How Asian Founders Can Leverage Agentic AI to Scale Faster – With IBM’s CTO
I thought I understood AI… until IBM’s CTO completely rewired my thinking. In this conversation of TiE Talks with Kitman Cheung, we go deep into the realities of agentic AI, AI adoption challenges, and why most companies are still stuck at the “desktop productivity” stage.
Kitman also opens up about IBM’s own transformation; HR, finance, sales, everything, powered by enterprise-grade AI. And when we dive into quantum computing, things get wild: from 34% more accurate bond predictions to future-ready materials science.
If you’re curious about where AI trends, generative AI, and quantum computing are taking Asia next, you’ll want to listen till the end.
Table of Contents
Discussion Topics: How Asian Founders Can Leverage Agentic AI to Scale Faster
- Welcome & Why This AI Episode Matters for You
- Kitman’s Journey: How a Developer Became IBM’s CTO
- What a CTO Really Does (and How to Think Like One)
- IBM’s Secret Sauce: Research, Open Source & Real Impact
- AI & GenAI Explained Simply (Finally!)
- Agentic AI: What It Is & Why It Changes Everything
- Measuring AI ROI: The Framework Every Leader Needs
- Inside IBM: How They Use AI to Save Billions
- Responsible AI: What Every Business Must Get Right
- AI Risks: The Hidden Failure Points No One Talks About
- AI Governance: The Guardrails You Need Before Scaling
- Trust in AI: The 5 Pillars All Companies Should Adopt
- AI Bias: How Bad Data Can Break Your Business
- ASEAN’s AI Reality Check: Who’s Ahead & Who’s Catching Up
- Quantum 101: Why It Will Break Today’s Limits
- Quantum Adoption: Real Use Cases & Regional Moves
- Keeping Up with Tech: A Playbook for Busy Leaders
- Final Takeaways: Your Next Steps in AI & Quantum
Our Guest: Kitman Cheung
I am an engineer, a software developer, a manager, a presales leader, an author and an inventor. I worked across different domains like Data, AI, DevOps, Hybrid Cloud, Business Automation, Cyber-Security and AIOps. Right now, I am leading a team presales engineer for one of the broadest software and hardware portfolio in the world’s most dynamic market. I have a team to deliver innovations to customers everyday. That is not a bad day in the office.