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The seventh FutureBoards Cross-Border Dialogue in Singapore will take place on 28 January 2026 at Telenor’s office in Guoco Tower, bringing together senior leaders, board members, investors and experts to discuss board responsibility in the age of artificial intelligence.

The event is organized by FutureBoards, in collaboration with the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID), hosted by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Singapore, and supported by Telenor and NBAS.

EVENT DETAILS

Date:

Wednesday, 28 January 2026

Time:

08:30 AM – 11:15 AM

Venue:

Telenor, 1 Wallich Street 28-01, Guoco Tower, Singapore 078881

SPEAKERS

Building Futureproof and Sustainable Boards

The Rising Pressure on Corporate Boards

As geopolitical instability and the climate crisis continue to unfold, institutional investors, regulators, and a growing group of stakeholders, including employees, customers, suppliers, and partners, are placing higher expectations on companies. These shifts have direct implications for the composition of corporate boards and individual board directors.

Generative AI and Boardroom Responsibility

At the same time, generative AI is developing rapidly, requiring companies to balance pace and innovation with caution. Boards are expected to constructively challenge leadership teams to ensure responsible adoption while staying at the forefront of technological change. Directors ultimately carry the responsibility for ensuring that generative AI is used ethically in the organisations they oversee, and the answers they receive should help them in fulfilling this responsibility wisely.

Rethinking Board Composition

This raises an important question: Is it time to re-think board composition based on each director’s value foundation and ethical compass?

About Futureboards' Cross Border Dialogues

Global Partnerships for Board Excellence

FutureBoards, in collaboration with Norwegian Embassies, has been bringing together corporate decision makers through its Cross Border Dialogues to exchange views on building competent, diverse, and gender-balanced boards.

These dialogues have taken place with support from Royal Norwegian Embassies in Brussels, London, Kuala Lumpur, Yangon, Abu Dhabi, and Singapore, as well as the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in Mumbai and Shanghai. FutureBoards also co-created the launch of Women on Boards – Jordan, supported by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Amman.

To ensure a strong cross-border context, FutureBoards partners with local organisations. These events consistently attract high-level male and female attendees who are deeply committed to advancing governance excellence.

PROGRAM

8:30am	Registration and refreshments
9:00am	Welcome Remarks – Setting the scene
	While geopolitical unpredictability is increasing and artificial intelligence is affecting the very fabric of our societies, human collaboration and dialogue across borders, sectors and industries are more important than ever. Exchanging thoughts and perspectives on how to ensure conscious leadership as well as ethical and efficient use of AI, is the backdrop and the reason why we are hosting the 7th FutureBoards Cross Border Dialogue in Singapore. Manisha Dogra – SVP, Head of External Relations & Sustainability, Telenor ASIA H.E. Leif Trana – Ambassador of Norway to Singapore, Royal Norwegian Embassy Master of Ceremonies: Turid Elisabeth Solvang, Founder/CEO FutureBoards
9:10am	Session 1: Artificial Intelligence – opportunities and dilemmas in the corporate world
	Launched in 2008 – long before AI was a term – the Global Network Initiative (GNI) sets a global standard for responsible company decision-making to promote and advance freedom of expression and privacy rights across the technology ecosystem, based on a set of core principles. Today, there’s no one global regulation for AI — but both legal frameworks, standards and recommendations are emerging, such as the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, the newly adopted national AI standard in Singapore and in the United Kingdom there is a draft Artificial Intelligence bill. So, where do we stand today when it comes to securing human rights, free speech and data privacy, and what are the critical factors for board directors going forward? Vicky Bowman, Independent Chair of the Global Network Initiative (GNI) and Senior Adviser at the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) In dialogue with Turid Elisabeth Solvang, Founder & CEO FutureBoards
9:30am	Session 2: AI in practice – leading from the boardroom?
	Use of AI in the corporate sector creates endless opportunities as well as a number of challenges. How should boards of directors govern and oversee the adoption, risks, and strategic use of artificial intelligence inside their organisation. This is a major topic in corporate governance, risk management, and digital transformation. So, [how] does it work in practice? How can the management, the board and the tech supplier ensure ethical and efficient use of AI to secure long-term value creation for the company and its stakeholders? Durgesh Karanjkar, Senior Primary Research Analyst, Corporate Access and Research – Active Strategies, Norges Bank Investment Management Jon Omund Revhaug, Executive Vice President and Head of Telenor Asia Lorena Paglia, Global AI & Sustainability Transformation Leader I Board Director, Microsoft Moderator: Oliver Tonby, Senior Partner Emeritus, McKinsey & Company
9:50am	Comfort Break
10:00am	Session 3: Board competence and composition in an AI context
	Board directors are the heart, mind and conscience of the company, and their role is to make sure the company survives and thrives in the long run, by exercising ethical and effective leadership. Ethical, to make it right. Efficient, to make money. That includes being responsible for how generative AI is used in an ethical way in the companies they oversee, their capacity to analyze information objectively, evaluate evidence, and make reasoned, well-informed judgments. Is it time to re-think board composition based on the individual board director’s cognitive skills and ethical compasses? Su-Yen Wong, Chairperson, James Cook University in Singapore, Independent Director – City Developments Ltd, CSE Global, First Resources Ooi Huey Tyng, Board Member, Chair, Risk Management Committee. AIG AP Board, Maxis Berhad, Singapore Institute of Directors Federico Donato, MGPartners MFO Singapore, Managing Partner. Council Member, Singapore Business Federation Moderator: Ricky Foo, Partner and Board & CEO Practice APAC Lead at Mercuri Urval
10:20am	Attendee’s dialogue and plenary discussion
	Moderator: Turid Elisabeth Solvang and Tone Dale, Executive Director, NBAS
10:40am	Reflections – Where do we go from here?
	Leonard Opitz Stornes, NBAS President / Partner and Managing Director, Quarks Asia
10:50am	Mingling
11:15am	End of event

