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Singapore Data Festival 2026

Drew & Napier, together with our partner firms in Drew Network Asia (DNA) and the Drew Data Protection & Cybersecurity Academy (Drew Academy) are pleased to present the following events during this year’s Singapore Data Festival (SDF), which runs from 20 to 24 July 2026. Please refer to this page for updates to our schedule for the SDF week.

Title Synopsis Time (SGT) Registration
Monday, 20th July 2026
Drew Data Protection & Cybersecurity Academy (Drew Academy) Webinar #1 🔵: 
AI Agents in Agentic AI

 
Agentic AI is promoted as the next big thing in digital transformation — but between the hype, clear explanations of what an AI agent actually is remain hard to find. This webinar offers a less hyped, more implementation-oriented view of what an AI agent is at its core, helping you better assess where agentic AI may be more or less appropriate than alternatives like RPA, particularly from a security and data protection perspective.
 
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Drew Network Asia (DNA) Webinar #1 🟢:
Managing Cross-border Transfers and Data Breaches involving Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei
With Southeast Asia's digital economy expected to exceed $1 trillion by 2030, cross-border personal data transfers are central to the region's growth. This first webinar in DNA's ASEAN series examines the overall framework for cross-border data transfers and the practical management of data breaches involving Singapore, Indonesia, and Brunei Darussalam.
 
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Tuesday, 21st July 2026
Drew Academy
Webinar #2 🔵: 
Online safety developments in Singapore: Age assurance measures and platform accountability
Singapore's online safety regime is evolving rapidly, particularly with stronger protections for children and vulnerable users. This webinar examines the latest regulatory developments including IMDA's Code of Practice for Online Safety for App Distribution Services, the upcoming Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Act 2025, and what these mean for legal, compliance, policy and product teams navigating Singapore's digital regulatory landscape.
 
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DNA In-person Seminar 🟢:
Developments in AI Technology and Regulation 
 
This in-person DNA seminar explores key developments in the rapidly evolving AI landscape from both legal and technical perspectives. It opens with a panel on cross-border jurisdictional AI updates across ASEAN, followed by an industry session on how to apply AI laws and guidance in practice across the AI value chain, and closes with a discussion on legal privilege issues arising from AI use — including confidentiality risks and implications for legal practice.
 
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DNA Webinar #2 🟢: 
Managing Cross-border Transfers and Data Breaches involving Singapore and Malaysia
This second webinar in DNA's ASEAN series focuses on the management of cross-border data transfers and data breaches between Singapore and Malaysia — covering legal and regulatory obligations, practical compliance considerations, and how organisations can better manage cyber risks across the two jurisdictions.
 
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Wednesday, 22nd July 2026
Drew Academy
Webinar #3 🔵: 
Differential Privacy in
Machine Learning
Differential Privacy (DP) is a powerful Privacy Enhancing Technology that provides mathematical privacy guarantees to protect personal data in AI development. This webinar explains how DP has been applied to machine learning in a practical, accessible way — giving you clarity beyond the typical "just add noise to the data" and helping you better assess its role in your AI governance approach.
 
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DNA Webinar #3 🟢: 
Managing Cross-border Data Breaches involving Singapore and the Philippines
This third webinar in DNA's ASEAN series examines the management of cross-border data transfers and data breaches between Singapore and the Philippines — covering regulatory obligations, practical compliance considerations, and strategies for managing cyber risks across both jurisdictions.
 
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Thursday, 23rd July 2026
Drew Academy
Webinar #4 🔵: 
From Play to Pay: Regulation of Video Games in Singapore
Video games in Singapore sit within a fragmented and evolving regulatory landscape spanning film, broadcasting, gambling, online safety and data protection laws. This session provides a practical overview of how Singapore regulates video games across these different legal regimes — including live services, user-generated content, virtual currencies, loot boxes under the Gambling Control Act 2022, and emerging online safety obligations for app distribution services.
 
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Drew Academy
Webinar #5 🔵: 
Buying or selling AI solutions? Top 5 issues you must address in contracts
This session unpacks the most important — and most misunderstood — risks arising from AI and how they are commonly addressed in contracts between AI solution vendors and customers. Using real-world case studies, it covers confidentiality, data security, intellectual property, liability for AI-generated output, and whether vendor disclaimers and indemnities truly protect either party when things go wrong.
 
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DNA Webinar #4 🟢: 
Managing Cross-border Transfers and Data Breaches involving Singapore and Thailand
This fourth webinar in DNA's ASEAN series examines the management of cross-border data transfers and data breaches between Singapore and Thailand — covering legal and regulatory obligations, practical compliance considerations, and how organisations can better manage cyber risks across both jurisdictions.
 
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Friday, 24th July 2026
Drew Academy
Webinar #6 🔵: 
The Horsepower Behind AI
Modern AI is powerful — but without the right hardware, it quickly grinds to a halt. This webinar explains what differentiates CPUs, GPUs, and TPUs, and how they power AI calculations at varying scales. You will come away understanding why most office computers cannot run large AI models, and why this is a critical consideration when deploying AI securely for confidential or personal data in your organisation.
 
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DNA Webinar #5 🟢: 
Managing Cross-border Transfers and Data Breaches involving Singapore and Vietnam
This fifth and final webinar in DNA's ASEAN series examines cross-border data transfers and data breaches between Singapore and Vietnam. Vietnam's regulatory landscape has evolved significantly with the introduction of its Law on Personal Data Protection and Decree 356, introducing detailed rules on data collection, processing, cross-border transfers, breach notification, and enforcement. This session will also covers recent practices and enforcement trends by regulators in Vietnam.
 
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