2026 i-SIGMA International Summit Agenda
Please Note, Sessions Subject to Change
Pre-Summit – Wednesday, November 4
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Bangkok Welcome Reception: The Markets, Opportunities and Risks in the Garden
Meet operators, partners and experts from across the region. Guided introductions help you learn where fellow attendees operate, the fastest-growing opportunity in their market, and the biggest regulatory or operational concern on their minds – before the program even begins.
Day 1 – Thursday, November 5
8:30 am – 8:50 am: Welcome: Why This Room Matters
Presented by: Nate Campbell, i-SIGMA
Why i-SIGMA convened this summit, what you should expect from the next two days, what you should leave with, and how your feedback will shape what comes next.
8:50 am – 9:35 am: ASEAN Data Protection and the Practical Implications of Privacy Regulation Across the Information Lifecycle
Presented by: Pol. Col. Dr. Siriphon Kusonsinwut
Regulatory and customer trends affecting multinational operations, subcontracting, contracts and governance – and what they mean for providers operating across borders.
9:40 am – 9:55 am: Networking Break
9:55 am – 10:40 am: Beyond Delete: Building a Defensible End-of-Life Data Program
Presented by: Renee Schafer, Data Security, Inc.
Deleting data is not enough – proving it is gone is what matters. This session explores data destruction methods for retired technology and how dangerous it is to assume that data is gone. Attendees learn why verification matters, how ITAD manages risk, and why protecting end-of-life data is essential for preserving trust, security, and accountability.
10:45 am – 11:30 am: Circular Economy: International Data Erasure in Practice
Presented by: Nickson Lim
Navigating Cross-Border Data Disposal Requirements
11:35 am – 11:55 am: AI for Business
Facilitator – Nate Campbell, i-SIGMA
AI is transforming how businesses operate, compete, and grow. But where should you begin, and how do you turn AI experimentation into measurable business value?
Join i-SIGMA CEO, Nate Campbell, for a practical exploration of how AI can improve decisions, uncover revenue opportunities, reduce repetitive work, and support business growth. Learn how to move from simple questions to repeatable processes and supervised AI agents, while protecting customer information and preserving the human judgment and relationships that drive success.
Attendees will leave with a practical framework and a 30-day experiment they can apply to one real business process.
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Networking Lunch
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm: Where Profit Disappears: Protecting Margin in International RIM, Destruction and ITAD
Presented by: Karen Truebody
Labor utilization, subcontractor costs, logistics, pricing leakage, asset recovery, escalation clauses and unbilled services – where margin leaks in an international business, and how to stop it.
1:50 pm – 2:35 pm: Finance and Contract Strategies That Increase Enterprise Values
Presented by: Gaines Garrett
Winning business matters—but so does the financial strength and contractual discipline behind every deal. This session explores how income statements and balance sheets tell the story of your business, and how accurate, consistent financial reporting builds credibility with lenders, partners, and potential buyers. We’ll then examine how to negotiate contracts that help win customers while protecting profitability and keeping risk proportionate to the work. From limitations of liability to price escalators and termination provisions, attendees will learn where flexibility can help close a deal—and where concessions can create lasting exposure.
2:35 pm – 2:50 pm: Networking Break
2:50 pm – 3:35 pm: Turning Certification into Customer Trust and Commercial Advantage
Panelists: Paul Prokic / Ali Kazmi, Moderated by: Gina Lentine, CSDS
Real customer objections, procurement questions, and sales scenarios – and the language that turns certification into trust and commercial advantage.
3:40 pm – 4:10 pm: ASEAN and APAC Regulatory Intelligence Briefing
Presented by: TBD
The practical implications of privacy, destruction and data-movement developments in priority APAC markets – regional specifics, not a generic privacy-law overview.
4:10 pm – 4:35 pm: Leadership in an Era of Digital Transformation: Balancing Innovation, Governance, and Trust
Presented by: Ms. Porpich Pongparnish, Chevron
4:35 pm – 5:30 pm: Break
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm: Rooftop Networking Reception
Curated introductions across sectors and regions.
7:00 pm: International Leadership Dinner
Day 2 – Friday, November 6
9:15 am – 11:00 am: Data Foundation to AI at Scale
Workshop Presented by: Thanasarn Hongpaisanvivat, PhD
Building Trusted, Governed, and Scalable AI for Enterprise Value.
Artificial Intelligence is transforming how organizations operate, make decisions, and create business value. However, successful AI adoption requires more than advanced technologies—it depends on a strong, trusted, and well-governed data foundation. This session explores how Data Governance and essential Data Management capabilities—including Data Quality, Metadata Management, Data Architecture, and Data Security—establish a strong data foundation that enables organizations to move from AI experimentation to enterprise-wide adoption. Participants will gain practical executive insights into assessing Data and AI readiness, overcoming key challenges, and prioritizing actions to scale AI responsibly, effectively, and sustainably, delivering measurable business value through a trusted data foundation.
11:05 am – 11:20 am: Networking Break
11:20 am – 12:00 pm: CEO Exchange: What Separates High-Performing International Companies?
Moderated by: Jennie Gift, CSDS, CRA
Panelists: Dave Rodgers, Sam Bajaj, Maximilian Chorus, Laurent Landie
Candid answers from leaders who run international operations: the best operational decision they ever made, the preventable mistake they would warn you off, their real margin drivers, talent challenges, the technology investments that paid off, and hard-won market-entry lessons.
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Networking Lunch
Continue issue-table conversations and capture proposed actions.
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm: Proof of Value: The Next Chapter of ITAD
From certificate to proof: making every device decision visible to your customers
Presented by: Masayuki Morita, Vice President, APAC Blancco
For decades, our industry has proved its work with certificates of erasure. Today customers ask a different question: what was each device worth, and why was it handled the way it was? This session shows why rising hardware prices and the AI data-center cycle make that question urgent, and how AI-assisted inspection, AI-built workflows and open integrations can turn each device’s story into evidence customers can see.
1:45 – 2:30 pm: International Coffee Talk
Presented by: i-SIGMA, Gina Lentine
Facilitated roundtable discussion and networking over coffee.
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm: Bangkok Commitments and Closing
Presented by: Nate Campbell, i-SIGMA
Agree on three priorities, two partnerships and one deliverable – and set the date: a 90-day report-back roundtable, held at a time that works for your region, so the momentum from Bangkok does not stop when you fly home.