Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre,
Level 3, Summit 1 & Summit 2
16.01.2025 - 17.01.2025
Unlocking AI Potential for Agile SMEs
AI Festival Asia (AIFA) 2025 is a two-day premier event designed to empower SMEs with the transformative power of Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Cybersecurity. Hosted by the Association of Small & Medium Enterprises (ASME), this festival will inspire and equip decision-makers with the tools and knowledge to remain competitive in today’s rapidly evolving business environment.
Forge Ties at Inter-Association Networking Night (IANN)
On Day 2 (17 January 2025), the festival culminates in the annual IANN 2025—a high-impact evening of connections with over 800 business owners, entrepreneurs, and 80+ Trade Associations & Chambers of Commerce Presidents from Singapore, alongside key ecosystem partners.
Conference Themes
Evolve
Unlock the potential of AI to drive innovation and transform your business
Digitalise
Embrace digital tools to streamline operations and accelerate growth
Secure
Safeguard your business with cybersecurity solutions for a secure digital future
Ticketing
2025 Sponsors
Title Sponsor
Platinum Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Marketing Partner
Creative Partner
Social Media Partner
Event Highlights
Our panelist and speakers will share insights on AI, digitalisation, and cybersecurity to help businesses innovate, transform, and protect their future.
*Programme is subject to change
Powering the next bound of enterprise transformation with AI.
Day 1
16 January 2024
09:00am
Opening Ceremony
Main Hall
Opening Remarks & Festival Welcome.
Mr Ang Yuit,
ASME President
09:15am
Keynote Speech
Main Hall
Powering the next bound of enterprise transformation with AI.
Mr Leong Der Yao,
Assistant Chief Executive (Sectoral Transformation), IMDA
09:45am
Speech
Main Hall
The New Workhorse – Agentic AI
Dr Simon See, Global head of Nvidia Ai Tech Centre
10:00am
Panel Discussion
Main Hall
2025 Gen AI Trends in Workplace – and Implications for SMEs.
Ang Yuit,
President of ASME
Dr Simon See,
Global head of Nvidia Ai Tech Centre,
Tin Pei Ling,
MP & Chairperson of GPC for Digital Development and Information,
Rajesh Sreenivasan,
Partner and Head of the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Law Practice at Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
Moderator: Kevin Shepherdson, CEO, Straits Interactive
Panel Discussion
Main Hall
AI / Digital Transformation on a Budget: Strategies for Cost-Effective Implementation
Yeo Wan Ling,
Director – U SME at National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)
Dr Sophia Wei,
Assistant Director, NYP
Chen Diing Yu,
Associate Director for Business Consulting of FUJIFILM Business Innovation Singapore
Rishab Sood,
Senior Director, Razorpay
Moderator: Soh Chong Kian, Founder, PilotPulse.ai
13:30pm
Pilot Tested
Main Hall
Key Insights from SMEs Using Generative AI
Dr. Lim Shi Ying
Associate Lecturer, NUS School of Computing
13:30pm
Workshop: Building a Digital Roadmap:
Breakout Room
Practical Steps for SMEs
Kenneth Tan, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, MyLearnZone (Microsoft Partner)
14:00pm
Panel Discussion
Main Hall
Are you ready for AI?
Lim Tern Poh, Deloitte
Lawrence Chan, MyRepublic
Wai Luen, Tsao Pao Chee
Matthew Hardman, Chief Technology Officer Asia Pacific, Hitachi Vantara
Moderator: Kay Ong, Cofounder, CrossTrack
14:00pm
Boosting Sales
Breakout Room
With AI-Driven Consumer Analytics
Hamidah Aidillah,
Founder, Parrot Social
14:30pm
Panel Discussion:
Main Hall
Automating Customer Support & Engagement with AI
Dr Edna Chan, Centre Director, Singapore Polytechnic Data Science & Analytics Centre
Hara Mohanty, Management Consultant, TheBotWork (Sponsor)
Soh Chong Kian, Founder, PilotPulse.ai
Moderator: Judy Jiang, IPI
14:30pm
Fireside Chat
Breakout Room
Next-Gen Application Development with GenAI agents
Muhammad Shaamel,
Vice President, OrangeKloud
15:00pm
Workshop: Cybersecurity for SMEs:
Breakout Room
Protecting Digital Assets with Limited Resources
Mr. Ryan Ho
Manager Info-Comm Technology,
ITE College Central
15:30pm
Presentation
Main Hall
The Art and Science of Scaling AI Solutions from PoC to Production
Senior Director of APJC AI Innovation Hub and Cloud Native Architecture at Dell Technologies
15:30pm
Presentation
Breakout Room
Innovate AI with Hitachi Vantara
Matthew Hardman,
Chief Technology Officer Asia Pacific, Hitachi Vantara
16:00pm
Presentation
Main Hall
Legal Implications of Using Generative AI
Lim Seng Siew
Director, OTP Law Corporation
16:00pm
Workshop
Breakout Room
Social Media and Gen AI influencers: Elevating Your Digital Marketing Game
Pulse Tan,
Director, 91 Branding & Marketing Pte Ltd
16:30pm
Panel Discussion
Main Hall
From Data to Decisions: Digital Capabilities for Sustainable Business
Ho Lip Teng,
Cofounder, Thriving Weeds
Dong Xuecheng,
Principal Scientist in Sustainability and Urban Solution, A*STAR
Tan Ching Hwee,
Managing Director, MyHalo
Louisa, Co-Founder & Managing Director, DP Dental
Moderator: Lee Swee Siong , Managing Director, TrueVA Capital
16:30pm
workshop
Breakout Room
Digitisation of payments for SMEs
Angad Dhindsa,
Executive Director, Business Head, South-East Asia, Razorpay
17:00pm
Workshop
Breakout Room
The Cornerstone of Future Careers: Agentic Workflows & Prompt Engineering
Lawrence Chan,
Managing Director, SG & Chief AI Officer, MyRepublic
17:15pm
Panel Discussion
Main Hall
CyberSecurity Journeys
Ng Lye Kiat,
AsiaCloud
Dek Mahendran ,
CEO, kestrel aero pte ltd
Vishnu, CEO , invigilo.ai
Leon Tan,
Director, Digipixel Pte. Ltd.
