Events > UK Southeast Asia Tech Week 2026

Kuala Lumpur Programme (11-13 February)

Time Event
DAY 1 - 11 FEBRUARY
Pacific Lounge, Pan Pacific Serviced Suite Kuala Lumpur
15:30 - 16:00 REGISTRATION

16:00 - 16:05

Welcome Message by 

David Wallace, Deputy Head of Mission to Malaysia 

16:05 - 16:10

Opening Message by 

Martin Kent, His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific

16:10 - 16:40 

Arrival Briefing by 

Farhan Zamri, Executive Director, British Malaysia Chamber of Commerce (BMCC) 

16:40 - 17:10

Interactive Session:

"From Kuala Lumpur to London: Building Bridges Between UK & ASEAN Tech"


Moderator:

  • Leslie Sarma, APAC Lead, Global Tech Advocates


Panellists:

  • Russ Shaw CBE, Tech London Advocates & Global Tech Advocates
  • Thomas Abbott, Head of Southeast Asia, London Stock Exchange Group
     

17:10 - 19:30 

 Evening Networking Reception

DAY 2 - 12 FEBRUARY
Level 29, HSBC Kuala Lumpur Main, Menara IQ, TRX  
08:30 - 09:00 REGISTRATION
09:00 - 09:05

Welcome Remarks by

HE Ajay Sharma CMG, His Majesty’s High Commissioner to Malaysia
09:05 - 09:10

Opening Remarks by

Martin Kent, His Majesty's Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific
09:10 - 09:15

Special Address by

Datuk Azman Ismail, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Nasional Berhad

“Malaysia’s Digital Economy: Building a Commercial AI & Data Infrastructure Ecosystem”
09:15 - 09:30 Group Photo
09:30 - 09:50

Keynote by

CK Tseng, President, Arm ASEAN

“Beyond Performance: How Arm is Powering AI and Data Centres with Sustainability at Scale”

09:50 - 10:10

UK TradeTech Sector Lookbook:

  • Remarks by Martin Kent, His Majesty's Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific (5 mins)
  • Innovator Spotlight – Andrew McKeown, LogChain (15 mins)

 

BMCC Digital & Tech Network Launch:

  • Farhan Zamri, Executive Director, BMCC
10:10 - 11:00 Meet the 10 UK Tech Innovators 
11:00 - 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 - 12:00

Panel:

“From National Strategy to Enterprise Reality: Building Trusted AI for Malaysia’s Digital Economy” 

 

Moderator: 

  • G. Saravanan, Chief Transformation Officer for ASEAN, Informed Solutions  

 

Panellists: 

  • Dr Maheshwara Rao Appannan, Head of Digital Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia

  • Calvin Woo, Director, Malaysia Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution

  • Dr Stuart Redshaw, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer & Co-founder, EkkoSense

  • Noelle Tan, Manager AI & ML, Digital Technology Solutions, Sunway
12:00 - 12:20

Presentation:

Milko Radotic, Vice President, Sales – APAC, iProov  

“Securing Identity in the Era of Deepfakes” 
12:20 - 12:40

Presentation:

Michael Heaney, Partner, Ernst & Young Consulting Sdn Bhd

“From pilots to production: Why scaling AI and talent is hard”
12:40 - 13:00

Presentation:

Chee Mun Foong, Chief Executive Officer, YTL AI LABS & Chief Product Officer, YTL Digital Bank Berhad (Ryt Bank)

"Building a Sovereign AI for Malaysia's Digital Economy"
13:00 - 14:10 Lunch Break and Networking
14:10 - 14:50

Panel:

“Ethical AI and Trust – Building Confidence in Intelligent Systems” 

 

Moderator: 

  • Amanda Cham, Vice President, Bullhound Capital 

 

Panellists: 

  • Chee Mun Foong, Chief Executive Officer, YTL AI LABS & Chief Product Officer, YTL Digital Bank Berhad (Ryt Bank)

  • Albert Phelps, Co-Founder, Tomoro.ai

  • Germaine Tan, VP, Field Chief Information Security Officer, Darktrace

  • Paolina White, Senior Director Strategic Accounts, Speechmatics
14:50 - 15:10

Presentation:

Andy Hodgson, Global Advisory Services Leader, ARUP 

“The AI Data Centre Boom – Balancing Growth, Sustainability, and Resilience” 
15:10 - 18:00 Business Matching Sessions
Level 16, HSBC Kuala Lumpur Main, Menara IQ, TRX  
18:30 - 21:00 Evening Networking Reception
18:30 - 18:35

Welcome Remarks by

HE Ajay Sharma CMG, His Majesty’s High Commissioner to Malaysia
18:35 - 18:40

Opening Remarks by

Martin Kent, His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific
DAY 3 - 13 FEBRUARY
MDEC Office, Bangsar South 
08:30 - 09:00 REGISTRATION
09:00 - 09:05

Welcome Remarks by

Gopi Ganesalingam, Senior Vice President, Industry and Ecosystem, MDEC 
09:05 - 09:35

Meet the Stakeholders Session:

  • British Malaysia Chamber of Commerce (BMCC) 
  • Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) 
  • Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)
09:35 - 09:50

Presentation:

"Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone" 
09:50 - 10:00

Presentation:

“CPTPP and Why It Is Important for Tech” 
10:00 - 10:15

Presentation:

UK Export Finance (UKEF)

10:15 - 11:15

Interactive session:

“Gateway to Malaysia: Trends and Opportunities”

 

  • Fintech Association of Malaysia (FAOM)

  • Malaysia Smart Cities Alliance (MSCA)

  • The National Tech Association of Malaysia (PIKOM)

  • Konsortium AI Negara (KAIN)
11:15 - 12:15

Roundtable Session with Regional DBT:

DBT Singapore, Manila, Hanoi, Jakarta and Brunei
12:15 - 12:45

Market Briefing:

Pavlos Kotzampalntiris, Senior Vice President, International Banking, HSBC Innovation Bank
12:45 - 13:00 Delegates Feedback Session

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch