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Overview
In 2024 IDC stated the 4 primary reasons anyone would want an AI PC, namely – Performance, Price, Personalization, Privacy and Security. By December IDC began providing guidance to enterprise on how to upgrade to AI PC’s and provided a roadmap on what to consider.
The Asia Pacific is at about 50% adoption, so there is still a clear need to establish how and why organizations in Singapore should make this move.
Deploying AI-capable PCs is critical for enterprises, especially amid the rapid rise of generative AI, to ensure workforce productivity, security, and cost-efficiency. Early adoption avoids disruptive and costly refresh cycles, while enabling local AI processing, faster insights, and improved battery life without compromising user experience.
This exclusive invitation only roundtable session, will discuss and share the viewpoint on the value, upgrade approach and future of AI PC’s as critical enablers of Singapore organizations.
What’s in it for You?
Understand why Modern PC Fleets Must Be AI-Ready
Identifying where AI PCs deliver immediate ROI vs. long-term strategic value
Exposure to Internal AI Tools as Productivity Multipliers
Master Local processing advantages: speed, privacy, reduced cloud dependency, and lower carbon footprint
Learn new ways to plan PC refresh cycles to avoid budget spikes
Agenda
Accelerating the Intelligent Workplace with AI PCs
One day event
Registration, Tea/Coffee & Networking
Welcome Address
Simon Piff
Vice President, Asia/Pacific, IDC
Accelerating the Intelligent Workplace with AI PCs
Simon Piff
Vice President, Asia/Pacific, IDC
Deploying AI-capable PCs for Enterprises
Sanjay Krishen
Regional Director – IT@Intel, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa Office of the CIO, Intel IT
Open Discussion
Simon Piff
Vice President, Asia/Pacific, IDC
Sanjay Krishen
Regional Director – IT@Intel, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa Office of the CIO, Intel IT
Summary & Close
Lunch and Networking
Speakers
Simon Piff
Vice President, Asia/Pacific
IDC
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Simon Piff
Simon Piff is research vice president for IDC in Asia/Pacific (AP) region based in Singapore. After almost 30 years in the AP IT scene, there are very few areas Simon has not spent time working within — be it cloud computing, business intelligence, datacenter management, security, and automation. From building ISPs in the 90s to explaining distributed ledger technologies in the 2019, he has always been across the leading-edge technology innovation and implementation across the AP region.
Always with a keen eye on how IT brings value to business leaders, Simon is able to articulate the key messages around these technological areas that need to be modernized for the Future Enterprise, the value they bring, and some sound advice on the next steps for technology practitioners and the C-suite alike.
Currently running the Future of Digital Infrastructure research program for IDC Asia/Pacific, the topics of data management, security, cloud architectures, as well as the more physical storage, compute, and network layers all fall under his remit.
Event Sessions
Tuesday, December 16 2025 12:00 pm | Location:
Welcome Address
Tuesday, December 16 2025 12:05 pm | Location:
Accelerating the Intelligent Workplace with AI PCs
Tuesday, December 16 2025 12:30 pm | Location:
Open Discussion
Sanjay Krishen
Regional Director – IT@Intel, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa Office of the CIO
Intel IT
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Sanjay Krishen
Sanjay Krishen (Jay”) is a Regional Director for IT@Intel. He covers the APJ region with additional focus on Middle East and Africa. Jay holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and MBA from Monash University, Australia. He has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry and has played a variety of roles including Business Analyst, Project
Manager, Program Manager as well as First and Second Level IT Management in Intel India.
Jay has worked in Intel Russia as Department Director managing the SAP and Business Analytics teams. He has also worked in Intel, Costa Rica carrying the responsibility of setting up Intel’s IT operations there. Jay established the presence of various IT application development teams specializing in Web Development for intel.com and
Business Analytics. As Director for the Customer Business Engagement, he headed a team that delivers strategic IT solutions to Intel’s Marketing, Retail, Channel and Online Sales teams. A technology evangelist, he has spoken at numerous Industry events and shared Intel IT’s best practices with a specialization in Sustainability.
Jay has also authored whitepapers in the areas of test automation, client devices and alternative energy sources
Event Sessions
Tuesday, December 16 2025 12:20 pm | Location:
Deploying AI-capable PCs for Enterprises
Tuesday, December 16 2025 12:30 pm | Location:
Open Discussion
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