The Afternoon Update with Lynlee Foo
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OCT 3, 2025
03/10/25 - Industry Insight: 'Retail on steroids'? Singapore Retail Festival ups shopping gameTimed with the F1 Grand Prix and SG60 celebrations, the inaugural Singapore Retail Festival is reimagining how we shop - moving beyond price tags and into immersive, pop-up–driven experiences. On Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks with Ernie Koh, President of the Singapore Retailers Association, about how this post-GSS reboot aims to draw tourists and locals back into stores, revive industry spirit, and reignite the joy of shopping in Singapore.
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OCT 2, 2025
02/10/25 - Industry Insight: Geopolitics in flux - What it means for Asia’s energy futureGeopolitics has shifted from being background noise to a constant factor shaping business decisions. From US–China competition to changing global power structures, companies in Asia are navigating a far more fragmented and unpredictable world. Lynlee Foo speaks with Nicholas Redman, Director of Analysis at Oxford Analytica (a Dow Jones affiliate), to unpack how these geopolitical shifts are affecting Asia’s energy security, trade flows, and corporate risk planning, and the key signals business leaders should watch in the year ahead.
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OCT 1, 2025
01/10/25 - Good Tech: Fighting scams and misinformation with CheckMate SGIn today’s digital world, a single forwarded message can spark confusion, spread scams, or mislead entire communities. But what if there was a way to fact-check that message before it spreads?
That’s where CheckMateSG comes in. As a volunteer-driven, AI-assisted WhatsApp fact-check service, it gives quick “skeptic or credible” signals, to help Singaporeans separate fact from fiction, and scam from truth.
On Industry Insight, Nazirul Asrar speaks to Tan Bing Wen, Founder of CheckMate SG to find out more.
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OCT 1, 2025
01/10/25 - Industry Insight: How AICON 2025 sets the stage for the future of AIWhat happens when AI stops running quietly in the background and starts performing live as a robot, as art, as an experience?
This October, during the F1 weekend, Singapore hosts the world’s first global AI festival, AI CON. At its heart is the unveiling of Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus, alongside conversations about the future of AI literacy, governance, and human impact.
On Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks to Dr. James Ong, Founder & Managing Director, Artificial Intelligence International Institute (AIII) and Co-founder of AI Con 2025 to find out how AI moves from enterprise tool to everyday experience and whether we are ready to live with it.
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SEP 30, 2025
30/09/25 - Industry Insight: Why global institutions bet on Singapore’s digital asset rulesInstitutions are no longer just experimenting with digital assets. Banks and fund managers are beginning to tokenise bonds, funds, and even structured notes. On Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks with Danny Chong, Co-Chairman of the Digital Assets Association, about how Singapore’s regulatory strength and financial depth are positioning it as a benchmark for institutional-grade digital assets, and whether clear rules can turn the city into a global hub for tokenised capital flows.
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SEP 29, 2025
29/09/25 - Industry Insight: Future-proofing business through open systemsTechnology keeps businesses running. But what happens when supply chains for chips, software, or cloud services get disrupted overnight? A new tariff or export ban can throw things off course instantly, leaving companies scrambling to keep operations on track.
Is flexibility, openness, and resilience still just IT jargon or has it become a boardroom essential?
On Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks to Dirk-Peter Van Leeuwen, CEO, SUSE to find out how businesses in Asia can build resilience into their digital infrastructure.
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SEP 26, 2025
26/09/25 - Industry Insight: Racing the future - How F1 tech powers global 'live' eventsFormula 1 isn’t just about speed on the track - it is also one of the most complex live broadcasts on the planet, moving race data and video to millions of fans worldwide in split seconds. Beyond the race itself, F1 has become a testbed for the technology powering global live events.
On Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks to Dhaval Ponda, Global Head, Media & Entertainment Services at Tata Communications takes us behind the broadcast curtain. From subsea fibre networks and remote production hubs to AI-driven highlights and personalised feeds, he explains how Formula 1 showcases innovations that are shaping the future of mega-events across Asia Pacific and beyond.
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SEP 25, 2025
25/09/25 - Industry Insight: Who really owns the customer - Retailers or platforms?Consumers expect seamless, mobile-first retail experiences - yet many F&B and retail businesses remain stuck in offline processes or reliant on platforms that erode margins and strip away customer data. On Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks with David Brunier, Founder and CEO of Cata, a retail technology company, to explore the global digital gap and why reclaiming customer ownership is critical for SMEs. From the rise of white-label SaaS to Singapore’s role as a retail tech launchpad, we ask: can businesses close the gap before platforms define the future of retail?
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SEP 24, 2025
24/09/25 - Good Tech: Singapore teen coder cracks healthcare notetaking with AIAt 17 years old, most students are buried in textbooks and homework. But one Singapore teen has been busy solving a problem that even seasoned professionals struggle with - the burden of medical note-taking.
His creation, SGScribe is an AI-powered transcription tool designed to take the pain out of paperwork for doctors and medical staff. So how does it work and how is he doing it all while balancing his studies?
On Good Tech, Lynlee Foo speaks to John Tow Zhi Chong, student from ACS (Independent) and the creator of SGScribe to find out more.
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SEP 24, 2025
24/09/25 - Industry Insight: Why corporate travel in Asia is becoming a growth driverAsia Pacific accounts for more than 41% of global corporate travel spend, and is projected to nearly double in 2033. But beyond the numbers, as costs rise and companies face pressure to go greener, is travel just another line item on the budget or a business advantage that drives growth?
On Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks to Ali Hussain, Regional Managing Director, ATPI Asia to find out more.
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