Time	Title/Session	Speaker / Key Focus
8:30 AM	Registration and refreshments
9:00 AM	Welcome Remarks – Setting the scene	While geopolitical unpredictability is increasing and artificial intelligence is affecting the very fabric of our societies, human collaboration and dialogue across borders, sectors and industries are more important than ever. Exchanging thoughts and perspectives on how to ensure conscious leadership as well as ethical and efficient use of AI, is the backdrop and the reason why the 7th FutureBoards Cross Border Dialogue will be hosted in Singapore. Manisha Dogra, SVP, Head of External Relations & Sustainability, Telenor ASIA H.E. Leif Trana, Norwegian Ambassador to Singapore Master of Ceremonies: Turid Solvang, Founder/CEO FutureBoards
9:10 AM	Session 1: Artificial Intelligence – opportunities and dilemmas in the corporate world	Launched in 2008 – long before AI was a term – the Global Network Initiative (GNI) sets a global standard for responsible company decision-making to promote and advance freedom of expression and privacy rights across the technology ecosystem, based on a set of core principles. Today, there’s no one global regulation for AI — but both legal frameworks, standards and recommendations are emerging, such as the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, the newly adopted national AI standard in Singapore and in the United Kingdom there is a draft Artificial Intelligence bill. So, where do we stand today when it comes to securing human rights, free speech and data privacy, and what are the critical factors for board directors going forward? Vicky Bowman, Independent Board Chair the Global Network Initiative (GNI) and Senior Adviser at the Institute of Human Rights and Business (IHRB) In dialogue with Turid Solvang, Founder & CEO FutureBoards
9:30 AM	Session 2: AI in practice – leading from the boardroom?	Use of AI in the corporate sector creates endless opportunities as well as a number of challenges. How should boards of directors govern and oversee the adoption, risks, and strategic use of artificial intelligence inside their organisation. This is a major topic in corporate governance, risk management, and digital transformation. So, [how] does it work in practice? How can the management, the board and the tech supplier ensure ethical and efficient use of AI to secure long-term value creation for the company and its stakeholders? Durgesh Karanjkar, Technology Manager, Norges Bank Investment Management, Singapore Jon Omund Revhaug, Executive Vice President and Head of Telenor Asia Lorena Paglia, Global AI & Sustainability Transformation Leader I Board Director, Microsoft
9:50 AM	Comfort Break
10:00 AM	Session 3: Board competence and composition in an AI context	Board directors are the heart, mind and conscience of the company, and their role is to make sure the company survives and thrives in the long run, by exercising ethical and effective leadership. Ethical, to make it right. Efficient, to make money. That includes being responsible for how generative AI is used in an ethical way in the companies they oversee, their capacity to analyze information objectively, evaluate evidence, and make reasoned, well-informed judgments. Is it time to re-think board composition based on the individual board director’s cognitive skills and ethical compasses?
10:20 AM	Attendee’s dialogue and plenary discussion	Moderators: Turid Solvang & Tone Dale, Executive Director, NBAS
10:40 AM	Reflections – Where do we go from here?	Leonard Opitz Stornes, NBAS President / Partner and Managing Director, Quarks Asia
10:50 AM	Mingling
11:15 AM	End of event