Private wealth is reshaping around AI, new asset classes and the next generation

Tokenisation, stablecoins and digital assets are changing how financial assets can be issued, held and transferred. But what do these developments mean for family offices and long-term investors? Where are the practical opportunities, what risks remain and how should investors distinguish genuine innovation from speculation? A discussion of the developments that matter most for private capital and how investors can evaluate their relevance to portfolios.

How does a successful entrepreneur turn business wealth into an institution that can endure across generations? A leading family-office principal shares the decisions behind building and institutionalising a family investment operation, from moving beyond the original business to establishing investment capabilities, governance and a long-term strategy. What prompted the transition, which decisions proved most difficult and what would they do differently today?

What does it take to build a commercially successful AI company? A founder shares the journey from identifying an opportunity to attracting customers, raising capital and scaling the business. Which assumptions proved wrong, what were the toughest decisions and how did the company overcome its biggest setbacks? An inside look at the commercial realities behind AI investing, and what investors should understand when evaluating companies at different stages of growth

As substantial wealth passes from one generation to another, the priorities of families and their expectations of the institutions serving them are changing.

While first-generation wealth creators have often prioritised control and preservation, their successors may place greater value on time, convenience, technology and different forms of financial advice.

How will the next generation approach investment decisions, risk and governance?

How can families prepare successors to assume responsibility for wealth, and what must private banks, family offices and advisers do to remain relevant as relationships and decision-making authority change hands?

India’s expanding capital markets, banking sector and digital financial infrastructure are creating new opportunities for investment, innovation and economic growth. Leading regulators, bankers and fintech entrepreneurs examine how regulatory reforms, financial-sector development and digital payments are strengthening India’s investment proposition. The discussion will also explore how next-generation financial infrastructure, open networks and interoperable financial systems can unlock new opportunities, expand financial inclusion and enable innovation at scale.

Sovereign, institutional, private equity and impact investors from Singapore and around the world, both those already active in India and those assessing entry, share their experience of returns, exits, partnerships and challenges, and where their next commitments will go. The discussion will examine how investors weigh opportunity against risk across public and private markets, what shapes their allocation decisions, and what would encourage larger long term commitments.