ISAS Public Session

PROGRAMME

*Please note that programme and speakers are subjected to changes

Registration

Welcome Remarks

Associate Professor Iqbal Singh Sevea

Director, Institute of South Asian Studies

National University of Singapore

Opening Remarks

HE Dr Shilpak Ambule

High Commissioner of India to Singapore

Keynote Address

Coffee Break

India-Singapore Partnership: What does the Future hold?

Moderator

Associate Professor Iqbal Singh Sevea

Director, Institute of South Asian Studies

National University of Singapore

Ms Chan Kah Mei

Director, Singapore-India Partnership Office

Ministry of Trade and Industry

Republic of Singapore

Professor C Raja Mohan

Visiting Research Professor

Institute of South Asian Studies

National University of Singapore

Interactive Session

India-Singapore Ties in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Moderator

Professor Mohan S Kankanhalli

Provost’s Chair Professor of Computer Science;

and Dean, School of Computing

National University of Singapore

Panellists

Mr Laurence Liew

Director, Innovation

AI Singapore

Mr Anirudh Suri

Managing Partner, India Internet Fund;

And Non-Resident Scholar, Carnegie India

Mr Shameek Kundu

Executive Director

AI Verify Foundation

Interactive Session

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About the Event

The ISAS India-Singapore Futures Forum will comprise a public session and a workshop that bring together Indian and Singaporean technology experts to explore and discuss the state and potential of technology cooperation between the two countries. Singapore’s strengths make it an essential partner for India as it digitalises further, and India’s pronounced advantages in scaling technologies for public good will benefit Singapore’s digital governance.

Discussions at the Forum will cover four critical areas – semiconductors, financial technology, space and artificial intelligence (AI). It will examine the current state of action on these four technology issues in Singapore and India, identify existing opportunities and provide a roadmap to boost cooperation through policies and initiatives.

The public session at the Forum will include a discussion of the current geopolitical context focusing on the pressures and developments driving India and Singapore to collaborate on critical and emerging technology issues before delving into potential opportunities in AI.