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28-29

Apr 2026

Manila, PH

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From regulation to real-world applications, experience a tightly crafted agenda built for decision-makers driving digital and industrial evolution.

08:00 – 08:50

Registration & Coffee Refreshments

08:50 – 09:00

Welcome & Opening by EMCEE

Kickstarting the day, setting the context for the summit.

09:00 – 09:05

National Anthem

Honoring the host nation

09:05 – 09:25

Reserved

OPENING KEYNOTE

Powering the Philippines’ Growth Through AI + Quantum Technologies

  • Unlocking the country’s potential by integrating AI and Quantum research to boost national competitiveness and scientific capability.
  • Developing a future-ready Filipino workforce through government-led upskilling, academic collaboration, and advanced R&D programs.
  • Accelerating innovation across key sectors—healthcare, energy, agriculture, and disaster resilience—through practical AI and emerging Quantum applications.

09:25 – 09:45

Reserved

Keynote

AI+Quantum for Energy: Optimising the Philippines’ Power Grid for a Smarter, Sustainable Future

  • Using AI and quantum technologies to improve energy forecasting and grid efficiency.
  • Strengthening national research and engineering capacity for smarter, more resilient power systems.
  • Applying predictive models and digital twins to support reliable and sustainable energy planning.

09:45 – 10:05

Keynote

Advancing Public Healthcare Through AI and Emerging Intelligent Technologies

  • Using AI to strengthen diagnostics, disease monitoring, and public health decision-making.
  • Enhancing hospital and health system efficiency through intelligent triage, automation, and predictive analytics.
  • Exploring future quantum-enabled capabilities for medical research, precision care, and secure health data systems.

10:05 – 10:55

LEADERSHIP

PANEL DISCUSSION

Generative AI & Agent Platforms in BFSI: Driving Innovation, Risk and Governance

  • Deploying GenAI tools internally: productivity, knowledge management, automation
  • Transitioning GenAI to customer-facing agents: opportunities & design
  • Risk and governance: bias, data privacy, auditability, oversight frameworks
  • Future roadmap: how GenAI + agents evolve in banking and what talent/skills are needed

10:55 – 11:30

Networking Over Coffee – Exchange ideas, insights, and opportunities.

11:30 – 11:50

Securing the Next Frontier: AI-Driven Threats and Quantum-Ready Cyber Defense

  • Using AI to detect, predict, and respond to cyber threats in real time across national and enterprise systems.
  • Preparing for quantum-enabled attacks by transitioning toward quantum-safe encryption and resilient security architectures.
  • Strengthening cybersecurity for critical infrastructure using intelligent monitoring, automation, and digital twin technologies.

11:50 – 12:10

AI-Powered Networks: The Next Wave for Connectivity in the Philippines

  • Using AI to optimise network performance, customer experience and operational efficiency in Philippine telco networks.
  • Preparing telecom infrastructure for future quantum-enabled security, network architecture and analytics.
  • Bridging digital inclusion — addressing device affordability, connectivity gaps and network intelligence for mass adoption.

12:10 – 12:30

Cloud & AI Infrastructure: Building the Philippines’ Next-Gen Digital Platform

  • Scaling cloud platforms to support AI workloads and enterprise transformation in the Philippines.
  • Designing data-centre, connectivity and cloud-architecture for the AI + Quantum era.
  • Driving national and enterprise adoption of cloud services for industry, government and inclusive growth.

12:30 – 12:50

Human + AI Agents: Rethinking Productivity, Service and Decision-Making

  • How AI agents are transforming frontline customer service through faster resolution, smarter routing and automated issue handling.
  • Redesigning CX operations with hybrid teams—humans + AI agents working together to elevate efficiency and service quality.
  • Preparing the BPO workforce for the agent era through reskilling, new roles, and next-generation digital competency.

12:50 – 02:00

Lunch & Networking — Continue conversations and build new partnerships over lunch.

02:00 – 02:40

Women in AI Leadership: Building Trustworthy, Inclusive and Responsible AI

  • The role of women in shaping the Philippines’ AI strategy, governance and enterprise transformation.
  • How women leaders are driving innovation across finance, telco, healthcare and public service.
  • Building an inclusive, future-ready AI workforce through mentorship, upskilling and representation.

