SUMMIT OVERVIEW
Carrying the theme of “Navigating the Next Wave of AI and Digital Infrastructure Technologies’, the 2nd AI & Digital Infrastructure Summit 2025 Hong Kong will explore the essential IT products and services capabilities required for future digital infrastructure. This summit will delve into the critical components necessary for scaling visibility and reach, to ensure resilient digital infrastructure.
Challenges of delivering cost-effective storage, bandwidth, and computing resources for generative AI (GenAI) will be also addressed and the importance of AI and Digital Infrastructure in your future planning will be highlighted. Targeting 200+ Technology Executives as well as business decision makers, this summit will explore a comprehensive road map for developing key digital infrastructure skills and AI across leadership, management, and staff levels, focusing on immediate, near-term, and long-term goals to create a robust and adaptable IT environment.
SUMMIT DETAILS
Date:
Time:
Venue:
24 June 2025 (Tuesday)
09:05 - 15:50
Cordis Hotel at Langham Place
555 Shanghai Street, Mongkok
Kowloon Hong Kong
PROGRAMME AGENDA
08:15 - 09:05
Registration, Showcase Visit and Networking
09:05- 09:30
Opening Keynote: Capturing the Full Value of Generative AI Generative AI is poised to unleash the next wave of productivity. It has the potential to transform roles and boost performance across functions such as sales and marketing, customer operations, and software development, automating work activities that absorb 60 to 70 percent of employees’ time today. Excitement over this technology is palpable, and early pilots are compelling. But a full realization of the technology’s benefits will take time, and there are still considerable challenges to address. In this keynote, we will explore key questions around Generative AI, and how leading companies are approaching this technology which could shape the future of business.
09:30 - 09:55
Keynote 1: Innovate Faster with Generative AI
09:55 - 10:20
Keynote 2: Navigating the Generative AI Revolution: Strategies for Sustainable Business Impact
10:20 - 10:45
Keynote 3: AI in 2025: Current Initiatives and Challenges in Large Enterprises In this session, the speaker will delve into the following topics: - AI Governance & Ethical Responsibility - AI in Practice: Use Cases, Adoption & Workforce Transformation - Technical & Security Aspects of AI - Strategic Autonomy & Global AI Talent Race
10:45 - 11:10
Keynote 4: Practical Strategies for Mitigating Intellectual Property Risks in Generative AI During this session, we will explore the interplay between generative AI and intellectual property (IP) rights and share insights on the real-world implications of generative AI on businesses. We will cover the key IP issues that businesses should be aware of when introducing and using AI, and crucially, provide practical guidance on how to navigate and manage the IP and commercial risks associated with generative AI. Learn from real-world case studies, and gain actionable knowledge to protect your innovations and ensure compliance.
11:10 - 11:25
Morning Networking Break and Showcase Visit
11:25 - 11:50
Keynote 5: Industry Keynote: Gen AI in Business: Use Cases & Real-life Examples
11:50 - 12:40
Panel Discussion One: What does the AI revolution mean for the future of digital infrastructure? AI is the buzzword of the day. But, for it to meaningfully improve people’s lives, the digital infrastructure that powers these compute-intensive applications needs to modernize — fast. In the coming years, the AI boom will put yet more strain on digital infrastructure, given the high computing power needed to process the huge swaths of data it is trained on. During the panel, the panelists will share their insights on the digital infrastructures we need when building AI.
Panel Chair:
Executive Panelists:
Associate Director, Ecosystem Development (AI)
Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park Ltd.
12:40 - 14:00
Executive Luncheon Roundtables
Sponsored by Lenovo & Intel
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14:00 - 14:50
Panel Discussion Two: Aligning Business Priorities and Security in the Age of Generative AI Generative AI presents transformative opportunities for innovation, but it also brings complex security challenges that CISOs must address without compromising business objectives. During the panel, our panel chair and panelists will share their insights on Generative AI and discuss strategies for harmonizing business goals with robust cybersecurity practices. You will learn how to balance innovation with risk management, align AI-driven initiatives with organizational priorities, foster collaboration across business units and discover actionable insights to empower your leadership and ensure that security remains a business enabler, not a barrier, in an evolving digital landscape.
Panel Chair:
Executive Panelists:
JF Raymond
Asia Head of Information Security and Controls Governance
Manulife
Executive Director and Head of Data & Digital, Financing & Securities Services
Standard Chartered Bank
Mr. Darren Khor
Group Data Security of a
Leading Property Developer in HK
14:50 - 15:15
Keynote 6: AI Chat with Your Data: Revolutionizing Business Intelligence through Conversational AI
Nicole Xiao
Solutions Architect
FanRuan Software
15:15 - 15:25
Afternoon Networking Break and Showcase Visit
15:25 - 15:50
Closing Keynote: How the latest AI Regulations and Opportunities are Impacting Businesses Today In the space of a few short years, the use of artificial intelligence has become ubiquitous. ChatGPT 3.5 launched just two and a half years ago and in the intervening time we have seen an explosion in the use and adoption of AI. It is changing the way we work, our leisure time, and touches every aspect of our lives. For business, it offers opportunities and the possibility of epoch changing advances in efficiency and productivity so drastic the use of AI can be seen as a new industrial revolution. But what does that actually mean for businesses, workers and society? What sort of regulation and safeguards are in place and are they enough? Technology lawyer Paul Haswell provides the closing keynote, looking at how AI has already changed and will continue to change both business and our day to day lives.
Paul Haswell
Partner
Howse Williams
SPONSORS
