Every organisation is being told to “do something with AI.” Far fewer know what actually creates value and what quietly drains budget.

This panel brings together leaders from various industries to cut through the noise. Instead of theory, they’ll share what has genuinely worked inside their organisations: where AI has moved the numbers, where projects stalled, and what they’d do differently with hindsight.

The conversation will cover:

• Turning scattered data into a foundation AI can actually use
• Choosing use cases that pay for themselves and spotting the ones that won’t
• Building teams and workflows that adopt new tools instead of resisting them
• Governance, risk, and cost realities that rarely make it into the sales pitch

Whether you’re scoping your first pilot or scaling what already works, you’ll leave with practical direction you can apply instantly.

Darius Chang (Moderator)
Darius Chang bridges traditional operations and practical AI implementation, helping hospitality, technology, and service businesses integrate AI, optimize digital workflows, and elevate customer experiences. Drawing on a background in digital experience platforms, payment systems, and process design across retirement resorts and high-tech environments, Darius works with owners and leadership teams who want practical execution, not just high-level strategy, bringing a calm, structured, execution-focused approach to future-proofing operations.

Christopher How
A seasoned regional Digital Marketer with close to 20 years of experience across a wide variety of industries such as telecommunications, consumer electronics, real estate consultancy, financial services, pharmaceutical, etc.,

Some of the companies Christopher has worked in includes Experian, JLL, Philips Lighting, BlackBerry, Circles Life and Income.

Since 2023, Christopher has immersed himself in the space of AI, particularly in the areas of business transformation and marketing. Now, he helps businesses unlock value by translating business challenges and implementing practical AI solutions.

Paddy Tan
With a track record of successful exits since 2011, Paddy specializes in modernizing traditional companies across Southeast Asia without disrupting their core operations. Focusing on practical tech integration, AI automation, and profit-driven restructuring rather than buzzwords, he helps organizations unlock hidden growth and prepare for the future.

Heli Helskyaho
Group CEO for Miracle Consulting Group. Heli has been working on IT since 1990. Heli is an Oracle ACE Director, and a frequent speaker in many conferences. She is the author of Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler for Database Design Mastery (Oracle Press 2015) and a co-author of Real World SQL and PL/SQL: Advice from the Experts (Oracle Press 2016), Machine Learning for Oracle Database Professionals: Deploying Model-Driven Applications and Automation Pipelines (Apress 2021), and Extending Oracle Application Express with Oracle Cloud Features: A Guide to Enhancing APEX Web Applications with Cloud-Native and Machine Learning Technologies (Apress 2022).

Heli is also a Data Vault 2.0 Certified Practitioner and holds several certificates on Oracle Technologies.