🎤 AI speakers in Malaysia (2026)

22 AI speakers based in Malaysia who spoke at public events in 2026, listed alphabetically. Each profile lists their 2026 talks and their industry, academic, government and community roles, with a source for every item. This is a directory, not a ranking. Last updated 31 October 2026

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• Aida Mustapha

  Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)

  Delivered Plenary 1 "Investing in Intelligence: Repositioning MTUN's TVET Ecosystem for the AI Economy" at the Elsevier MTUN Symposium 2026.

  AI economyAI in TVETAI education🎤 1 talk in 2026

• Aini Suzana Ariffin

  Professor, Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIRO), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

  Moderated the FOSI 2026 panel "Trustworthy AI: Building Public Confidence Through Technology, Governance and Accountability".

  Trustworthy AIAI governance🎤 1 talk in 2026

• Ainuddin Wahid Abdul Wahab

  Professor, Universiti Malaya

  Panellist on AI talent policy and curricula at FOSI 2026.

  AI talentAI education🎤 1 talk in 2026

• Angela Lee

  Professor and Deputy Dean (Employability & Alumni), School of Computing and AI, Sunway University

  Panellist on Malaysia's AI talent equation at FOSI 2026.

  AI talentAI education🎤 1 talk in 2026

• Ashran Ghazi

  Chief Executive Officer, MRANTI

  Opened CloudTech & DataCentre Conference 2026 with "Bridging the Gap: Accelerating Deep Tech and AI Commercialisation for Malaysian Enterprises".

  Deep techAI commercialisation🎤 1 talk in 2026

• Chan Chee Seng

  Professor, Department of Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Malaya

  Scheduled keynote "Can Visual AI Recognise Everything and Still Miss the Action?" at ICDSAI 2026.

  Computer visionVisual AIAI alignment🗓️ Upcoming talk

• David Asirvatham

  Professor, Asia School of Business

  Presented "From Algorithms to Intelligence" in the AI, Cloud & Sustainable Infrastructure stream at CloudTech & DataCentre Conference 2026.

  AI fundamentalsEnterprise AI🎤 1 talk in 2026

• Dzaharuddin Mansor

  Speaker representing PIKOM (The National Tech Association of Malaysia)

  Gave the IIUM KICT talk "Enabling AI for Nation Building: Exploring AI Strategies and Governance".

  AI strategyAI governanceNation building🎤 1 talk in 2026⚠️ details not yet verified

• Fadrizul Hasani

  Chief Solution Officer, YTL AI Labs

  Delivered the keynote "Frontier of Superintelligence: Malaysia's Sovereign Full-Stack AI" at PIKOM's FOSI 2026.

  Sovereign AIAI infrastructureLLMs🎤 1 talk in 2026

• Foong Chee Mun

  Chief Executive Officer, YTL AI Labs

  Named speaker at AI Malaysia Takeover 2026 and quoted in 2026 coverage of YTL AI Labs' ILMU models.

  Sovereign AILLMsAI adoption🎤 1 talk in 2026

• Habsah Nordin

  President, DAMA Malaysia Chapter

  Panellist on AI-native enterprise transformation at CloudTech & DataCentre Conference 2026.

  Data managementEnterprise AI adoption🎤 1 talk in 2026

• Jacky Cheong

  CDAIO / Data & AI Governance Advisory, Modern Datum

  Presented "Securing the Data Core: AI Governance, Shadow AI, and Data Protection in the Cloud" at CloudTech & DataCentre Conference 2026.

  AI governanceShadow AIData protection🎤 1 talk in 2026

• Keeratpal Singh

  Chief AI and Data Officer (APAC Financial Services), Worldline

  Listed speaker at World AI Show Malaysia 2026.

  AI in financial servicesData strategy🎤 1 talk in 2026

• Khalil Nooh

  Chief Executive Officer, Mesolitica

  Panellist on AI sovereignty at ETCon26 alongside MDEC.

  Malay-language LLMsAI sovereigntyOpen-source AI🎤 1 talk in 2026

• Lip Gee Tan

  Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Malaysia

  Panellist on "AI-Native Enterprise Transformation: From Experimentation to Scaled Adoption" at CloudTech & DataCentre Conference 2026.

  Enterprise AI adoptionAI-native transformation🎤 1 talk in 2026

• Mohamed Ridza Wahiddin

  Emeritus Professor, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

  Panellist on scaling AI in Malaysia at NICE 26.

  AI scalingCybersecurity🎤 1 talk in 2026

• Mohd Alhafidz Yahya

  Director of Innovation, National AI Office Malaysia (NAIO)

  Panellist on "From AI Hype to Measurable Business Value" at NICE 26.

  AI policyAI business value🎤 1 talk in 2026

• Stephanie Sitt

  Group CEO, Pixlr Group Berhad

  Panellist on AI-native enterprise transformation at CloudTech & DataCentre Conference 2026.

  Enterprise AI adoptionAI products🎤 1 talk in 2026

• Tan Aik Keong

  Founder & CEO, Agmo Group

  Presented "Generative AI & The Tech Economy: How Malaysia is Building Global AI Platforms" at CloudTech & DataCentre Conference 2026.

  GenAILLMsAI agentsAI policy🎤 1 talk in 2026⚠️ details not yet verified

• Umang Varma

  Head of Customer Engineering, Google Cloud Malaysia

  Panellist on scaling AI in Malaysia at NICE 26.

  Cloud AIAI scaling🎤 1 talk in 2026

• Wan Murdani Wan Mohamad

  Vice President and Head, Digital Adoption Division, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)

  Spoke on AI sovereignty at ETCon26 and on digital infrastructure for Malaysia's AI future at CloudTech & DataCentre Conference 2026.

  AI sovereigntyDigital infrastructureAI adoption🎤 2 talks in 2026

• Zulaikha Kadim

  Group Chief Technology Officer, MIMOS

  Moderated "From Innovation to Industry: What Will it Take for Malaysia to Scale AI" at NICE 26.

  AI scalingApplied AI R&D🎤 1 talk in 2026