8:30AM
Registration & Welcome Drinks

9:00AM
Welcome & Opening Address:

Setting the Stage

Speaker:

Charles Heng, GM of SG, MY, ID & SAGE, Oracle NetSuite

9:10AM

Growth or Exit in an AI Era: Is Your Data Defensible?

Synopsis:

Traditional enterprise management relies on Passive Records; passive databases designed to log past events. As they only offer a retroactive view, forcing leaders to steer the business forward while using the “rearview mirror”.
The shift toward AI is pushing companies toward “Outcome Engines” where infrastructure that reads from those same archives but uses reasoning and automation to actively drive toward specific business outcome. The question is, ""Is your outcome well-defined, steered by the right metrics, and supported by defensible data?""

Speakers:

1. Charles Heng, GM of SG, MY, ID & SAGE, Oracle NetSuite

2. Issac Koh, Industry Solution Architect, Asia, Oracle NetSuite

9:30AM

Know Your Number: Why Valuation is a Discipline, Not a Destination

Synopsis:

Valuation is not just a transaction number — it is a discipline for strategy, capital allocation and governance. In this session, Denise Ong will explore how finance leaders can use valuation thinking before fundraising, M&A, listing or exit to identify what drives value, what may erode it, and whether the value story can withstand scrutiny. The session introduces the “VALUE-READY Lens”, a practical framework for boards and management to assess forecast defensibility, earnings quality, value leakage, downside risk and governance readiness in an AI-enabled environment.

Speaker:

Denise Ong, Director, Head of Business Valuation, Cushman & Wakefield

9:50AM

From Paper to Platform: Credit Risk Transformation for Companies

Speaker:

Felicia Kow, Deputy Director, Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau

10:10AM

Panel Discussion 1:

Growth, M&A or Listing, Building Value That Withstands Scrutiny

Moderator:

Kevin Tan, Senior Marketing Manager, ASEAN (Demand Gen & Customer Expansion), Oracle NetSuite

Panelists:

1. Charles Heng, GM of SG, MY, ID & SAGE, Oracle NetSuite

2. Denise Ong, Director, Head of Business Valuation, Cushman & Wakefield

3. Felicia Kow, Deputy Director, Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau

10:40AM

Break

10:50AM

Human Capital in a Tech-Driven World: Getting the Balance Right

Speaker:

Clement Ng, Assistant Director, Market Development, Institute for Adult Learning (Autonomous institute of SUSS)

11:10AM

Using Fractional Finance in an AI Era, Benefits and Risks

Synopsis:

Are your behind the curve on AI plans or adoption? Consider the use of Fractional Resource rather than pay over the odds for in demand/untested full time staff. Salamander Advisory has recently added an AI practice lead to its existing offerings of Finance, Operations and Go To Market. Access AI industry leaders for Assistance and Resourcing for your Business for short and mid term engagements

Speaker:

Steve Bristow, Senior Associate, Salamander Advisory Services

11:30AM

Panel Discussion 2:

Building the Capability Behind the Strategy, People, Skills and Fractional Expertise in an AI Era

Moderator:

Kevin Tan, Senior Marketing Manager, ASEAN (Demand Gen & Customer Expansion), Oracle NetSuite

Panelists:

1. Issac Koh, Industry Solution Architect, Asia, Oracle NetSuite

2. Clement Ng, Assistant Director, Market Development, Institute for Adult Learning (Autonomous institute of SUSS)

3. Steve Bristow, Senior Associate, Salamander Advisory Services

12:00PM

Lunch and Networking

1:00PM

End of Event