Missions That Pay for Themselves: Designing Business Models Around National Challenges

Rainer Kattel,  Deputy Director and Professor of Innovation and Public Governance, University College London, United Kingdom

From Innovation to Market Creation: What Must Malaysia Do Differently?

Rainer Kattel,  Deputy Director and Professor of Innovation and Public Governance, University College London, United Kingdom

Moderator : Ashran Dato' Ghazi, CEO MRANTI

What Investors Really Look For?

Zubin Rada Krishnan, Managing Partner, The HIVE Sea

Ng Sai Kit, Managing Partner, ARTEM

Moderator: Kiran Jacob, Journalist, The Edge Malaysia

Building Malaysian Champions for the World

Fahdi Ghazali, Chairman, Funnel EVO (MY)

Moderator: Freda Liu - Fellow of Talent Corporation Malaysia Bhd (MY)

From Local Adoption to Global Markets: What It Takes to Scale Beyond Malaysia

Malaysia to the World: Market Access, Partnerships and Global Customers

Arrival of Delegates, Exhibitors and VIP

Arrival of VIP Guests:

YBhg. Dato’ Dr. Ts. Nagulendran A/L Kangayatkarasu , Secretary General, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

YB Dato’ Haji Mohammad Yusof Apdal, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

Closing Speech by Deputy Minister, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

1. Recap of  NICE 2026

2. MCY Awards 2025 (Runner-up & 2nd Runner-up)

3. MOU & MOA Exchange

4. Product Launches

5. Video ‘Highlight’ National Innovation & Commercialisation Expo (NICE 2026)

6. Photo Session

End of Ceremony and Evening Refreshments