IAPP Asia Forum 2026
Privacy | AI governance | Cybersecurity law
Singapore
21-23 July
Conference
22-23 July
Training
21 July
From Compliance to Competitive Advantage: AI Risk Management and ROI
Wednesday, 22 July
13:30 - 14:30 SGT
Orchid Ballroom 4305, Level 4
Intermediate level
Artificial intelligence adoption in APAC is accelerating, yet two critical dimensions remain underexplored: risk management and return on investment. Too often, risk is treated as a technical issue, while ROI is left to business conferences, leaving a gap in how companies and institutions can operationalise AI responsibly and strategically.
This panel will explore how enterprises can embed structured risk frameworks to identify, monitor and mitigate AI risks. It will also examine how companies and institutions can measure and demonstrate ROI from AI adoption, balancing productivity gains and competitive advantage with resilience and trust.
Bringing together perspectives from governance leaders, enterprise practitioners and innovators, the discussion will highlight practical approaches to making AI adoption both safe and value driven. Attendees will gain insight into how risk management and ROI can transform governance obligations into strategic enablers of growth across the APAC region.
What you will learn:
- How to embed risk management into AI adoption strategies.
- How to apply frameworks to quantify and mitigate AI risks.
- How to measure ROI from AI adoption while safeguarding resilience.
- How to leverage risk and ROI to turn governance into competitive advantage.
Featured in this session

Tarun Samtani
AIGP, CIPP/A, CIPM
Senior Director, Cyber, Data & AI Governance, Org;
AI Governanve Council Member, Singapore AI Association

Justine Fox
Senior Legal Counsel and Global Head of Data Protection
BW Group

Damien Kopp
Managing Director
RebootUp

Jason Tamara Widjaja
Executive Director of AI
MSD