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Summary
Artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries, investment strategies, and corporate decision-making. But as AI spending accelerates and adoption expands, investors and business leaders are increasingly asking a new question: Where will the next wave of value creation emerge?
Join us for an exclusive webinar featuring Melissa Otto, Global Head of Visible Alpha Research, as she presents key findings from the latest Visible Alpha AI Monitor H1 2026 Update. We will explore how the AI landscape is evolving beyond infrastructure investment toward enterprise adoption, AI agents, data centers, energy demand, and business monetization, with a special focus on the implications for companies and investors across Asia-Pacific.
Following the research discussion, our experts will demonstrate how investment professionals and corporate teams are using S&P Global's AI-powered workflow suite to streamline research, accelerate analysis, and create client-ready outputs with confidence.
Discover how to:
- Identify investment opportunities from emerging AI trends using trusted Visible Alpha and S&P Global datasets
- Analyze companies, industries, transactions, macroeconomic themes, and market developments through a single AI-powered assistant
- Build and refine financial models with refreshable, auditable Capital IQ Pro formulas
- Transform analysis into presentations, investment theses, management briefings, and client-ready materials in minutes
- Apply AI responsibly by using trusted, structured financial and market intelligence rather than relying solely on public web sources alone
- Whether you're on the buy side, sell side, in investor relations, or part of the corporate strategy or research team, this session will provide practical insights on combining trusted data, expert research, and AI-powered workflows to improve productivity and strengthen decision-making.
Speakers
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Melissa Otto, CFA
Global Head of Visible Alpha Research
Melissa is the Global Head of Visible Alpha Research at S&P Global. She leads the team producing comprehensive analysis of US and international companies, sectors, and industries for public and private equity, IPOs and M&A.
Prior to joining Visible Alpha, she spent 20+ years as an equity analyst and portfolio manager, investing in global technology and consumer stocks and the Pan-Asia region. In addition to her equity investing career, Melissa worked with engineering teams at data providers and Microsoft Azure building cloud-based solutions to centralize and aggregate critical investment data for investors.
Melissa studied Japanese at Harvard University, received her MA in economics from Brandeis University and MS degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and is a CFA charterholder. She is certified in Azure Fundamentals and Agile Project Management and recently completed The Business of AI course at Columbia Business School. She is a frequent media commentator on equities in the US and abroad.
LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/melissa-otto-cfa
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Kaye Tuliao
ASEAN Business Development Lead
Kaye leads market development and business strategy for the ASEAN Desktop Solutions business. Based in Singapore, she partners with financial institutions, corporations, and investment professionals across Southeast Asia to help them unlock greater value from data, analytics, and AI-powered research workflows. With experience spanning product management, business development, and market strategy, Kaye specializes in helping organizations enhance research productivity, accelerate decision-making, and adopt next-generation AI technologies across their investment and workflow processes.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Alex De Leon
Pacific Business Development Lead
Alex is the product manager responsible for the sell-side segment in the Pacific region. She has been with S&P Global since 2016, starting in Manila, Philippines before relocating to Sydney, Australia to better serve the Pacific region. She is responsible for market development, business strategy, and change management with a particular focus on commercial banks and investment banks. Prior to joining the product management team, she was a commodities specialist focusing on research and insights concerning the mining and energy markets, as well as providing solutions to develop and implement growth opportunities through supply chain intelligence.
Alex completed her bachelor’s degree in Geology from the University of the Philippines – Diliman.
Questions?
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