02:40 – 03:00

Trusted Intelligence: Securing Sovereignty in the AI Era

  • Building trustworthy AI systems through strong governance, risk frameworks and transparent model operations.
  • Strengthening national and enterprise data sovereignty to protect citizens, organizations and critical infrastructure.
  • Ensuring safe adoption of AI through secure architectures, responsible usage and resilience against emerging AI-driven threats.

03:00 – 03:20

Scaling Agentic AI in a World-Leading Pharma Company

  • Enhancing scientific research and clinical operations using autonomous AI agents that accelerate discovery and decision-making.
  • Transforming patient engagement, medical affairs and support workflows with intelligent agents that deliver faster, more accurate responses.
  • Building safe, governed agent ecosystems that protect data privacy, ensure compliance and drive large-scale enterprise adoption.

03:20 – 05:00

Exhibition Lounge Tour — Discover cutting-edge solutions and meet technology partners.

09:30 – 09:50

Opening Keynote

AI in Government — Reinventing Public Services & Citizen Experience

  • Modernising government services with AI-driven automation and analytics.
  • Ensuring transparency, safety and data governance for public platforms.
  • Strengthening resilience across national systems using emerging intelligent tech.

09:50 – 10:10

Reserved

Keynote

Quantum-Safe Finance: Protecting the Next Generation of Digital Money

  • Preparing banking systems for quantum-resistant cryptography.
  • Enhancing fraud analytics with AI-driven intelligence.
  • Securing payments, identities and transactions for the digital era.

10:10 – 10:30

Keynote

Building the Future Workforce for the AI + Quantum Economy

  • Developing skills, roles and competencies needed by 2030.
  • Strengthening talent pipelines through academia–industry collaboration.
  • Upskilling Filipino professionals for intelligent and autonomous systems.

10:30 – 11:00

Panel Discussion

AI Ethics, Safety & Regulation in the High-Velocity Innovation Era

  • Ensuring fairness, transparency and accountability in AI deployment.
  • Navigating national and regional policy directions for AI governance.
  • Embedding responsible AI frameworks across industries.

11:00 – 11:30

Networking Over Coffee – Exchange ideas, insights, and opportunities.

11:30 – 11:50

AI in Education: Smart Learning, Skills Transformation & Future Talent

  • Leveraging AI tutors and adaptive learning systems.
  • Strengthening digital and technical competencies for the youth.
  • Building education ecosystems for an AI + Quantum-driven future.

11:50 – 12:10

Scaling AI with High-Performance Compute: The Future of GPUs

  • Understanding GPU acceleration for large-scale AI, GenAI and enterprise workloads.
  • How GPU demand is reshaping cloud, data centres and national compute strategy.
  • Preparing enterprises for GPU-driven architectures and future quantum-ready compute.

12:10 – 12:30

Digital Transformation 2.0: Scaling Intelligence Across the Enterprise

  • Transforming operations and customer experience with AI-driven automation.
  • Building cloud-native, data-first architectures for scale and resilience.
  • Modernising enterprise systems with intelligent workflows and agentic AI.

12:30 – 12:50

AI for Retail & Logistics: Speed, Personalisation & Predictive Efficiency

  • Using AI agents to optimise fulfilment, routing and inventory flows.
  • Delivering personalised retail experiences through intelligent systems.
  • Enhancing supply chain visibility with predictive analytics.

12:50 – 02:00

Lunch & Networking — Continue conversations and build new partnerships over lunch.

02:00 – 02:40

The Future of Compute — Where GPUs, Cloud & Quantum Converge

  • Scaling AI workloads across advanced compute architectures.
  • The shift from traditional silicon to accelerated and quantum-ready hardware.
  • What enterprises must prepare for in next-generation compute environments.

02:40 – 03:00

Intelligent Automation & Industry 5.0: AI-Driven Factories & Smart Systems

  • Applying AI to robotics, predictive maintenance and digital operations.
  • Using quantum-inspired optimisation for production and logistics.
  • Accelerating sustainability through intelligent industrial systems.

03:00 – 03:20

NeuroAI: Building the Next Generation of Brain-Inspired Intelligence

  • Exploring brain-inspired architectures that go beyond traditional deep learning.
  • Designing AI systems that learn, adapt and reason more like humans.
  • The future of neuromorphic hardware and quantum-enhanced cognitive systems.
  • Real-world applications: healthcare, robotics, autonomous systems and intelligent agents.

03:20 – 05:00

Exhibition Lounge Tour — Discover cutting-edge solutions and meet technology partners.

*The above is a running agenda and is subject to change.