Global tech enterprises, governments, influential investors and startups from over 110 countries will converge at Marina Bay Sands, from 9-10 April 2026, for the second edition of GITEX AI ASIA. As IDC projects regional AI spending to reach US$78 billion by 2026, several stakeholders must work together to deploy AI across critical economic sectors.
Shaping the future of AI deployment
Presented by GITEX, the world’s largest tech and AI events network, GITEX AI ASIA convenes over 550 enterprises and startups, 250 global investors managing US$350 billion in funds, and 175-plus speakers.
Some much-awaited discussions include the following:
- Kotaro Tamura, Japan’s former senator & vice Minister for Fiscal & Economic Policy, renowned for spearheading Abenomics and tech-driven national transformations, discusses how Asia can consolidate its AI leadership in a fragmented geo-economic era.
- Ken Lin, CEO & co-founder of Aires Applied Quantum Technologies - developer of Southeast Asia’s first Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) patents
- Jay Chandan, CEO &Chairman of Gorilla Technology, a global solution provider in Security Intelligence, Network Intelligence, Business Intelligence, IoT technology, and data centres,
- Yasin Khan, CTO, Mission Critical Networks &Enterprise, Ericsson Southeast Asia, Oceania and India
Lin noted: “We have built proprietary deep tech in quantum that reaffirms Singapore’s burgeoning base of intellectual property (IP). GITEX AI ASIA is perfectly positioned to showcase the depth and maturity of this ecosystem to the world.”
Much-awaited events and activities
GITEX AI ASIA hosts a series of country pavilions, with Belgium, Canada and the Philippines; Australia, China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Singapore, South Korea, UAE and Vietnam featuring the best innovations in each country.
Additionally, the GITEX AI ASIA investor programme hosts venture capital firms, corporate investors and family offices managing over US$350 billion in assets.
The event will also host North Star Asia, the regional edition of the world’s largest startup showcase, Expand North Star. More than 300 startups from 50-plus countries - including 65 award-winning and 20-plus unicorns – present intelligent systems spanning sectors from healthcare to manufacturing to mobility.
For more information, please visit gitexasia.com
