AI Student Developer Conference 2026 Skip to content Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore AI IN ACTION: CO-CREATING INTELLIGENT FUTURES | AI IN ACTION: CO-CREATING INTELLIGENT FUTURES | AI IN ACTION: CO-CREATING INTELLIGENT FUTURES | AI IN ACTION: CO-CREATING INTELLIGENT FUTURES | AI IN ACTION: CO-CREATING INTELLIGENT FUTURES | AI IN ACTION: CO-CREATING INTELLIGENT FUTURES | This year, ATxSummit: AI Student Developer Conference (AISDC) 2026 returns under the theme ‘AI in Action: Co-Creating Intelligent Futures’ . We will explore the synergistic potential of human-machine teaming to drive real-world impact and shape trustworthy, inclusive AI for the future. As a premier platform for emerging talent, AISDC brings students and industry leaders together to explore embodied and bilingual AI in action, AI for Good, responsible AI deployment and beyond. As AI systems become increasingly agentic, embodied, and woven into the fabric of society, a key question arises: How can humans and intelligent machines co-create a future that is not only more capable, but more humane, equitable, and sustainable? This shift moves us beyond automation and towards human–machine teaming, a synergy where human creativity and ethical judgement harmonise with AI’s computational and adaptive strengths to unlock impact beyond what either can achieve alone. In 2026, the ATxSummit: AI Student Developer Conference (AISDC) returns under the theme “AI in Action: Co-Creating Intelligent Futures” , inviting students to explore the next frontier of AI research and practice, spanning embodied and agentic intelligence, bilingual AI applications, AI for good, responsible AI deployment and beyond. As a premier platform where students and industries converge, AISDC catalyses innovation and drives meaningful impact. For industry partners it offers direct access to the region’s most promising AI practitioners, creators, and research talents, alongside opportunities for collaboration and thought leadership. For students it is a launchpad to showcase their capabilities, deepen technical expertise, and connect with influential industry leaders shaping the global AI landscape. By bridging talent, research, and real-world application, AISDC reinforces Singapore’s position as a global hub for innovation. Join us as we cultivate a new generation of leaders committed to trustworthy, inclusive, and socially responsible AI, shaping a world where human and AI capabilities are woven together to drive meaningful, transformative change. View Less Why Join AISDC? Enhance your essential skills, stay updated with the latest trends in AI, connect with industry leaders, and unlock exciting career opportunities! Interactive Workshops Immerse yourself in practical learning
with interactive booths and workshops Engaging Panel Discussions Dive deep into the world of AI and its dynamic industry with engaging panel discussions Vibrant Community Forge connections with fellow AI enthusiasts, creating a vibrant community of like-minded individuals Enhance Career Prospect​ Expand your professional horizons by connecting with industry leaders and discovering career prospects Meet our Industry Speakers Antara Lahiri Director, Micron Foundation Antara Lahiri is a thought leader with 2 decades of expertise across corporate philanthropy, social impact, education, and technology. View More Puvana Lee Assistant Director, Talent Development, IMDA Puvana is a talent leader with 17+ years of experience in campus and early-career recruitment at global companies. View More Will Tan Master Trainer (AI Talent Development), AI Singapore Will Tan is an experienced educator and AI leader with over 16 years in digital learning and workforce-focused education initiatives. View More Yean Cheong Executive Director, SGTech Ms Yean Cheong is the Executive Director of SGTech and a seasoned digital strategist with over 20 years of experience leading technology-driven transformation across Asia Pacific. View More Felix Goh Gemini Adoption Lead, Higher Education - Southeast Asia & Greater China, Google Felix is a collaborative leader passionate about empowering educators, researchers, and innovators, leveraging on Google's cutting-edge technology to revolutionize learning and discovery. View More Sim Ee Shan Director of AI Lab, Workato Ee Shan played a pivotal role in driving Workato to market leadership in both Gartner Magic Quadrant and Forrester Wave reports for 7 consecutive years. View More Gerry Chng President, SCS AI Ethics & Governance Chapter Gerry Chng has been instrumental in guiding the rapid growth of the AI Ethics and Governance Special Interest Group (AIEG SIG). View More Mark Pereira Head of Partnerships, Strategy and Growth (AI Products), AI Singapore Mark drives the adoption and value creation of AI solutions, fostering partnerships and positioning Singapore as a global AI hub in multicultural AI development. View More Victor Fei Vice President and Lead Robotics Technology Officer, Certis Robotics (Singapore) Victor (Yue) Fei is Vice President and Lead Robotics Technology Officer at Certis Robotics (Singapore), where he leads embodied-AI and robotics platform for public spaces. View More Thia Kai Xin Head, AI.DA Strategic Technology Centre, Group Technology Office, ST Engineering Kai Xin lead the