THIS TIME IS DIFFERENT | Hian Goh at Brain Bar

Singaporean tech investor Hian Goh, Founding Partner of Openspace Capital and the entrepreneur who built the Asian Food Channel, returned to the Brain Bar main stage this year. Known across Southeast Asia for his direct style and strong views on the global economy, he gave us a candid look at where money, technology and power are heading.

He opened with a warning: the four most dangerous words in investing are “this time is different.” Still, he is optimistic about the long term. In his view, AI is commoditised intelligence that will shape the next 10–15 years the way the smartphone shaped the last decade, but the road there will be rocky.

In conversation with Iain Lindsay, former British Ambassador to Hungary, he talked about the rise of China and India, Hong Kong’s IPO comeback, and how Singapore became an “AI nation” home to dozens of frontier AI labs. He also had advice for Hungary and for young people: being a small country is an advantage if you pick your lane, stay focused and execute, and the future belongs to those with an unreasonable mindset.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this eye-opening conversation about the global economy and the age of AI!

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