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Singaporeans’ blend of East and West a competitive edge in global business: Mizuho Singapore CEO

Singaporean workers can combine speed, agility and execution often associated with the West with Asian values of respect, trust and consensus-building, says Mizuho Singapore’s chief executive Josephine Lok.

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We are the last generation of managers who manage only humans: Salesforce S-E Asia CEO

In the future, most companies would be operating teams that comprise both human workers and AI agents, says Arundhati Bhattacharya, president and chief executive of South and South-east Asia at Salesforce.

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AI is not magic; without good data it’s trash in, trash out: AvePoint CEO

Singapore has all the advanced use cases of developed markets for AI and data governance, said Avepoint CEO Dr Tianyi Jiang.

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More buzz around EVs, alternative energy sources due to Iran war: OCBC chief sustainability officer

OCBC group chief sustainability officer Mike Ng says the full energy transition will take several decades and its progress will not be linear.

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AI becoming as vital as water and power, says chief of S’pore chip testing firm

AI is now becoming a part of life, just like electricity, water, and the internet, said AEM Holdings CEO Samer Kabbani.

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Singapore’s hospitality industry needs technology without losing its human touch: Atiom CEO

AI is never going to completely take over the hospitality industry, but the brands that use it strategically will set the standard, says Mr Matt Spriegel, founder and CEO of Atiom.

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SGX may see China listings surge fivefold in next few years, says investment banking chief

Ms Carol Fong, CEO of CGS International, said her firm is in talks with Chinese companies about listing in Singapore in the next few years.

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Try products virtually, order and receive on the same day: Shopee COO on future of e-commerce

Shopee COO Terence Pang realised how vital collection points were when his own shut for two weeks.

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Maritime foundation boss says more fresh grads needed to buoy Singapore’s key industry

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Portrait of Mr Hor Weng Yew, 60, Managing Director and CEO of Pacific Carriers Limited; Chairman of Singapore Maritime Foundation; photographed at Pacific Carriers Limited office in Great World City on Jan 21, 2026.

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From number-crunching to decision-making: Teo Ser Luck on how AI is reshaping accounting

Outgoing ISCA president Teo Ser Luck said AI helps us work faster but judgement calls must still rest with the professionals.

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