Melvin Ng, RPh 黄成伟东奕

National University of Singapore (NUS)

Speaking at PyCon Singapore Conference 2026 - Sharing Our Journey in HealthPredictor.AI 🐍

15+ sponsors and partners, 30 specially curated speakers, 500+ attendees, and 3 days of talks, workshops, and networking sessions focused on Python and its ecosystem.

This is the annual PyCon Singapore conference, and I had the honor of being one of the featured speakers at this prestigious event in June 2026.

I shared my journey as a Founding CTO for HealthPredictor.AI and Developer Relations Advocate, and how we built practical AI/ML health prediction systems using Python.

📸 Photo: Sponsor Booths

Sponsor Booths Photo Credits: PyCon Singapore 2026

Introduction

What’s up everyone, melvincwng here again 👋

I’m excited to share my experience as a featured speaker at PyCon Singapore 2026, the premier annual community conference dedicated to the Python programming language in Southeast Asia.

Held at the Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) in Singapore, PyCon SG brings together 500+ developers, researchers, educators, students, and technology enthusiasts from around the world to learn, share knowledge, and celebrate Python and its vibrant ecosystem.

Featured Speaker Photo Credits: PyCon Singapore 2026 Website

Arriving at the Venue

I arrived at the Lifelong Learning Institute, conveniently located near Paya Lebar MRT Station.

The venue was bustling with activity as attendees, speakers, sponsors, and volunteers gathered for one of the largest Python community conferences in the region.

📸 Photo: Lifelong Learning Institute

Lifelong Learning Institute

Lifelong Learning Institute 2

Lifelong Learning Institute 3

Registration and Conference Swag 🎁

After registration, I spent some time exploring the sponsor and community booths.

One of the fun traditions of attending technology conferences is collecting conference swag and learning about the latest tools, platforms, and initiatives being showcased by participating organizations.

There were plenty of opportunities to interact with fellow attendees, explore booths, and collect some souvenirs along the way.

📸 Photo: Registration Area

Registration

Time for My Talk 🎤

Before long, it was my turn to take the stage.

I had the opportunity to present:

Building Practical HealthTech AI Systems with Python: Lessons from HealthPredictor.AI

As the Founding CTO of HealthPredictor.AI, I shared our team’s experiences building practical AI-powered healthcare solutions and the lessons we learned along the way.

The session covered:

  • Building HealthTech AI systems using Python
  • Common machine learning pitfalls and best practices
  • Preventing data leakage using tools such as Scikit-learn Pipelines
  • Translating AI concepts into real-world healthcare applications
  • Lessons learned from working as a multidisciplinary team

📸 Photo: Featured Speaker Introduction

Speaker Introduction

📸 Photo: Delivering the Talk

Talk Photo

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📸 Photo: Audience

Audience

After the talk, I had the opportunity to engage in a lively Q&A session with attendees - where many attendees were interested in learning more about how we built our AI systems, the challenges we faced, and the lessons we learned along the way.

📸 Photo: Q&A Session

Q&A

About HealthPredictor.AI

For those unfamiliar with our work, HealthPredictor.AI is an preventive health initiative focused on promoting health awareness through the responsible application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

As a team, we have been exploring how AI can support healthcare education, risk awareness, and preventive health initiatives while making these technologies more accessible and understandable to the wider community.

One of the key messages I wanted to convey during the session was that successful AI systems are not just about model performance - they are also about reliability, transparency, maintainability, and real-world impact.

📸 Photo: HealthPredictor.AI Contributors

HealthPredictor.AI 12 Digital Consultants who contributed to HealthPredictor.AI’s IT systems and research efforts

Reflections and Key Takeaways

Speaking at PyCon Singapore was a meaningful experience and an opportunity to contribute back to the Python community.

Whether through successes, challenges, or lessons learned along the way, I believe everyone can contribute valuable knowledge back to the community.

I was also grateful for the opportunity to learn from fellow speakers, developers, researchers, educators, and innovators who shared their expertise throughout the conference.

One of my biggest takeaways from PyCon SG 2026 is that technology communities thrive when people openly share not only what worked, but also what they learned from the challenges they encountered.

Thank You

A huge thank you to the PyCon Singapore organizing committee, volunteers, sponsors, speakers, and attendees for making this event possible.

I would also like to thank my teammates at HealthPredictor.AI for their contributions and support throughout our journey.

I look forward to continuing to build, learn, and contribute to the community.

See you at the next conference! 🚀

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