Darius Liu keynote speaker

Darius Liu is the Head of Global Strategy and Business Expansion at Adaption, a San Francisco-headquartered AI frontier lab pioneering real-time Adaptive AI systems that continuously learn and evolve to match user context and intent. In this role, he drives global enterprise deployment and strategic partnerships to make adaptive AI accessible to enterprises and builders worldwide.

Darius previously served as Head of Strategy, Partnerships & Growth at AI Singapore. There, he led government and industry collaborations and was a key member of the pioneering team that developed and launched SEA-LION, the landmark Multilingual Large Language Model (LLM) tailored for Southeast Asia. Darius continues to serve as Advisor to the SEA-LION team at AI Singapore, concurrent with his full-time role at Adaption.

Darius is an accomplished public communicator who has been featured extensively as a speaker and panellist across high-profile technology and fintech platforms worldwide. His notable international appearances include presenting on cultural context in LLMs at Google Cloud NEXT in Las Vegas, addressing bilateral digital trade at the APEC Workshop in Lima, speaking at the inaugural Singapore-China Digital Policy Dialogue in Beijing, and sharing the stage with AI pioneer Andrew Ng in San Francisco. A fuller list of his extensive speaking engagements and media features is detailed below.

His deep technology expertise is backed by a robust track record in financial infrastructure and public policy. He was the Co-founder and COO of ADDX, a world-first fully regulated digital securities platform powered by blockchain. His foundational career includes serving as Vice President of Total Portfolio Strategy at GIC (Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund), as well as pivotal leadership roles within the Singapore Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Finance.

A Public Service Commission Overseas Merit Scholar, Darius graduated Summa cum Laude with a BSc and MSc in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, holds an MSc in Financial Engineering from the National University of Singapore, and is a CFA and CAIA charterholder.