Ashish Sawla

Ashish Sawla is a visionary AI Program Manager and Enterprise Digital Transformation Leader with over 18 years of experience driving large-scale technology programmes across telecommunications, manufacturing, and enterprise environments.

Based in Singapore and currently at Singtel — one of Asia's largest telecommunications groups — Ashish leads the company's AI transformation agenda, championing AI-native software development lifecycle (AI SDLC) practices, intelligent orchestration, and enterprise-wide AI adoption frameworks that deliver tangible, measurable business outcomes.

His career spans end-to-end digital transformation: from architecting multi-cloud strategies and orchestrating automation platforms to leading customer experience reinventions and OSS/BSS modernisation programmes. He brings a rare blend of technical depth and executive leadership, translating complex AI and cloud initiatives into board-level business cases that resonate with stakeholders across finance, operations, and technology.

A champion of operational excellence, Ashish is recognised for his ability to build and lead high-performing cross-functional teams, govern large vendor ecosystems, and navigate the complexities of regulated enterprise environments. His work on AI governance, cyber security frameworks, and Industry 4.0 manufacturing programmes reflects a comprehensive grasp of enterprise technology strategy that goes well beyond programme delivery.

Ashish holds an MBA alongside a Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology — an academic foundation that anchors his ability to bridge business strategy with technical execution. He is widely regarded as a thought leader in AI strategy and enterprise transformation across the APAC technology community.