15th Edition
Celebrating 15 years of thought leadership, the IDC ASEAN CIO Summit returns on 27 March 2026 as the country’s premier gathering of technology decision-makers.
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AI spending will grow at 2.2x the rate of overall digital technology spending in the next three years, generating an India economic impact of over $115 billion by the end of 2027. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI) adoption in India significantly increased, including software, services, and hardware for AI-centric systems, with spending projected to reach $6 billion by 2027 and a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33.7% for the period 2022-2027.
IDC forecasts that worldwide AI spending will exceed $512 billion by 2027, more than double its 2024 market size. 76% of Indian enterprises are already focused on GenAI proofs of concepts (POCs) or already have an investment plan in place.
IDC also forecasts that by 2027 business executives will demand a minimum 70% success rate on their GenAI initiatives, to achieve operational efficiencies and drive new revenue growth.
Bringing together CIOs, technology leaders, global experts, and cutting-edge solution providers, the 2026 Summit will offer strategic guidance on how to architect and operationalize the Agentic Stack. Through keynote sessions, real-world use cases, and expert panels, the event will tackle critical topics such as GenAI orchestration, AI observability, digital trust, data pipelines, and AI-driven business agility — providing a blueprint for the next generation of digital enterprises.
Jackson Ng
Jackson Ng is the chief operating officer and chief technology officer of Azimut Investment Management. He is also an award-winning C-suite executive recognized by IDG’s 2024 CIO100 and CSO30 Awards. As chief operating officer, he leads strategic business initiatives, drives digital innovation, enhances Azimut’s brand value, and oversees all aspects of business operations. Concurrently, as chief technology officer, he leads the company’s fintech, AI, digital transformation, and cybersecurity strategies. He also steers global and regional technology projects and initiatives.
Bryan Lee
CTO leader in engineering the Next-Gen Digital, Tech & Data AI strategy in Financial Services. Gen AI builder as the Managing Director in OCBC and the Head of Bank of Singapore Architecture. Experienced Chief Data Officer of AXA, who led the data transformation and governance. Serves as a Singapore FinTech Mentor and is part of the MAS & Global FinTech Hackcelerator judging panel.
Led the successful launch of OCBC GPT (Generative Al) from ideation to bank-wide rollout to 30,000 employees through the joint-collaboration of teams. Having reviewed over 200+ projects in the Group Wealth platforms as part of Technology Governance, and runs Monthly Architecture Forums and Tech Talks.
Chen Hong
Chen Hong is the CIO of Singtel Singapore, where she is accountable for all aspects of IT. As CIO, she provides strategic guidance on Singtel Singapore’s IT infrastructure, systems, and digital initiatives. With over three decades of experience in the telecommunications and technology industry, she has been at the forefront of spearheading transformative initiatives and fostering a culture of innovation across geographical regions. Known for her passion for collaborating with teams to solve complex problems and pushing the boundaries in IT, she also actively mentors aspiring technologists and shares her insights at industry conferences as an ardent advocate for diversity and inclusion. She is a proud recipient of the CIO100 ASEAN Awards 2024.
Chris Chau
Chris has been serving in the Public Service for about 30 years. He currently serves as CIO of A*STAR and is responsible for IT, digitalisation and cybersecurity in the organisation that is home to some 30 research institutes and national platforms performing research and technology translation, in disciplines ranging from genomics, cellular biology and drug discovery at one end of the spectrum, to high performance computing, robotics and advanced manufacturing to the other. Earlier in his career Chris had served as the Assistant CIO of MINDEF, CIO of DSTA, CIO of the Ministry of Communications & Information (MCI) and CIO of IDA.
Tam Trinh
Tam Trinh serves as chief data and analytics officer at Nikel, a financial technology firm specializing in risk management solutions for banks and fintechs in emerging markets. With nearly 20 years of experience in financial services, she has deep expertise in risk modeling, data analytics, and digital transformation. She is also an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the Department of Analytics and Operations at the NUS Business School. Throughout her career, Tam has held key leadership roles at Standard Chartered Bank, DBS, Moody’s Analytics, and Oliver Wyman, where she spearheaded initiatives in risk product development, risk modeling, and financial technology innovation. Her work focuses on leveraging AI/ML-driven analytics to enhance credit risk assessment, fraud detection, and financial inclusion, particularly in markets with evolving digital infrastructure. In recognition of her contributions to data and analytics, Tam was awarded the CIO100 ASEAN Award in 2024.
