Why Attend?
AI & Data Summit 2026 Singapore convenes ASEAN’s most influential technology decision-makers at a defining moment for the region’s digital transformation. With 80% of ASEAN organizations set to formalize AI risk policies by 2026, responsible AI governance is rapidly becoming a board-level mandate and the foundation for enterprise trust, resilience, and long-term value creation. As data ecosystems expand and AI models scale across industries, leaders are under increasing pressure to modernize infrastructure, strengthen risk frameworks, and deliver measurable impact from AI-driven initiatives.
Network with the Region’s Elite
Connect with 80+ qualified attendees, including 60% CIOs, CDOs, CTOs, CEOs and Heads of IT, AI, Data and Cybersecurity from across ASEAN.
Learn from the Best
Hear directly from IDC analysts, global experts, and pioneering CIOs and CDOs on how to scale AI, Data, GenAI, and agentic systems across industries.
Discover Real-World Use Cases
Gain insights into how leading organizations are implementing AI-driven automation to improve agility, resilience, and customer value.
Future-Proof Your Strategy
Understand the long-term business implications of agentic systems, ensuring your organization thrives in a rapidly evolving digital economy.
Master AI Security & Trust
Explore strategies to tackle data privacy, AI observability, model integrity, and digital trust challenges.
Cloud as the AI Foundation
Discover how cloud platforms, edge computing, and 5G enable scalable, secure, and sovereign AI deployments.
Key Themes
The ASEAN AI & Data Summit this year will spotlight how ASEAN enterprises are expected to rely on synthetic data to accelerate AI development while safeguarding sensitive information, reflecting mounting pressure to balance innovation with trust, security, and compliance. At the same time, key sectors including BFSI, healthcare, manufacturing, and the public sector are advancing their AI roadmaps through real-time data pipelines, intelligent automation, and domain-specific analytics, often within hybrid and sovereign-aligned environments.
Data Value Reinvention in the Age of AI
ASEAN enterprises are moving from passive data collection to active value creation. This theme explores how organizations can reinvent data strategies to support AI-driven decision-making, real-time intelligence, and new digital business models, especially as analytics investments surge across the region.
Scaling AI: From Pilot to Enterprise Deployment
Many organizations in ASEAN have experimented with AI, but few have scaled it enterprise-wide. This theme addresses the operational, architectural, and cultural shifts needed to move from small pilots to high-impact, production-grade AI systems.
AI Governance: Trust, Transparency and Responsible AI
With governments across Southeast Asia advancing AI frameworks and enterprises formalizing risk policies, governance has become a top priority. This track examines how to build transparent, explainable, secure, and ethically aligned AI that meets regional regulatory and societal expectations.
Data Sovereignty, Governance and Interoperability
ASEAN’s diverse regulatory environment makes data sovereignty a critical concern. This theme focuses on managing cross-border data flows, ensuring compliance, and building interoperable systems that allow organizations to innovate while respecting national policies and industry standards.
Generative and Agentic AI: The Next Frontier
GenAI adoption is accelerating across finance, retail, public sector, and manufacturing in ASEAN. This track highlightsbreakthrough use cases, emerging agentic workflows, and opportunities to build localized, domain-specific models usingsector datasets.
Infrastructure Evolution: Edge, Cloud and AI Platforms
As smart city projects and real-time enterprise automation grow, ASEAN organizations are rapidly modernizing infrastructure. This theme explores how edge computing, hybrid/multicloud, and AI-optimized platforms enable agility, resilience, and performance at scale.
Business Value and ROI from AI & Data
With leaders demanding measurable results, such as the push for 80% GenAI success rates; this track delves into building business cases, measuring impact, accelerating adoption cycles, and driving cost efficiency through data and AI initiatives.
People, Culture and AI Readiness
ASEAN’s digital maturity varies widely, making workforce and cultural readiness crucial. This theme covers talent upskilling, AI literacy, change management, and strategies to align people, processes, and leadership around AI-driven transformation.
Ecosystems, Partnerships and Innovation Models
Regional enterprises increasingly rely on collaborations with hyperscalers, startups, research institutions, and government agencies. This theme examines partnership-driven innovation models that accelerate deployment, reduce risk, and open up new market opportunities.
Future Regulation & Strategic Foresight
The regulatory landscape in ASEAN is evolving rapidly as governments invest in AI policies, national LLM strategies, andcross-border digital frameworks. This track helps leaders anticipate future rules, assess risks, and build resilient long-termAI roadmaps.