17-18 JULY 2018 | Marina BaY SandS, SinGaPOrE | #WorldaiShow

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World AI Show was one of the most impressive shows I have attended in 2018. The organisers are highly professional and the presenters were superbly well-versed in their respective field of work.

Kelvin WongMinistry of Communications & Information, Singapore

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

OVERVIEW

World AI Show provided a platform for more than 250 AI experts, business leaders, industry experts, innovators, government authorities and startups from around the globe, to network with each other and take part in informative sessions as well as deliver ground-breaking insights into AI, ML & Robotics.

WELcOME ADDRESS

DAY 1

MOHAMMED SALEEMChief Executive Officer, Trescon

Mohammed Saleem began the show by describing how the World AI Show can be an entry point, for the international technology drive, into the budding Singaporean market and the entire APAC zone.

Saleem concluded his address by displaying how Trescon summits and conferences play an important role in bringing the global technological community together under one roof, to form a dedicated ecosystem to collaborate and share information and ideas.

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KEYNOTE

As an entrepreneur, advisor, journalist, and public figure in emerging technologies, Jesse began his keynote on the future of VR/AR and spoke about various developments regarding the same. Discussing about the magnanimous developments in the AR/VR market, Jesse gave crucial market research insights on how the global trend in AI and ML spending is projected to grow from $12B in 2017, to roughly about $57.6B by 2021.

JESSE DAMIANIEmerging Tech JournalistCEO of Galatea; Editor-at-Large of VRScout

THE FUTURE OF VR/AR IS cOMING FASTER THAN EVER

FIRESIDE cHAT

PANELISTS

DR cRYSTAL FOKAssociate Director, HKSTP

SZEKI SIMHead of Brand, SGInnovate

MODERATOR

GERARDO SALANDRAChairman, AI Society of Hong Kong

The panel shed light on how AI is poised to become a vital entity across Government functions and enterprises of all sizes, and how AI is making it possible to adopt a more ‘customer centric’ approach that suits the needs of the general public.

This fireside chat categorically defined how regular interventions and critical objections by government bodies and policy makers` hinder technological advancements.

The discussion concluded on how a symbiotic relationship between Governments & Innovators could ignite the engine of innovation.

AI AND ITS IMPAcT ON FUTURE AND SOcIETIES

In his keynote, Dr Andy Chun addressed the potential of AI in the APAC region, which comprises of about 60% of world’s population.

Andy presented various examples of startups & enterprises in the APAC zone that have garnered a global name.

He also spoke about how China has become a major contender in AI patents and rate of AI-adoption.

DR ANDY cHUNAssociate Prof., Dept. of Computer Science & Former CIO, City University of Hong Kong

MEASURING THE ADVENT OF AI INTO THE APAc MARKET

KEYNOTE

cASE STUDY

Heading analytics in one of the world’s leading drug companies, Prabhat uncovered the science behind the buzzword ‘AI’, and touched upon various cognitive research techniques including ‘multiple intelligence’, a theory by Howard Gardner.

Prabhat spoke at length about a digital healthcare ecosystem, and how AI & ML are moving up from being just a back-end tool, to taking up more sophisticated roles to create a more advanced experience altogether!

PRABHAT SINGHSr. Director & Head of AnalyticsGSK Consumer Healthcare

AI & ML IN cONTExT OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENcE THEORY

KEYNOTE

Joel, who has reviewed over 400 startups in the past 2 years, shared his observations on why FinTech startups have positioning themselves as AI startups, and the benefits of them transitioning towards an ‘AI-as-a-Service’ business model.

Joel explored various insights from an investor’s P.O.V., saying it is extremely important for an investor to know the problem first-hand in order to judge whether it’s just another solution, or something that solves critical needs.

JOEL KOPresident, Marvelstone Group

INVESTING IN AI: THE NExT BIG THING

Nadia explained the working principle behind the world’s most human-like and locally manufactured social robot, ‘Nadine’.

