Who is the one person you respect enough to disagree with — in public?
Who would you love to see in these two chairs at the ASOCIO Digital & AI Summit 2026?
🔵 One voice pushing for faster AI innovation
🔶 One voice asking for stronger safeguards and AI governance
Tag both.
Not another panel where everyone agrees.
Not another corporate speech.
Not another 20-slide presentation.
This time, we are leaving two chairs empty.
One Final Slot. Two Open Seats. One Big Disagreement.
Welcome to ASOCIO Digital Fault Lines — a live, unscripted debate on the future of Digital Asia, taking place at the ASOCIO Digital & AI Summit 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Pick Your Challenger
Got a strong view on the future of Digital Asia?
🧭 Choose an issue that matters.
⚔️ Pick someone who sees it differently.
🎙️ Or tell us your position, and let us find the opposing voice.
We are looking for two credible people with two genuinely different views.
No corporate pitch.
No slide deck.
No scripted answers.
Just: Evidence. Conviction. Experience.
And one rule:
Challenge the idea. Not the person.
Then we let the room decide:
🗳️ Did you change anyone’s mind?
What Can the Debate Be About?
The ASOCIO Digital Fault Lines debate could cover any of Asia’s biggest digital disagreements:
- 🔐 Cybersecurity
- 🌏 Digital sovereignty
- 🤖 AI governance and regulation
- 🌐 Open vs closed ecosystems
- ⚖️ Innovation vs regulation
- 🔄 National platforms vs regional interoperability
- 🧠 Human judgement vs autonomous systems
Or maybe there is a bigger digital disagreement Asia should be confronting.
Event Details
🪑 Two open chairs only
📍 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
📅 Date: 6 October 2026
🌏 Event: ASOCIO Digital & AI Summit 2026
⏳ Open call closes: 28 September 2026
How to Nominate
You can:
👉 Nominate yourself
👉 Nominate someone else
👉 Tag your challenger
👉 Or simply repost this and name the two people you would put in these chairs
Here is the real question:
Who would YOU put in these two chairs?
Tag them below.
Better still: tag the person whose ideas you disagree with most, but respect enough to debate.
If this post reaches the right two people, we’ll put them on the ASOCIO stage.
🔥 Let’s see where the fault line really is.
Voices We’d Love to See on Stage
Dario Amodei
Yann LeCun
Andrew Ng
Gary Marcus
Aravind Srinivas
Maria Ressa
Amjad Masad
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ASOCIO Digital Fault Lines?
A live debate format at the ASOCIO Digital & AI Summit 2026 where two people with genuinely opposing views on Digital Asia argue their case, and the audience votes on whether anyone’s mind was changed.
When and where is the ASOCIO Digital & AI Summit 2026?
6 October 2026, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Who can apply for the two open chairs?
Anyone with a credible, evidence-based position on a digital or AI issue facing Asia. You can nominate yourself or someone else.
What is the deadline to nominate?
The open call closes on 28 September 2026.
What topics are eligible?
Cybersecurity, digital sovereignty, AI governance, open vs closed ecosystems, innovation vs regulation, regional interoperability, human judgement vs autonomous systems, or any other major digital disagreement in Asia.
