AGENDA DAY 1
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Theme: The Future We Must Build: Powered by Technology by MIGHT and MIMOS
NICE 26 · National Innovation and Commercialisation Expo
Mission to Market - Malaysia to the World
YBhg. Dato’ Ts. Dr. Nagulendran Kangayatkarasu, Secretary General of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)
What Future Industries Will Define ASEAN’s Next Decade?
Iwan Setiawan, Chief Operating Officer, MCorp, Indonesia
From Future Industries to Real Bets: What ASEAN Must Build, Back and Scale Now
Iwan Setiawan, Chief Operating Officer, MCorp, Indonesia
Moderator: Kamarul Bahrin Haron, Senior Associate, Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT)
Where Should Malaysia Play? Future Industries, Strategic Bets and National Advantage
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir, Chairman, DNeX
Marisa Kopec, President and Board Director, Lux Research, United States of America
Aireen Omar, Non-Independent Non-Executive Director, Tune Protect Group Berhad
Moderator: Kamarul Bahrin Haron, Senior Associate, Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT)
Mission-Driven Innovation: Turning National Priorities into New Growth Engines
Dr. Siew Chan Cheong, Group Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, Maybank
Ts. Dr. Ahmad Khalid Md Khairi, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, UZMA Berhad
Datuk Sikh Shamsul Ibrahim Sikh Abdul Majid, Chief Executive Officer, Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)
Moderator: Dr. Alizan Mahadi, Independent Sustainability and Climate Policy Adviser
MRANTI-ASM Sharing Session
Unlocking Value in the Data Economy: From Insight to Commercial Impact
Paul Scanlan, Chief Strategy Officer, Ai5G Pty Limited, Australia
AI Nations: Who Will Build, Who Will Depend, and Who Will Lead
Paul Scanlan, Chief Strategy Officer, Ai5G Pty Limited, Australia
Moderator: Ir. Dr. Hazian Mamat, Group Chief of Corporate Planning & Strategy, MIMOS
From Innovation to Industry: What Will it Take for Malaysia to Scale AI
Emeritus Prof. Dato' Dr. Mohamed Ridza Wahiddin FASc., Cybersecurity Expert, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
Umang Varma, Head of Customer Engineering, Google Cloud Malaysia
Se Keng Ngoi, Director of Solutions (Public Sector), Alibaba Cloud Malaysia
Moderator: Dr. Zulaikha Kadim , Group Chief Technology Officer, MIMOS
From AI Hype to Measurable Business Value
Dr. Jasmine Begum, General Manager, Corporate External & Legal Affairs, ASEAN, Microsoft
Azhar Hussin, Malaysia Technology & Transformation Leader, Deloitte Southeast Asia
Mohd Alhafidz Yahya, Director of Innovation, National AI Office Malaysia (NAIO)
Moderator: Mohamad Nazri Arshad, Chief Operating Officer, Malaysia Blockchain Infrastructure
Disclaimer : Programme details, speakers, session topics and timings are accurate at the time of publication and may be subject to change