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Day 1
- 4th November (Tuesday)
- PICC

YAB Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi
Deputy Prime Minister Malaysia
YAB Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi
Deputy Prime Minister Malaysia
Officiating Ceremony:
Putrajaya FOI 2025 and GHEF2025
- 8:45 am

Mr. Rob Smith
Director,
Education Industry Advisor - Worldwide Public Sector – Asia Microsoft Singapore
Mr. Rob Smith
Director,
Education Industry Advisor – Worldwide Public Sector – Asia Microsoft Singapore
Keynote Address 1:
“AI, Digital Equity, and Institutional Resilience in Higher Education”
- 9:30 am

Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Sir Dr. Jeffrey Cheah, KBE AO,
Founder and Chairman,
Sunway Group
Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Sir Dr. Jeffrey Cheah, KBE AO,
Founder and Chairman,
Sunway Group
Keynote Address 2:
“From Giving to Impact:
Advancing Quality Education through Philanthropy and Partnerships in the Age of AI.”
- 10:00 am
Forum 1:
“University Startup Ecosystem Model:
Japan’s Inspiration and Malaysia’s Aspiration”
- 10:30 am
Forum 2:
“AI Dreams and Our Creative Future Together”
- 11:45 am
Exhibition
Paper Presentation
- 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Day 2
- 5th November (Wednesday)
- PICC

YB Dato' Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry Abd. Kadir
Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia
YB Dato' Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry Abd. Kadir
Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia
Welcome Remarks
- 8:45 am
Higher Education Ministerial Forum 1
- 09:00 am
Higher Education Ministerial Forum 2
- 10:00 am

Mr. Jake Xue
General Manager,
Global Business Services and Support, Ant International
Mr. Jake Xue
General Manager,
Global Business Services and Support, Ant International
Keynote Address 3:
“Emerging Trends and the Future Outlook of AI-Driven Digital Economy”
- 11:00 am

YB Mr. Gobind Singh Deo
Minister of Digital Malaysia

Mr. Vinayak Godse
Chief Executive Officer
Data Security Council of India, India

Dr. Kartina Sury
Senior Fellow Center
for Indonesian Policy Studies, Indonesia
YB Mr. Gobind Singh Deo
Minister of Digital Malaysia
Mr. Vinayak Godse
Chief Executive Officer
Data Security Council of India, India
Dr. Kartina Sury
Senior Fellow Center
for Indonesian Policy Studies, Indonesia
Forum 3:
“AI and Cybersecurity:
Mitigating Risks and Safeguarding Data Privacy”
- 11:30 am

YBhg. Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan
Acting Minister of Economy Malaysia

Dr. Fengchun Miao
Chief of the Unit
for Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education at Education Sector, UNESCO Headquarters

Prof. Dr. Vikneswaran Nair
Deputy Vice Chancellor,
University Malaysia of Computer Science & Engineering, Malaysia

Dr. Choltis Dhirathiti
Director,
Centre Director of Southeast Asian Ministers of Education, Organization Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development (SEAMEO RIHED)
YBhg. Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan
Acting Minister of Economy Malaysia
Dr. Fengchun Miao
Chief of the Unit
for Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education at Education Sector, UNESCO Headquarters
Prof. Dr. Vikneswaran Nair
Deputy Vice Chancellor,
University Malaysia of Computer Science & Engineering, Malaysia
Dr. Choltis Dhirathiti
Director,
Centre Director of Southeast Asian Ministers of Education, Organization Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development (SEAMEO RIHED)
Forum 4:
“Building the Inclusive Policy and Resilient Governance of AI”
- 02:00 pm
Exhibition
Paper presentation
- 03:30 pm - 05:30 pm
- Hall 1 - 4
Day 3
- 6th November (Thursday)
- PICC

YB Mr. Steven Sim Chee Keong
Minister of Human Resources Malaysia

Mr. Antonio Fernández Pérez
Business Development Director,
Seabery (Seabery Augmented Technology), Spain

Dr. Margarita Pavlova
Director,
The UNEVOC Centre, Hong Kong

Mr. Ahmad Solihin Mohamed Yusoff
Chief Executive/Managing Director,
German-Malaysian Institute (GMI)
YB Mr. Steven Sim Chee Keong
Minister of Human Resources Malaysia
Mr. Antonio Fernández Pérez
Business Development Director,
Seabery (Seabery Augmented Technology), Spain
Dr. Margarita Pavlova
Director,
The UNEVOC Centre, Hong Kong
Mr. Ahmad Solihin Mohamed Yusoff
Chief Executive/Managing Director,
German-Malaysian Institute (GMI)
Forum 5:
“AI and Future-Proofing TVET:
Upskilling and Reskilling”
- 08:45 am - 10:15 am

YB Madam Hannah Yeoh
Minister of Youth and Sports Malaysia

Dr. Piti Srisangnam
Executive Director,
The ASEAN Foundation

Prof. Dr. Archan Misra
Vice Provost (Research),
Singapore Management University, Singapore
YB Madam Hannah Yeoh
Minister of Youth and Sports Malaysia
Dr. Piti Srisangnam
Executive Director,
The ASEAN Foundation
Prof. Dr. Archan Misra
Vice Provost (Research),
Singapore Management University, Singapore
Forum 6:
“AI-Values Convergence:
Shaping Talent for the Future of Work”
- 10:15 am - 11:45 am

Prof. Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs (Online)
Director,
Center for Sustainable Development,
Columbia University,
United States
Prof. Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs (Online)
Director,
Center for Sustainable Development,
Columbia University,
United States
Keynote Address 4:
“Emerging Frontier Technologies:
Sustainability Agenda at the Crossroads”
- 11:45 am - 12:15 pm
GHEF2025 Reflection
- 12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
YB Datuk Ts. Mustapha Sakmud
Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Malaysia

YB Datuk Ts. Mustapha Sakmud
Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs (Online)
Director,
Center for Sustainable Development,
Columbia University,
United States
Closing Ceremony GHEF2025
- 12:30 pm
Exhibition
YAB Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim
Prime Minister of Malaysia

YAB Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim
Prime Minister of Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs (Online)
Director,
Center for Sustainable Development,
Columbia University,
United States
Officiating Ceremony: Putrajaya FOI 2025
- Putrajaya FOI Talk: Young Malaysian Ideas
- 02:00 pm - 05:00 pm