The AIMX Podcast

The real opportunity in AI is not replacing people, but redesigning work around judgment, trust, and human value. AI has been framed as a story of loss: jobs erased, careers disrupted, industries hollowed out by automation. It is a compelling narrative, but an incomplete one.   This episode, we interview  Kaylene Wong , Managing Director of  John Ethans International , discussing how AI is not onl...

AI has become a defining force in the digital economy, enabling new efficiencies, innovation, and growth. Yet alongside these opportunities, AI has fundamentally reshaped the cyber threat landscape. As digital connections multiply and systems become more autonomous, organizations and governments face a rapidly expanding attack surface that demands new approaches to cybersecurity.  At the AIMX Sing...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping industries worldwide, but few sectors stand to gain—or lose—as much as finance. Highly regulated, data‑intensive, and dependent on accuracy, the financial sector finds itself at a pivotal moment: AI promises substantial productivity gains, yet demands strong governance, trust, and new capabilities for its workforce. Associate Professor Ke-Wei Huang , Ex...

In the global race to push the boundaries of artificial intelligence, robotics, advanced compute, material science, quantum technologies and next generation industrial systems, two regions thousands of miles apart stand out as critical—but strikingly different—powerhouses: Silicon Valley and Singapore. Our special guests this episode - Ankur Saxena , Investment Director at TDK Ventures and Remi Ch...

AI systems, including agentic and generative AI, are increasingly at the core of innovation within enterprises. However, the path from initial pilot projects to successful production deployments is fraught with challenges. At AIMX Singapore 2025, Anup Kumar , Head of Client Engineering for IBM Asia Pacific , shared about the adoption of AI by enterprises from pilot stage to adoption. Key Highlight...

In recent years, the advancement of large language models in AI has catalysed a significant transformation in research and development (R&D) across industries. As organisations grapple with rapid technological change and increasing competition, the demand for domain-specific AI agents—tailored to address unique industry challenges—has never been greater. In a presentation at AIMX Singapore 202...

This episode is edited from the conference panel discussion held at AIMX Singapore 2025 . Industry leaders discussed strategies to foster a collaborative, cross-border AI ecosystem in the region, while examining how governments, businesses, and innovators can drive shared growth, knowledge exchange, and responsible AI adoption. Special shout out to the session's moderator, Mei May Soo , Chief...

In a special episode recorded during AIMX Singapore 2025, we had a lively discussion with Create With 's James Devonport , on the AI bubble, GPUs in space, the world we live in and life in general. Key Highlights What AI Bubble? (00:02:19) AI needs Energy (00:05:10) Where's the Bubble in Asia? (00:06:14) The Big AI Convergence (00:07:40) Asia's AI Push (00:09:55)

At AIMX Singapore 2025, we had the chance to sit down with Lightelligence and learned about optical computing, potentially the next breakthrough that will unlock faster and more efficient computing power for AI. Dr Hui Chen , Fellow and Principal Packaging Engineer at Lightelligence gave us his expert insights how the future of AI is optical computing. Key Highlights What is Optical Computing? (00...

We speak to Transwarp in a special episode recorded during our flagship event, AIMX Singapore 2025. Transwarp is one of China's largest enterprise-level Big Data, Cloud and AI infrastructure players, counting banks, industrial companies and other organisations as their customers. In this episode, we had a chat with Bingzhuo Yan , Senior Solution Architect at Transwarp on bringing Big Data, Clo...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of AI, startup funding has entered a new era—one shaped by technological innovation, shifting investor expectations, and the growing need for strategic clarity. Two deeply experienced business leaders who have invested in and helped companies grow - Amos Tio , Director of Founders Links and Jeslin Bay , Group CEO of BlackStorm Consulting - take to the mic and gave...

How do large and small enterprises navigate the challenges of deploying AI? This special AIMX Podcast episode features an in-depth panel discussion that took place at the AIMX flagship conference, AIMX Singapore , in 2024. Moderated by Mario Favaits of Rainmakers SG, the stellar panel of industry leaders conducted a deep discussion on AI deployment across sectors with considerations for regulation...

