Commercial foundations
Trading, procurement, and APAC business work built a practical market lens.
Leadership profile
About Lim Tern Poh
Tern Poh is a Singapore-based AI strategy and transformation leader. He has led work across consulting, national AI programs, product teams, and startup ecosystems.
His work centers on AI strategy, AI transformation, deployment strategy, trusted AI governance, model risk, AI security, generative AI, and cross-border AI adoption.
Career arc
Commercial-to-technical-to-strategic
The profile is multidisciplinary by design. It starts with markets and operations, moves through AI product and national adoption work, and now focuses on AI strategy, transformation, and deployment.
AI adoption and product
AI Singapore and AI product roles added technical, adoption, and delivery depth.
AI strategy and transformation
Deloitte, MBA, governance, speaking, and media work now connect AI decisions with business change.
Open to
- AI Strategy and AI Transformation roles
- Deployment Strategy roles connecting business and technical teams
- Public speaking on AI strategy and AI adoption
- Executive and board advisory on AI governance and adoption
- Startup mentoring
- Media commentary on AI business impact
Experience
A career across AI strategy, transformation, governance, and delivery
The roles span enterprise AI strategy, national programs, AI standards, AI products, startups, and commercial work.
AI Strategy, Transformation, and Delivery
Full-time and seconded roles across enterprise AI strategy, national programs, AI products, standards, and public-sector AI.
2024-Present
Manager, AI & Data
Deloitte · Singapore
Advises enterprise leaders on AI, data, generative AI, and business transformation. Works across strategy, governance, delivery, and stakeholder alignment.
- PMO for large AI delivery work across Fortune 500 APAC clients
- Coordinates business leaders, consulting teams, and technical teams
- Turns complex AI topics into clear decisions for executives
2022
Senior AI Product Manager
Yoozoo Games AI Innovation Lab (AI2Labs) · Singapore
Led AI product work in Yoozoo's AI Innovation Lab, also referenced publicly as AI2Labs, connecting engineering, design, business goals, and user needs.
- Managed AI product direction and delivery
- Aligned technical roadmaps with business needs
- Worked with software, data, and design teams
2021-2022
Associate Director (AI Innovation)
AI Singapore · Singapore
Led national AI adoption and product work that connected AI readiness, enterprise demand, and go-to-market execution.
- Led work on Singapore's AI Readiness Index, known as AIRI
- Connected AI Singapore programs with enterprise adoption needs
- Helped leaders translate AI ambition into practical adoption paths
2018-2021
Principal AI Consultant; Assistant Head of AI Standards
AI Singapore · Singapore
Worked on enterprise AI consulting, AI standards, AI security guidance, and open source AI tools.
- Helped enterprises scope and build minimum viable AI models
- Worked on AI standards and AI security guidance, including TR 99:2021
- Spoke at FOSSASIA 2020 on AI Singapore's open source AI Bricks
2019-2020
Data Science and AI Programme Manager; AI policy and standards support
GovTech Singapore and National AI Office · Singapore
Supported whole-of-government data, analytics, and AI work through secondments while at AI Singapore.
- Worked on public-sector AI and analytics programs
- Supported national AI strategy, standards, and governance work
Venture, Mentoring, and Ecosystem
Startup, mentoring, MedTech, and ecosystem work that supports AI adoption beyond one employer.
Past-Present
Startup Mentor
Google for Startups and 500 Global · Singapore
Mentors founders on AI strategy, product direction, go-to-market, and business model choices.
- Mentored AI-first startups through Google and 500 Global programs
- Advised founders on product-market fit, AI use cases, and commercial strategy
2024-2025
Digitalization & AI Action Group Member
Association of Small & Medium Enterprises · Singapore
Supported SME-focused AI and digitalization work through ASME's Digitalization & AI Action Group.
- Advised on AI adoption strategy for small and medium enterprises
- Contributed to ecosystem work on digitalization and AI awareness
2024
Founder-in-Residence
Antler Singapore · Singapore
Joined Antler Singapore's startup incubator while completing the NUS-PKU MBA.
- Worked on early-stage AI startup ideas and business validation
- Brought venture-building work into his AI leadership profile
2023
MedTech Startup Co-Founder
Duke-NUS Health Innovator Programme · Singapore
Co-developed a cervical cancer screening innovation with clinicians during the NUS MBA journey.
- Co-founded a MedTech project focused on cervical cancer screening
- Filed a patent for the screening device
- Secured S$50,000 in innovation grant funding
2020
COO
Wise / WiSeCue · Singapore
Served as COO for Wise/WiSeCue in the NUS Graduate Research Innovation Programme. The venture worked on a wireless sensing platform for implant monitoring.
- Listed in NUS GRIP team factsheets as COO
- Worked on venture-building for a healthcare sensing platform
Commercial Foundations
Earlier trading, procurement, and APAC business roles that shaped a practical market lens.
