How do AI-native orgs differ by market? Side Event @AGI Playground 2026
Everyone says they’re AI-native. But look closer: most companies are still AI-integrated — the same teams, the same org charts, with AI bolted onto a few existing workflows. The harder question is not whether you use AI, but what AI changes about the way you build a company. The same models are available globally, but founders in Singapore, China, the US, and beyond are building with different constraints: different customers, talent markets, distribution channels, and business ecosystems. A 12-person team selling across four markets. A founder running a company with AI agents instead of a large team. A startup replacing traditional software with AI-powered outcomes. AI doesn't only change what companies do, but also what companies are. No one has the perfect blueprint yet, but one thing's for sure: the most valuable lessons come from founders experimenting, rebuilding, and sometimes rolling back what didn’t work. So come on August 4. Spend an evening with 50 builders comparing what AI-native really means across markets — and leave with answers you couldn’t have found in case studies online. Due to venue capacity, we're prioritizing guests who join as Founders or Builders. 🌟 ABOUT THE SIDE EVENT Side Events are companion sessions to AGI Playground 2026, open to registered attendees only. Free, approval required. Not registered for AGI Playground yet? Do that first: https://luma.com/n9r72dc9 Already registered? Sign up here using the same email, so we can match you against the attendee list. WHAT WILL WE COVER? How AI-Native Is Your Org? Why do different AI-native companies emerge in different markets? What actually makes a one-person company work? When AI raises your team's output, are you hiring more people because of it—or fewer? What is the first function you've stopped hiring for, or would never hire for again? Where is AI already capable, but you still refuse to let it take the wheel? What should your company charge for? WHO THIS IS FOR? Founders building with AI in Singapore and around the region. 50 of us. One line on the registration form: What does your team do differently now than a year ago? We'll read a few out to open the night. AGENDA 18:00–18:30｜Doors open. 18:30–18:40｜Welcome and framing. Host reads a few answers from the registration form 18:40–19:25｜3-4 Short talks 19:25–19:35｜Break and refill 19:35–20:30｜Open discussion & Networking Want to speak on stage? Register with two lines on what you'd hope to cover! HOSTS Claude SG Community A non-profit community dedicated to making AI accessible for everyone. Based in Singapore and focused on teaching and building with Claude, from first-timers to seasoned developers. Known for workshops and Freestyle Coding, a live format where the audience picks the topics and a developer builds it on the spot, unrehearsed. 5,000+ builders in the network. https://claudecode.sg WAVE WAVE is an international innovation organization founded by Gen Z, building the new infrastructure for innovation in the AI era. WAVE bridges the gap between global industries and capital on one side, and the new generation of innovation ecosystem on the other. Headquartered in Singapore, WAVE's ecosystem network spans the Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Europe, North America, and Africa. www.waveworld.org BLOCK71 Build what's next. Part of NUS Enterprise, BLOCK71 has incubated over 1,600 startups since 2011, with a footprint across Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Japan, and the United States. Its programmes run from MVP validation to first round to international expansion, backed by a mentor network of ex-founders and operators. https://block71.co/ Founder Park (GeekPark) A window to China's tech scene. GeekPark has spent 15 years building China's founder community and putting its builders on stage. Founder Park is its AI arm, and AGI Playground is its flagship conference, running its first overseas edition in Singapore on August 3 and 4 at Gardens by the Bay: two tracks, 30+ talks, and 500 founders, researchers, and operators from across Asia and beyond. https://about.geekpark.net/ Stripe Stripe is building programmable financial services for millions of businesses globally. Millions of companies use Stripe to accept payments online and in person, embed financial services, power custom revenue models, and build a more profitable business. Headquartered in San Francisco and Dublin, Stripe processes over $1.9 trillion of payments annually, equivalent to 1.6% of global GDP. Stripe users include all of the top AI companies, 90% of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and 86% of the Forbes AI 50. Through its scale and investments in R&D—particularly artificial intelligence and stablecoins—Stripe accelerates the utility of frontier technology in the global economy. https://stripe.com/
