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6 & 7 October 2026 @ PWCC

4 key experiences
1 transformative event

beyond ai hype.
real ai. real results

AI Horizon 2026 connects AI solution providers, industry leaders, businesses and future talent to accelerate real-world AI adoption through exhibitions, conferences, workshops and innovation competitions.

why ai horizon?

🤖 Explore AI Solutions

📈 Transform Business Productivity

💡 Learn From Industry Experts

🤝 Connect Leaders & Innovators

🚀 Innovate Solve Real Challenges

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Conference Agenda

Sessions & Keynotes

Keynote
Mr. Raja Segaran Director, Regional Digital Economy Office Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)
Featured Presentation

Human Resource & Talent Development in AI

Dato' Mohamed Shamir bin Abdul Aziz Chief Executive Officer HRD Corp
Technical Session

ASUS Blackwell Implementation for Local LLM & OpenClaw

Dr. Nizar Harun Chief Executive Officer MIMOS Academy
Medical Tech

Putting the AI Genie into Medical Device Bottle

Mr. Justin Koh Managing Director VPara
Entrepreneurship

Building a Start-up with AI as Infrastructure

Dato' Ts. Dr. Shanmuganathan Palanisamy Chief Executive Officer ECTrons
AgriTech Case Study

Gov AI Tani Implementation: Scaling AI-Powered Field Guidance to Malaysia's Paddy Farmers via WhatsApp

Mr. Bjarte Olsen Managing Director Global AI Village
HealthTech

From Crisis Response to Accredited Excellence: Building Sustainable Digital Health Systems

Ms. Viva Shaik Farid Director & General Manager United Crest Healthcare (UCREST)
Industry Showcase

AI Robotics & Automation Showcase

Mr. Robot
Infrastructure Case Study

The Smart Expressway: How AI is Redefining Malaysia’s Highway Journey

Ts. Muhammad Hadzrin Mahdi Head of Customer Services TERAS Teknologi Sdn Bhd
Keynote

Make AI Real : How AI moves from Digital to Physical

Mr. Tindaro Danze President & CEO Siemens Malaysia
FinTech / GBS

Crossing the AI Chasm: From Fear to Adoption in Finance GBS

Ms. Oh Ming Poh General Manager Wilmar Global Business Services
Panel Discussion

The AI Reality Check: Challenges, Lessons and Breakthroughs

Mr. Aziz Kevin Lee Moderator
Head of Northern Region Digital Economy Office (RDEO) Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)
Mr. Calum Halcrow
Chief Executive Officer Hivekind
Mr. Jan Henrik Bartscht
Chief Executive Officer LEADAPRENEUR
Mr. Kai Chin Low
Vice President of Global Alliances & Channel Sales Certis
Mr. Chan Kee Siak
Chief Executive Officer Exabytes
FinTech

Ryt AI × ILMU: Sovereign Intelligence for Digital Banking

Mr. Chee Mun Foong Chief Executive Officer YTL AI Labs
Enterprise Case Study

Case Study: Enterprise AI Deployment from Pilot to Production

Mr. PK Gupta Global CTO & APJ Presales Lead Dell Technologies
HR Tech

Beyond AI Hype: Building an AI Employee Sentiment Agent That Delivers Real Business Insight

Mr. Kelvin Tang Seng Ban Founder & Principal Consultant IgniveX Technology
Behavioral AI

Deploying Behavioural AI at Scale: What 10 Million Workplace Interactions Taught Us

Mr. Tareef Jafferi Founder & Chief Executive Officer Happily.ai
Industry Session

AI Applications in Specialized Operations

Mr. Eugene Khoo Founder Experior
Smart Manufacturing

From Prompt to Product: How a Non-Developer Built a Working Manufacturing CRM in 8 Weeks Using AI

Dr. Gary CY Leong Senior Director & Analytics Intelligence Solutions ViTrox Corporation
Robotics Showcase

Robotics and Automation in Facility Operations (Special Appearance: Robot Dog)

Mr. Vincent Saw Global Senior Facilities Director Intel
Customer Experience

From Call Centre to AI Command Centre: The Future of Customer Service

Ms. Sophia Siong Partner Academy of Artificial Intelligence (AOAI)
Edge AI

Edge AI in Action: Intelligence on the Shop Floor

Mr. Chong Hui Tan & Mr. Hong Phuah AI & Data Automation Developer / IT Specialist ams Osram
AI Strategy

Beyond the Hype: Building a Dual-Engine AI Strategy for High-Tech Manufacturing

Mr. Peter Kua Co-Founder GrowthPro Asia
Smart Manufacturing

AI Innovation in Industry: Practical Approaches Towards Intelligent Manufacturing

Dr. Chua Wen-Shyan Head Malaysian Smart Factory 4.0 Selangor Human Resource Development Centre (SHRDC)
Agentic AI

From Hype to Shop Floor: Deploying Agentic AI in Real-World SME Operations

Dr. Wong Kee Wei Chief Executive Officer Keyway Digital Labs
Panel Discussion

Beyond the AI Hype: Real Manufacturing Success Stories

Ts. Teresa Toh Moderator
Program Director Market and Industry Development CREST
Mr. Lee Hoong Fei
Director of Software Development AMD Malaysia
Ms. Meredy Mun
Regional Business Development Manager Innowave Tech Pte. Ltd.
Mr. Yeap Kong Chean
Chief Executive Officer YGL Convergence
Ts. Nizmar Mohd Nazar
Chief Operating Officer (COO) MARii
AI Horizon Conference 2026

Featured Conference Speakers

Learn from industry pioneers, tech visionaries and AI leaders shaping the future.

