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The Silent Engine of Digital Resilience: Why Developer Experience Is Now a Boardroom Priority In the boardrooms of Jakarta, Singapore, Tokyo, and Seoul, CIOs are no longer just asking, “How fast can we ship software?” They’re asking, “How sustainably can our developers innovate under mounting pressure—from regulators, customers, and competition?” Across Asia, digital transformation has shifted from optional to existential. But the hidden bottleneck isn’t infrastructure or cloud spend—it’s dev...

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The Silent Engine of Digital Resilience: Why Developer Experience Is Now a Boardroom Priority In the boardrooms of Jakarta, Singapore, Tokyo, and Seoul, CIOs are no longer just asking, “How fast can we ship software?” They’re asking, “How sustainably can our developers innovate under mounting pressure—from regulators, customers, and competition?” Across Asia, digital transformation has shifted from optional to existential. But the hidden bottleneck isn’t infrastructure or cloud spend—it’s dev...

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PodChats for FutureCISO: AI Alters Identity Management Strategies

In 2025 identity has become the new (security) perimeter, making identity security attacks a primary threat vector for organisations throughout the region. Threat actors are targeting user credentials and privileged access pathways, moving beyond traditional network-based assaults to exploit identities as the weakest link. This is forcing CISOs to re-evaluate their defence-in-depth strategies, with a pronounced focus on securing privileged access management (PAM) as a critical control p...

2 weeks ago

28 minutes

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PodChats for FutureCFO: The shape of treasury in 2026.

The corporate treasury function in Southeast Asia (SEA) and Hong Kong is navigating a complex landscape defined by monetary policy divergence, rapid technological adoption, and evolving regulatory demands. The role is transforming from an operational cost-centre to a strategic value-driver, focusing on resilience, efficiency, and strategic advisory. Key issues for 2026 will be mastering data analytics for decision-making, managing currency volatility in a multi-polar world, and integrat...

2 weeks ago

17 minutes

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PodChats for FutureCIO: DevEx as core enterprise value

The Silent Engine of Digital Resilience: Why Developer Experience Is Now a Boardroom Priority In the boardrooms of Jakarta, Singapore, Tokyo, and Seoul, CIOs are no longer just asking, “How fast can we ship software?” They’re asking, “How sustainably can our developers innovate under mounting pressure—from regulators, customers, and competition?” Across Asia, digital transformation has shifted from optional to existential. But the hidden bottleneck isn’t infrastructure or cloud spend—it’s dev...

2 weeks ago

19 minutes

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PodChats for FutureCISO: Regulatory Deep Dive: Navigating the New Cyber Security Act & PDPA

In 2025, Asian CISOs navigate a hardened regulatory landscape where updated Cyber Security Acts and PDPA amendments significantly raise the stakes. With stringent new rules on cross-border data transfers, mandatory breach notifications, and AI governance, compliance is a primary battlefield. Regulators are flexing enhanced audit powers and levying multi-million-dollar fines, making unpreparedness a critical corporate risk. The challenge lies in harmonizing these diverse, evolving mandates acr...

1 month ago

44 minutes

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PodChats for FutureCIO: Operationalising trusted AI in 2026

The conversations in the boardrooms of Southeast Asia and Hong Kong have fundamentally shifted. Two years ago, the discourse around Artificial Intelligence was dominated by fear: fear of disruption, fear of competitors moving faster, and crucially, fear of emerging regulation. Today, in late 2025, that fear has crystallised into strategy. For forward-thinking CIOs and functional leaders, AI regulation is no longer an obstacle to be circumvented; it has become a catalyst for building a d...

1 month ago

26 minutes

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PodChats for FutureCISO: ZTNA and CSMA: A dual shield for cloud security

The ASEAN region’s enterprises are no longer choosing between legacy systems and cloud-native architectures; they are converging them. This is where Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and Cybersecurity Mesh Architecture (CSMA) cease to be competing paradigms and become symbiotic enablers. For ASEAN CISOs and CIOs, this duality is not theoretical—it’s operational. Regulatory mandates from Singapore’s MAS Technology Risk Management Guidelines, Bank Negara Malaysia’s Cyber Security Framework, Indo...

1 month ago

28 minutes

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PodChats for FutureCISO: Resilience in Action: Critical Infrastructure Defence in 2026

In 2024, there were 440,000 detected cyber threats to critical infrastructure, and the U.S. Critical Infrastructure experienced a surge in attacks, including the Volt Typhoon and Chinese Telecom Network Infiltration. For 2025, projections indicate 30% of critical infrastructure organizations will experience a security breach, and major attacks on the sector are expected to continue, according to Gartner. As we welcome 2026, what would a maturing artificial intelligence present to critical inf...

1 month ago

19 minutes

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PodChats for FutureCISO: AI alters identity management strategies

In 2025 identity has become the new (security) perimeter, making identity security attacks a primary threat vector for organisations throughout the region. Threat actors are targeting user credentials and privileged access pathways, moving beyond traditional network-based assaults to exploit identities as the weakest link. This is forcing CISOs to re-evaluate their defence-in-depth strategies, with a pronounced focus on securing privileged access management (PAM) as a critical control p...

1 month ago

20 minutes

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PodChats for FutureIoT: Strategic resilience through intelligent automation

For Chief Operating Officers, CFOs, and heads of warehousing, logistics, and retail across Asia, 2026 will be defined by one overarching theme: strategic resilience through intelligent automation. The region's blistering e-commerce growth, coupled with persistent geopolitical and supply chain volatilities (as highlighted by analysts like BCG regarding the fragmentation of global trade), is forcing a fundamental rethink of operational models. By 2026, we will see the full maturation of trends ...

