8.00 am

Registration of Conference Delegates and Light Bites

9.00 am

Welcome Address by YBhg. Datuk Zainal Amanshah bin Zainal Arshad, MIM Chairman

9.10 am

Special Introduction by Ms. Natalie Russmann, Country Director, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Malaysis

9.20 am

keynote speaker

Empowering ASEAN: Charting a United Path to AI Leadership by 2030

Speaker:

Shamsul Izhan Abdul Majid, Head, National AI Office Malaysia

9.50 am

Launch of AI Leadership Certification Programme

10.00 am

Presentation of Certificate

10.10 am

Plenary 1

One Vision, One Digital Economy: Unlocking ASEAN's AI Potential Through Collaboration

Panelists:

1. Farlina Said, Director, Cyber and Technology Policy, Institute of Strategy & International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia

2. Koen Munneke, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Ara Research AI

3. Shamsul Izhan Abdul Majid, Head, National AI Office Malaysia

Moderator:

Idzaid Idros, Programme Manager, Konrad-Adenauer- Stiftung (KAS) Malaysia

11.25 am

Morning Tea Break

11.40 am

Plenary 2

Balancing Innovation and Regulation: Crafting Ethical AI Policies for a
Sustainable Future

Panelists:

1. Siti Liyana Azman, Data Privacy Specialist, GX Bank

2. Rohit Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, RiskAI Technologies GmbH

3. Florian Frank, Director, Cyfluence Research Center (CRC) Germany

Moderator:

Idzaid Idros, Programme Manager, Konrad-Adenauer- Stiftung (KAS) Malaysia

12.50 pm

Track 1

AI Use in Offensive Influence Operations: What Are We Dealing With?

Speaker:

Florian Frank, Director, Cyfluence Research Center (CRC) Germany

1.20 pm

Track 2

The New AI Economy: The Tech Stack, Opportunities and Challenges

Speaker:

Dr. Jasmine Begum, Regional Director, Legal, Corporate & Government Affair for ASEAN

2.00 pm

Closing Remarks & Networking Lunch