development of Physical AI: Robotics Intelligence, Spatial Intelligence & Systemic Intelligence with Agents View More Timothy Liu Solutions Architect, NVIDIA AI Technology Centre (NVAITC) Timothy research expertise in machine learning and natural language processing, with publications in deep learning and AI systems View More Debbie Ding Assistant Professor, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) Debbie Ding is an artist-scholar working across the intersection of artistic research, technology and game studies View More Immanuel Koh Assistant Professor, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) Immanuel represented Singapore at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025, leads the formation of the Singapore Chapter for ANFA View More Shavonne Wong New media artist Shavonne is a new media artist whose work examines experiences we share but do not always have words for View More Zhang Bao Xin Senior Curator, Public Programmes, ArtScience Museum Zhang Bao Xin leads the curatorial development of a dynamic programming portfolio at ArtScience Museum spanning symposia and talks View More Shivang Gupta CEO, The Generative Beings Founder of The Generative Beings (TGB), described as Asia's largest go-to-market platform for GenAI founders and builders View More Raymond Loong Ng President, Singapore Youth AI | Co-Founder, Resumify & Neural Drive Raymond leads initiatives to organise AI workshops at secondary schools across Singapore View More Stay tuned More speakers will be announced soon. Stay tuned More speakers will be announced soon. Get Your Access Pass Today! All passes provide access to: Main Stage, Breakout Sessions, Workshops, AI Playground, meals and refreshments Singapore-Based Students SGD 66 Complimentary Access (verification required) Only applicable to currently active students from Singapore educational institutions, or to students who are Singaporean citizens or Permanent Residents. Get Your Pass ASEAN-Based Students 2-Days All-Access Pass : SGD 66 Only applicable to currently active students from ASEAN educational institutions or to students who are ASEAN nationals Get Your Pass International Students 1-Day Access Pass : SGD 120 2-Days All-Access Pass : SGD 215 Only applicable to currently active students from educational institutions outside ASEAN Get Your Pass Get Your Access Pass Today! All passes provide access to: Main Stage, Breakout Sessions, Workshops, 
AI Playground, meals and refreshments Singapore-Based Students SGD 66 Complimentary Access (verification required) Only applicable to currently active students from Singapore educational institutions, or to students who are Singaporean citizens or Permanent Residents. Get Your Pass ASEAN-Based Students 2-Days All-Access Pass : SGD 66 Only applicable to currently active students from ASEAN educational institutions or to students who are ASEAN nationals Get Your Pass International Students 1-Day Access Pass : SGD 120 2-Days All-Access Pass : SGD 215 Only applicable to currently active students from educational institutions outside ASEAN Get Your Pass The Venue Venue MARINA BAY SANDS EXPO 
AND CONVENTION CENTRE Address 10 Bayfront Ave, Singapore 018956 Venue Orchid & Melati Ballrooms, Level 4 Getting here By Bus 97 / 106 / 518 / 133 / 502 By Train Bayfront MRT station (CE1/DT16), Exit E By Car/Taxi Pick-up/drop-off points Sheares Link outside Hotel Tower 1 Bayfront Avenue outside Hotel Tower 3 Outside Sands Expo & Convention Centre Outside The Shoppes 10 Bayfront Ave, Singapore 018956 Venue: Orchid & Melati Ballroom, Level 4 Getting here By Bus 97 / 106 / 518 / 133 / 502 By Train Bayfront MRT station (CE1/DT16), Exit E By Car/Taxi Pick-up/drop-off points Sheares Link outside Hotel Tower 1 Bayfront Avenue outside Hotel Tower 3 Outside Sands Expo & Convention Centre Outside The Shoppes View In Google Maps What’s Happening At AISDC 2026 Explore the complete programme lineup and discover keynote talks, breakout sessions, and networking moments happening across the exhibition. View Programme Antara Lahiri is a thought leader with 2 decades of expertise across corporate philanthropy, social impact, education, and technology. Puvana is a seasoned recruitment and talent leader with over 17 years of experience specialising in campus recruitment, early careers programs, and graduate talent engagement. Over the course of her career, she has held senior roles in campus and early-career talent acquisition, leading initiatives to connect students and new graduates with opportunities at top global companies. Her work focuses on designing meaningful early-career experiences that help students and graduates gain real-world exposure, build career-ready skills, and transition confidently into their first professional roles. Will Tan is a seasoned educator, EdTech innovator, and AI capacity-building leader with more than 16 years of experience in adult training, digital learning, curriculum development and program development. As Master Trainer with AI Talent Development team at AI Singapore , he drives national and regional AI education initiatives that bridge pedagogy, technology, and workforce needs. His passion lies in enhancing learning experiences through technology, and he is an advocate for webpreneurship  and continuous upskilling. Ms Yean