Images From AIWM's Inaugural Independent Wealth Summit
The sold-out Independent Wealth Summit 2025, organized by the Association of Independent Wealth Managers Singapore, attracted over 250 attendees who gathered to discuss emerging trends poised to reshape Asia’s financial landscape.
AIWM's event took place at the prestigious Singapore Management University. Through keynote sessions and dynamic panels, attendees explored how family offices, independent wealth managers, breakthrough wealth tech innovations, climate change, demographic shifts, and evolving regulatory frameworks fuel a transformative era in Singapore’s wealth sector.
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The agenda featured three power-packed panel discussions, along with two in-depth presentations led by industry visionaries: Tham T., Academic Director for the Master of Science in Wealth Management at Singapore Management University, and Lake Dai, Adjunct Professor for Applied AI at Carnegie Mellon University and Managing Partner at Sancus Ventures.
On a panel moderated by Claude Baumann, finews.asia founder and chairman, Lake Dai, Ning Chong, Nirbhay Handa, and Parag Khanna (pictured above, from left) spoke about the convergence of unprecedented mobility, blockchain technology, and climate focus amongst next generation (nextgen) capital and talent.
