ATxSummit 2026 sets AI adoption and governance as central themes for Asia

ATxSummit will return for its sixth edition from 20 to 21 May 2026 at Capella Singapore, bringing together more than 4,000 leaders from over 50 countries to discuss how AI is being developed, governed, and deployed across economies, industries, and public systems in Asia.

This year’s programme will centre on five areas: agentic systems in enterprise operations, AI for public good and national impact, AI-driven scientific discovery and embodied intelligence, the changing nature of jobs and skills, and practical AI governance.

Global speakers across policy, research and industry

The summit will feature speakers from global institutions, academia, technology companies, and government. Headline participants include Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group; Mathias Cormann, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; Professor Yoshua Bengio of the University of Montreal; and Professor Dawn Song of the University of California, Berkeley.

Their sessions will examine how AI and digital innovation can be applied to real-world challenges, as well as how policymakers, industry leaders, and researchers are responding to the development of AI agents, embodied AI, and other emerging technologies.

The industry line-up includes NVIDIA Chief Scientist Dr William Dally, Amazon.com Inc Chief Global Affairs and Legal Officer David Zapolsky, ANT International President Douglas Feagin, OpenAI Chief Revenue Officer Denise Dresser, and Trip.com Group CEO Jane Sun. Their discussions will cover AI-native enterprises, operational change, and how companies are building systems that can perform at scale.

Speakers from Accenture, Amazon.com Inc, FieldAI, Google, Grab, HP Inc, Salesforce, SAP Labs, Tomoro AI, Unitree, University of Tokyo, and Tsinghua University will also take part in the programme.

Kiren Kumar, Deputy Chief Executive, Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore, said: “Technology and collaboration are becoming central to how digital economies grow. AI is no longer confined to the lab. It is being built into real-world systems and is fast becoming core infrastructure for economies. For Asia, this creates a real opportunity. Singapore sits at the centre of this Global-Asia network, working with partners across government, industry and research to shape how these technologies are developed and used in practice. The focus in this next phase must be on how AI is applied – responsibly, at scale, and in ways that deliver clear value. ATxSummit brings together leaders from around the world to work through what it takes to get this right, for Asia and beyond.”

Sessions cover agentic AI, embodied systems and AI governance

Key plenary sessions on 20 May will include discussions on agentic AI and enterprise operations, embodied AI, AI-native enterprises, and AI-driven discovery in research and innovation.

The agentic AI session will examine AI memory systems, decision-making capabilities, and multi-agent collaboration, including how service providers are changing how enterprises engage with these systems. The embodied AI session will look at the movement of AI from labs into homes and public spaces, with attention to data collection, methodology, governance, and safeguards.

On 21 May, the programme will cover national-scale AI deployment for public good, AI guardrails, jobs and skills, and human-centred applications of AI. The governance session will bring together regulators, industry leaders, and innovators to discuss practical governance and implementation challenges as AI safeguards move from theory to enforcement.

The future of work session will address how AI-driven efficiency gains are affecting job markets, entry-level opportunities, mid-career roles, and the risk of deskilling.

ATxSG expands across summit, village and enterprise tracks

ATxSummit is the invitation-only apex event of Asia Tech x Singapore. The summit will open on 19 May with a Gala Dinner at Gardens by the Bay, graced by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister for Digital Development and Information and Minister-in-charge of Smart Nation and Cybersecurity, will deliver the opening keynote on 20 May.

The accompanying Village will include more than 25 technical workshops, symposiums, industry showcases, government-to-government roundtables, and industry networking sessions. It will also host the closed-door Digital Frontier Forum, co-organised with the Founders Forum, which will bring together more than 100 tech leaders, investors, and government officials to discuss deep tech, AI, and digital growth strategies.

ATxEnterprise, ATxSG’s exhibition marketplace and conference, will run from 20 to 22 May 2026 at the Singapore Expo. It will feature 700 exhibitors and 450 speakers covering infrastructure investment, digital trust, cross-border connectivity, and responsible AI deployment.