The AI-Ready Finance Leader: Building finance for an AI-first world

Schedule

Tue, 06 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 am to Wed, 07 Oct, 2026 at 05:00 pm

UTC+08:00
Location

15 Playfair Rd | Paya Lebar, SG

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AI is changing how finance teams work; from reporting and analysis to workflow automation, governance and risk management.
About this Event

​This training goes beyond understanding AI. Participants work hands-on to build practical finance workflows, reusable skills and real outputs, while learning about governance, controls and judgement required to use AI responsibly.

​Across two days, capability and governance are developed together - from prompting and workflow design to financial reporting, cyber risk, AI governance and incident response.

​Participants leave not just knowing what AI can do, but how to apply it in Finance with appropriate oversight, accountability and control.


Who its' for
  • ​CFOs
  • ​Heads of Finance and Financial Controllers
  • ​Finance Managers who lead teams
  • ​Founders running finance themselves

What you will leave with
  • ​3 practical finance outputs you can reuse immediately.
  • ​A proven prompting method for better, more reliable AI outputs.
  • ​A reusable AI-enabled finance workflow for reporting and disclosure review.
  • ​Your own Finance AI Skill with built-in guardrails and human checkpoints.
  • ​A practical framework for AI risk and governance across finance.
  • ​Hands-on experience responding to AI-enabled financial fraud.
  • ​A 30-day action plan to put AI into practice with the right controls.

Organisers & Programme Partners

​The programme is developed by Kingston International College in partnership with the Centre for AI Leadership (C4AIL).

Kingston International College provides industry-aligned, market-ready education designed to develop practical skills for the global workforce.

Centre for AI Leadership (C4AIL) is a Singapore-based non-profit organisation focused on promoting AI leadership across the region, bringing together experienced entrepreneurs, AI scientists and executive coaches.

​The programme is a Level 1 course under the AI Bilingual Proficiency Framework, developed by Kingston International College and C4AIL.


​Trainers & Speakers

Ethan Seow
Founder, Verixiom | TEDx Speaker | Kingston Industry Mentor for Artificial Intelligence & Cybersecurity

Chin Shi Mei
Founder & CEO, CFOi | Trainer for the Accounting & Finance domain at the Skills IgnitionSG AI Challenge 2026, an initiative by Google and IMDA


​M-DAQ Global Corporate Sponsorship

​To support the development of AI-ready finance leaders, M-DAQ Global is sponsoring up to 70% of the course fees for qualifying participants.

Normal course fee: S$1,599
M-DAQ Global sponsored fee: S$499 before GST

​That means eligible participants can access the two-day executive programme at up to 70% sponsorship support from M-DAQ Global.

Please note: Registration through this event page is an application/expression of interest and does not automatically guarantee the sponsored fee or a confirmed place. Eligible participants will be contacted by M-DAQ Global to complete the sponsorship qualification and enrolment process.


What to bring / set up
  • ​Laptop required - phones and tablets can't run the exercises
  • ​Claude Cowork Pro installed and ready to go before the session starts

​Morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea provided.


Day 1 Agenda
DAY 1 - UNDERSTANDING AND SAFE USE

Info: - What AI Does, and Where to Trust It
- Applied AI in Finance
- Mastering the Art of Prompting
- Managing AI-Enabled Cyber Risk in Finance
- SecureAI™ Essentials & AI Risk Governance for Finance Leaders


Day 2 Agenda
DAY 2 - APPLICATION AND DEFENSIBILITY

Info: - Building AI-Enabled Finance Workflows with Claude Cowork
- From Claude skills to Building Your Own Finance Agent
- AI-Enabled Financial Fraud - Incident Response Simulation
- Building Your 30-Day AI-Finance Action Plan


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Where is it happening?

15 Playfair Rd, 15 Playfair Road, Paya Lebar, Singapore

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