AI & Data Summit Malaysia
Unlocking the Power of Agentic AI
AI & Data Summit Malaysia 2026 is Malaysia’s flagship event for business and technology leaders navigating the next phase of the nation’s digital transformation. Bringing together enterprises, policymakers, and innovators, the summit takes place at a pivotal moment as AI adoption accelerates and new regulations reshape how data and AI are governed across industries.
As global geopolitical dynamics and supply chain shifts redefine technology access and risk, Malaysian organizations are placing growing emphasis on AI sovereignty, ensuring that data, AI models, and digital infrastructure are secure, trusted, and aligned with national and regional requirements. For enterprises, this means rethinking AI strategies to balance innovation with data residency, security, and long-term resilience.
In 2026, more than a third of Malaysian organizations are expected to use synthetic data to advance AI development while protecting sensitive and regulated information. At the same time, industries such as financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and the public sector are accelerating the adoption of real-time analytics, intelligent automation, and AI-powered decision-making to drive efficiency and competitiveness.
AI & Data Summit Malaysia 2026 offers attendees practical insights, real-world use cases, and expert perspectives on building AI-ready organizations that are compliant, resilient, and future-ready. Through keynotes, panels, and technology showcases, participants will gain the knowledge and connections needed to confidently navigate Malaysia’s AI and data landscape and unlock the next wave of sustainable, AI-driven growth.
IDC's Predictions
Market Growth & Infrastructure
Malaysia’s datacenter market is projected to grow at a 17% CAGR (2023–2028), with total installed power capacity rising from 468MW in 2023 to over 1,000MW by 2028, driven by demand for digital infrastructure, cloud services, and AI workloads.
AI & Data Management Adoption
By 2026, expanded data and privacy regulations will have pushed 35% of APEJ enterprise organizations to rely on synthetic data for AI tools.
Sectoral & Use Case Highlights
Financial services, manufacturing, oil & gas, and public sector are leading verticals, with healthcare emerging.
Regulatory & Governance Trends
Malaysia is advancing amendments to its PDPA, expected to introduce mandatory breach notifications, stricter cross-border data transfer rules, and higher penalties for noncompliance.
Expert Perspectives
Hear from thought leaders, visionary CIOs, CDOs and experienced speakers redefining technology,
leadership, and innovation in Malaysia.
IDC Keynote: The AI Moment: Strategies for CIOs
CIOs must move beyond pilots and act now — scaling AI with the right data foundation, governance, talent, and business alignment to lead enterprise transformation before the window closes.
Dr. Christopher Lee Marshall | IDC
Vice President, Financial Insights
Dr. Christopher Lee Marshall
Dr. Chris Marshall is Program Vice President for IDC Asia Pacific, responsible for the Analytics, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence practice. Dr. Marshall’s core research coverage includes the development of Data Analytics and Machine Learning competencies and their implications – the threats and opportunities facing organizations as they seek to augment and automate their knowledge-based work.
Previously, Chris was a senior executive in IBM Watson Financial Services where he led their AI-enabled risk and analytics practice in Asia. Before joining IBM, he held senior business development and management roles in big data and analytics at KPMG, Oracle and UBS.
- MA in Theoretical Physics from Cambridge University.
- MBA from University of Chicago
- Doctor of Business Administration from Harvard Business School
- Professor of Computer Science at National University of Singapore.
- Co-Founder and Director of NUS Program for Research in Intelligent Systems
- Co-Founder and Director of NUS Risk Management Institute
- Author of widely used textbook on Operational Analytics
- Frequent speaker, presenter and moderator at industry conferences
Event Sessions
One Day Event 9:00 am
Welcome Address
One Day Event 9:05 am
IDC Keynote: The AI Moment: Strategies for CIOs
CIOs must move beyond pilots and act now — scaling AI with the right data foundation, governance, talent, and business alignment to lead enterprise transformation before the window closes.
Our Partners
BlueCat Networks
We’re helping organizations build the Intelligent Network of the Future!
The outside world is changing, fast: more users, devices, and regions; soaring customer expectations; exploding cloud complexity; and rapidly evolving threats.
But your network is standing still. The core services connecting data centers, cloud, and branch networks make that change feel painful—manual, error-prone, high-risk, and hard to fix.
The faster you can adapt core services to meet new requirements, the faster your business can accelerate.
BlueCat provides a unified Intelligent NetOps suite making discovery, provisioning, intelligence, observability, automation and security easier, faster, and more thorough, streamlining complexity for a resilient, performant network that gets ahead of change.
BlueCat is known for helping organizations unify their DNS, DHCP, and IP address management (DDI) for unparalleled visibility and control.
F5
F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) is the global leader that delivers and secures every app. Backed by three decades of expertise, F5 has built the industry’s premier platform—F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP)—to deliver and secure every app, every API, anywhere: on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, and across hybrid, multicloud environments. F5 is committed to innovating and partnering with the world’s largest and most advanced organizations to deliver fast, available, and secure digital experiences. Together, we help each other thrive and bring a better digital world to life.
Denodo
Denodo is a global leader in data management, powering trustworthy AI agents and applications. The Denodo Platform, an award-winning logical data management solution, transforms enterprise data into reliable insights for AI, analytics, and self-service initiatives. Organizations worldwide use Denodo to deliver AI-ready, business-ready data in a fraction of the time compared to traditional data lakehouses, achieving up to 4x faster time-to-insight, 345% ROI, and 10x better performance.
Deloitte | Flexera
Deloitte and Flexera partner to help organizations unlock the full value of their technology investments by combining deep consulting expertise with powerful technology intelligence. Deloitte’s strategic advisory capabilities, paired with Flexera’s award-winning Technology Intelligence Platform, deliver actionable insights that drive measurable business outcomes. Together, we enable CIOs and enterprise leaders to gain comprehensive visibility across their IT ecosystems—on-premises, cloud, and SaaS—empowering them to optimize spend, reduce risk, and enhance compliance. This collaboration supports IT, finance, procurement, and cloud teams in making informed decisions that align with enterprise goals, improve audit readiness, and accelerate digital transformation.
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Flexera: https://www.flexera.com/ , Privacy Policy : https://www.flexera.com/legal/privacy-policy
Venue
Hilton Kuala Lumpur
Grand Ballroom, Level 6
3 Jalan Stesen Sentral, Kuala Lumpur, 50470, Malaysia