Singapore has long been recognised as a premier destination for Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions – or MICE events – backed by its world class infrastructure, connectivity to the world, and its business friendly ecosystem.

And today, we’re going to revisit a guest that sits at the heart of this industry to kickstart the year.

Incorporated in 2005, our guest Experia specialises in conceptualising, creating and curating trade events of strategic interest that spur industry development.

The firm prides itself in bringing together what it calls “captains” from all over the world to inspire ideas, influence decisions and move the needle in strategic issues for global, national and societal needs and progress.

More notably, Experia manages the Changi Exhibition Centre, and is also the player behind Asia’s largest aerospace and defence exhibition, or the Singapore Airshow.

But why are we speaking to Experia you might ask? Well, the MICE industry which Experia lies in is experiencing exciting growth of late.

In June 2025, the Singapore Tourism Board said the MICE global market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate or CAGR of 7.2 per cent from 2024 to 2032.

Asia Pacific in particular, is expected to take the lead due to the relatively higher growth rates seen in regional economies, the rising trend of business travel, as well as improvements in social services and infrastructure.

At Experia, the firm is preparing for the coming Singapore Airshow 2026 happening every two years. It is also organising the inaugural Space Summit 2026, an event which will see national space agencies, policy makers, investors and industry players convene to address gaps in the growing industry.

So how is Experia preparing ahead of the events, and how is the firm positioning itself for future growth, and working with industry players such as hospitality players to spur tourism spending and grow the pie for all?

On Under the Radar, Money Matters’ finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions to Leck Chet Lam, Managing Director, Experia.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is a Special, “On the Go” episode of Under The Radar with Money Matters’ Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian, who’s roughly about 14,300 km away from Singapore in the US city of Las Vegas attending CES 2026.

The CES is arguably one of the most powerful tech events in the world featuring speakers like Jensen Huang, CEO of AI chip darling Nvidia, Lisa Su, CEO of AMD and Yuanqing Yang, CEO of the world’s biggest PC maker Lenovo.

The event is expected to host some 140,000 attendees from the 6th to the 9th of January 2026.

In this episode, Tian Tian provides a first look into how AI is transforming business, technology and everyday life, as well as the innovations to watch at CES 2026.

She was also part of the media team invited to Lenovo Tech World @ CES, where she spoke with Amar Babu, President of Asia Pacific of Lenovo, on the key themes for Tech World 2026.

Tian Tian will be back with more details in a radio Special, LIVE from Las Vegas on tomorrow’s Breakfast Show with Ryan, Emaad and Audrey so stay tuned!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s back to the financial services industry as we speak to a financial advisory firm that’s wholly owned by Singlife.

Founded in 2016, Singlife Financial Advisers seeks to empower individuals to achieve financial freedom with its team of digitally enabled advisers, through innovative solutions that support its clients at every stage of their life.

The firm primarily looks at four areas: (1) Protection through insurance, (2) Savings and retirement, (3) Investment, and finally (4) Legacy planning, and is now seeing increased demand for services across the board in Singapore given a growing number of high-net worth individuals and an ageing population in the country.

According to numbers by data analytics provider GlobalData out in early 2025, Singapore’s general insurance industry is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (or CAGR) of 6.2% to hit S$8.1 billion in gross written premiums by 2029.

That’s supported by regulatory developments, economic expansion as well as a rise in market demand. So what will the numbers mean for the firm’s growth roadmap in the medium to longer term?

And as demand for insurance coverage increases, the Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre (or Fidrec) in Singapore is also seeing consumer complaints against investment-linked insurance policies or (ILPs) increase.

So what does this mean for the firm, and how will the firm ensure transparency in the selling of its products amid consumer concerns across the industry?

At the same time, more support is also provided for the industry, with Singlife Financial Adviser’s parent Singlife setting up a shared service hub in Singapore earlier this year to help financial advisory firms with services like electronic financial need analysis, client onboarding and more. So how is Singlife Financial Advisers tapping the shared resource then?

On Under the Radar, Money Matters’ finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions to Justin Ho, CEO, Singlife Financial Advisers.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.