Nadia also displayed how ‘Nadine’ can become a personal assistant in offices and a companion for the young and elderly, in the near future.

NADIA MAGNENAT THALMANNDirector, Institute for Media Innovation (IMI), NTU, Singapore and MIRALab, University of Geneva, Switzerland

HUMAN AND ROBOTIc INTERAcTION

KEYNOTE

cASE STUDY

Shengmei showcased how Panasonic is innovating tomorrow’s technologies by majorly focusing on Deep Learning and how it helps them work with increased speed and efficiency, and respond dynamically with a sense of urgency depending upon the crisis.

Shengmei concluded her keynote by explaining about the efforts made by Panasonic’s R&D Centre in contributing to the formation of smart-cities and smart-life through their expertise in ‘Video, Audio & Networking technologies’.

SHENGMEI SHENGeneral Manager & Assistant DirectorPanasonic R&D Center Singapore

AI ADVANcEMENT IN SURVEILLANcE, SEcURITY, AUTOMOTIVE AND FAcTORY AUTOMATION

Jagannadan, who works on some of the most challenging and fascinating problems in transport, logistics and economics at Grab, displayed how his company applies Deep Learning, Geospatial Data Mining, simulation, forecasting, scheduling, optimization and many other advanced techniques on their huge datasets, to push their business metrics to the greatest extent.

DR JAGANNADAN VARADARAJANData Science (Lead), Grab

TRANSPORTATION USE-cASE

cASE STUDY

PANEL DIScUSSION

PANELISTS

JEAN cLAUDE DONATOMD, Nikaia Pte Ltd, Singapore

REEZ NORDINVenture Partner, Monk’s Hill Ventures, Kuala Lumpur

DAVE NGPrincipal, B Capital Group, Singapore

MODERATOR

YEN THAW YANGManaging Director, 2iB Partners, Singapore

Some of the biggest names in the Singapore investment and hedge-fund market, gathered together at the World AI Show to discuss factors that convince them to invest into AI solutions. The panel conferred on the integrity and the truthfulness of AI, ML and Applied Robotics companies that they have encountered in the past.

These top investors also examined the market scenario and technological advances within the region to help conclude the maximum risk-adjusted returns.

PROMPTING FAcTORS FOR A Vc TO INVEST INTO AN AI SOLUTIONS cOMPANY

Andrea presented a case study on ‘Ask Buddy’, an OCBC Bank’s comprehensive human resource mobile application.

‘HR In Your Pocket’ includes an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot that is integrated with the bank’s HR information system to provide immediate and personalized responses to their employees.

ANDREA cASATIArtificial Intelligence LeadOCBC Bank, Singapore

AI IN THE FINANcIAL SERVIcES INDUSTRY: IMPROVING THE cUSTOMERExPERIENcE; FIGHTING FINANcIAL cRIMES AND WINNING BAcK cONSUMER TRUST

cASE STUDY

ELEVATOR PITcH

Phillippe introduced a case study where they build a deeper, data-driven understanding of what’s happening in the city of Chicago, for the local Police & Fire departments.

Genetec Citigraf™ is a decision support system that unifies public safety operations across various city departments, disseminates timely information and ultimately provides greater situational awareness.

PHILIPPE OUIMETTEDirector of Strategic PartnershipsGenetec, Australia

GENETEc cITIGRAF™

Steven, in his inspirational and uplifting talk, gave hard-hitting insights on ‘what successful people do’, as he introduced his theory of Counterintuitive Intelligence Amplifiers (CIA)™.

STEVEN MELNIKFounder, Life Amplified™, USA

SUccESS AMPLIFIED

KEYNOTE

World AI Show was perfect for someone like me who works majorly on AI. This show helped me understand what is happening in this space globally, and establish connections with the right people.

natalia Kozyura | Head of Innovation Center, FWD Insurance, Singapore

INTERAcTIVE Q&A

Jesse used the opportunity to actively involve the audience in his interactive Q&A session, which saw an active engagement amongst the delegates as they talked through the insights they discovered and the things they were surprised by at the World AI Show, Singapore.