Cheong has been the Executive Director of SGTech since December 2020. Ms Cheong is an international C-suite marketer, digital strategist and change catalyst with 20+ years of experience working in diverse industries and cities across the Asia Pacific. An early digital catalyst, Ms Cheong was part of the start-up team of Travelocity-owned online travel company Zuji, that pioneered travel-tech eCommerce and democratised real-time travel booking across APAC in early 2000. In 2017, she was recognised by Campaign Asia as one of the Outstanding Technology Leaders in the “Women Leading Change Awards” for women who have ignited positive change by introducing new technology to the marketing and media industry. Returning from her 8-year stint in Australia to join IPG Mediabrands, the media innovation division of Interpublic Group in 2011, Ms Cheong held multiple roles at the company and started as their APAC’s Chief Digital Head. Ms Cheong then headed up its advertising-tech unit from inception to its expansion across the region, developing and delivering consumer-centric integrated digital solutions, combining data, programmatic media, search, mobile and social, to help brands and advertisers reach and engage their audiences via on-target communication touch-points. Since joining SGTech, Ms Cheong started the trade association on a 5-year transformation journey that reinforces SGTech’s mission to catalyse a thriving ecosystem that powers Singapore as a global tech powerhouse. Felix is a collaborative leader passionate about empowering educators, researchers, and innovators, leveraging on Google’s cutting-edge technology to revolutionize learning and discovery. A foundational member of Workato’s product team for over 10 years, he built and scaled the global product organisation while serving as Director of Product. His journey began with Workato as an early-stage startup. He played a pivotal role in driving Workato to market leadership in both Gartner Magic Quadrant and Forrester Wave reports for 7 consecutive years. As Head of AI Lab Singapore, he brings a deep understanding of innovative culture from Silicon Valley and Enterprises globally while remaining deeply rooted in Singapore’s tech ecosystem. Gerry Chng has been instrumental in guiding the rapid growth of the AI Ethics and Governance Special Interest Group (AIEG SIG), which has evolved in just two years from a newly formed initiative into a dynamic community shaping national conversations on responsible AI. Under his leadership, the group reached a significant milestone when it was officially elevated to a Chapter on 26 February 2026. Since its launch in 2023, the AIEG SIG has been driven by a clear mission: to foster meaningful dialogue and build capabilities around ethical and responsible AI practices. The inaugural event drew more than 100 professionals – an early sign of the strong interest and support from the community. This momentum set the foundation for the SIG’s impactful programmes and its eventual elevation to Chapter status, reflecting the growing importance of AI governance in shaping the future. Mark Pereira is the Head of Partnerships, Strategy & Growth for AI Singapore (AI Products). He spearheads the partnerships and GTM strategy for the SEA-LION initiative, developing open-source Large Language Models (LLMs) that better understand Southeast Asia’s diverse contexts, languages, and cultures. His role drives the adoption and value creation of AI solutions, fostering partnerships and positioning Singapore as a global AI hub in multicultural AI development. He focuses on delivering hyper-local nuance understanding and impact in key sectors across Southeast Asia. Victor (Yue) Fei is Vice President and Lead Robotics Technology Officer at Certis Robotics (Singapore), where he leads embodied-AI and robotics platform for public spaces. Previously he worked in the Silicon Valley and co-founded uSens (CTO) pioneering AI based 3D tracking technology, and was a researcher and PhD advisor at Fudan Robotics and Embodied AI Institute building humanoid robots. He holds a PhD from Rice University and works at the intersection of robotics, perception, and spatial computing. Lead the development of Physical AI: Robotics Intelligence, Spatial Intelligence & Systemic Intelligence with Agents. Build a strong research translation team of AI Engineers and Scientists. Works at the intersection of data and product innovation, with over a decade of experience in AI and data science. Currently VP and Head of AI & Analytics at ST Engineering’s Strategic Technology Centre, Group Technology Office. Prior career spans a diverse set of senior data science and ML roles: VP Machine Learning Innovation Lead at DBS Bank; Senior Data Scientist at London Stock Exchange Group (Refinitiv Labs); Head of Data at Tech in Asia; and Data Scientist & Recsys Technology Lead at Lazada Philippines. Earlier roles include Healthcare Analytics at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and Solutions Engineer at Dell EMC. Areas of deep expertise span recommender systems, NLP, computer vision, and applied R&D, with hands-on experience deploying ML in both financial services and e-commerce at scale. Solutions Architect at NVIDIA AI Technology Centre (NVAITC), Singapore, with a PhD in Computer Science from SUTD (2020-2024) Research expertise in machine learning and natural language processing, with publications in deep learning and AI systems Works across AI applications including multimodal systems, on-device AI, and large language model deployment for enterprise and public sector use cases Active contributor to AI ecosystem, including collaborations with Republic Polytechnic, AI research labs, and the broader ASEAN AI community Timothy earned his PhD from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), with a background in natural language processing. During his PhD, he also completed a research attachment at Sony Research in Japan, working on multimodal foundation models. Debbie Ding is an artist-scholar working across the intersection of artistic research, technology and game studies – with professional experience as design educator, interaction designer and game designer-developer. She is recognised for her artistic work with virtual reality, game design, data visualisation and digital mapping as a contemporary artist, and was certified as Unity Associate Game Developer in 2020. Her work was shortlisted for the President’s Young Talents 2018 and Impart Art Awards 2020 and is collected by the Australian War Memorial and Singapore Art Museum. Her practice-based PhD research explores ludogeography: psychogeography in virtual worlds. She is currently Assistant Professor in Digital Arts at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Immanuel Koh is an Assistant Professor in Design & Artificial Intelligence (DAI) and Architecture & Sustainable Design (ASD) at the Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD) where he directs Artificial-Architecture. Trained at the Architectural Association (AA) and Zaha Hadid Architects in London, he holds a PhD from the School of Computer Sciences and Institute of Architecture at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland. A pioneer in AI x Architecture, his work has been featured at premium AI conferences, design awards and art galleries. Immanuel represented Singapore at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025, leads the formation of the Singapore Chapter for ANFA (Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture), serves as the convenor of Singapore’s Built Environment AI Centre of Excellence and as the chair of NeurIPS Creative AI Track 2026. Shavonne Wong is a new media artist whose work examines experiences we share but do not always have words for. She started out in fashion and advertising photography, and over time her work shifted from building hyperreal digital images to creating interactive projects that invite a form of noticing. Her recent projects use AI, 3D rendering and participatory frameworks to explore the contradictions of contemporary life. Wong has exhibited at ArtScience Museum in Singapore, Art SG, Taipei Dangdai and the Venice Biennale, and was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia (2020). She co-founded NFT Asia and is a member of the BLOOM collective. Zhang Bao Xin leads the curatorial development of a dynamic programming portfolio at ArtScience Museum spanning symposia and talks, exhibition companion programmes, site-specific works, festivals and youth co-authorship initiatives. A curator, programmer and educator with over 20 years of experience, she specialises in designing intellectually rigorous yet publicly engaging programmes across museum and outreach contexts. Working at the intersection of art, contemporary culture, science and technology, she develops platforms that invite critical inquiry while remaining accessible to diverse audiences. Her practice is grounded in collaboration and dialogue, often bringing together artists, researchers and communities to co-create interdisciplinary formats that expand how institutions connect with publics and imagine possible futures. Founder of The Generative Beings (TGB), described as Asia’s largest go-to-market platform for GenAI founders and builders. Based in Singapore, educated at Management Development Institute (MBA). TGB was started in January 2024 in Singapore and has rapidly expanded into Indonesia, Malaysia, and India. The community has hosted over 30 high-impact events, panel discussions, masterclasses, pitch competitions, roundtables, and executive mixers, with 25+ partnerships including Microsoft, AWS, Google, NVIDIA, IMDA/DISG, HP, SGInnovate, and more. Key skills are leadership, product management, product marketing, go-to-market, user growth, user retention, CRM strategy, community building. Recent graduate from Singapore Polytechnic’s Diploma in Artificial Intelligence & Analytics. Holds three concurrent roles: Co-Founder & Chief AI Officer at Neural Drive, Founder & CEO at Resumify, and President of Singapore Youth AI. As President of Singapore Youth AI, he leads initiatives to organise AI workshops at secondary schools across Singapore, focusing on educating youth about the AI industry, job prospects, and career opportunities, collaborating with educators, industry professionals, and students. Resumify is a social enterprise that uses AI to help disadvantaged groups, specifically persons with disabilities (PWDs) and ex-offenders, find employment, by generating bias-free, ATS-compatible resumes and matching them with suitable job listings.