Programme · 5 October 2026

Trust → Yield → Scale

A single main track engineered to move the institutional digital asset conversation from conviction to execution.

Main track

Programme is in development and subject to change. Detailed timings and confirmed speakers will be shared with approved guests.

Parallel sessions

Roundtables and closed-door working sessions will run throughout the main track across the villas at Raffles Sentosa. Pre-registration is required for access.

09:00

Registration

10:00

Opening Address

"Building the Bridge: Why Family Offices and Digital Assets Need Each Other Now"

A short scene-setting address framing the summit's core thesis — that traditional capital and digital assets are converging faster than most institutions have adapted to, and that this room exists to close that gap.

Tin Pei Ling, Group Co-President, Alpha Ladder Group, and Member of Parliament for Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC
10:15

"The Art of Chasing Returns in the Digital Asset Economy: The Big Picture"

This keynote frames digital assets as a maturing allocation class rather than a speculative sideshow; mapping the current shape of digital asset capital flows — which regions, asset classes, and investor types are leading the charge.

Jonathan Chan, Head, Innovation Ventures, Julius Baer
10:40

"Follow the Capital: Where Institutions Are Allocating Next"

With digital assets becoming a more established part of institutional portfolios, the question is increasingly where and how capital can be deployed most effectively. Leaders across asset management, banking, quantitative trading and digital asset markets discuss where institutional capital is moving, what makes an opportunity attractive, and how liquidity, risk, market structure and capital efficiency determine whether returns can scale.

Moderator:
Dr. Bangdao Chen, Co-Founder, University College Oxford Blockchain Research Centre, Research Affiliate in Asian Institute of Digital Finance, NUS

Panellists:
Tee Kai Loon, former Director APAC, Mizuho Bank
Simon Ren, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Institutions, Bitget
Weiheng Chen, Vice President, Global Investment Strategist, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
11:25

"Frontier Intelligence: How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Digital Asset Investing"

As frontier AI models move from research labs into live portfolio decisions, this panel explores how machine intelligence is reshaping alpha generation, risk modeling, and capital allocation across digital assets—and what family offices and institutions need to understand as these systems become embedded in the investment process. Bringing together builders of frontier AI and leaders in institutional digital finance, the discussion looks at where the real edge lies today, and how far this convergence can responsibly go.

Moderator:
Dr. Ashish Kakar, Expert Advisor, Asian Institute of Digital Finance, NUS

Panellists:
Shaun Lim, Co-Managing Director, K3 Ventures, and Chairman, Aolani Cloud
Sankalp Shangari, Chief Executive Officer, Brexy
Sng Yan Yuan, Chief Operating Officer, Iaimi
12:00

Lunch Reception

13:00

Opening Keynote for Afternoon Plenary


Johnson Poh, Assistant Chief Executive, Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)
13:30

“From Silos to Systems: How AI and Digital Assets Can Power the Next Generation of Development Capital”

Drawing on UNDP's landmark work with Temasek Trust on shifting philanthropic and blended capital from discrete projects to portfolio-based "systems financing," this session explores how digital infrastructure and AI-driven decision-making can help allocators identify, structure, and monitor the complex, interconnected investments needed to drive systems-level change.

Jayant Narayan, Digital, AI & Innovation, UNDP Global Centre Singapore
14:00

“Beyond the Chart: Investing in the Infrastructure That Makes Bitcoin Institutional-Grade”

As Venture Partner at Lightning Ventures, the world's largest Bitcoin-focused investing network, Dr. Khushboo Khullar will look past price action to the builders creating the rails—custody, payments, and Layer 2 networks like Lightning—that are turning Bitcoin from a speculative holding into infrastructure family offices and institutions can actually allocate against.

Dr Khushboo Khullar, Venture Partner, Lightning Ventures
14:30

"Insights into Global Markets: Trends & Outlook"

Leading voices from institutional finance and global quantitative desks unpack the macro forces reshaping capital allocation heading into 2027, from shifting rate cycles to the accelerating institutionalisation of digital assets. The panel offers delegates a grounded, data-driven read on where global markets are headed—and what it means for portfolio positioning today.

Moderator:
Dr Ashish Kakar, Expert Advisor, Asian Institute of Digital Finance, NUS

Panellists:
Inmoo Jonathan Hwang, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, ADDX
Zoey Zhou, Investment Director, Foresight Ventures
15:20

Coffee Break

15:45

“Forging a New Paradigm for Wealth & Estate Planning in the Age of AI & Digital Assets"

Family offices increasingly hold digital assets alongside traditional wealth, and this panel examines how succession planning, fiduciary structures, and governance frameworks must evolve to keep pace—and where AI is beginning to reshape advisory and administration itself. Panelists share practical approaches for safeguarding and transferring wealth across generations in a landscape where custody, compliance, and technology are becoming inseparable.

Moderator:
Sirish Kumar, Managing Director, Saacash, and Executive Committee Member, Singapore Enterprise Chapter, SGTech

Panellists:
Alexandra Lim, Head of Trust and Wealth Planning, Nomura
Roger Chi, Managing Partner (Singapore), 1291 Group
16:15

CEO Conversations with Prof Edward

“Perspectives on Where Digital Assets Are Headed”

Hosted by the Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the School of Computing and Head of CET & Executive Education at the Asian Institute of Digital Finance at the National University of Singapore, the highlight conversation at BRIDGE 2026 will see sharing by seasoned CEOs. Expect deep insights into how the digital assets market structure is evolving, where liquidity is moving, and what changing investor demand could mean for the next phase of the market.

Hosted by:
Assoc Prof. Edward Tay, Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the School of Computing, Head of CET & Executive Education at the Asian Institute of Digital Finance, NUS

Speaker:
Gracy Chen, Chief Executive Officer, Bitget
16:45

Closing Keynote


Ng Chee Chiu, Chair, Singapore Enterprise Chapter, SGTech
17:00

Cocktail Reception

Programme is subject to change. Correct at time of publishing.

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