Singapore | 2–3 November 2026 | Crowne Plaza (Changi Airport)
Singapore is set to become a meeting point for business leaders, technology innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, industry experts and emerging leaders from across the world as the Future Leaders Awards & Conference Singapore 2026 returns for its second edition on 2–3 November 2026.
Hosted at Crowne Plaza (Changi Airport), Singapore, the two-day conference will bring together decision-makers from multiple industries for conversations around artificial intelligence, digital transformation, financial innovation, healthcare, agriculture, cybersecurity, sustainability, entrepreneurship and the future of leadership.
The event will combine keynote sessions, industry-led panel discussions, standalone thought-leadership sessions, networking opportunities and the Future Leaders Awards Ceremony, creating a platform where business leaders can learn, connect, collaborate and celebrate the individuals and organizations shaping the next generation of industry.
The second edition is designed around a central question: How can today’s leaders navigate the convergence of technology, innovation and industry transformation to build organizations ready for tomorrow?
A New Era of Leadership
The business environment is changing faster than ever.
Artificial intelligence is moving from experimentation into real-world applications. Digital transformation is becoming an operational necessity rather than a strategic option. Financial systems are being reshaped by new technologies and regulatory expectations, while healthcare, agriculture, cybersecurity and other critical sectors are experiencing rapid technological change.
Against this backdrop, leadership can no longer be viewed in isolation from technology and innovation.
The Future Leaders Awards & Conference 2026 has been designed to bring these conversations together under one platform, connecting leaders from established enterprises, high-growth companies, technology organizations, professional services firms and emerging industries.
The conference will examine not only what technologies are emerging, but how leaders can turn those technologies into meaningful business outcomes.
Day One: Exploring the Convergence of Leadership, Technology and Industry
The first day of the conference will focus on the intersection between artificial intelligence and major industries, examining how organizations are responding to changing markets and emerging opportunities.
The programme will open with the keynote “The Great Convergence: How AI Is Reshaping Every Industry,” delivered by Audrey Chia, Founder of Close With Copy. The session will set the tone for the day by examining the increasingly broad influence of AI across industries and business functions.
This will be followed by C S Liew, Managing Director of Pacific Agriscience Pte Ltd, who will explore “Human-Led, AI-Powered: Building a Brand That Wins Trust in the Age of AI.”
Agriculture will also feature prominently in the first day’s programme, with Shiva Venkataraman, Founder & CEO of Varidus Asia Pacific Ventures, addressing “Global Agriculture Dynamics—Challenges and Opportunities in Feeding the Future Sustainably.”
The programme will then move into practical applications of emerging technology through the panel “AI in Action: Cross-Industry Case Studies That Are Delivering Real Results,” featuring Stacey Ann Pearson, APAC Director at Utila.
Rather than treating AI as a purely technological subject, the session will focus on how organizations are translating AI into practical outcomes across industries.
Reimagining Finance, Healthcare and Food Security
The financial sector will take centre stage with the panel “The Next Financial System: AI, Regulation & Global Payment Rails,” featuring Yew Kuann Cheng, Regional VP at the PCI Security Standards Council.
The discussion will examine the intersection of technology, regulation and the infrastructure underpinning the next generation of financial systems.
Healthcare innovation will form another important component of the programme.
The panel “AI in Healthcare: Predictive, Preventive & Personalized Medicine” will bring together Pauline Erica Tay, Senior Director at the National Health Innovation Centre (NHIC); Sheetal Doshi, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer at AIGP; and Ishabella Khaidir, Co-Founder & CEO of Micro Mindfulness.
The conference will also address one of the world’s most fundamental challenges: food security.
The panel “AI for Food Security: Smart Farming, Precision Agriculture & Sustainable Food Systems” will feature Muhammad Umer Rabbani, Senior Agriculture Engineer at Al Ghurair Facility Management L.L.C., and Sathish Surendran, Chief Digital Officer at AgraCity Crop & Nutrition Ltd.
These sessions demonstrate the broader philosophy behind FLC 2026: technology is not being discussed as an isolated sector, but as an enabler of transformation across some of the world’s most important industries.
From Strategy to Execution
Technology investment does not automatically create business value.
One of the central themes of the first day will therefore be the challenge of converting strategy into measurable outcomes.
The programme features “Turning Strategy into Execution: Making Digital Transformation Deliver ROI,” followed by “Why Transformation Fails: Lessons from Large-Scale Change Programs.” The latter session features Hitesh Yeolekar, Director – Financial Services at KPMG, bringing a financial-services and transformation perspective to the discussion.
The conference will also examine the relationship between innovation and capital through the panel “Where Innovation Meets Capital: Funding the Next Wave of Breakthroughs,” featuring Gregory D. Kunst, CEO of Valitor Inc.
Cybersecurity will complete the technology and transformation agenda with a dedicated discussion on “AI in Cybersecurity: Protecting the Intelligent Enterprise.”
The result is a programme that looks beyond innovation for innovation’s sake, asking the more commercially relevant question: How can organizations implement transformation successfully and create measurable value?
Day Two: From AI Experimentation to Enterprise Transformation
The second day of Future Leaders Awards & Conference 2026 will place artificial intelligence firmly at the centre of the programme.
Following opening remarks from Anas Jawed, Conference Chair, the day will begin with the keynote “From AI Experimentation to Enterprise Transformation,” setting the stage for discussions around moving AI from pilot projects into real organizational deployment.
