Strengthen the strategic judgement required to lead AI adoption across business value, governance, operating model and workforce transformation.
A one-day, in-person programme for CEOs, CXOs, Managing Directors and senior financial-services leaders, combining global perspective, enterprise implementation experience, practical frameworks and peer exchange.
Programme at a glance
Date
3 November 2026
Format
Full day, in person | Singapore
Audience
CEOs, CXOs, Managing Directors and senior leaders
Cohort
Approximately 20 participants
Recognition
IBF-STS accredited | 8 CPD hours
The leadership agenda
AI is becoming a strategic leadership priority across financial services
AI is reshaping how financial institutions create value, serve clients, govern risk, organise work and build capability. As the technology advances, senior leaders are required to make connected choices across strategy, governance, operating model, talent and enterprise execution.
Set strategic priorities
Identify where AI can create meaningful institutional value and where leadership attention should be concentrated.
Create the conditions for scale
Connect ambition with governance, data, risk, accountability and operating-model readiness.
Lead organisational change
Understand how roles, skills, decision rights and workforce capabilities should evolve as AI becomes embedded in work.
Singapore context
Built for Singapore's AI capability agenda in financial services
Singapore's financial sector is placing increasing emphasis on the leadership, governance and workforce capabilities required to turn AI opportunity into responsible adoption at scale. This programme is positioned specifically for that context.
Why this matters in Singapore
Senior financial-services leaders are increasingly expected to make connected decisions across AI value creation, governance, workforce transformation and responsible adoption. This programme is designed to support exactly those leadership decisions in the Singapore market.
AI Workforce Co-Lab
IBF's AI Workforce Co-Lab, launched in September 2026 with 23 pioneer financial institutions covering more than 80,000 employees, includes a dedicated leadership pathway focused on valuable AI applications, sound governance and workforce transformation.
CFTE programme
CFTE's AI Strategy for Senior Leadership in Finance is an IBF-STS accredited programme designed specifically to help senior financial-services leaders address the strategic, governance and workforce questions created by AI.
A senior executive programme built around the decisions leaders need to make
The programme provides strategic perspective, practical frameworks and enterprise experience to help senior leaders understand the AI shift, position their organisation and define the leadership priorities that should follow.
Understand the shift
Develop practical intuition for the direction of AI capability, economics and autonomy, and the implications for financial services.
Position the organisation
Examine business value, competitive posture, governance, operating model, talent and organisational readiness.
Lead the response
Frame the board- and ExCo-level questions, priorities and actions required to guide responsible enterprise adoption.
The strategic questions
Six areas of leadership judgement
01
Where can AI create distinctive value?
Connect opportunities and use cases to strategic and institutional value.
02
How should the organisation position itself?
Assess ambition, pace, investment choices and the implications for competitive advantage.
03
What governance supports responsible scale?
Clarify oversight, accountability, risk appetite and the controls required as AI becomes embedded in workflows and decisions.
04
How should operating models evolve?
Examine process redesign, ownership, data, technology and the organisational conditions that support execution.
05
What capabilities will matter most?
Consider augmentation, role redesign, workforce transition and the capabilities needed across leaders and teams.
06
What should leadership prioritise now?
Translate insight into practical questions, priorities and next conversations for the board, ExCo or function.
Programme structure
A structured progression from understanding the AI shift to defining leadership priorities
01Stage
Understanding the AI shift
Capability, economics, autonomy and the pace of change.
02Stage
Implications for financial services
Clients, economics, risk, competition, talent and business models.
03Stage
AI in action
Live demonstrations and financial-services applications.
04Stage
Enterprise execution
From opportunity identification to scalable adoption.
05Stage
Governance, operating model and workforce
Accountability, readiness, capability and organisational design.
06Stage
Leadership priorities and action
Board-level questions, personal priorities and practical next steps.
Faculty
Strategic perspective and enterprise implementation experience
The programme combines CFTE's global perspective on AI and financial-services transformation with first-hand experience of leading enterprise Data & AI in a large regulated institution.
Huy Nguyen Trieu
Programme Director & Expert
Co-Founder, CFTE Former Managing Director, Citi
Huy Nguyen Trieu is Co-Founder of CFTE. He previously served as Managing Director at Citi, was the first FinTech Resident Expert at Oxford Saïd Business School and is an Associate Fellow there. He is a graduate of MIT and École Polytechnique and the author of The AI-fication of Jobs.
