Overview
With over half of the global population living in cities, urban centers are having to adapt and innovate rapidly. Southeast Asia is fast emerging as a hub for smart city initiatives, embracing AI-driven urban development to develop more livable, sustainable, and resilient urban environments.
Recognized as the world’s top AI city in Counterpoint Research’s 2025 Global AI Cities Index, Singapore has launched the Singapore National AI Strategy 2.0 (NAIS 2.0) to help sustain the country's continued success as a Smart Nation. The city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority is using data analytics and geospatial technologies to gain insights into how public spaces and amenities are used. In Malaysia, the government has introduced the AI City Initiative to accelerate adoption and harness of Al technologies to optimize city efficiency and improve quality of life, and is co-developing a national AI Cities platform with Amazon Web Services (AWS), integrating cloud infrastructure, machine learning, and advanced data analytics to enable real-time urban operations and predictive decision-making.
In this backdrop, this event brings together technology innovators, urban planning experts and researchers, startups and government representatives to explore how AI is revolutionizing city management and public services across the region.
Event agenda (subject to revision):
3:45pm - 4:00pm: Guest arrivals and registration
4:00pm - 4:10pm: Opening remarks by SGInnovate and AWS
4:10pm - 4:40pm: Keynote by Dr. Will Cavendish, Global Digital Services Leader, Arup
4:40pm - 5:15pm: Panel discussion - Building Smart, Resilient Cities of the Future
5:15pm - 6:00pm: Networking and end of event
Schedule
Date: 12 Nov 2025, Wednesday
Time: 3:45 PM - 6:00 PM (GMT +8:00) Kuala Lumpur, Singapore
Location: 32 Carpenter Street, 059911