2016-2017
APAC Purchasing Manager, IT Innovation
Procter & Gamble · Singapore
Worked on IT innovation procurement across APAC before moving into AI full time.
- Managed IT innovation purchasing work across APAC
- Built the business base that later shaped his AI strategy work
2014-2016
Trainee Trader (Palm Oil)
Bunge · Singapore
Started in physical commodity markets and supply chain work.
- Built early experience in commodity markets, supply, demand, and trade flows
- Carried a practical market lens into later AI cost and infrastructure analysis
Education
Business and technical depth
Dual Master of Business Administration
National University of Singapore and Peking University
2022-2024
- NUS MBA Valedictorian
- Mandarin Alumni Gold Medalist
- Outstanding Graduating Student Prize
- Maintained a perfect 5/5 GPA at NUS
- 2022 ASEAN-China Young Leaders Scholarship recipient
- Horizon Scholarship and Sanhao Student Award at Peking University
- Executive Committee Member, NUS MBA Tech Club and Entrepreneurship Club
- INSEAD Product Game 2023 finalist and NUS VCIC 2024 runner-up
- Studied strategy, organization, and general management
Master of Computing, Artificial Intelligence Specialization
National University of Singapore
2020-2022
- Completed in May 2022
- Built a technical base in AI, machine learning, and applied computing
Bachelor of Business Management, Finance and International Trading
Singapore Management University
2010-2014
- Dean's List
- President, SMU Merchants' Club
- Led SMU team to 7th place globally in the CME Group Commodity Trading Challenge
Proof
Public achievements
academic
NUS MBA Valedictorian
Graduated top of class from the NUS MBA and received the Outstanding Graduating Student Prize.
ai-governance
TR 99:2021 AI Security
Contributed to Singapore's TR 99 AI security guidance for assessing and defending against AI security threats.
academic
Mandarin Alumni Gold Medalist
Received the Mandarin Alumni Gold Medal during the NUS MBA journey.
national-ai
AI Readiness Index
Led work on AIRI, Singapore's AI maturity framework for organizations.
innovation
Patent and S$50,000 MedTech Grant
Co-developed a cervical cancer screening innovation, filed a patent, and secured S$50,000 in grant funding.
academic
PKU Guanghua MBA Distinctions
Received the 2022 ASEAN-China Young Leaders Scholarship, Horizon Scholarship, and Sanhao Student Award during the PKU Guanghua MBA journey.
cross-border-strategy
SegmentFault International GTM Project
Led a multicultural PKU consulting team on SegmentFault's international go-to-market strategy and won Best Presentation Award.
competition
INSEAD Product Game and NUS VCIC
Reached the INSEAD Product Game 2023 final and placed runner-up in the NUS Venture Capital Investment Competition 2024.
competition
Global Commodity Trading Challenge
Led an SMU team that placed 7th globally and was the top Asian team in the CME Group Commodity Trading Challenge.
ecosystem
Startup Mentor
Mentored AI-first startups through Google for Startups and 500 Global programs.
ecosystem
AI Professionals Association Executive Committee
Served on the executive committee of the AI Professionals Association in Singapore.
ecosystem
ASME Digitalization & AI Action Group
Supported SME AI adoption through ASME's Digitalization & AI Action Group.
thought-leadership
AI Speaker and Media Commentator
Spoke at AI events and commented on AI adoption, AI agents, DeepSeek, and China-US AI dynamics.
Skills
AI strategy, transformation, governance, and business impact
The profile is broad. The center is AI strategy that becomes adopted systems.
AI Strategy and Governance
Enterprise AI strategyAI transformation strategyGenerative AI adoptionAI readiness assessmentTrusted AI governanceAI transparency and explainabilityAI security threat assessmentModel risk and AI securityAI governance and standardsAI risk and ethicsAI operating models
AI Delivery and Product
Agentic AI deliveryEnterprise AI deploymentAI product managementMinimum viable AI modelsData science program managementMachine learning translationAI use case design
Business and Leadership
Management consultingBusiness transformationDeployment strategyBusiness-to-technical translationExecutive advisoryPMO and delivery governanceCross-border GTM strategyStakeholder managementCross-functional team leadership
Thought Leadership
AI public speakingAI and geopoliticsAI and human securityEmerging technology governanceEast-West technology strategyAI cost and infrastructure analysisLLM cost inflection analysisCulturally fit AI systemsCitizen AI developer enablementMedia commentary
Venture and Ecosystem
Startup mentoringGo-to-market strategyProduct-market fitMedTech venture buildingGrant fundingFounder coaching
Industry Exposure
Financial services and bankingHealthcare and MedTechHealthcare AI decision supportTelecommunicationsPublic sectorTechnology and startupsConsumer goods and commodities