Past event | From Hype to Reality: AI’s Implications for Business and Governance
On 23 September 2026, we officially launched the SwissCham Singapore AI Leadership Series with a full house.
Our inaugural event brought together leaders from business, government and academia to explore how AI is moving beyond the hype and into real world strategy and enterprise transformation.
Julie Raneda, our President, officially opened the series by sharing why AI has become a strategic priority across all of SwissCham's committees, making it a topic that connects every industry and business function.
The room reflected exactly what we hoped for: diverse perspectives, thoughtful debate and an audience with plenty of questions and engagement throughout the evening.
A special thank you to our speakers for sharing their expertise and challenging the conversation from every angle:
- Alexandra Baumann, Ambassador of Switzerland to Singapore
- Laurence Liew, AI Singapore
- Nikhil Dwarakanath, Grab
- Pascal Kaufmann, Neuroscientist and Entrepreneur
- Syrian Hadad, adesso Schweiz AG
- Vivien Bilquez, Zurich Resilience Solutions
Thank you as well to James Dellborg, Synpulse for expertly moderating such an engaging panel, and to our Executive Director Anne Schalper for guiding the evening so seamlessly as emcee.
Our sincere thanks to our Main Sponsors, adesso Singapore and Zurich Resilience Solutions, our Knowledge Partner Synpulse, and our Official Airline Partner Swiss International Air Lines for making this series possible.
In the meantime, registrations are still open for the remaining events of the AI Leadership Series taking place over the next two weeks. Check out the programme and sign up now!
