Solving Spaces: How AI Sees, Understands, and Transforms Our World
Leave a Nest Singapore is proud to present an AI-themed session at the upcoming Global Knowledge Hub Forum on August 20, 2025, at NTU Alumni House. This session will explore how AI-powered visualisation technologies are reshaping the way industries detect, understand, and solve operational problems in real-world environments.
Today’s industrial sectors are confronted with increasingly multifaceted challenges, ranging from aging infrastructure to inefficiencies in logistics, maintenance, and quality control. These extend to the persistent difficulty of capturing accurate, real-time field data and deriving actionable insights from complex operational environments. Examples include understanding the underlying behavioral factors influencing human decision-making in retail and service contexts, as well as detecting subtle environmental or structural changes that may indicate emerging risks. Conventional approaches often lack the precision and adaptability required to address these issues, underscoring the need for an advanced solution framework underpinned by AI-powered visualisation technologies.
The programme will spotlight technology providers, including Ricoh, Tictag, and RiffAI, who will present operational challenges they have identified in real-world contexts, spanning multiple sectors. These organisations will illustrate how their AI-driven solutions address issues ranging from enhancing operational visibility and process efficiency to improving data acquisition, insight generation, and risk detection. By framing the discussion through the lens of both the identified challenge and the corresponding solution approach, the session emphasises discovery, insight, and application potential over fully finalised technologies, offering attendees a clear perspective on how AI tools can be deployed to address persistent and emerging industry problems from the ground up.
Attendees will gain a deeper appreciation of how these emerging technologies can enhance visibility, efficiency, and resilience in physical operations. More than a showcase, this session aims to spark discussion, surface latent needs, and inspire cross-sectoral thinking on how we perceive and address challenges in the built world.
Event details:
- Date: 20 Aug 2025, Wednesday
- Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Venue: The Legacy, NTU@one-north Level 3, 11 Slim Barracks Rise, Singapore 138664
- Participation fee: FREE
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Mr. Satoshi Yamamoto, Section Manager, Ricoh Innovation Center in Asia (RICA)
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| Mr. Kevin Quah, CEO and Co-Founder of Tictag
Kevin is CEO and Co-Founder of Tictag, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence company helping companies use data to solve long-tail business problems with data-centric AI, while making an impact. Before Tictag, Kevin led technical sales at Taiger, a natural language AI solutions company, before becoming the Director of Growth overseeing strategy and expansion efforts. As a qualified advocate and solicitor in Singapore, he also served as the in-house legal counsel. Kevin’s passion lies in using technology as a force for good, making an impact both in how AI is created and how it is used. |
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Mr. Nurhan Raihan, Director of RIFFAI
Nurhan Raihan, is a distinguished policy analyst and social impact leader with advanced qualifications from Cambridge University's Bennett Institute of Public Policy and a Master of Political Science from The Australian National University's Crawford School of Public Policy. Currently serving as Country Director for ASEAN Youth Organization Singapore, Project Fellow with Mercedes-Benz beVisioneers, and previous COP29 Official Delegate, Nurhan also brings extensive diplomatic experience as an international delegate for the National Youth Council Singapore, through the Westminster Bridge Professional Network, and as a policy researcher at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco. As an official UNFCCC Working Group Representative, UNDP Asia-Pacific International Delegate, and Theirworld Global Youth Ambassador, his expertise spans climate diplomacy, sustainable development, and international affairs across the Asia-Pacific region. |
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Mr. Mohamad Faeze
Mohamad Faeze is the Manager of Business Development Division at IHI Asia Pacific, the regional headquarters of IHI Corporation in Asia, based in Singapore. He drives strategic efforts to deliver innovative energy, infrastructure, and smart industrial solutions across the Asia Pacific region. With over 15 years of experience in engineering, procurement, and business development, Mr. Faeze began his career at Cargotec Japan before advancing through key roles at IHI Asia Pacific. He holds an engineering degree from Saitama University. |
Timetable:
| Time | Content | Main Hall | Second Hall | Booth Hall |
| 8:30 – 8:45 | Opening remarks | Opening remarks | – | – |
| 8:45 – 9:00 | Special ceremony | D-0. award ceremony | – | – |
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Session 1 | AI Solutions session | – | – |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Booth time | – | – | Booth time |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Session 2 | 144 Ventures special session | – | – |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch / Booth time | – | Monozukuri (Manufacturing) seminar | Lunch / Booth time |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Session 3 | Japan Tech Pitch session | – | |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Booth time | – | – | Booth time |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Session 4 | New Energy session | From Science to Shelf session | – |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Closing remarks | Closing remarks | – | – |
For those interested in:
- the frontline of SEA deep tech startups →Please also join 144 Ventures special session
- Japanese deep tech expanding to SEA→ Please also join Japan Tech Pitch session
- how to overcome difficulties in manufacturing → Please also join Monozukuri (Manufacturing) seminar
- cutting-edge energy related startups in SEA → Please also join New Energy session
- how new science is brought to consumers → Please also join From Science to Shelf session