JESSE DAMIANIEmerging Tech Journalist, CEO of Galatea; Editor-at-Large of, VRScout, USA

MODERATOR

Honestly, in last one year, I have spoken at more than 30 events, but World AI Show is one of the best of the lot. The reason is the audience quality and the market insights that we got. I have never seen a show arranged in such a smooth and efficient way.

viola lam yuen lee | CEO, Find Solution AI ™

KEYNOTE

DAY 2

DR SATYAM PRIYADARSHYChief Data Scientist, Halliburton; Senior Advisory Board Member, Trescon, USA

Satyam’s keynote majorly focused on how AI has created a sense of hype and hyperbole (exaggeration), and how it is a disruptive force in the era of future technologies.

He made the audience understand the role of AI in different industries, the right use of weak and strong AI and the right governance needed to maximize the value of AI implementation.

ARTIFIcIAL INTELLIGENcE: THE HYPE, HYPERBOLE, AND DISRUPTIVE FORcE IN THE ERA OF INDUSTRY 4.0

PANEL DIScUSSION

PANELISTS

NATALIA KOZYURAHead of Innovation Center, FWD Insurance, Singapore

BERNIE TRUDELTrustee, Asia Cloud Computing Organisation, Singapore

PROF xIE MINGPresident, Robotics Society of Singapore, Singapore

MODERATOR

JESSE DAMIANIEmerging Tech Journalist, CEO of Galatea; Editor-at-Large of VRScout, United States

The panel examined how chatbots are designed to spot patterns and repeat actions associated with them when triggered by keywords, phrases or other such stimuli.

The panellists also shed light on how AI can transcend the disparity between businesses and consumers, enabling huge strides in understanding consumer behaviour.

AI AND cUSTOMER INTERAcTION: FUTURE OF INTELLIGENT INTERAcTION

KEYNOTE

cHARLIE ANGFounder – Everything40.com; Ambassador & Chapter Leader, SingularityU, Singapore

Charlie in his 20-minute keynote gave compelling reasons why AI is unanimously pegged as the biggest tech disrupter.

He also spoke at length on why ‘Voice AI Assistant’ will be the biggest disruptive consumer technology in next 5 years.

ARTIFIcIAL INTELLIGENcE IS THE BIGGEST TEcH DISRUPTER. HOW TRUE IS THIS STATEMENT?

TEcHNIcAL PRESENTATION

ATUL VIDWANSAGeneral Manager, India & S.E. Asia DDN Storage, USA

Atul explained why data-intensive global enterprises are leveraging the power of DDN’s technology, and their wide technical expertise, to capture, store, process, analyse, collaborate and distribute data on a larger scale. All this while being efficient, reliable and cost-effective.

He also spoke about how DDN provides industry-leading storage solutions that provides a structured framework, while giving users total control over the cost and availability of the data.

BUILD YOUR AI cAPABILITIES ON RIGHT DATA STORAGE FOUNDATION!

KAREN cHANSVP of Digital, APMEA - C&J Clarks Singapore

Karen displayed how C&J Clarks got savvier with digital innovation, based on the fact that consumers first browse online before they go to the physical store!

Karen also presented an interesting view on cellular devices, which is at the heart of their digital strategy, and why the integration between e-commerce, digital marketing and offline marketing is imminent for a brand like C&J Clarks.

cASE STUDY

RETAIL USE-cASE

cASE STUDY

JASON TAMARA WIDJAJAAssociate Director Data Science (AI and Data Products), MSD, Singapore

Jason shared various facts on the biased nature towards AI and focused on the goal of AI, which should not be undirected intelligence but rather a form of beneficial intelligence.

Jason also spoke about how these rapid developments have contributed to the growth of the Pharma industry and cited the importance of building trust in this process.

ALGORITHMIc BIAS AND THE ETHIcS OF ARTIFIcIAL INTELLIGENcE

KIRILL PETROPAVLOVAI and Data Analytics Head, Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore

Kirill started with the problem, where he talked about the complexity of the banking infrastructure that makes impact-study and risk analysis very complex and time consuming.

