Opening Ceremony &

Digital Economy Leaders' Summit​ 2025

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  • 18 November 2025
  • 1:00 PM - 5:45 PM
  • Summit Area Hall 3, MITEC Kuala Lumpur
  • Free-to-Attend

Opening Ceremony

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Registration and Arrival of Invited Guests

1:50 PM - 2:00 PM

Arrival of VIP Guests

2:00 PM - 2:10 PM

National Anthem: Negaraku

Doa Recital

2:10 PM - 2:20 PM

Cultural Performance

2:20 PM - 2:30 PM

Welcome Address

YBhg. Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Hj. Mohd Nasir Mohd Ashraf

Organising Chairman,

Smart Nation Expo 2025

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Official Opening Speech

YAB. Datuk Amar Haji Fadillah Bin Haji Yusof

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation

Presentation of Token of Appreciation to Guest of Honour

Photo Session

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

VVIP Tour of Smart Nation Expo 2025

Digital Economy Leaders' Summit​ 2025

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Keynote Address

Unity Through Connectivity: Advancing Malaysia’s Digital Economy Vision

YB. Datuk Ahmad Fahmi bin Mohamed Fadzil

Minister,

Ministry of Communications Malaysia

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

Digital Economy Leaders' Discussion

Strengthening Malaysia’s Digital Backbone: Cyber Resilience, Infrastructure & Regional Collaboration

Chairman:

Ms. Stella Jeevamani Navaratnam

Chief Development Officer (CDO),

Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)

Panellists:

YBhg. Datuk Ts. Mahadhir Aziz

Chairman of Data Centre Industry Association (Malaysia) & Group Managing Director,

Johor Capital Group

ACP Lai Lee Ching

Assistant Director - Commercial Crime Investigation,

Department of Royal Malaysia Police Malaysia

Ts. Mohammad Zaharudin Bin Ahmad Darus

Head of Cyber Risk Intelligences

Cybersecurity Malaysia

Mr. Aaron Ang

Vice-President & CTO of Cyber Leader Nexus,

The Digital Defence Alliance Singapore (DDAS)

Ms. Sheng-Ann Yu

Director - Advanced Technology Asia-Pacific,

Ericsson Group Function Technology

5:00 PM - 5:45 PM

Networking Session & Tea Reception

*Invited

Programme updated as of 11 November 2025

This programme is subject to confirmation. The organiser reserved the right to change the programme and speakers in the best interest of the forum. All roles players are invited and subject to confirmation.