Schedule

PROPEL 2026 - Singapore Edition l 9th ASEAN CXO Leadership Forum | 07 Jul, 8:00 am – 08 Jul, 5:00 pm Hilton Singapore Orchard, 333 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238867

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Tue, 07 Jul

8:30 am - 8:40 am
10 minutes
Setting the Stage for Boardroom Leadership in the Digital Era
Tembusu
Boardroom & Baselines
8:40 am - 9:00 am
20 minutes
Opening Remarks: Why Bards Must Drive Digital Transformation
Tembusu
Boardroom & Baselines
9:00 am - 9:10 am
10 minutes
Welcome & Strategic Framing
Rhu
Women in Tech
9:00 am - 9:20 am
20 minutes
ASEAN Cities Rising: Building 100 Digital Liveable Cities by 2035
Mahogany
Digital Liveable Cities
9:00 am - 9:20 am
20 minutes
Digital Governance & Resilience from the Top
Mahogany
Digital Liveable Cities
9:10 am - 9:20 am
10 minutes
Opening Address
Rhu
Women in Tech
9:20 am - 9:40 am
20 minutes
Bridges of Influence: How Balanced Leadership Teams Drive Sustainable Growth
Rhu
Women in Tech
9:20 am - 10:00 am
40 minutes
ASEAN in Constant Change: One Borderless Future, Unlimited Possibilities
Mahogany
Digital Liveable Cities
9:20 am - 10:00 am
40 minutes
Plenary: Boardroom Readiness for AI & Industry 4.0
Tembusu
Boardroom & Baselines
9:40 am - 10:00 am
20 minutes
From Control to Co-Creation: How Cities Regain Trust in the Digital Age
Mahogany
Digital Liveable Cities
9:40 am - 10:30 am
50 minutes
Plenary: Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women Leading Digital Transformation
Rhu
Women in Tech
10:30 am - 11:00 am
30 minutes
From Control to Co-Creation: How Cities Regain Trust in the Digital Age
Mahogany
Digital Liveable Cities
10:30 am - 11:30 am
1 hour
Plenary: Life-Critical Systems: Water, Food, Energy & Climate Resilience
Mahogany
Digital Liveable Cities
10:30 am - 11:30 am
1 hour
Plenary: How Boards Empower C-Suites for Digital Execution
Tembusu
Boardroom & Baselines
11:00 am - 11:30 am
30 minutes
Plenary: Funding Women-Led Start-Ups & Businesses in ASEAN
Rhu
Women in Tech
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
30 minutes
Plenary: ESG, Cybersecurity, Trust & Governance at the Board Level
Tembusu
Boardroom & Baselines
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
1 hour
Plenary: Regional Collaboration: Growth Multiplier for Women in Tech (Part 1)
Rhu
Women in Tech
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
1 hour
Plenary: Resilient Leadership in Emerging Countries with New Digital Age for Transformation and Disruption
Mahogany
Digital Transformations
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
1 hour
Plenary: The Liveable Economy: Mobility, Health, Jobs & Local Prosperity
Tembusu
Digital Liveable Cities
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
1 hour
Plenary: Regional Collaboration: Growth Multiplier for Women in Tech (Part 2)
Rhu
Women in Tech
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
1 hour
Plenary: Strategic Roadmaps: Ambition to Scale in Digital Transformation
Mahogany
Digital Transformations
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
1 hour 15 minutes
From Vision to Viability: The Digital Liveable City Investment Stack
Tembusu
Digital Liveable Cities
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
30 minutes
Closing Summary & Action Commitments
Rhu
Women in Tech
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm
15 minutes
From Failure to Leadership: ASEAN's Urban Moment
Tembusu
Digital Liveable Cities

Wed, 08 Jul

9:00 am - 9:10 am
10 minutes
One, ASEAN CXO Association in Digital Economy, Change & Transformation with a Community.
Rhu
Boardroom & Baselines
9:00 am - 9:10 am
10 minutes
Cybersecurity as ASEAN's Economic Defence Strategy
Mahogany
Cybersecurity & Governance
9:00 am - 9:30 am
30 minutes
Not Pilots, Not Promises – Systems that Work: ASEAN's Blueprint
Tembusu
AI & Robotics
9:10 am - 9:30 am
20 minutes
ASEAN Digital Intelligence – The Strategic Link
Mahogany
Cybersecurity & Governance
9:10 am - 9:40 am
30 minutes
ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) What does it mean to the Industry Across ASEAN?
Rhu
Boardroom & Baselines
9:30 am - 9:45 am
15 minutes
Cybersecurity as a Pillar for Regional Trust & Economic Resilience
Mahogany
Cybersecurity & Governance
9:30 am - 10:00 am
30 minutes
Plenary: AI Sovereignty Without Isolation: How ASEAN Can Lead by Governing AI as Public Infrastructure
Tembusu
AI & Robotics
9:40 am - 10:30 am
50 minutes
Gender Balance & Inclusive Digital Boards
Rhu
Boardroom & Baselines
9:45 am - 10:30 am
45 minutes
Plenary: AI, Quantum & Evolving Threat Vectors: Securing Tommorow's Digital Infrastructure
Mahogany
Cybersecurity & Governance
10:00 am - 10:30 am
30 minutes
When AI Meets Reality: What it takes to Improve Lives, not just Efficiency
Tembusu
AI & Robotics
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
1 hour
Building Board Digital Competency Baselines From Compliance to Competitive Advantage – The Future Board
Rhu
Boardroom & Baselines
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
1 hour
Plenary: Governance, Standards & Trust: Aligning ASEAN with Global Cybersecurity Frameworks
Mahogany
Cybersecurity & Governance
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
1 hour
Plenary: From Fragmented Pilots to Shared Platforms: Building ASEAN's AI Public Infrastructure
Tembusu
AI & Robotics
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
30 minutes
Plenary: Money Talk - Capital Drives Inclusion: Vision for the ASEAN CXO Association Digital Fund & Green Fund
Rhu
Digital Investments & Assets
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
30 minutes
Plenary: Money Talk 2: The Rise of ASEAN Green Dollars: Saving the Rainforest, One Slide Deck at a Time
Rhu
Digital Investments & Assets
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
45 minutes
If AI Decides, Who Verifies? Building ASEAN's Trust Layer for the AI Age
Tembusu
AI & Robotics
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
1 hour 15 minutes
Plenary: Institutionalizing ASEAN Cyber Coordination: The ASEAN Cyber Collaboration Centre (ACCC)
Mahogany
Cybersecurity & Governance
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
1 hour
Plenary: Igniting the ASEAN Space Economy: Leveraging Advanced Manufacturing, Satellite Ecosystems and Global Alliances
Rhu
Digital Investments & Assets
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
1 hour
Plenary: No Talent, No Sovereignty: Building ASEAN's AI Workforce at Scale
Tembusu
AI & Robotics
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
30 minutes
The Evolution of Family Offices: From Legacy Wealth to Digital & Green Investments
Rhu
Digital Investments & Assets
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
30 minutes
Plenary: ASEAN AI Trinity – Official Launch
Tembusu
AI & Robotics
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
1 hour 15 minutes
Plenary: Broken Shields: Why Tech Alone Won't Save Us
Mahogany
Cybersecurity & Governance
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
30 minutes
Plenary: From Forum to Function: What Happens in the Next 12 Months
Tembusu
AI & Robotics
5:15 pm - 5:30 pm
15 minutes
Summary & Action Plan Announced – Cybersecurity & Governance Track
Mahogany
Cybersecurity & Governance

