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Where Malaysia's AI Decisions Get Made.

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9-10SEP 2026
DoubleTree by HiltonKUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
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The Power Behind the Room

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Pre Qualified Decision Makers

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Speakers

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Sponsors & Exhibitors

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Media & Association Partners

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Strategic AI Focus Areas

Interactive Ecosystem Directory

2025 Delegate Breakdown

Attendee Profile

BFSI
Manufacturing & Industrial
Retail & E-Commerce
Energy & Utilities
Health Care & Life Sciences
Govt & Public Sector
Education
Others

Seniority Breakdown

C-Level
Executives
33%
Directors &
Senior Professionals
47%
Technology Champion
& Practitioners
20%
Directors & Senior Professionals0%
CEOs, CTOs, CIOs, COOs, CDOs0%
Enterprise Cloud Architects0%

Decision Power

World AI Show Malaysia is an exclusive, highly targeted platform that brings together vetted C-suite leaders and key decision-makers from top Malaysian enterprises and government agencies who are actively looking to adopt and deploy cutting-edge AI solutions.

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Shaping the next
phase of AI in Asia.

Scaling AI from infrastructure to real-world impact

This year's agenda brings together leaders driving large-scale AI implementation across enterprises and national systems.

The minds shaping
Malaysia's AI playbook.

50+ speakers across government, GLCs and global tech, curated for senior decision-makers.

Nordin Abdullah

Nordin Abdullah

Co-founder

News Desk Asia

Nordin Abdullah

Co-founderNews Desk Asia

Nordin Abdullah is Founder of the Crisis Management Centre and Founding Chairman of the Malaysia Global Business Forum. An experienced crisis management and strategic communications professional, he advises corporations, industry bodies, and governments on reputational risk, governance, resilience, and crisis readiness. He is the author of Reputational Security and serves on the board of the Public Relations Practitioners Society of Malaysia.

Fabian Bigar

Fabian Bigar

Secretary General

Ministry of Digital Malaysia

Fabian Bigar

Secretary GeneralMinistry of Digital Malaysia

YBhg. Datuk Fabian Bigar is the Secretary General of Malaysia’s Ministry of Digital and a senior public-sector leader with extensive experience in national policy, economic transformation and digitalisation. A Sarawakian from Kuching, he holds a BSc in Biology from Case Western Reserve University and a Master of Public Policy from GRIPS, Japan. His career spans the Ministry of Health, PEMANDU and the Prime Minister’s Department. He later led MyDIGITAL Corporation and Malaysia’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, driving the Digital Economy Blueprint, 4IR agenda and national digital transformation.

Sahaj Kothari

Sahaj Kothari

Partner

Capzara Capital

Sahaj Kothari

PartnerCapzara Capital

Sahaj Kothari is Partner at Capzara Capital, an operator fund investing in AI and enterprise technology across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Alongside the fund he runs an operating arm deploying conversational and voice AI into live enterprise environments in telecom, BPO and hospitality. A two-times exited founder who has managed over $100M in revenue across 42 brands, formerly at EY and Bain, with an Oxford first-class Masters. He is an award-winning author and was UK runner-up for Entrepreneur of the Year. He judged the Digihealth pitch finals at GITEX Global Dubai. He does not describe the AI market from a spreadsheet. He sees what actually ships.

Sr Jamie Tan

Sr Jamie Tan

Managing Director

JLL Appraisal & Property Services Sdn Bhd

Sr Jamie Tan

Managing DirectorJLL Appraisal & Property Services Sdn Bhd

Sr Jamie Tan is the Managing Director of JLL Malaysia and Chartered Surveyor with extensive expertise spanning 30 years in property consultancy, valuation, property development and facilities management across commercial, industrial, residential and data centre sectors.

Murugason R Thangaratnam

Murugason R Thangaratnam

Digital Expert Panel

Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)

Murugason R Thangaratnam

Digital Expert PanelMalaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)

Murugason R. Thangaratnam is a cybersecurity and digital trust leader with extensive expertise in cyber resilience, AI governance, and emerging technology risks. He serves as Cyber Defence and Intelligence Lead at Equanimity Group, Adjunct Professor of Practice at UNIMY, and Digital Expert Panel member at MDEC, while contributing to Malaysia’s Ministry of Digital data governance initiatives.

Ts. D. Jackson Raao

Ts. D. Jackson Raao

Principal Assistant Secretary

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

Ts. D. Jackson Raao

Principal Assistant SecretaryMinistry of Science, Technology and Innovation

Ts. D. Jackson Raao is a Malaysian Diplomatic Officer and Professional Technologist at MOSTI specializing in balancing rapid technological innovation with robust cybersecurity, regulatory, and ethical frameworks.

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Who will you
Meet.

A single curated frame - no spectators, no fluff. Just the people writing the cheques, shipping the systems and shaping the policy.

Networking event attendees
Banking, Financial Services and Insurance
Manufacturing
Retail and Ecommerce
Healthcare and Pharma
Telecommunications
Supply Chain and Logistics
Government, Public Sector and Smart Cities
Energy and Utilities
Media and Entertainment
Travel and Tourism
Education
Agriculture

C-level Executives

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Other Senior Executives

VP | Director | Head of AI/MLVP | Director | Head of ITVP | Director | Head of InnovationVP | Director | Head of IT OperationsVP | Director | Head of DataVP | Director | Head of AI/MLVP | Director | Head of ITVP | Director | Head of InnovationVP | Director | Head of IT OperationsVP | Director | Head of DataVP | Director | Head of AI/MLVP | Director | Head of ITVP | Director | Head of InnovationVP | Director | Head of IT OperationsVP | Director | Head of Data

What industry
leaders are saying.

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"World AI Show Malaysia by Trescon is a great platform that brings together passionate minds in AI. The sessions were insightful, the audience highly engaged, and it's truly a timely initiative to strengthen Malaysia's AI ecosystem."
Shamsul Izhan Bin Abdul MajidHeadNational AI Office

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Secure your place
among AI leaders.

Join a curated room of decision-makers shaping the future of AI across enterprise and government — with the speakers, builders and capital that will define Malaysia’s next decade.

Date9-10 Sep 2026
VenueDoubleTree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
FormatIn-person only
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