Kirill also spoke about how Standard Chartered Bank has built a mechanism to centralize isolated data sources, which were previously inaccessible for usage or for analysis.

cASE STUDY

ARTIFIcIAL INTELLIGENcE IS THE BIGGEST TEcH DISRUPTER. HOW TRUE IS THIS STATEMENT?

KEYNOTE

GERARDO SALANDRAChairman, AI Society of Hong Kong Hong Kong

Gerardo addressed the audience on this incredibly hot topic in the industry, where displayed insightful reasons behind the failure of chatbots. He mentioned the dire need of setting the right expectations, which is that the end user is chatting with a bot and not a human!

Gerardo took the stage to express the reasons behind the failure of @TayAndYou, an experimental research on conversational understanding released by Microsoft, and cited AI coupled with chatbots have a long way to go.

WHY cHATBOTS FAIL

FIRESIDE cHAT

PANELISTS

LUIS GONZALEZDirector, Element AI

JULIANA LIMTalent Networking, SGInnovate

JASON TAMARA WIDJAJAAssociate Director Data Science (AI and Data Products), MS

cRYSTAL FOKAssociate Director, Robotics & MPE, HKSTP

DR NIKOLAOS MAVRIDISFounder & Director, Interactive Robots & Media Lab

MODERATOR

RYAN LIMPrincipal Consultant, QED Consulting

The panel underlined ways AI can be used for good and how the future that we envision doesn’t have the replacement of humans, but a symbiotic life which has collective intelligence.

One of the key discussion points by the panel was to use AI as optimizers rather than operators, so that the efficiency of the work can be increased.

THE FUTURE OF WORK: PREDIcTIONS ABOUT AI

KEYNOTE

DR NIKOLAOS MAVRIDISFounder & Director, Interactive Robots and Media Lab, Greece

Dr Nikolaos gave an interesting view about the future of connected devices and how by 2022, the cost of almost all IoT devices will come down to a point that connectivity will become a standard feature, even for processors costing less than $1.

He concluded his keynote by discussing other important factors for industry 4.0, such as software integration, cloud services and cyber-security.

From a business standpoint, the World AI Show gave us a good idea about what the market is thinking. This was important because we not only got insights from our target audience, but also from the general perspective.

luis gonzalez | Director, Industry Solutions & Corporate Development, Element AI, Singapore

cASE STUDY

YIYU cAIDirector, Strategic Research Program of VR & Soft Computing, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

As AR/VR technology is becoming a widely accepted medium, Yiyu demonstrated their eLearning strategy, popularly known as the VARTEL (Technology Enhanced Learning) project, which incorporates innovative technologies to make learning an engaging and enjoyable experience.

The AR/VR Classroom enables the use of different platforms to deliver virtual lessons with multiple options/devices such as Oculus, HTC Vive, Microsoft HoloLens or even a simple mobile phone.

VIRTUAL & AUGMENTED REALITY TEcHNOLOGY ENHANcED LEARNING FOR SMART EDUcATION

KEYNOTE

ARUN SUNDARFounding Chairman, Asia Analytics Alliance-Asia Cloud Computing Association, Singapore

Arun pressed on the fact that businesses need to stay relevant in the ecosystem that they operate within, and how this acts as one of the primary drivers for all types of innovation.

Arun concluded his keynote by demonstrating the relevance between Data & AI, and discussed how AI needs a pool of data in order to execute simple tasks.

