About ATxInspire

ATxInspire, a companion series to ATxSummit, hosts a year-round series of thought-provoking discussions and presentations by industry leaders, government officials, and academics. These events focus on cutting-edge advancements in technology, empowering the tech community to stay ahead of the curve. Organised by the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA), ATxInspire fosters collaboration and knowledge sharing within the tech sector.

Recent Session | In Conversation with Dr Fei-Fei Li

Exclusive Fireside Chat: In Conversation with Dr Fei-Fei Li

ATxSG was proud to present Dr Fei-Fei Li as part of our ATxInspire series on 26 March 2025. A visionary leader in AI, Dr Li is a world-renowned computer scientist credited with establishing ImageNet and pioneering work in AI, machine, and deep learning. Her groundbreaking research has empowered machines to see, think, and learn like humans, transforming industries from healthcare and education to transportation and climate science. Recognised by TIME Magazine as one of the world's most influential people, Dr Li's advocacy for diversity, equity, and inclusion in AI has inspired a new generation of leaders.

About Dr Li

Dr Fei-Fei Li is the inaugural Sequoia Professor in the Computer Science Department at Stanford University, and a Founding Co-Director of Stanford's Human-Centered AI Institute. She served as the Director of Stanford's AI Lab.

Dr Li was Vice President at Google and served as Chief Scientist of AI/ML at Google Cloud. She has served as a Board member or advisor in various companies. She is currently a Co-founder/CEO of World Labs, an AI company focusing on Spatial Intelligence and Generative AI.

About Dr Kankanhalli

Dr Mohan Kankanhalli is Provost's Chair Professor of Computer Science at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he is the Founding Director of the NUS AI Institute. He is also the Deputy Executive Chairman of AI Singapore, which is Singapore's National AI R&D Program.

Dr Kankanhalli's research interests are in Multimodal Computing, Computer Vision, and Trustworthy AI. At the NUS AI Institute, he leads initiatives on multimodal models and trustworthy machine learning. Dr Kankanhalli was a member of World Economic Forum's 2023-2024 Global Future Council on the Future of Artificial Intelligence. He is a Fellow of IEEE, IAPR and ACM.

Past Sessions

In Conversation with Naveen Rao

In Conversation with Naveen Rao, Vice President of Generative AI at Databricks centres on GenAI's best adoption practices and key risks, including challenges in GenAI adoption and how to overcome them, how leaders are taking more control over their LLMs with retrieval augmented generation, and how the GenAI landscape will evolve in the next two years.

In Conversation with Safra Catz

In today's fast-changing business environment, leveraging technology, cloud solutions, and AI is crucial for growth. Safra Catz, Chief Executive Officer of Oracle and Forbes' 2023 The World’s Most Powerful Women, shared her perspectives on how the cloud and AI enable transformation, growth, and long-term success, as well as invaluable insights on harnessing technology to unlock business potential to shape the digital future.

In Conversation with Doreen Bogdan-Martin

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been instrumental as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people live in peace and prosperity. This pivotal conversation with Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union, explored how digital technology can accelerate our journey towards the SDGs, creating a more inclusive and sustainable world.

In Conversation with Jensen Huang

IMDA, supported by DISG, EDB, GovTech, AISG, NSCC and AngelHack, organised an exclusive closed-door dialogue session with Mr Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA. This open, interactive session brought together the best of minds to discuss the state of AI, compute, and the next bound of technology.

In Conversation with Sam Altman

As AI continues to impact society profoundly, it was timely to hear Sam Altman’s thoughts on how there will always be a place for AI to embrace global values, the unique preferences of each country, their culture, language and hopes for the future.