🌏 Digital Transformation & AI Adoption for APAC Startups and SMEs
🌏 Digital Transformation & AI Adoption for APAC Startups and SMEs
Opportunities, Challenges, and Approaches
Before startups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Asia Pacific can fully harness the power of Artificial Intelligence, they must first lay the groundwork for digital transformation.
This event brings together experts and ecosystem builders from StartupX, MP Group, AIMX Network, and the Centre for Progressive Artificial Intelligence Technology (CPAIT) to explore how digitalisation strategies can drive both long-term sustainability and AI readiness for APAC businesses.
From practical frameworks to real-world deployment stories, we’ll uncover how startups and SMEs can leverage data, automation, and responsible innovation to build future-ready operations.
Expect dynamic discussions, actionable insights, and networking opportunities with entrepreneurs, advisors, and corporate innovation leaders shaping the next phase of Asia’s digital economy.
📅 Date: Monday, 3 November 2025
🕒 Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Venue: StartupX Space — 79 Ayer Rajah Crescent, #04-07, Singapore 139955
🗓️ Programme Schedule
3:00 PM – Registration and Light Refreshments
3:30 PM – Welcome Addresses
Durwin Ho, Managing Partner, StartupX
Seng Woei Yuan, Ecosystem Advisor, CPAIT Singapore & Director, Technology Cluster, MP Group
3:45 PM – Panel Discussion: Sustainable Digital & AI Development for SMEs: From Strategy to Implementation
Moderator: Seng Woei Yuan
Panelists:
Koo Ping Shung, Co-Founder, Project Asia Data
Raymond Doraisamy, Partner, StartupX
Wayne Siew, Co-Founder & Director, Incorpor8
Jeslin Bay, Founding Leader, EntreBoss Hub
4:30 PM – Networking & Refreshments
5:00 PM – End of Event
🌟 Why Attend?
Learn practical frameworks for business digitalisation and AI adoption.
Hear real success stories from industry pioneers and ecosystem leaders.
Discover how to align long-term sustainability goals with digital strategy.
Network with corporates, startups, SMEs and innovation partners across APAC.
Join a forward-thinking community driving AI development.
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This community event is proudly brought to you by StartupX, AIMX Network and the Centre for Progressive Artificial Intelligence Technology (CPAIT), supported by Singapore Global Network.
StartupX
StartupX is a global innovation partner for those building what’s next. We collaborate with corporates, governments, and startups to launch ventures, scale businesses, and drive bold transformation. Since 2018, we’ve supported startups from 110+ countries and partnered with some of the world’s most forward-thinking companies. Founded by entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders, we built StartupX to challenge the status quo of how innovation gets done in Asia.
The AIMX Network is a global community of users, AI leaders, practitioners and innovators seeking to answer the biggest question around AI today and the future: HOW.
The Network activates regional AI communities through curated events and activities around the world, to address real-world issues with emerging AI innovation while keeping the pulse on issues that impact AI for Industry.
The Singapore Global Network (SGN) is an initiative by the Economic Development Board (EDB) to create a community of overseas Singaporeans and non-Singaporeans interested in Singapore. Founded in June 2019, its goal is to leverage its community to create opportunities for its members and Singapore more broadly.