SOcIAL cAPITAL IN THE AGE OF AI

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MEDIA PARTNERS

Joel KoPresidentMarvelstone GroupSingapore

Dr anDy CHunAssociate Prof., Dept. of Computer Science & Former CIO, City University of Hong Kong

Bernie truDelTrusteeAsia Cloud Computing OrganisationSingapore

gerarDo salanDraChairmanAI Society of Hong KongHong Kong

moHammeD saleemChief Executive OfficerTresconIndia

Head of BrandSGInnovateSingapore

szeKi sim

stevenmelniKFounderLife Amplified™USA

Dr. satyam PriyaDarsHyChief Data Scientist, Halliburton;Senior Advisory Board Member, Trescon, United States

Dr. niKolaos mavriDisFounder and Director, Interactive Robots and Media Lab; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyGreece

CHarlieangFounder – Everything40.com;Ambassador & Chapter Leader, SingularityU, Singapore

Jason tamara WiDJaJaAssociate Director – Data Science (AI and Data Products)MSD, Singapore

sHengmeisHenGeneral Manager & Assistant DirectorPanasonic R&D Center, Singapore

Dr JagannaDan varaDaraJanData Science (Lead)GrabSingapore

anDreaCasatiArtificial Intelligence LeadOCBC BankSingapore

naDia magnenat tHalmannDirectorInstitute for Media Innovation (IMI), NTU, Singapore and MIRALab, University of Geneva, Switzerland, Singapore

JesseDamianiEmerging Tech JournalistCEO of Galatea; Editor-at-Large of VRScout, United States

PraBHatsingHSr. Director & Head of AnalyticsGSK Consumer HealthcareSingapore

Jean ClauDe DonatoManaging DirectorNikaia Pte LtdSingapore

SPEAKERS

Kirill PetroPavlovAI and Data Analytics HeadStandard Chartered BankSingapore

Karen CHanSVP – Digital, APACC&J ClarksSingapore

reeznorDinVenture PartnerMonk’s Hill VenturesMalaysia

DavengPrincipalB Capital GroupSingapore

ryan limPrincipal ConsultantQED ConsultingSingapore

Associate DirectorHong Kong Science and Technology Parks CorporationHong Kong

Dr Crystal FoK

Juliana limHead – Talent NetworkingSGInnovateSingapore

yiyu CaiDirector, Strategic Research Program of VR & Soft ComputingNanyang Technological UniversitySingapore

arun sunDarChairmanAsia Analytics Alliance – ACCASingapore

natalia KozyuraHead of Innovation CenterFWD InsuranceSingapore

yen tHaW yangManaging Director2iB PartnersSingapore

PHiliPPe ouimetteDirector of Strategic PartnershipsGenetecAustralia

luis gonzalezDirector, Industry Solutions & Corporate Development, Element AISingapore

atul viDWansaCountry Manager, Asia-SouthDataDirect NetworksIndia

ProF Xie mingPresident Robotics Society of SingaporeSingapore

SPEAKERS

I love the idea that Trescon is putting emphasis on the emerging cities for AI around the globe. Everyone here is motivated and I have had great conversations with the attendees.

JesseDamianiEmerging Tech JournalistCEO of Galatea; Editor-at-Large of VRScout, United States

Majorly all the AI events are streamlined in a particular area, but sometime attendees need an overview in order to understand other aspects, which Trescon & World AI Show has made it possible.

Dr Crystal FoKAssociate Director, Robotics and MPE, HKSTPHong Kong

I have been in many events previously and I can say that this is by far, the best event I have ever attended.

naDia magnenat tHalmannDirector, Institute for Media Innovation (IMI), NTU, Singapore and MIRALab, University of Geneva, Switzerland – Singapore

TESTIMONIALS

One particular thing that I liked about this show is that it is focused on the use-cases and diverse applications where AI can be used. And looking at the Singapore speaker line-up, agenda and attendees of your previous edition, we concluded this is an ideal event for DDN.

atul viDWansaGeneral Manager, India & S.E. Asia, DDN Storage,United States

The feedback I got on your last edition in Dubai was a positive surprise for me. This is something that brings value to attendees, and it is exactly where I want to associate with.

gerarDo salanDraChairman, AI Society of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

The show had high-level thinkers and quality delegates at the attendance. The agenda and discussions were really future-focused.

PHiliPPe ouimetteDirector of Strategic Partnerships, Genetec, Australia

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