Ng Wan Peng, Chief Operating Officer, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation

We examine the latest trends in fintech and the role of regional regulators in the promotion of innovation and inclusion. How can regulators keep pace with change and support Fintech? Why do sandboxes have a critical role to play? Will open APIs take off in Asia? How will crypto currencies and ICOs develop and be regulated? How can regtech address compliance and regulatory challenges? How are governments & regulators promoting digital banking? How do you leverage technologies to drive financial inclusion? How can innovation and inclusion projects help achieve VBI goals? How do you create policies to drive innovation? We ask a high-level panel to share their expertise and views.

Azleena Idris, Grand Council Member, Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professional

Baiza Bain, Managing Partner, Ficus Venture Capital
Hasnul Nadzrin Shah Abdul Halim Shah, Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs, IBM Malaysia
Johnny Mayo, General Manager, SuperCharger
Nafis Alam, Director, Postgraduate Research Studies, Henley Business School, University of Reading Malaysia

There are many fintech trends fuelling the growth of banking industry such as AI, open banking, blockchain, gamification, VR/AR, chatbots, robo-advisory, voice banking, mobile wallets, mobile account opening, biometric authentication and alternative lending. What’s hot and what’s not in the banking industry? We seek answers from leading fintech movers and shakers.

Vincent Fong, Chief Editor, Fintech News Malaysia

Gareth Lewis, Associate Director of Product
Gopal Kiran, ASEAN FinTech Lead, EY
Hamid Rashid, Founder, Finterra
Mark Smalley, Co-Founder, Neuroware

As the digital landscape continues to change at a rapid pace, dismantling and disrupting the way that we do business, what is the bigger PURPOSE of the innovator’s role within these times of change? What is it that calls us forth to explore and develop new frontiers and how can we evolve our thinking to inspire and lead others into the unknown? This learning lab will both excite and motivate you to step into a bigger sense of yourself as a leader of innovation and the critical role and contribution you play in moving, not only your organisation, but humanity forward towards renewal and transformation.
Presenter: Elain Lockman, Co-Founder and Director, ATA PLUS

Interviewee: Surina Shukri, CEO, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation
Interviewer: Vineeta Tan, Managing Editor, Islamic Finance News

We examine the case study of Sunway and how they applied Design Sprints to solve a problem that had existed for years in 5 days. How did they adapt the 5-Day Design Sprint process to 2 days? And finally, how did they spread the Design Sprint methodology across Sunway?
Presenter: Leonard Chew Boon Liang, Head, Innovation and Transformation; Manager, Group IT, Sunway

We present an interactive panel discussion comprising of founders from successful start-ups and how they are disrupting the banking industry. We will deep dive into their stories, purpose and the problems they are solving, as well as the key lessons learnt along the way.

Mohamed Reezan, General Manager, HLX

Joe McGuire, Founder and CEO, MyMy
Nazroof Hakim, CEO, Billplz
Sathiamurthi Ramanaidu, CEO and Co-Founder, GoInsurans
Umar Munshi, Founder, Ethis Ventures

What do gamification, AI and omnichannel really mean in the context of the customer experience? How do you know what your customer truly wants? How to differentiate your offering based on different types of customer? How to trial new initiatives? We explore these questions in an attempt to respond to the shifting expectations from customers and delivering tailored experiences at scale.

Gopal Kiran, ASEAN FinTech Lead, EY

David Wong, Founder, Deemples
Ehon Chan, Advisor (Digital Economy), Chief Minister Department, Government of Sarawak; Board Member, Sarawak Multimedia Authority
Justin Goh, Co-founder and Business Director, WISE AI
Sayantan Das, Managing Director, foodpanda Malaysia

Justin Goh, Co-founder and Business Director, WISE AI

How do we create a culture that leads to a diverse, engaged workforce that in turn leads to innovation? Embodying the characteristics of the entrepreneurs currently defining the future and questioning the status quo has led to the rethinking of talent management. How to foster and retain talent internally and get internal buy-in, and bring in external talent? We analyze the strategies to develop an empowered, diverse and agile workforce, which can truly meet the customer needs of today and tomorrow.

Azleena Idris, Grand Council Member, Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professional

Norliza Ahmad, AGM, Capability Development, Bank Islam
Shahryn Azmi, CEO, Corporate Development Centre
Sharifah Sarah Syed Mohamed Tahir, Head of Strategy and Director of Human Capital, Group Global Banking, Maybank

Decision Intelligence brings the best of Big Data, Predictive Analytics, Deep Learning, and Systems modelling to every role in the organization including senior managers as well as quantitative modelling experts. Decision Intelligence is to understand how today’s decisions impact future outcomes under a given set of conditions. In this session we will explore how and why we use Decision Intelligence. How to avoid the most common trap that causes Big Data projects to fail? How to radically accelerate the value received from all data, big and small? And why great organizations make terrible decisions, and how to fix them?

Gopal Kiran, ASEAN FinTech Lead, EY

Ahmad Fakih Ijtihadi, Head, Risk Management, Mandala Multifinance, Indonesia
Nurazam Malim Sidik Malim, CEO and Founder, Twistcode