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Business & Philanthropy Forum 2026
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6 November 2026: Business & Philanthropy Forum (BPF) 2026 — 10th Anniversary Edition
- All Times in GMT+8
- Shangri-La Hotel 22 Orange Grove Rd, Singapore 258350
Day One will mark the 10th anniversary edition of the Business & Philanthropy Forum, bringing together global families, business leaders, investors, philanthropists, policymakers, and innovators for a focused dialogue on the future of capital, technology, and impact. Having previously convened leading global families and institutions, including Rockefeller, Obama, Porsche, and Buffett family, and global top CEOs, this milestone edition will feature an exceptional lineup of voices shaping the next decade.
The programme will feature keynote addresses, fireside conversations, and high-level panels across themes including:AI and geopolitics
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Emerging markets and impact
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Intergenerational stewardship and enduring Philanthropic institutions
- Energy transition and the new energy economy
- Semiconductor infrastructure, chips, advanced packaging, photonics, and memory
- Culture, place-making, intellectual property, and real estate
- Digital assets, tokenization, and global capital flows
- Global finance, markets, and macroeconomic leadership
- Frontier technology and VC investments
- Long-term institutional leadership
7 November 2026: AI for Good Summit, a BPF initiative
- All Times in GMT+8
- Shangri-La Hotel 22 Orange Grove Rd, Singapore 258350
Day Two will mark the inaugural launch of the AI for Good Summit, a new platform dedicated to the future of artificial intelligence and its global impact. The Summit will bring together AI companies, frontier investors, founders, researchers, technology leaders, family offices, and policymakers from Asia, the United States, and beyond to explore how AI can be built, funded, governed, and applied for meaningful progress. More can be found at https://aiforgood.sg/
The programme will feature keynote addresses, fireside conversations, and high-level panels across themes including:
- AI infrastructure, compute, and national competitiveness
- Robotics, intelligent devices, and consumer electronics
- Semiconductors, chip supply chains, and technology sovereignty
- Enterprise AI transformation and AI-native cities
- Venture capital, family capital, and frontier technology investment
- AI in healthcare, diagnostics, drug discovery, and patient-centered innovation
- Climate action, autonomous supply chains, and commercial space
- Data centers, digital infrastructure, and AI investment
- Fintech, financial inclusion, capital markets, and cybersecurity
- Longevity, healthspan, neuro-spinal innovation, and accessible healthcare
- Responsible AI, governance, trust, and human protection
BPF 2026 — Programme
- 6 November
- All Times in GMT+8
- Subject to Change
9:00 - 9:15 AM.
9:15 - 9:20 AM.
9:20 - 9:50 AM.
9:50 - 10:35 AM.
- Sumitra Aswani, Founding Director, Ishk Tolaram Foundation
- Sonia Tsao, Co-Founder & Partner, Canopy Generations Fund, Tsao Pao Chee
- Rahul Chaudhary, MD & CEO, CG Hospitality Holdings & CG Corp Global
- Mr Chew Kwee San, Deputy Chairman of Community Chest
10:35 - 11:00 AM.
11:00 - 11:40 AM.
- Moderator: Annie Koh, Professor Emeritus of Finance (Practice), SMU
- Roger King, Founding Director, Roger King Center, HKUST
- Adrian Cheng, Founder & Executive Chairman, ALMAD Group, Executive Director of Chow Tai Fook, Founder of K11
- Andy Lim, Group CEO, JL Family Office
11:40 - 12:20 PM.
- Ken Goldman, Former President, Hillspire
- Krishan Balendra, Chairperson & CEO, John Keells Holdings PLC
- Ted Tan, Vice Chairman of Community Chest
12:20 - 12:45 PM.
12:45 - 14:00 PM.
14:00 - 14:45 PM.
- Moderator: Mr. Geoffrey Yu
- Professor Kishore Mahbubani, Distinguished Fellow, Asia Research Institute, NUS, former Permanent Secretary, Singapore MFA
- Mr. Benjamin Fok, Fok Ying Tung Foundation
14:45 - 15:15 PM.
15:15 - 15:55 PM.
15:55 - 16:15 PM.
16:15 - 17:00 PM.
- Ms. Melisa Tapan, Founder of Gate 27, Sabancı Family
- Poman Lo, Vice Chairman & MD, Regal Hotels International, Founder, IST
17:00 - 17:05 PM.
17:05 - 17:20 PM.
17:20 - 18:05 PM.
- Sadhguru, Founder, Isha Foundation (Virtual)
- Suzy Cameron, Founder, Insideout James Cameron FO (In person)
18:05 PM onwards.
Location: Tower Ballroom at Shangri-La Hotel
6 – 7 November 2026, Day One & Two, All Times in GMT+8
Participation in the 2026 Singapore Business and Philanthropy Forum
The 10th Business and Philanthropy Forum 2026 is a two-day premier gathering and an immersive learning for global families, family offices, philanthropists, next-gens, tech founders, investors, academics, policy makers, and nonprofit leaders worldwide, in-person in Asia’s wealth hub Singapore, on November 6th and 7th, 2026, at Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore.
The Forum offers an opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of cross-disciplinary topics, which correspond to the most pressing business and philanthropic challenges in Asia. Attendees will acquire insights into best practices related to strategic philanthropy, family inheritance and legacy planning, philanthropic orientation of family enterprises, family office management, impact and sustainable investing, as well as aligning wealth with purpose.
