AI, Finance and the Next Competitive Advantage
Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre
The future of finance lies at the intersection of human judgment and artificial intelligence. Discover how AI is enabling smarter decisions, predictive insights and real-time financial intelligence, empowering finance leaders to move beyond compliance and become strategic partners in driving innovation, resilience and sustainable value creation.
She is the Co-Founder of CFTE, a global capability platform specialising in artificial intelligence, digital finance and workforce transformation. CFTE’s programmes have reached more than 200,000 participants across 130 countries. Tram Anh works with governments, central banks, public institutions and senior leaders to translate technological transformation into practical capability programmes, learning ecosystems and future-ready talent strategies. Her work brings together institutional trust, global networks and practical execution to help organisations prepare their people for large-scale change.
She is also Chairwoman of Global Women in AI, a global platform advancing women’s leadership, representation and influence across the artificial intelligence ecosystem. She is an Entrepreneurship Expert at Oxford Saïd Business School and an Industry Fellow at Imperial College London. Recognised by Tyto’s UK Top 50 Tech Influencers, Top10 Women transforming Tech, in the Standout 45 Senior Leaders in the Women in FinTech Powerlist by Innovate Finance
At 21, he became a Chartered Accountant and soon discovered his passion for teaching, mentoring, and building careers. With experience across mid-sized firms, EY, and startups, he brings a strong mix of corporate exposure and practical teaching. Since 2020, he has helped lakhs of CA and finance students prepare better, get placed faster, and build stronger careers. He is also one of the leading voices in AI for Finance, with some of the most-watched and top-selling content in this space on YouTube and CA Monk. Today, his mission is simple: to transform India's finance talent ecosystem and create more career success stories.
Debananda Ghosh is a Cloud Data & AI leader with over 20 years of experience driving enterprise data transformation, analytics modernization, and AI adoption across ASEAN, India, Korea, Japan, Australia, and the broader Asia-Pacific region. As a trusted advisor to C-suite executives, he has guided organizations through strategic platform decisions, modernization roadmaps, and large-scale digital transformation initiatives.
With deep expertise in Microsoft data and ai platforms, Debananda helps enterprises unlock business value through data, analytics, and AI. He is also a published author(Microsoft Fabric), global speaker, and thought leader on cloud analytics, Generative AI, and data-driven transformation. Combining executive advisory experience with hands-on technical depth, he is passionate about helping organizations accelerate innovation and realize measurable business outcomes through Data & AI’.
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Kushal Jaju is a seasoned Chartered Accountant from India with over a decade of diverse experience. He is also a CPA Australia and Associate ISCA member.
Kushal has been part of the ICAI Singapore Chapter since the year 2019 and have been an active volunteer. He was elected to the Management Committee in the year 2023.
His professional interest lies in Business Finance, FP&A, Business Strategy and Sustainable Finance. From time to time, he produces content about FP&A trends and helpful tips and tricks for using Excel / G Sheet on LinkedIn and Instagram.
A firm believer in “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” and giving back to society, Kushal is a socially conscious extrovert who values building networks.