SYNERGY Singapore 2026
Agenda
Intelligence in action:
Navigate tomorrow, today
Thursday 16 July 2026 | 9 am – 6 pm
PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering, Singapore
Please note: Agenda subject to change
Registration [ Opens at 9 am ]
9:30 am – 10 am
Thomson Reuters vision for 2026
Thomson Reuters leaders will unveil the key focus areas for the company's markets in 2026 and beyond.
Vishal Bali
Managing Director, Asia and Emerging Markets, Thomson Reuters
10 am – 10:40 am
Keynote speaker
Morning tea [ 20 mins ]
11 am – 11:30 am
Thomson Reuters global product roadmap
Discover the product innovations coming to Singapore and how Thomson Reuters will help legal, tax compliance, and finance customers in 2026 and beyond.
Alex Fawcett
Vice President of Product, CoCounsel Platform, Thomson Reuters
Andrew Hay
Senior Director, Product Management, Global Compliance & Reporting, Thomson Reuters
11:30 am – 12 pm
Realising growth through the complexity
The complexity of the professional landscape isn’t going anywhere, and the pace of change is ever-growing. So how do leaders find ways to move forward when nothing is certain?
This panel of industry-leading CEOs will explore strategies and approaches to find growth opportunities through the complexity.
Hongrui Mo
Chief Financial Officer, MET Group Asia
Andy Hwang
General Partner, Wavemaker Partners
Johnson Poh
Assistant Chief Executive, Enterprise Transformation and Innovation Group (ETIG), IMDA
Axel Threlfall
Editor-at-Large, Reuters
Lunch [ 60 mins ]
1 pm – 2 pm
The world viewed: A conversation with Reuters journalists
Join Reuters’ journalists as they discuss the geopolitical and economic factors shaping Singapore’s professional landscape.
Axel Threlfall
Editor-at-Large, Reuters
Una Galani
Asia Editor, Reuters Breakingviews, Reuters
2 pm – 3 pm
Future of professionals
Singapore's professionals are at a critical inflection point. As AI transforms traditional work, the pathway from education to workplace is being fundamentally reshaped. Organisations are reconsidering what skills they need in new hires, and education providers are navigating how to prepare students for professions that are starting to look radically different from even five years ago.
Professor Jungpil Hahn
Provost's Chair Professor, NUS
Deputy Director (AI Governance), AI Singapore
Lam Chee Kin
Managing Director & Head, Legal & Compliance, DBS
Patrick Tay
Assistant Secretary-General & Director of Legal Services & Strategy, NTUC, Member of Parliament of Pioneer SMC
Li Fangyi
General Counsel, Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd
Maureen Chong
Vice President of Sales, Asia, Thomson Reuters
Legal professionals track
3 pm – 3.30 pm
Thomson Reuters product launch
Join James Jarvis, VP Westlaw Product, to discover the latest releases planned for Singapore.
James Jarvis
Vice President, Westlaw Product Management, Thomson Reuters
3:30 pm – 4 pm
Governance, Risk and Trust: What legal leaders must get right in the age of AI
This session will explore what the regulatory expectations in Singapore and Asia are, what the responsible use of AI and data governance looks like and how to balance innovation and risk management. And most importantly, how trust has become the new currency in our professional lives.
Tan Cheng Han
President, Law Society of Singapore
Rishi Ballakhan
Leader, Risk Advisory Legal Transformation Consulting, APAC, Ashurst
Carol Lee
Asia Proactive Risk Mitigation Senior Corporate Counsel, Microsoft
Janine Cane
Regional Chief Counsel, Asia and Emerging Markets, Thomson Reuters
Tax & finance professionals track
3 pm – 3:30 pm
Thomson Reuters product launch
Join Andrew Hay, Head of Product, Global Compliance & Reporting and Asia and Emerging Markets Regional Head of Product, and Pontus Hanson, Segment Director E-Invoicing, Asia and Emerging Markets, to discover the latest releases planned for Singapore.
Andrew Hay
Senior Director, Product Management, Global Compliance & Reporting, Thomson Reuters
Pontus Hanson
Segment Director E-Invoicing, Asia & Emerging Markets, Thomson Reuters
3:30 pm – 4 pm
2026 governance and compliance as a strategic focus
In 2026, organisations are placing greater emphasis on governance and compliance as connected strategic priorities rather than separate obligations. This session explores how a stronger, more integrated approach can support accountability, resilience, and confident decision-making.
Glenn Seah
Senior Managing Director and Head Legal, Compliance & Corporate Secretariat, SGX
Richard Mackender
Tax Technology Consulting Leader, Deloitte