Opening panel // AI-first innovation: Is agri-food R&D being rewritten in real time?

29 Oct 2026
Main Auditorium
Main Stage
AI is rapidly reshaping how agri-food innovation is scoped, funded, and delivered, forcing leaders to rethink what gets built, backed, and scaled. As capabilities mature in a margin-constrained environment, how will AI redefine R&D priorities, compress development timelines, and reshape the cost and risk profile of innovation pipelines in the next 3, 5, and 10 years?
Host
Sebastian Maurer-Stroh
Sebastian Maurer-Stroh, Executive Director at Bioinformatics Institute - A*STAR, Singapore
Speakers
Xiaofeng Ye
Xiaofeng Ye, Global VP for Planetary Health Biosolutions in Asia Pacific - NOVONESIS, Singapore
Srikant Kadambi
Srikant Kadambi, Managing Director Energy & Resources Industry - MICROSOFT ASIA, Singapore
Ramine Tinati
Ramine Tinati, Director and Head of APAC - GOOGLE DEEPMIND, Singapore