About the Forum
The Ecosystm AI Leadership Forum convenes Singapore’s most influential leaders across the AI and innovation ecosystem; including Policy Makers, Enterprise Leaders, Digital Native Founders, PE/ VC Investors, Academia, Large Language Model (LLM) providers, for a dialogue on the role of AI innovation in shaping a more innovative, competitive, and higher productivity inclusive future for the Singapore business sector and workforce.
Hosted by Singapore Headquartered Market Analyst & Management Consulting firm Ecosystm supported by Equinix as a collaboration partner, this forum will bring together the leaders in an invite-only platform for a curated dialogue, thought leadership, and strategic networking.
Anchored on the theme of Distributed AI, the forum will explore how infrastructure innovation, policy, startups, and talent can converge to accelerate inclusive and sustainable AI adoption, positioning Singapore as a global hub for AI deployment and innovation.
Forum Objectives
- Convene key stakeholders from across Singapore’s AI ecosystem.
- Explore the strategic role of infrastructure, policy, and collaboration in distributed AI.
- Enable founders, investors, enterprises, and government to align on the opportunities ahead.
- Facilitate peer learning and connections that drive collective impact.
Draft Agenda:
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Registration and networking over lunch
1:30 PM – 1:35 PM
Opening & Housekeeping by Emcee
1:35 PM – 1:45 PM
Welcome
Amit Gupta, Founder & Group CEO, Ecosystm Group & Yee May Leong, Managing Director, Equinix Singapore
1:45 PM – 2:15 PM
Keynote Panel: Collaborative AI for National Growth
Panellists:
Eng Dih Teo, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Singapore
Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute Of International Affairs (SIIA)
Kenneth Lim, Ministry Chief Information Officer, Ministry of National Development
2:15 PM – 2:35 PM
Fireside Chat: Building the Interconnected Economy
Speaker:
Adaire Fox-Martin, Chief Executive Officer & President, Equinix
Host:
Amit Gupta, Founder & Group CEO, Ecosystm Group
2:35 PM – 3:05 PM
Panel: Democratising AI & Empowering Organisations of All Sizes
Panellists:
Suvasish (Suv) Mohapatra, Chief Operating Officer, Accenture, South East Asia
John Lu, Director, Info-Comm Technology & Media, EnterpriseSG (Digital Industry Singapore)
Manish Prakash, Principal Advisor, Ecosystm
Moderator:
Ullrich Loeffler, CEO, Ecosystm
3:05 PM – 3:35 PM
Coffee Break
3:35 PM – 4:05 PM
Panel: Why Singapore, Why Now: Perspectives from Investors and Founders
Panellists:
Rohit Aggarwal, Managing Director, Peak XV
Rahul Sahgal, Founder and CEO, QoreNext
Saurav Bhatacharya, Chairman, ACE
Moderator:
Amit Gupta, Founder & Group CEO, Ecosystm Group
4:05 PM – 4:20 PM
Presentation: The Future of AI is Distributed
DD Dasgupta, VP Product Marketing, Equinix
4:20 PM – 4:50 PM
Panel: Driving AI Through a Connected Ecosystem
Panellists:
Dr Deb Goswani, Head of Developer Ecosystms (APAC), NVIDIA
DD Dasgupta, VP Product Marketing, Equinix
Sanjay Deshmukh, Vice President, Asia Pacific & Japan, Elastic
Moderator:
Sash Mukherjee, Vice President – Industry Insights, Ecosystm
4:50 PM – 4:55 PM
Closing Remarks and Thanks
Yee May Leong, Managing Director, Equinix Singapore
4:55 PM – 6:00 PM
Networking Drinks
Equinix
Equinix is a global digital infrastructure company that provides data center colocation and interconnection services. It offers a platform for businesses to interconnect their infrastructure and data, enabling them to connect with partners, providers, and customers securely and efficiently. The company operates a vast network of data centers across the globe and helps power the digital economy by providing scalable and reliable infrastructure solutions.
Amit Gupta
Founder & CEO, Ecosystm Group
Ullrich Loeffler
CEO & Co-Founder, Ecosystm
Sash Mukherjee
VP Industry Insights, Ecosystm
Parminder (Parry) Singh
Chief AI Officer, Ecosystm
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It was a privilege to have Adaire Fox-Martin CEO & President of Equinix, join us & share her perspectives at the Ecosystm AI Leadership Forum in partnership with Equinix.
The event brought together government, enterprise, tech leaders, investors, founders & academia – all shaping the future of innovation & inclusive AI. Ecosystm believes meaningful progress comes from the entire ecosystem; this forum showcased collective commitment to advancing Singapore’s AI ambition.
With nearly 700 interconnected data centre networks Singapore has the backbone for seamless collaboration. This is not just infrastructure; it’s the nervous system of a connected economy. AI workloads need different approaches: large-scale training thrives nearshore, while real-time inference happens close to data, users & sovereign systems. Singapore is the command node of a federated, sustainable intelligence network across APAC.
The stage was set by Yee May Leong Managing Director, Equinix & Amit Gupta Group CEO & Founder, Ecosystm.
A standout moment was the Fireside Chat with Adaire Fox-Martin and Amit Gupta, where Adaire shared her vision for innovation, regional opportunities, & Equinix’s role in driving AI value.
Other high-impact sessions:
➤ Collaborative AI for National Growth. Eng Dih Teo Dy Secretary, Ministry of Transport; Simon Tay Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs; & Kenneth Lim CIO, Ministry of National Development, discussed how collaboration, secure AI, & clear purpose shape Singapore’s AI trajectory.Moderated by Parminder Singh CEO & Co-Founder, ClayboxAI (an Ecosystm Group venture)
➤ Democratising AI & Empowering Organisations of All Sizes. Suv Mohapatra COO, Accenture SE Asia; John Lu Director, Infocomm & Media, DISG; & Manish Prakash Principal Advisor, Ecosystm explored enterprise COEs, digital natives & SME enablers. Moderated by Ullrich Loeffler CEO, Ecosystm
➤ Why Singapore, Why Now. Saurav Bhattacharyya Chairman, ACE; Rahul Sahgal Founder & CEO, QoreNext; & Rohit Agarwal MD, PeakXV, showcased how Singapore’s enterprise access, talent, governance & connectivity attract high-value AI ventures. Moderated by Amit Gupta
➤ Driving AI Through a Connected Ecosystem. A compelling presentation by DD Dasgupta VP Product Marketing, Equinix, on why the future of AI is distributed, followed by a discussion with Dr. Deb Goswami Head of Developer Ecosystems (APAC), NVIDIA and Sanjay Deshmukh VP APJ, Elastic, on partner ecosystems for distributed innovation. Moderated by Sash Mukherjee, VP Insights, Ecosystm
Singapore’s inclusive AI success will be measured by how organisations of all sizes and industries create real value. We’re proud to help build an ecosystem where collective capability exceeds the sum of its parts.