Keynotes
- Building peace, building nations
- Building enduring enterprises: culture, capital and leadership
- Inheritors in action: unlocking the flow of capital
- Humanity first: business for human and planetary flourishing
- Japan–Singapore at 60: building the next chapter
Panel Topics
- Family enterprise, legacy and philanthropy
- Stewardship across generations and enduring Asian institutions
- Business as a force for good
- Geopolitics, macroeconomic outlook and the new global order
- Precision technology and the future of AI hardware
- AI, philanthropy and capital for impact
- Conscious living, planetary responsibility and philanthropy in action
| Time | AI Frontier & Social Impact | Time | AI Capital, Governance & Applications |
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| 09:00 – 09:30 |
Panel: Building in the Open: What AI Founders Are Actually Shipping in Asia
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09:00 – 09:30 |
Panel: Powering the AI Era: Chips, Infrastructure and Intelligent Systems
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| 09:30 – 10:00 |
Panel: From Compute to Competitive Edge: Building the AI Infrastructure Nations and Enterprises Need
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Panel: Trust by Design: Governing AI Across Borders — Data Sovereignty, Accountability and Rules That Stick
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| 10:00 – 10:10 |
Keynote: The Intersection of Tech, Capital and Purpose — The Blockchain Advantage
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Panel: Capital at the Compute Frontier: Where Family Offices and Funds Are Actually Deploying into AI
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| 10:10 – 10:20 |
Keynote: The Persuadable Machine: AI-Powered Neuromarketing and the Ethics of Influence
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| Tea Break · 10:20-11:00 | |||
| 10:50 – 11:30 |
Panel: AI for Social Good: Scaling Impact Without Losing the Human Element
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Panel: Climate Energy and Building a Resilient City
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| 11:30 – 11:50 |
Fireside Chat: Beyond the Pitch: Keisuke Honda on Talent, Capital, and Breaking Barriers for Asia
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11:30 – 11:50 |
Fireside Chat: AI and Humanity: Redefining Progress, Purpose and Impact in the Age of Intelligence
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| 11:50 – 12:00 |
Keynote: The Future of Energy: Building Resilience in an Uncertain World
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11:50 – 12:00 |
Keynote: The American Advantage — Investing in US Real Estate Through a Shifting Global Cycle
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| 12:10 – 12:30 |
Fireside Chat: AI, Chips and the Semiconductor Frontier — CoWoS, Photonics and the Future of Memory
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| Lunch Break & Networking · 12:00–14:00 | |||
| 14:00 – 14:10 |
Keynote: AI Meets the Clinic: Accelerating Diagnostics, Drug Discovery and Patient Outcomes
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14:00 – 14:10 |
Keynote: Luxury Rewritten: How Next-Gen Consumers Are Reshaping Wealth, Craft and Brand Value
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| 14:10 – 14:20 |
Keynote: Neurodiversity: The Hidden Superpower
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14:10 – 15:00 |
Panel: Reserved for JPX to Curate — Japanese Founders, Entrepreneurs and Investors
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| 14:20 – 14:50 |
Panel: The Neurodiverse Edge: Turning Cognitive Difference into Workplace Innovation
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15:00 – 15:30 |
Panel: Women Building the Future: Leadership, Access and Representation in Tech and AI
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| 14:50 – 15:20 |
Panel: The 100-Year Life: Extending Healthspan While Making Longevity Accessible to All
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15:30 – 15:40 |
Keynote: Stewardship in Action — Rethinking Wealth, Legacy and Long-Term Value Creation
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| 15:20 – 15:50 |
Panel: Transforming the Future of Healthcare — Neuro-Spinal Frontiers, Pharma and Patient-Centric Innovation
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15:40 – 16:00 |
Fireside Chat: Capital with a Conscience: Governing AI Investment in an Age of Rapid Deployment
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| Tea Break · 15:50–16:20 | |||
| 16:10 – 16:30 |
Panel: How Fintech Is Accelerating Financial Inclusion
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16:20 – 16:50 |
Panel: When Purpose Meets Portfolio: How Family Offices and Foundations Are Aligning Profit with Impact
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| 16:30 – 17:00 |
Panel: Navigating Global Insecurity: Perspectives on Defense, Diplomacy, and Resilience
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16:50 – 17:20 |
Panel: Capital for Impact: Where Venture Capital Meets Venture Philanthropy
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| 17:00 – 17:30 |
Panel: Financing the Hard Parts of Climate: De-Risking Deep Tech, Heavy Industry and Food Security
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17:20 – 17:50 |
Panel: AI and Governance for Good — Stewardship, Accountability and the Next Generation of Family Capital
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| Closing Remarks & Networking Reception · from 17:50 | |||
Location: Tower Ballroom at Shangri-La Hotel
6 – 7 November 2026, Day One & Two, All Times in GMT+8
Participation in the 2026 Singapore Business and Philanthropy Forum
The 9th Business and Philanthropy Forum 2026 is a two-day premier gathering and an immersive learning for global families, family offices, philanthropists, next-gens, tech founders, investors, academics, policy makers, and nonprofit leaders worldwide, in-person in Asia’s wealth hub Singapore, on November 6th and 7th, 2026, at Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore.
The Forum offers an opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of cross-disciplinary topics, which correspond to the most pressing business and philanthropic challenges in Asia. Attendees will acquire insights into best practices related to strategic philanthropy, family inheritance and legacy planning, philanthropic orientation of family enterprises, family office management, impact and sustainable investing, as well as aligning wealth with purpose.
Keynotes
- AI founders and the AI application frontier
- Trust and governance in cross-border AI
- The intersection of technology, capital and purpose
- AI and humanity: progress, purpose and impact
- Neurodiversity and cognitive difference in the workplace
Panel Topics
- Climate energy and building a resilient city
- Family offices and funds deploying into AI
- Healthcare, longevity and patient-centric innovation
- Women in tech and family capital governance
- Venture capital, venture philanthropy and impact investing