At CFTE, Huy has led work at the intersection of AI, financial services, talent and institutional transformation, including the AI Leadership Academy with UK Finance and collaboration with the Financial Conduct Authority on AI capability and the AI in Finance Observatory. His contribution to this programme focuses on strategic patterns, mental models, leadership choices and the future of financial services.
Mohammed Rahim
Co-delivering Expert
Former Group Chief Data Officer, Standard Chartered Founder & CEO, Data Heartbeat
Mohammed Rahim spent almost two decades at Standard Chartered and served as Group Chief Data Officer, leading enterprise Data & AI across 54 markets. His experience includes a Board-approved Group Data & AI strategy, more than 40 production AI use cases, enterprise GenAI tools, a Group AI Factory, and responsible-AI governance, data quality and privacy controls.
He has been involved in many of Singapore's responsible-AI initiatives, including work linked to FEAT and Veritas. He now advises boards and executives through Data Heartbeat. His contribution to this programme focuses on the organisational, governance and operating-model conditions required for AI to scale responsibly.
Participant value
What participants will take back to their organisation
Strategic priority map
A clearer view of the areas that require executive attention across value, governance, technology, talent and organisational readiness.
Board- and ExCo-level questions
Sharper questions on business value, accountability, governance, capability and pace.
Peer-informed perspective
Insights tested through discussion with other senior leaders facing comparable decisions.
Leadership priorities
Clarity on what to sponsor, challenge, understand and progress personally.
90-day action direction
A practical route from discussion to executive conversations, ownership and next steps.
Continued application
Post-workshop resources to support further discussion and action after the programme.
CFTE
Global expertise in finance, technology and capability building
CFTE is a global education platform focused on finance and technology, with more than 200,000 professionals trained across 150+ countries and a network of more than 1,000 industry leaders, entrepreneurs and regulators.
200,000+professionals trained
150+countries reached
1,000+industry experts and leaders
CFTE works with financial institutions, public-sector organisations, industry bodies and regulators to build capability for a financial sector shaped by technology and AI.
CFTE has partnered globally recognised organisations to deliver the AI Leadership Academy with UK Finance and collaboration with the Financial Conduct Authority on AI capability and the AI in Finance Observatory.
Programme details
Accreditation and programme details
Programme
Date3 November 2026
Time09:00-17:00
LocationSingapore, in person
AudienceCEOs, CXOs, Managing Directors and senior financial-services leaders
Cohortapproximately 20 participants
FeeS$2,000
IBF-STS
IBF-STS accredited | 8 CPD hours.
This programme is listed on the IBF Programme Finder as TGS-2026066423_AI Strategy for Senior Leadership in Finance.
50% funding for eligible Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents.
70% funding for eligible Singapore Citizens aged 40 and above.
Direct training cost support is capped at S$3,000 per participant per course.
Eligibility and completion conditions apply. Please confirm current criteria at registration.
For prospective participants and organisations
Frequently asked questions
Which AI programme in Singapore is designed for senior banking and financial-services leaders?
AI Strategy for Senior Leadership in Finance is a one-day, in-person executive programme designed for CEOs, CXOs, Managing Directors and other senior leaders across banking and financial services. The programme focuses on AI strategy, governance, operating model, workforce and enterprise adoption.
What should senior leaders in a financial institution understand about AI strategy?
Senior leaders need a clear view of where AI can create institutional value, how it affects competitive positioning, which governance and accountability arrangements support responsible scale, how operating models and roles may evolve, and which capabilities the organisation should build.
How can a financial institution move from AI opportunity to enterprise adoption?
Enterprise adoption requires alignment between strategic value, data, governance, technology, operating model, workforce capability, ownership and measures of impact. The programme examines these areas together so leaders can frame a coherent path for their organisation.
Is the programme IBF-STS accredited?
Yes. The programme is IBF-STS accredited and carries 8 CPD hours. The official IBF Programme Finder listing is available for reference.
Who leads the programme?
The programme is led by Huy Nguyen Trieu, Co-Founder of CFTE and former Managing Director at Citi, together with Mohammed Rahim, former Group Chief Data Officer at Standard Chartered. Their combined experience brings strategic perspective and enterprise implementation depth.
3 November 2026 | Singapore
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