revolutionising care delivery, pharmaceuticals, and diagnostics.

1400 – 1420

AI-Powered Precision Medicine: From Genomics to Patient-Centric Care

AI enables faster and more accurate analysis of complex genomic, proteomic, and clinical datasets, powering precision diagnostics and personalised treatment strategies. This session will highlight case studies in oncology, rare diseases, and predictive risk assessment, demonstrating clinical and commercial impact.

Associate Professor Liu Nan
Director, Duke-NUS AI + Medical Sciences Initiative (DAISI)
Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore

1420 – 1500

From Pilot to Procurement — Scaling AI in Public Healthcare Systems

Many AI initiatives stall at pilot stage. This panel explores integration, workforce adaptation, procurement, and ROI measurement to ensure AI projects deliver enterprise-wide impact across hospitals, diagnostics, and pharma.

Panellists
Jake Yin
Vice President of the AI Business Group
Runjian Co. Ltd
Kandyce Ong
Government Affairs Lead
AstraZeneca
Chair, Healthcare Committee
Eurocham Singapore
Sandy Ho
Assistant Chief Operating Officer (Plans and Strategy)
National University Hospital
Deputy Executive Director
National University Hospital Global
Moderator
Dr Pauline Tay
Senior Director
National Health Innovation Centre

1500 – 1520

Optimising Clinical Workflows with AI: Hospitals of the Future

Hospitals are leveraging AI to streamline patient triage, radiology and pathology workflows, and hospital resource allocation. This session explores integration into EMRs, clinician adoption, regulatory validation, and how AI is improving patient outcomes while reducing operational costs.

Speaker
Sutowo Wong
Managing Director
Temus

1520 – 1600

Smart Hospitals in Practice: Expectations, Reality and Lessons from AI & Robotics Deployments in Singapore and the Region

As hospitals accelerate the adoption of AI, robotics and automation to address workforce challenges, improve operational efficiency and enhance patient care, what does successful implementation really look like? This panel brings together healthcare leaders and technology providers to share practical insights and real-world experiences from deployments in Singapore and across the region. Moving beyond the hype, the discussion will explore the gap between expectations and reality, key lessons from implementation, common barriers to scaling innovation, and what it takes for hospitals and technology partners to successfully translate promising technologies into meaningful healthcare impact.

Panellists
Peter Forbes
NUHS Group Chief Digital Officer
NUH
Suriani Poh Liang Siang
Director
Innovation & Improvement Office
Woodlands Hospital (NHG)
Moderator
Tan Wei Chun
Regional Sales Manager
Bot MD

1600 – 1620

AI in Drug Discovery: Compressing R&D Timelines from Years to Months

AI is revolutionising pharmaceutical R&D by improving target identification, compound screening, and trial design, significantly reducing development timelines and costs. This session covers real-world applications, clinical validation, and the regulatory considerations of AI-enabled drug discovery.

1620 – 1700

ASEAN Healthcare & Biomedical AI — Building a Regional Innovation Corridor

ASEAN has the potential to become a healthcare & biomedical AI hub. This panel explore how governments, healthcare institutions, researchers, and industry partners across ASEAN can collaborate to accelerate AI innovation, cross-border partnerships, and the adoption of next-generation healthcare and biomedical solutions across the region.

Dr Eleni Dimokidis
Senior Director & Regional Business Leader, Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences
Microsoft