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Tentative Programme

Day 1

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

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”

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.”

Forum 1:

“University Startup Ecosystem Model:

Japan’s Inspiration and Malaysia’s Aspiration”

Forum 2:

“AI Dreams and Our Creative Future Together”

Exhibition

Paper Presentation

Day 2

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

Higher Education Ministerial Forum 1

Higher Education Ministerial Forum 2

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”

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”

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”

Exhibition

Paper presentation  

Day 3

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”

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”

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” 

GHEF2025 Reflection

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

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