Built Different: Agent Edition

​About this event

​Join us for an evening of live demos, sharp conversations, and practical takes on what it actually takes to build and deploy AI agents in the real world.

​This is a curated side event during AI Engineer Singapore week, co-hosted by AI Tinkerers Singapore, GFTN and Tencent Cloud. We’re bringing together founders, engineers, researchers, and product builders who are actively working on applied AI systems — especially systems that move beyond chat and into execution, workflows, and production use.

​Expect a technical, high-signal crowd and a relaxed format. We’re keeping things short, practical, and interactive.

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​What to expect

• ​Short demos from builders working on applied AI products

• ​Practical perspectives on deploying agentic systems in real environments

• ​A look at how teams are thinking about infrastructure, tooling, and execution

• ​Conversations with founders, engineers, and product people building in AI

• ​Time for networking, Q&A, and spontaneous debate

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​Format

• ​Doors open: 4:30 PM

• ​Event starts: 5:00 PM

• ​Live demos and short presentations

• ​Networking and discussion

• ​Wrap: 7:30 PM

  • ​with a little buffer for overrun

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​Who should come

​This event is best suited for:

• ​AI engineers

• ​ML engineers

• ​Founders building AI products

• ​Product leaders working on AI features

• ​Technical operators and builders deploying AI in production

• ​Researchers with applied work to share

​We’ll be curating attendance to keep the room high-signal and relevant.

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​Demo style

​Demos will be kept short and punchy — roughly 5 to 7 minutes each — followed by discussion. The goal is not polished keynote energy. The goal is to show interesting work, learn fast, and have good conversations with people who actually build.

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​Themes

​Themes include:

• ​AI agents and execution

• ​Production workflows

• ​Applied AI products

• ​Tooling, infra, and deployment

• ​Real-world lessons from building and shipping

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​Hosts

• ​Yong Quan Tan - City Lead @ AI Tinkerers Singapore

• ​Jonathan Wong - Director, International Financial Public Affairs at Tencent

• ​Vanessa Ho - Senior Manager, Startup & Venture Partnership @ GFTN

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​Notes

• ​Capacity is limited

• ​Attendance may be approved to keep the audience relevant

• ​More speaker details will be announced soon

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​Part of the Road to AI Engineer Series: a series of side events for AI Engineer Singapore 2026 (May 15–17, Capitol Kempinski)