The programme will then explore the expanding impact of AI across creative industries, sustainability, business transformation, construction, workforce development, governance and enterprise operations.
Sessions include:
- Generative AI: Revolutionizing Creative Industries
- AI-Driven Sustainability for Net Zero Goals
- The Future of AI in Business Transformation
- Creating Measurable ROI from AI Investments
- Building Smarter: AI-Powered Innovation in Construction
- AI and the Future of Work: Upskilling Billions
- AI Governance: Building Trust, Ethics & Responsible Innovation
- AI Agents at Work: Will Autonomous AI Transform the Future of Enterprise Operations?
The speaker lineup for these sessions includes Parul Yadav, Vignesh Ganesan, Samah Alafeef, Kelvin Tan, Elena Lukyanenko, Loh Rui, María Pía Aqueveque Jabbaz, Goh Waye Leon, Tabia Rene and Lianne Dehaye, bringing perspectives from technology, business transformation, sustainability, governance, workforce development and enterprise AI.
Together, the two-day programme creates a progression from industry transformation and leadership on Day One to enterprise AI and the future of work on Day Two.
A Global Community of Future Leaders
The diversity of the speaker lineup reflects the international and cross-industry character of the conference.
Confirmed speakers include Shiva Venkataraman of Varidus Asia Pacific Ventures, Kylee Avante of AiDus, Shubham Jain of Deloitte Singapore, Stacey Ann Pearson of Utila, Muhammad Umer Rabbani of Al Ghurair Facility Management, Sathish Surendran of AgraCity Crop & Nutrition, C S Liew of Pacific Agriscience, Gregory D. Kunst of Valitor Inc., Hitesh Yeolekar of KPMG, Yew Kuann Cheng of PCI Security Standards Council, Ishabella Khaidir of Micro Mindfulness, Audrey Chia of Close With Copy, Pauline Erica Tay of the National Health Innovation Centre, Ryan Chan of Eddid Financial Singapore, Edwin R. Saavedra of Kaizen Motors and Sheetal Doshi of AIGP.
Organizations represented within the event ecosystem include Deloitte Singapore, KPMG, Utila, Al Ghurair Group, Solvexera, Pacific Agriscience, Varidus, Valitor, AiDus, Close With Copy, National Health Innovation Centre, Kaizen Motors, Eddid Financials, PCI Security Council, AIGP Health and Micro Mindfulness.
This breadth is central to the conference’s positioning. The future of business will not be shaped by technology companies alone. It will be shaped by the interaction between technology, finance, healthcare, agriculture, professional services, infrastructure, entrepreneurship and human leadership.
Future Leaders Awards: Recognizing Those Creating What Comes Next
The conference will culminate in the Future Leaders Awards Ceremony, celebrating individuals and organizations demonstrating leadership, innovation and meaningful contribution within their respective fields.
The awards provide a platform to recognize the people behind business transformation—from established executives and entrepreneurs to innovators and organizations developing solutions for the challenges of tomorrow.
By placing the awards alongside a two-day leadership and technology conference, FLC creates a broader narrative around recognition: leadership is not simply about position or title, but about the ability to create impact, inspire change and move industries forward.
Learn. Exhibit. Celebrate. Network.
The Future Leaders Awards & Conference is designed to extend beyond the conference stage.
Participants can engage with industry peers, explore new business opportunities, exchange ideas with decision-makers and build relationships across sectors.
Organizations and professionals can also participate through speaking opportunities, exhibitions, sponsorships, thought-leadership initiatives, media partnerships and award nominations.
The event’s overarching proposition is captured in four words:
LEARN | EXHIBIT | CELEBRATE | NETWORK
These four pillars reflect the broader purpose of the conference—to create an ecosystem where knowledge, business, recognition and relationships come together under one roof.
Why Singapore?
Singapore’s role as a major global business, financial and technology hub makes it a natural setting for a conference focused on future leadership.
With companies across Asia accelerating digital transformation and exploring new applications of AI, Singapore provides an important meeting point between established enterprises, emerging businesses, technology innovators and international decision-makers.
Against this backdrop, the second edition of the Future Leaders Awards & Conference aims to create meaningful conversations around the opportunities and challenges that will define the next phase of global business.
Event Details
Event: Future Leaders Awards & Conference Singapore 2026
Edition: 2nd Edition
Date: 2–3 November 2026
Venue: Crowne Plaza (Changi Airport), Singapore
Format: In-person conference and awards
Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Technology, FinTech, Healthcare, Agriculture, Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, Finance and Business Leadership.
Join the Future Leaders Awards & Conference Singapore 2026
The Future Leaders Awards & Conference Singapore 2026 will bring together the people shaping the next chapter of business, technology and innovation.
Across two days, leaders will explore how artificial intelligence is transforming industries, how organizations can successfully execute digital transformation, where innovation meets capital, how technology is reshaping healthcare and agriculture, and what responsible enterprise AI could mean for the future of work.
For executives, entrepreneurs, technology leaders, investors, consultants and innovators, the conference offers an opportunity to learn from peers, build strategic connections and participate in conversations that extend beyond individual industries.
Those looking to take a more active role can participate as speakers, exhibitors, sponsors, thought leaders, media partners or award nominees.
The Future Leaders Awards & Conference Singapore 2026 takes place on 2–3 November 2026 at Crowne Plaza (Changi Airport), Singapore.
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