1 month ago

15 minutes

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PodChats for FutureCISO: AI, Automation, and the Next Generation of Threats

In 2025, AI and automation are reshaping Asia’s cybersecurity landscape, empowering both defenders and adversaries. CISOs face intelligent, self-evolving threats—from AI-generated deepfakes to autonomous malware—exploiting the region’s rapid digitalisation and IT/OT convergence. While AI-driven SOAR and predictive analytics enhance response, over-reliance risks blind spots, especially with regionally biased data. Regulatory shifts in Japan, Singapore, India and beyond demand accountabil...

1 month ago

17 minutes

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PodChats for FutureCFO: Finance Efficiency: Is Agentic AI the Answer?

While traditional automation and GenAI are making inroads in 2025, Southeast Asian CFOs face persistent efficiency challenges demanding more sophisticated solutions. Agentic AI emerges as a promising, albeit complex, answer by enabling autonomous execution of intricate finance workflows. Its potential lies not just in incremental efficiency gains, but in fundamentally reshaping the finance function's operating model towards greater speed, accuracy, and strategic focus. Success hinges on...

1 month ago

26 minutes

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PodChats for FutureCISO: Restoring trust in a world of deception

2025 has seen deepfake technology become alarmingly accessible and sophisticated, fuelling a surge in high-impact incidents that erode confidence in institutions, media, and digital interactions. The proliferation of AI-powered deepfakes represents an existential threat to digital trust across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. Singapore's leadership in countermeasures, including watermarking and advanced authentication, is crucial, yet recent CSA survey data reveals a stark reality: 7...

2 months ago

14 minutes

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PodChats for FutureCIO: How agentic AI redefines enterprise decision-making

Across APJ boardrooms, the initial excitement around generative AI has hardened into a pressing demand: “Show me the real impact.” Experiments are done, budgets are spent. Now, the C-suite wants tangible results from their AI investments. The answer emerging isn't just smarter automation; it's a leap towards autonomy. Welcome to the era of Agentic AI. To be clear, these aren’t your standard run of the mill tools; they are intelligent, independent agents capable of perceiving...

2 months ago

28 minutes

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PodChats for FutureCOO: Ensuring DC sustainability and regulatory alignment in 2026

Data centre COOs in Southeast Asia face a dual challenge in 2026: managing rapid AI-driven growth while ensuring sustainability and regulatory compliance. Key challenges include strained local grids unable to meet intense power demands from densified AI workloads, increasing public opposition due to environmental concerns, and complex, uneven regional regulations. COOs must navigate costly infrastructure upgrades, such as adopting medium-voltage power distribution and integrating ...

2 months ago

19 minutes

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PodChats for FutureCIO: Accelerating agentic AI adoption in 2026

In 2026, Southeast Asia and Hong Kong stand at a pivotal moment in the integration of agentic AI, a technology that empowers machines to make autonomous decisions. While organisations can harness agentic AI to streamline operations and enhance customer experiences, they also face significant challenges, including ethical concerns and workforce displacement. Leaders are racing ahead to adopt these innovations, seeking competitive advantages that promise to reshape industries. As th...

2 months ago

18 minutes

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Podchats for FutureCIO: Agentic Transformation: The Next Boardroom Evolution

This 2026, agentic transformation is set to revolutionize Asia's boardrooms, shifting the focus from traditional digital automation to autonomous AI agents capable of decision-making and task execution with minimal human input. This transition promises unparalleled agility and efficiency, empowering organizations to enhance productivity while alleviating mundane tasks. But not everything is a walk in the park. Given Asia's fragmented digital ecosystems, the rise of agentic AI unde...

2 months ago

14 minutes

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PodChats for FutureCFO: Asia as the Nexus of Global Commerce

In 2026, Asia's digital transformation is not just a trend—it's a thrilling opportunity for CFOs ready to lead their organizations into the future! As the region rises as a global commerce powerhouse, with Singapore paving the way, CFOs face the challenge of navigating geopolitical uncertainties while harnessing groundbreaking innovations like AI-powered automation and stablecoin adoption. Imagine streamlining cross-border transactions and slashing operational costs, with AI-enhanced payment ...

2 months ago

14 minutes

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PodChats for FutureCIO: The Critical Need for a Unified AI Vision

A unified AI vision serves as the North Star for enterprise-wide AI adoption, ensuring all departments work toward common strategic objectives. Without this alignment, organizations risk fragmented investments, duplicated efforts, and missed opportunities for transformation. A cohesive vision enables CIOs to prioritize initiatives that deliver measurable business value, while fostering cross-functional collaboration between IT, business units, and leadership. It also facilitates better resour...

3 months ago

24 minutes

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PodChats for FutureCIO: Agentic process automation and how to get started (for a CIO)

Artificial intelligence may be the topic that is on the thoughts of leadership in 2024, Agentic AI is quickly becoming the new watercooler discussions among users of the technology looking to answer the question – how do I marry automation and AI so that it benefits “my way of work”? Agentic AI represents the next frontier in enterprise automation and decision-making. For the CIO, it presents both an opportunity and a challenge: to harness autonomous systems that can dramatically enhance prod...

3 months ago

16 minutes

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PodChats for FutureCOO: Driving next-gen automation with Agentic AI

Imagine, it is 2026, a semiconductor plant in Penang, Malaysia is running at peak efficiency—not because of more workers, but because of agentic AI. Autonomous digital agents, each with goals, context, and decision rights, now orchestrate production lines, dynamically rerouting workflows when a machine falters or a shipment delays. These aren’t rule-based bots—they reason, collaborate, and learn. In Vietnam, agentic AI forecasts monsoon-driven port congestion weeks in advance, renegotiating l...

3 months ago

15 minutes