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On 13 November 2025, VisionTech had the privilege of joining industry leaders, innovators, and ecosystem partners for “Securing the Future of AI” a closed-door event hosted by VisionGroup, Avodaq, and Cisco — with Comstor as the driving force behind the event.
As Singapore’s AI landscape accelerates, many organizations are asking a crucial question: How do we adopt AI in a way that is secure, practical, and truly impactful? This event placed that question at the forefront. It brought together leaders across SME, enterprise, and government sectors to examine where AI is heading and what businesses must do to stay ahead.
Across the afternoon, attendees were guided through a clear journey — from understanding the rapid evolution of AI, to seeing how real organizations are approaching adoption today.
The discussions emphasized that AI is no longer just a technology choice; it is now a strategic business decision that demands the right governance, security, and infrastructure from day one. This set the stage for deeper insights from VisionGroup, Cisco, and Avodaq on how enterprises can move from experimentation to scalable, responsible AI deployment.
Opening Perspective: The Shift to Agentic AI
The event began with an insightful introduction from Sebastian Bonk, Senior Manager Software at Avodaq, who framed how AI is rapidly evolving beyond simple automation. He highlighted the emerging wave of Agentic AI — systems capable of reasoning, analyzing, and taking autonomous actions to support more intelligent and efficient workflows across the enterprise.
Sebastian emphasized that as AI becomes increasingly agentic and independent, the stakes become higher. Organizations must reinforce their governance, security controls, and compliance frameworks to ensure these autonomous systems operate safely and responsibly.
This perspective set a strong foundation for the event, aligning with the day’s focus on secure, scalable, and well-governed AI adoption. It prepared attendees to view AI not only as a powerful technology, but as a discipline that requires readiness, structure, and the right strategic partners.
VisionGroup’s AI in Motion: Turning Strategy Into Real Outcomes
The spotlight then shifted to VisionGroup, where Ron Lee, Senior Product & Marketing Manager of VisionGroup, and Jonathan, Product Manager of VisionGroup, delivered one of the day’s most practical and relatable sessions. Their presentation, “AI in Motion,” focused on a hard truth: while global AI investment continues to rise, 95% of AI projects still fail to deliver real business impact, according to MIT Sloan Management Review, 2025.
The blueprint includes three pillars:
1️⃣AI Impact Matrix — prioritize initiatives with strategic fit & ROI speed
2️⃣AI Transformation Framework — to guide end-to-end implementation & sustainable growth
3️⃣AI Growth Insights — capture real time data, engage customers & execute on growth opportunities
Ron and Jonathan then showcased examples across VisionGroup’s AI suite — AI Sales, AI Commerce, AI CustomerService, AI Support, and AI Assistant — demonstrating how businesses are achieving faster engagement, reduced operational costs, and more efficient workflows using VisionGroup’s solutions.
They also shared global insights showing that 72% of companies now use AI in at least one function, with many reporting 10%+ revenue uplift. Support teams leveraging AI saw 30–50% cost reductions and significant improvements in handling times. This created a natural transition to the next topic: the infrastructure required to support this level of secure and scalable adoption.
Cisco AI Pods + Vision Infrastructure for Enterprise AI
For VisionGroup, the move toward On-Prem AI isn’t just a technical decision — it’s a business strategy. It’s about enabling enterprises to scale smarter, protect their assets, and stay in control of their operations.
While cloud models promise flexibility, VisionGroup highlighted that On-Prem AI offers greater security, cost predictability, and long-term resilience — all essential for enterprises managing mission-critical data.
When paired with enterprise-grade infrastructure like Cisco AI Pods and Avodaq solutions, VisionGroup’s Generative AI Suite helps organizations achieve the perfect balance between performance and governance.
From a business perspective, enterprises are choosing On-Prem AI to:
✅Safeguard business value by keeping critical data and IP securely within their environment.
✅Gain cost predictability with stable, transparent ROI that supports long-term planning.
✅Ensure consistent performance by processing data closer to where it’s generated.
✅Build trust by strengthening compliance, privacy, and governance standards.
✅Stay agile as models and business needs evolve faster than rigid cloud setups can adapt.
Each of these priorities reflects the same principle VisionGroup champions across its projects — that AI adoption should enhance control, not compromise it.
Following VisionGroup’s session, Edmond Ho, AI Practice Specialist at Cisco, took the stage to highlight a key industry shift — organizations are re-evaluating their AI infrastructure strategy as they seek greater control, performance consistency, and long-term cost stability.
As businesses continue to mature in their AI journeys, VisionGroup remains focused on helping them scale confidently with solutions designed around business impact, not just automation.
Securing AI Systems: Protecting Organizations in a Rapidly Evolving Landscape
To close the content agenda, Jeff Zhu, Partner Solutions Engineering at Cisco, addressed the growing cybersecurity risks that come with advanced AI systems. Jeff explained that as AI becomes more autonomous, new attack vectors emerge — such as prompt injection, data leakage, unauthorized model access, and manipulation of agentic workflows.
He introduced Cisco’s secure-by-design AI architecture, which protects AI systems at every layer, from data pipelines and models to network infrastructure and orchestration layers. Jeff emphasized that secure AI is not an add-on — it must be embedded into the AI lifecycle from day one.
His message reinforced the core theme of the event: AI cannot scale unless it is deployed safely and responsibly. With Cisco providing the security foundations and VisionGroup orchestrating the intelligence layer, organizations gain a complete ecosystem built for trust and performance.
Next Steps Toward a Secure AI Future
The event wrapped up with an interactive quiz session followed by a dedicated networking segment, where attendees connected over their AI priorities, readiness challenges, and industry-specific use cases. A clear trend emerged – organizations are no longer debating whether to adopt AI. The real question now is how to deploy it securely, confidently, and at enterprise scale.
Across the networking conversations, leaders from finance, healthcare, retail, logistics, automotive, and public service shared a growing appetite for practical, secure AI solutions that can deliver measurable business impact.
A huge thank you to Comstor – the driving force behind this event – for bringing together partners, experts, and industry leaders to accelerate meaningful discussions around the future of enterprise AI.
Ready to Deploy AI with Confidence and Control?
Throughout the event, VisionGroup’s message was consistent. Organizations need more than AI tools – they need structure, governance, security, and a trusted partner capable of guiding them from strategy to execution. With its AI Success Blueprint, multi-agent orchestration capabilities, and strong ecosystem partnerships, VisionGroup continues to support businesses across Southeast Asia in deploying AI that is secure, scalable, and outcome-driven.
As AI becomes more autonomous and more deeply integrated into business operations, VisionGroup remains committed to turning vision into reality — helping organizations build a future where AI is both powerful and trustworthy.
If your company is exploring AI adoption, looking to scale existing initiatives, or seeking a reliable partner to accelerate your transformation, VisionGroup welcomes strategic partnerships with enterprises, technology providers, and ecosystem enablers. Together, we can shape a secure, high-impact AI future for the region.
