Deloitte sets up Asia Pacific Agentic AI Centre of Excellence across India, Malaysia and Singapore

Deloitte has launched the Asia Pacific (AP) Agentic AI Centre of Excellence (CoE) across India, Malaysia and Singapore, in a bid to scale the use of autonomous AI systems across industries. The centre will serve as a regional hub to accelerate enterprise adoption of agentic AI. Agentic AI systems are capable of executing tasks independently, learning over time and managing complex workflows with minimal human intervention.

The centre will bring together more than 6,000 professionals across the region and plans to currently support AI project pipelines valued at over $1 billion. This is part of Deloitte’s broader Global Agentic Network, which links AI delivery centres across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific.

“The launch of the Asia Pacific Agentic AI CoE represents a significant step forward in how we approach human-AI collaboration in India. This centre positions us to help clients reimagine the very nature of work, going beyond automation and efficiency to unlock entirely new sources of value. Our focus is to help clients navigate this shift responsibly, building an AI-powered future that is innovative and resilient,” said Sathish Gopalaiah, President – Technology & Transformation, Deloitte South Asia, in a statement.

Unlike traditional automation tools that rely on static rules or supervised learning, agentic AI systems are designed to function as autonomous agents. These systems can perform business-critical tasks across functions such as finance, procurement, sales and marketing, with minimal input, continuously adapting to changing data and business needs. The potential applications include autonomous invoice processing, real-time sales optimisation, and intelligent procurement planning.

The centre will provide centralised resources for the rapid development and testing of such agentic solutions, including reusable tools and frameworks to shorten development cycles. Deloitte in a statement released on Tuesday revealed that it also aims to offer clients an environment for prototyping and experimenting with AI use cases tailored to industry-specific needs.

In India, the CoE is expected to tap into the country’s digital infrastructure and engineering talent to build autonomous AI systems that can be deployed globally. This could position India as a hub for agentic AI exports, particularly in sectors such as financial services, healthcare and manufacturing.

The centre will also rely on Deloitte’s existing technology alliances, including with NVIDIA, and its proprietary Zora AI platform to build and deploy AI-powered digital agents.

While the promise of autonomous agents is growing, the company notes that it will prioritise adherence to “Trustworthy AI” principles—focusing on governance, accountability, and ethical AI deployment.

The AP Agentic AI CoE signals a shift from AI as a support tool to a more integrated, decision-making component of enterprise operations—one that could redefine how businesses structure workflows, make decisions and scale innovation in the coming years.