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Edmas Neo
Adjunct Lecturer and Head, Incubation Programme
Asian Institute of Digital Finance, National University of Singapore
Edmas Neo is Head of Incubation and Adjunct Lecturer at the Asian Institute of Digital Finance, National University of Singapore. He leads the Digital Finance Scaler, helping startups prepare for financial institution deployment and accelerate market access.
He previously served as CEO of Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE.SG), Regional Director at SGInnovate, and Vice President Transformation Office at Mandai Wildlife Group.
His expertise spans AI adoption, enterprise transformation and venture scaling across Southeast Asia. He holds an MBA from Alliance Manchester Business School and an engineering degree from Nanyang Technological University. Edmas shares insights and practical frameworks on transformation, innovation and venture scaling at edmasneo.com.
Speaking at SFF 2026
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1:50–1:55pmThu 19 NovFounders StageHall 2, Singapore EXPOPremium
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11:00–11:30amFri 20 NovSide ProgrammesInvestors Lounge (Hall 2)Open
Technology Rewiring
From AI Innovation to Institutional Adoption: Bridging the Gap in Financial Services
About this session
As AI continues to transform financial services, promising solutions still face significant barriers to institutional adoption, from technology risk management and regulatory requirements to enterprise procurement and commercial deployment. This session explores the challenges AI solution providers face in bringing their technologies to financial institutions, and introduces the AIDF Digital Finance Scaler, developed in collaboration with GFTN, as an initiative designed to bridge these gaps through institutional readiness support, technical expertise and curated industry connectivity, accelerating the journey from innovation to commercial adoption.