Schedule

Tue, 07 Jul

Setting the Stage for Boardroom Leadership in the Digital Era

Opening Remarks: Why Bards Must Drive Digital Transformation

Welcome & Strategic Framing

ASEAN Cities Rising: Building 100 Digital Liveable Cities by 2035

Digital Governance & Resilience from the Top

Opening Address

Bridges of Influence: How Balanced Leadership Teams Drive Sustainable Growth

ASEAN in Constant Change: One Borderless Future, Unlimited Possibilities

Plenary: Boardroom Readiness for AI & Industry 4.0

From Control to Co-Creation: How Cities Regain Trust in the Digital Age

Plenary: Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women Leading Digital Transformation

From Control to Co-Creation: How Cities Regain Trust in the Digital Age

Plenary: Life-Critical Systems: Water, Food, Energy & Climate Resilience

Plenary: How Boards Empower C-Suites for Digital Execution

Plenary: Funding Women-Led Start-Ups & Businesses in ASEAN

Plenary: ESG, Cybersecurity, Trust & Governance at the Board Level

Plenary: Regional Collaboration: Growth Multiplier for Women in Tech (Part 1)

Plenary: Resilient Leadership in Emerging Countries with New Digital Age for Transformation and Disruption

Plenary: The Liveable Economy: Mobility, Health, Jobs & Local Prosperity

Plenary: Regional Collaboration: Growth Multiplier for Women in Tech (Part 2)

Plenary: Strategic Roadmaps: Ambition to Scale in Digital Transformation

From Vision to Viability: The Digital Liveable City Investment Stack

Closing Summary & Action Commitments

From Failure to Leadership: ASEAN's Urban Moment

Wed, 08 Jul

One, ASEAN CXO Association in Digital Economy, Change & Transformation with a Community.

Cybersecurity as ASEAN's Economic Defence Strategy

Not Pilots, Not Promises – Systems that Work: ASEAN's Blueprint

ASEAN Digital Intelligence – The Strategic Link

ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) What does it mean to the Industry Across ASEAN?

Cybersecurity as a Pillar for Regional Trust & Economic Resilience

Plenary: AI Sovereignty Without Isolation: How ASEAN Can Lead by Governing AI as Public Infrastructure

Gender Balance & Inclusive Digital Boards

Plenary: AI, Quantum & Evolving Threat Vectors: Securing Tommorow's Digital Infrastructure

When AI Meets Reality: What it takes to Improve Lives, not just Efficiency

Building Board Digital Competency Baselines From Compliance to Competitive Advantage – The Future Board

Plenary: Governance, Standards & Trust: Aligning ASEAN with Global Cybersecurity Frameworks

Plenary: From Fragmented Pilots to Shared Platforms: Building ASEAN's AI Public Infrastructure

Plenary: Money Talk - Capital Drives Inclusion: Vision for the ASEAN CXO Association Digital Fund & Green Fund

Plenary: Money Talk 2: The Rise of ASEAN Green Dollars: Saving the Rainforest, One Slide Deck at a Time

If AI Decides, Who Verifies? Building ASEAN's Trust Layer for the AI Age

Plenary: Institutionalizing ASEAN Cyber Coordination: The ASEAN Cyber Collaboration Centre (ACCC)

Plenary: Igniting the ASEAN Space Economy: Leveraging Advanced Manufacturing, Satellite Ecosystems and Global Alliances

Plenary: No Talent, No Sovereignty: Building ASEAN's AI Workforce at Scale

The Evolution of Family Offices: From Legacy Wealth to Digital & Green Investments

Plenary: ASEAN AI Trinity – Official Launch

Plenary: Broken Shields: Why Tech Alone Won't Save Us

Plenary: From Forum to Function: What Happens in the Next 12 Months

Summary & Action Plan Announced – Cybersecurity & Governance Track