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The Future is Now:
 Transforming Malaysia’s
Digital Economy

A conference series set to transform Malaysia's government and business with cutting-edge technologies. Hosted across four cities by VSTECS and AWS in partnership with Jicara Media.

Harnessing cloud computing, data modernization and analytics, security and generative AI.

In this era of rapid technological advancement, cutting-edge innovations are reshaping industries globally. For Malaysia to thrive and lead in the digital age, it is crucial to stay at the forefront of these developments.

#AWSuntukMalaysia: the new AWS Region in Malaysia is a reality today. Focused on creating innovations, AWS is now strongly positioned to play a pivotal role in supporting the Malaysian government’s strategic Madani Economy Framework and aim to improve the living standards of all Malaysians by 2030.

This roadshow in Malaysia will bring together business leaders and IT professionals across the country — in Kuching, Johor Baru, Penang and Putrajaya. The conference series will explore how cloud computing, data modernization and analytics, security and generative AI can drive growth and transformation in Malaysia’s digital economy. Participants will discover the tools, strategies, and best practices to harness the full potential of these technologies.

Across four cities

Kuching

21 January 2025 (Tuesday)

The Waterfront Hotel,
68 Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg, 93000,
Kuching, Sarawak

Johor Bahru

February 2025

Putrajaya

May 2025

Penang

May 2025

Conference schedule across all event days

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Registration, Networking & Breakfast

9.00 AM - 9.30 AM

Welcome Remarks - AWSuntukMalaysia: Our Malaysia Journey

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Hear about AWS' journey in Malaysia, and its mission to drive business and government transformation over the years. This session will detail how AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region will boost the country’s digital economy. Hear about customer transformation examples, as well as plans for up-skilling talent and building innovations around new technologies such as Generative AI, Security and Data Modernization.

  • Pete Murray, Country Manager, Malaysia
VST ECS Keynote: Driving Digital Transformation in Malaysia

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Hear how the partnership with AWS will empower Malaysian businesses to leverage the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud. Find out how customers can take advantage of extensive network of channel partners and VSTECS' expertise in cloud services.

  • AK Tee, Group General Manager, VSTECS Berhad 
Panel Discussion: Leading the Transformation Journey with Sarawak Energy

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Interactive discussion about customers' transformation journey with AWS with insights on business outcomes, upskilling of talent, resource optimization, the ability to reduce time to market and how cloud computing is a catalyst to delivering overall organizational growth.

  • Puan Zaliha Binti Mohamad Ali, General Manager, Digital Strategy & Planning, ICT Department, Sarawak Energy Berhad
  • Dato Sudarnoto Osman, CEO SDEC
  • Hussein Mohd Ali, Head of Enterprise Business, AWS Malaysia
Morning Coffee Break

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Unlock Cloud Innovation: Migrate, Modernize, and Build on AWS

11:00 AM - 11:30 PM 

Discover how organizations can accelerate their cloud journey from migration through innovation. This session explores the fundamentals of AWS cloud adoption, from initial migration planning to modernizing applications using containers and serverless architectures. Learn how AWS's comprehensive portfolio enables you to migrate efficiently, modernize strategically, and build cloud-native solutions that drive business value.

  • Nurul Najihah, Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services, Malaysia
Seamlessly migrating VMWare workloads to AWS

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM 

AWS offers a comprehensive set of benefits to clients that are looking to migrate their VMWare workloads to AWS from on-premises or another cloud provider. From cost savings to scalability, the offerings for VMWare workload migrations are carefully designed to ensure there's minimal downtime and maximum efficiency.

  • Nadeem Chaudhry, AWS Cloud Business Director, APAC, Noventiq
Transform Database Operations through AWS Managed Database

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM 

Transform your database operations with Amazon Managed Database Services. Learn how you can leverage managed database services to reduce operational costs and achieve high availability and scalability all with a few clicks of a button. Let AWS handle the complexities while you focus on innovation.

  • Jeremy Dorall, Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services, Malaysia
Lunch, Networking and Exhibit Visits

12.30 PM - 1.30 PM

Generative AI on AWS

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Customers across industries are harnessing the power of generative AI on AWS to boost employee productivity, deliver exceptional customer experiences, and streamline business processes. Check out this session if you wanted to learn more about how to harness this power for your organizations.

  • Aswin Chanthraksuwan, Solutions Architect, AWS Malaysia
The Invisible Threat Landscape: Enhancing Cyber Vigilance for Modern Businesses

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM 

Covering emerging cybersecurity trends and evolving threats in the digital landscape, offering insights and actionable recommendations to uncover hidden vulnerabilities and strengthen cybersecurity posture of enterprises.

  • Jeffrey Low Ken Wai, Senior Cyber Security Consultant, Applied Security Intelligence Sdn Bhd (ASI)
CGSO Government Data Classification

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM 

Sharing types of deployment models in CGSO Cloud Guideline & classification of data.

  • Dr Dzahar Mansor, Country Security Assurance Head, AWS Malaysia
Networking Coffee Break

3.00 PM - 3.20 PM

Modernizing Procurement with AWS Marketplace

3:20 PM - 3.50 PM

Driven by Digital Transformation, customers around with world are seeing the shifting from "build" to "buy" in fast pacing the speed to better serve internal and external stakeholders. Learn how organizations can modernize their procurement to better support the business.

  • ZiYan Boo, AWS Marketplace Specialist
Harnessing the Power of RAG and Any LLM with Webby AI Studio

3:50 PM - 4:20 PM 

Understand how Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and support for multiple Large Language Models (LLMs) make Webby AI Studio a versatile tool for building sophisticated AI applications tailored to various industry needs.

  • Jay Te, Business Development Director, Webby Group
Lucky Draw

4:20 PM - 4.35 PM

Speakers

Zaliha Binti Mohamad Ali

General Manager (Digital Strategy & Planning), ICT Department, Sarawak Energy Berhad

Dato Sudarnoto Osman 

CEO, Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation Berhad

AK Tee

Group General Manager, VSTECS Berhad 

Pete Murray

Country Manager, Malaysia, AWS

Hussein Mohd Ali

Principal AM, Enterprise Business, AWS

Dr Dzahar Mansor

Head of Security Assurance, AWS, Malaysia

Nurul Najihah

Solutions Architect, AWS Malaysia

Jeremy Dorall

Solutions Architect, AWS Malaysia

Aswin Chanthraksuwan

Solutions Architect, AWS Malaysia

Jay Te

Business Development Director, Webby Group

ZiYan Boo

AWS Marketplace Specialist, AWS Malaysia

Nadeem Chaudhry

AWS Cloud Business Director, APAC, Noventiq

Jeffrey Low Ken Wai

Senior Cyber Security Consultant, LGMS Berhad

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Saiful currently serves as the Head of IT – APAC, for ASCENT Fund Services, a Singapore-based, Global Independent Fund Administrator company. He is responsible for providing the technology, solutions, security, and support for all ASCENT Fund Services offices in APAC. He has been ranked as Top 50 Chief Information Officer (CIO50) for ASEAN in 2019 and 2020 by IDG. He was also listed as World CIO 200 in the Book of Titans (BOTS 3.0) in 2020 by the Global CIO Forum.

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