CIO Leadership Live: ASEAN

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  The Foundation First - ING's Global CIO on Why AI Pilots Fail to Scale 16.07.2026 24min
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  Human in the Lead - CEO of Accenture SEA on Trust, Accountability and Responsible AI in Southeast Asia 10.07.2026 51min
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  Eleven Markets, One Vision - Agoda's CTO on the Future of Travel Tech in Southeast Asia 10.06.2026 32min
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  VietBank CIO on Agentic AI, Homegrown Innovation, and Why Vision Beats Scale 02.06.2026 30min
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  Fighting AI Fraud with AI: A Three-Pillar Playbook from United Asia Finance’s CIO 24.05.2026 23min
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  Building to Last- How Standard Chartered's Group CIO Balances Bold Innovation with Uncompromising Resilience 11.05.2026 29min
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  CIO Leadership Live ASEAN with Sandeep Shahi 06.05.2026 41min
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  The Hardest Part of Digital Transformation Isn't the Technology 04.05.2026 38min
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  From Blueprint to Bytecode - SP Setia on Building Malaysia's Most Ambitious Property Tech Agenda 24.04.2026 28min
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  Building for Complexity - Azimut's Blueprint for Wealth Tech in Southeast Asia 16.04.2026 41min
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  Powering What Can’t Fail-Scaling Digital at Yinson Holdings 09.04.2026 35min
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  From Lesson Plans to Lumina: How EtonHouse Built an AI Engine for Teaching at Scale 02.04.2026 1h 13min
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  From AI Ambition to Enterprise Reality - Scaling AI in Southeast Asia 26.03.2026 32min
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  Designing GenAI for Scale: Lessons from Heineken’s Journey Out of the ‘Wild West’ 09.03.2026 22min
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  From Pilots to National Impact: How Synapxe Is Scaling Healthcare Innovation Across ASEAN 03.03.2026 14min
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  CIO Leadership Live ASEAN: From Complexity to Clarity-Traversing Southeast Asia’s Digital Challenges 19.02.2026 31min
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  Governance at Machine Speed -Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore’s on AI, Compliance and Harm Minimization 26.01.2026 20min
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  CIO ASEAN Leadership Live: Scaling AI Responsibly at Mondelez 10.11.2025 19min

  In this conversation, Estelle Quek, Editorial Director of CIO ASEAN, speaks with Anand G.A, Digital Services Lead for Africa, Middle East, and Asia at Mondelez International, on turning digital ambition into measurable business outcomes. The conversation was about how Mondelez navigates rapid technology shifts with a principle of being “as common as possible, as different as needed,” ensuring scalable AI platforms while tailoring experiences to local markets. Success depends on data quality, governance, and talent readiness, not just technology. Mondelez approaches AI adoption through two lenses: everyday productivity tools for employees and deliberate enterprise-scale game changers that transform manufacturing, supply chain, and sales. Governance is central, with a global AI board ensuring ethical use, bias control, and consumer data stewardship. Capability building spans both technology and business functions, supported by structured upskilling programs and internal platforms like Workday. When integrating AI into legacy operations, Anand stresses that people and data matter more than systems, strong change management and data governance are critical. Looking ahead, FMCG players can collaborate on standards and share data responsibly while competing in the marketplace. For talent strategy, Anand advocates a “step in, step out, step up” framework, encouraging employees to embrace AI, offload repetitive tasks, and elevate to higher-value roles.
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  CIO Leadership Live ASEAN: AI at Scale-Balancing Innovation with Integrity 03.11.2025 21min

  In this edition of CIO Leadership Live ASEAN, I spoke with Kirsty Roth, Chief Operations and Technology Officer at Thomson Reuters, about leading transformation in a business built on trust, accuracy, and professional rigor. Kirsty’s global experience across banking, consulting, and now legal and tax intelligence gives her a unique lens on how to drive innovation at scale, without compromising on quality. Our conversation explored how Thomson Reuters is embedding AI across its operations and products, from legal research to engineering workflows. Kirsty emphasized the importance of a formal AI strategy, cross-functional leadership, and a culture of experimentation grounded in data. Kirsty also shared how the company balances rapid innovation with responsible governance, an increasingly critical issue for enterprises navigating generative AI.
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  Transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI) in the insurance sector in Southeast Asia. 10.09.2025 31min

  In our latest CIO ASEAN Leadership Live session, I - Estelle Quek, Editorial Director of CSO ASEAN engaged Violet Chung, Senior Partner at McKinsey, on how artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) are reshaping the insurance sector across Southeast Asia. Our conversation was structured around key questions that CIOs and senior technology leaders must address to move from experimentation to enterprise transformation. We began by asking what explains Southeast Asia’s relatively low AI maturity scores, despite its digital readiness. Chung pointed to the need for holistic transformation-beyond technology procurement, emphasizing leadership alignment, change management, and scalable enterprise capabilities. As embedded insurance gains traction, we asked how insurers should evolve their business models. Chung highlighted the importance of agile partnerships with non-financial players and the co-creation of customer-centric value propositions. On GenAI, we explored what lessons CIOs can draw from early pilots. Chung cautioned that many initiatives lack integration and measurable ROI. She stressed the importance of infrastructure flexibility, workforce enablement, and a clear roadmap for scaling. I also asked how insurers should approach AI governance, particularly in underwriting and customer-facing applications. Chung advocated for embedding compliance from the design phase, maintaining human oversight, and ensuring data transparency. Finally, we examined the readiness of insurers to scale GenAI amid legacy systems and siloed data. Chung recommended infrastructure-agnostic platforms and agentic architectures, supported by public-private collaboration to close protection gaps and accelerate innovation.