MIT's Project NANDA released findings from a study and validates what we've been hearing from the ecosystem: the vast majority of GenAI pilots are not getting the desired ROI. Find out more as we dive into the findings of the study and dissect the layers of the insights behind the phenomenon. Our usual collaborator, Koo Ping Shung , Co-Founder of Project Asia Data joins Seng Woei Yuan from the AIM...

Hop on and join us as we bravely face the key issues around AI Adoption by companies and organisations! What are the uncomfortable - and sometimes ugly - truths that business leaders & owners need to confront before adopting and scaling AI solutions? On the episode we have three different business leaders who have direct experience with this: Koo Ping Shung from Project Asia Data who companies...

When DeepSeek R1 was released in late January of 2025, we held a special AIMX Meetup webinar to discuss its implications with the community in the AIMX Network . The hour-long discussion was a spirited one and our guests also addressed comments from the community. This episode is the recording of the webinar. A big shout out to Kai Xin Thia , Head of AI & Analytics at ST Engineering, Andrew Ch...

In this episode, we explore the transformative world of Fractional Leadership and the rise of Agentic AI. We discuss how fractional leaders are reshaping organizational dynamics by providing flexible executive expertise, while agentic AI introduces new possibilities for autonomous decision-making and strategic innovation. Join our usual collaborators, ⁠⁠Koo Ping Shung⁠⁠ of ⁠⁠Project Asia Data⁠⁠ an...

This episode of The AIMX Podcast interviews Weiyuan Liu , Senior Engineering Manager at Ascenda . Weiyuan shares his rich experience leading engineering and development teams, and gives some valuable advice for AI engineers and developers. Key Highlights - How do engineers & developers strike a balance between growing their careers and pursuing their technical interests? 00:05:44 - Benefits of...

Dr Wenxuan Zhang shares his perspective why Southeast Asian and multilingual LLMs need to be further developed, and makes a strong case for advancing AI accessibility. Find out more about Dr Zhang's active contributions to two open-source projects: Babel and SeaLLMs-Audio . Key Highlights - The LLM Divide (00:02:00) - The Large Audio-Language Model (00:08:41) - Babel : Serving over 90% of Global S...

We know that LLMs can hallucinate and so prudent users usually corroborate responses with highly reliable sources of truth. Can AI products & solutions claim to be trustable? How does this concept affect the development and use of AI? Join Koo Ping Shung of Project Asia Data and Seng from the AIMX Network on an unbridled discussion on Trustable AI. Key Highlights - What is Trustable AI? (00:04...

Several Southeast Asia language models have emerged in the burgeoning space of multilingual LLMs. This session from the AIMX Singapore 2024 conference brings together the open-source Southeast Asia LLM projects for a collaborative discussion on unlocking the benefits of LLMs uniquely tailored to Southeast Asia’s diverse cultural context. Moderator Prof Simon Chesterman, Senior Director (AI Governa...

Small businesses know that leveraging new technologies is the way to growth and scale. With the increasingly crowded space of AI solutions, how do small businesses truly make use of AI in a practical and scalable manner? Our usual collaborators, Koo Ping Shung of Project Asia Data and Paddy Tan of BlackStorm Consulting , return to contribute their knowledge and an AI Playbook for small businesses....

The entry of DeepSeek-R1 into the LLMs' race has truly changed the global conversation. In this episode we speak to seasoned investor and AI practitioner, Andrew Chow , Chief Innovation Officer and Co-founder of Asia Pro Ventures . This episode is hosted by Seng from the AIMX Network . Key Highlights - How will DeepSeek-R1 Impact Investments in AI? (00:01:22) - DeepSeek-R1 has Democratized AI (00:...

How can Founders build a successful AI startup? What does it mean by Product-Market Fit? Tune in as Paddy from BlackStorm Consulting shares his insights and experience from investing in and helping tech startups grow and scale in new markets. Big thanks to our host, Koo Ping Shung , Co-Founder & Practicum Director of Data Science Rex ! Key Highlights - AI Startups' Landscape in Southeast A...