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Mr. Raja Segaran

Director, Regional Digital Economy Office, MDEC
Keynote Speaker
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Dr. Ahmad Nizar

MIMOS Academy, CEO
ASUS Blackwell Implementation for Local LLM & OpenClaw
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Mr. Justin Koh

VPARA, Managing Director
Putting the AI Genie into Medical Device Bottle
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Dato' Ts. Dr. Shanmuganathan

ECTrons, CEO
How ECTrons Built Malaysia's AI-Native Industrial Digital Backbone
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Ms. Viva Shaik Farid

UCREST, Director & General Manager
From Crisis Response to Accredited Excellence: Building Sustainable Digital Health Systems
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Mr. Chee Mun Foong

CEO, YTL AI Labs
Ryt AI × ILMU: Sovereign Intelligence for Digital Banking
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Mr. PK Gupta

Global CTO & APJ Presales Lead, Dell Technologies
Case Study: Enterprise AI Deployment from Pilot to Production
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Mr. Kelvin Tang Seng Ban

Founder & Principal Consultant, IgniveX Technology
Beyond AI Hype : Building an AI Employee Sentiment Agent That Delivers Real Business Insight
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Mr. Tareef Jafferi

Founder & CEO, Happily.ai
Deploying Behavioural AI at Scale: What 10 Million Workplace Interactions Taught Us
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Mr. Eugene Khoo

Founder Experior
The Master Key Nobody Dares Use
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Dr. Gary CY Leong

Senior Director & Analytics Intelligence Solutions, ViTrox
From Prompt to Product: How a Non-Developer Built a Working Manufacturing CRM in 8 Weeks Using AI
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Mr. Vincent Saw

Global Senior Facilities Director, Intel
Robotics and Automation in Facility Operations (Special Appearance : Robot Dog)
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Ms. Sophia Siong

Partner of Academy of Artificial Intelligence (AOAI)
From Call Centre to AI Command Centre: The Future of Customer Service
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Mr. Bjarte Olsen

Managing Director, Global AI Village
Gov AI Tani Implementation : Scaling AI-Powered Field Guidance to Malaysia's Paddy Farmers via WhatsApp
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Ms. Oh Ming Poh

General Manager, Wilmar Global Business Services
Crossing the AI Chasm: From Fear to Adoption in Finance GBS
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Dr. Chua Wen-Shyan

Head Malaysian Smart Factory 4.0, SHRDC
AI Innovation in Industry : Practical Approaches Towards Intelligent Manufacturing
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Mr. ET Tan

Founder, ET & Partners and AI Horizon Advisor
Conference Chair
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Mr. Jan Henrik Bartscht

CEO, LEADAPRENEUR
Panel: The AI Reality Check : Challenges, Lessons and Breakthroughs
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Mr. Calum Halcrow

CEO, Hivekind
Panel: The AI Reality Check : Challenges, Lessons and Breakthroughs
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Mr. Tindaro Danze

President & CEO, Siemens Malaysia
Make AI Real : How AI moves from Digital to Physical
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Ts. Muhammad Hadzrin Mahdi

Head Customer Services, TERAS Teknologi
The Smart Expressway: How AI is Redefining Malaysia’s Highway Journey
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Dr. Wong Kee Wei

CEO, Keyway Digital Labs
From Hype to Shop Floor : Deploying Agentic AI in Real-World SME Operations
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Mr. Peter Kua

Co-Founder, GrowthPro Asia
Beyond the Hype : Building a Dual-Engine AI Strategy for High-Tech Manufacturing
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Mr. Yeap Kong Chean

Chief Executive Officer, YGL Convergence
Beyond the AI Hype : Real Manufacturing Success Stories
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Ms. Meredy Mun

Regional Business Development Manager, Innowave Tech
Beyond the AI Hype : Real Manufacturing Success Stories
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Ts. Teresa Toh

Program Director Market and Industry Development, CREST
Beyond the AI Hype : Real Manufacturing Success Stories
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Mr. Kai Chin Low

Vice President of Global Alliances & Channel Sales, Certis
The AI Reality Check : Challenges, Lessons and Breakthroughs
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Mr. Aziz Kevin Lee

Head of Northern Region Digital Economy Office (RDEO), MDEC
The AI Reality Check : Challenges, Lessons and Breakthroughs
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Mr. Chan Kee Siak

Founder and CEo, Exabytes Network Sdn Bhd
The AI Reality Check : Challenges, Lessons and Breakthroughs
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Mr. Edwin Yap

CEO Jemco Group and Founder, Mr. Robot
Humanoid Robots Are Coming. Is Your Business Ready?
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Mr. Nazrul Aziz

Chief Strategy Officer, Talent Corporation Malaysia Berhad
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Mr. Lee Hoong Fei

Director of Software Development, AMD Malaysia
Beyond the AI Hype : Real Manufacturing Success Stories
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Mr. Tan Chong Hui

AI & Data Automation Developer,
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Edge AI in Action : Intelligence on the Shop Floor
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Mr. Phuah Hong

Information Technology Specialist, ams Osram
Edge AI in Action : Intelligence on the Shop Floor

AI Horizon Solution Challenge 2026

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Ready to solve real-world industry challenges with AI and showcase your solution to industry experts?

Choose ONE challenge from Exabytes or NSW Automation, develop your solution and stand a chance to win up to RM5,000!

Register Now:
🔗 https://forms.gle/YEYqW7Pj75EYUUFR9

Guidelines & Challenge Statements:
🔗 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vUgeau7EHG8s8HNPFPY1BiPG1Ive3aiD?usp=sharing

Registration & Submission Deadline:

21 September 2026, 11:59 PM

Collaboration & Support

Our Partners & Sponsors

Backed by key industry leaders, strategic partners and dedicated committee members making this event possible.

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