Tan Shui-Min
Tan Shui-Min has held the position of CITO at the National University of Singapore (NUS) since 2020. She first joined NUS in 2016 as director of applications, overseeing the creation, delivery, and support of applications from all business domains, including education, research, and administration. As CITO, she plays a vital role in strategic planning, guiding daily operations and implementing campus-wide IT policies. Tan has transformed the IT team to adopt Agile methodology, strengthened the enterprise architecture, and developed a next-gen infrastructure to achieve evolutionary development and dexterity. She believes in and has been instrumental in the innovative deployment of cutting-edge technology to enable the business and advance the university’s foray into the digital future!
Tomasz Kurczyk
Tomasz Kurczyk is the Chief Information Technology Officer at Prudential Singapore and the Head of the Prudential Group AI Lab. In this role, Tomasz oversees the company’s technology, data, and AI functions, driving digital and AI capabilities to accelerate business growth and transformation. Tomasz began his career as a serial entrepreneur, followed by professional and leadership experience across multiple industries and over 20 countries. He has built and grown large-scale businesses, products, teams, and digital platforms, including over a decade in the insurance industry.
Before joining Prudential, Tomasz served as the Chief Digital and Transformation Officer at AXA in Singapore.
In addition to his corporate roles, Tomasz is an active advisor to startups and an angel investor, contributing significantly to the development of the Singapore FinTech ecosystem.
A Polish national, Tomasz holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and an MSc in Computer Systems from Politecnico di Milano.
Frankie Shuai
Frankie is an award-winning Technology Executive & Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) with over two decades leadership experience in the financial & IT Industry. He is heading APAC regional information security in one of global largest asset managers in the financial industry. Prior to this, he headed cyber & technology risk at UBS (world largest private bank) covering Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. He has also worked in Citibank, Microsoft and HP before. He has been featured on Nasdaq Tower of New York Times Square as 2024 “Global CISO 100” award winner and featured on cover page of Enterprise Security Magazine (2022 APAC special edition).
He is a frequent speaker about cybersecurity & emerging technology in the industry leading forums organized by IDC/IDG, Reuters, The Asian Banker (TAB), Asian Banking & Finance (ABF), Asia Risk, Economic Times (ET), etc. In 2024, he has also been invited by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras to deliver speech in their 25th annual tech festival in Chennai India and also been invited by Central Bank of Indonesia to deliver the speech in their summit in Jakarta Indonesia.
He is also a digital transformation and innovation catalyst with patent about next generation wireless networking filed at United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as the sole inventor and his patent has been cited by other tech companies including Intel and Ericsson.
Except above awards, he also received other leadership awards including Global Top 100 leaders in Information Security, Top Global CISOs, World CIO 200, IDG’s CSO30 & CIO 100 ASEAN, Asia 200 Digital Leaders, Economic Times CIO SEA’s Transformative CIOs, etc.
Karen Tan
Karen is the current Chief Information Officer (CIO) for DHL Express Singapore with over 20 years of experience at DHL across various functions. Prior to taking up this role in May 2021, Karen was the VP for Operations Programs at DHL Express APeC Regional Business IT team, responsible for managing systems beta and pilot projects for the Operations team across the region and deployment of DHL global applications to various countries in Asia Pacific (excluding China) .
In the past 4 years as CIO, Karen had vastly improved the cross-functional collaboration and communication of the entire Singapore IT team, raising the awareness on data protection and information security throughout the organization and establishing a Digitalisation framework for the country. The improved employee engagement & leadership scores within her team is a testament to her commitment in keeping the team engaged and motivated while focusing on individual development through upskilling, network assignment and stretch assignments within the DHL network.
Also taking on the role of DHL Express Singapore’s Data Protection Officer (DPO), Karen helms the data protection efforts in Singapore, ensuring compliance with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), working together with global DPO and Legal teams to review and implement policies and processes for handling personal data.
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Analyst Spotlight
The world is entering a defining moment for digital infrastructure. Artificial intelligence has moved from experimentation to ubiquity, and with it, a new operational paradigm is taking shape — one where agents rather than applications become the primary engines of digital value creation. This is the dawn of the agentic AI era, and its success depends on one thing above all else: robust, intelligent, and scalable infrastructure.