Agenda
Day 1
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
8:00 AM
Registration & Breakfast
9:00 AM
Opening Ceremony
9:10 AM
Welcome Remarks by YBrs, Anuar Fariz Fadzil – CEO of MDEC
9:15 AM
Opening Session: In-Conversation with YB Tuan Gobind Singh Deo - Minister of Digital, Malaysia
Moderated by Julia Chatterley – Former Anchor and Correspondent for CNN International
9:45 AM
Jamie Woodruff - Ethical Hacker; Cybersecurity & Social Engineering Specialist
“The Dangerous World We Live In”
10:45 AM
Coffee Break
11:15 AM
Panel Session
11:45 AM
Ho Kwon Ping - Founder and Chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings
“ASEAN in the AI Age: Building Competitive, Sustainable Economies”
12:30 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM
Keyu Jin - Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics (2009 – 2024)
“AI-Powered Prosperity: China’s Economic Blueprint for the Future”
3:00 PM
Anthony Scaramucci - Founder of Skybridge Capital; Ranked the 100 Most Powerful People in Global Finance in Worth Magazine
“Code and Conquer : Deciphering AI’s Global Power Play”
4:00 PM
Networking Reception
Day 2
Wednesday, 2 October 2025
8:30 AM
Registration & Breakfast
9:00 AM
Welcome & Recap of Day 1
9:05 AM
Keynote Address by VVIP (TBC)
9:15 AM
Rumman Chowdhury - US Science Envoy, Artificial Intelligence
“The Next Frontier in Human-Machine Interaction”
10:15 AM
Coffee Break
10:45 PM
Gerard Grech - Founder of Tech Nation; Managing Director of Founders at the University of Cambridge
“The Co-Founder is a Machine: How AI is Redefining Startups
& Entrepreneurs”
11:45 PM
David Coulthard - Thirteen-time Formula One Grand Prix Winner
“Speed, Strategy & Tech: The Formula for High Performance”
12:45 PM
Closing Remarks
Lunch