Moderator: Benjamin Tan, CEO, INTfinity Consulting
Day 2
17 January 2024
9:00am
Opening Speech
Main Hall
Keynote Speech
Tan Kiat How,
Senior Minister of State
for
Digital Development and Information of Singapore
9:20am
MOU Ceremony
Main Hall
ASME
Insitutitions Partnership Ceremony
9:30am
Panel Discussion
Main Hall
Competing with Larger Players: How SMEs can Use AI to Gain a Competitive Edge
Tan Puay Hoe,
Principal Consultant for Business Consulting,
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Singapore
Aaron Hallmark,
Founder & CEO of FAIT
Steven Chu,
COO, OrangeKloud
Moderator : Evangeline Leong,
CEO & Founder, KOBE
9:30am
talk
Breakout Room
Singapore Threat Observations and How AI can Change the Threat Landscape
Lim Yihao,
Lead Intelligence Advisor
for
Asia Pacific, Mandiant Intelligence
10:00am
Workshop
Breakout Room
Creating a Cybersecurity Culture: Simple Practices for Protecting Your Business
Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Architect, MyRepublic
10:15am
Panel Discussion
Main Hall
Transitioning SME Manpower for the Generative AI Era
William Tan,
Senior Lecturer, Applied AI & Analytics/School of Infocomm, Republic Polytechnic
Gina Romero,
Founder, MettaMatch
Joshua,
Director, Path Digital Solutions
Moderator : Lee Tuck Wai, Managing Director, Upconverge
10:30Am
Workshop
Breakout Room
Mastering AI Prompts for Business Growth: Hands-on with Generative AI
Ms. Seah Bee Kheng,
Lecturer, NYP
11:00Am
Panel Discussion
Main Hall
Workforce 4.0: Upskilling and Reskilling for an Digital & AI Future
Henry Kwek,
Member of Parliament
Lynn Yang Mullins,
COO, Microsoft Singapore
Laurence Liew,
Director, AI Singapore
Dr Benny Ho,
Assistant Director, ITE
Ms Shirley Tee,
Assistant Director, Industry & Innovation, Nanyang Polytechnic
Moderator : Soh Chong Kian, Founder, PilotPulse.ai
11:00Am
AI Insights
Breakout Room
Case Studies to Transform Productivity In SMEs
William Tan,
Senior Lecturer, Applied Ai & Analytics, School of Infocomm, Republic Polytechnic
11:30am
workshop
Breakout Room
Adopting the Right Generative AI Platform for Your Business Transformation
Chan Wai Tuck,
Head of Business Solutions,
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Singapore
11:45am
Panel Discussion
Main Hall
Insights from the 2024 National Prompt Challenge: Empowering SMEs as Value Creators in the Gen AI Era – Workforce 4.0
Ang Yuit,
President of ASME
Kevin Shepherdson,
CEO, Straits Interactive
Michael Low,
Programme Director, Singapore Management University Academy
Harish Pillay,
AI Verify Foundation
Moderator: Vernon, Monarch Advisory
12:15pm
Case Study Sharing
Breakout Room
Accelerate Finance Processes:
A Meiden Case Study
Jeffrey Lee
Senior Principal Consultant of FUJIFILM Business Innovation Singapore
12:45pm
Closing for Day 2 AIFA
Main Hall
Vernon,
AIFA Organising Chair
17:30 – 21:00
Inter-Association Networking Night (IANN)
Partners & Exhibitors
Trade Associations in attendance
- Action Community for Entrepreneurship
- Asia AI Association
- Career Development Association of Singapore
- Central and Eastern European Chamber of Commerce (Singapore)
- DHI Water & Environment (S) Pte Ltd
- Landscape Industry Association of Singapore
- Meat Traders’ Association Singapore
- Micro Builders Association Singapore
- Norwegian Business Association Singapore
- Romanian Chamber of Commerce Singapore
- SAAA Singapore
- Self Storage Association Asia
- Singapore Chinese Chamber Institute of Business
- Singapore Computer Society
- Singapore Fashion Council
- Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Singapore Institute of Aerospace Engineers
- Singapore International Chamber of Commerce
- Singapore Tenants United for Fairness
- Singapore Transport Association
- Singapore Water Association
- Society of Interior Designers Singapore
- The American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore
- The Cosmetic, Toiletry, & Fragrance Association of Singapore
- And more…
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AIFA 2025
Reach out to us for any inquiries or support.
Reach us anytime at
For Exhibitor and Sponsorship queries:
bd@asme.org.sg
For IANN queries:
members@asme.org.sg
For general queries:
corpcomms@asme.org.sg
Phone
Call us at +65 6513 0388