A voice for the other 99%.
Colin Koh — Industrial AI thought leader, author, and advisor to manufacturing SMEs across Singapore and ASEAN.
Bio
Colin Koh has spent more than four decades in and around manufacturing across Singapore and the ASEAN region — as a builder of enterprises, an advocate for standards, and a teacher of the people who run the floor. He is the founder of ORIA (Outcome-Ready Intelligence Academy) and the author of five books on Smart Manufacturing, Industry 4.0, and Industrial AI.His leadership roles include Past President of AutomationSG, founding member of the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS), and co-founder of AI Asia Expo — positions from which he has helped shape policy, standards, and industry collaboration. A two-time Enterprise 50 award winner (2000, 2001), he holds a Business Administration degree from RMIT University and is an alumnus of the MIT Executive Programme in IoT & AI. He engages 30,000+ professionals through his thought leadership on smart manufacturing, emerging technology, and sustainable growth.
The mission
The 99% Factory exists to give small and medium manufacturers a blueprint built for their real constraints and genuine strengths — so they can combine the capability of large firms with an agility the large firms will never have. Given the right map, the 99% don't just survive the age of AI. They build it.
The 99% are not behind. They've been measured against the wrong benchmark
What Colin does
- Writes — books, frameworks, and Field Notes for the 99%.
- Advises — SMEs, MNCs, and policymakers on Industrial AI and transformation.
- Speaks — keynotes and workshops on AI-ready manufacturing.
- Teaches — through ORIA and The 99% Factory course.