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Name: Sovereign AI for Malaysia - Meetup 98
Start: 2025-9-22T09:00:00+8.00
End: 2025-9-09T11:00:00+8.00
Location: WORQ TTDI Event Space

Startups & SMEs Malaysia

1928 followers

Date & Time
Tue, 9 September 2025, 06:00 PM - 11:00 PM
GMT +8.00
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Venue Location
WORQ TTDI Event Space
Lot L1-03, Level 1, Glo Damansara Shopping Mall, 699, Jalan Damansara, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, 60000, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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People Attending

Yaknesha Rajendran

Student, APU

Valerie L

Consultant, ROOTS PR

LM Khim

Managing Partner, KiPS

Alejandra Evander

Senior Engineer, Panasonic

Emily Lim

Assistant Director of Business Development, YTL Hotels

Jashida Kamal

Founder, Lux Aiva

Khairul Ikhwan Zulkefly

Founder, Gig Venture Enterprise

Luqmaan S

System Consultant, Pymeche Technologies

Simon Leong Wai Yeap

Senior HR Manager, ECOXCEL ADVISORY SDN BHD

Kevin Francis

Entrepreneur, Consulting

Visharad Eventsize

CEO, BRAND GUARD TECHNOLOGIES SDN BHD

Jacky Lim W.H

General Manager, FA Controls Sdn Bhd

Muhajir Anuar

Account Manager, Enginemailer

Tan Han

Software Development Engineer - AI, Gamuda Land

Zainal Zikri Zainal Abidin

CEO, Mesra Rehat Sdn Bhd

Daron Tang

Data Engineer Intern, Hilti

Leon Loo

AI Engineer, Axium Industries Group

Arissa Noordina Bahari

AI Programme Associate, SG Academy

Sharaj Joss

CTO, Digital Genius Technologies

Wen Shu Wong

Solution Architect, G-asiapacific Sdn Bhd

Farhana Izzati Mohd Jais

Business Development Manager, Awatar Innovations Sdn Bhd

Bao Hui Koh

Software Developer, HMI

Shankar Karuppiah

CTO, TAWK SDN BHD

SALEH ABDELBAKY ELSAYED

UIUX Designer, Tawk.to

Manoj Elumalai

Tech Lead, Tawk

Idzuan Shah

Business Development Manager, Grandtech Cloud Services

Tat Yau Wong

Lead Machine Leaning Engineer, Grab

Azfar Adnan

AI Engineer, Freelance

Daniel Chinnan

ICT Business Development Director, Bravetac Solutions

Hafizzul Ariffin

VP, Strategy Growth, Acture

Jonathan Ramesh

Senior IT Consultant, Bravetac Solutions

Lawrence Ha

Business Development, Alibaba Cloud Malaysia

Muhammad Hisyam Jamari

Research Officer, Insititute of Big Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence (IBDAAI), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

Mohd Irwanhakim Zainal

Senior Assistant Research Officer, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

Nazirul Ashraf

Head of Business Development, Virtualtech Frontier

Jeffrey Lean

Senior software engineer, Grab

Jet N

unemployed, unemployed

Hui Ru Loo

Software Engineer, uberGARD PTE LTD

Andre Sequerah

CTO/CPO, AI Teacher Sdn Bhd

MOHAMAD BIN MUSTAPPA

Head Facilitator, ELCA

Sagar More

Vice President, Bursa Malaysia Exchange

Raj Krishnan

Director of Operations, Affinity Zest Hospitality Management

Thiriidev Kumar

Ceo, Neos Development Global

Cheryl Ng

Director, Polareis Sdn Bhd

Alex Lee

Founder and CEO, Carepool Asia

Kwong Sim

Data Scientist, Profit Peak

Mark Stalin

Management Trainee, Public Bank

Leo Lee

Ceo, Traitquest

Danial Z

Software Engineer, Pand.ai

Dr Stefan Bucher

Director of Business Development, Emerald Cube Sdn Bhd

Rajesh Wadhwani

The Coach, Paradime Solutions

Sunder Raman

Operation Manager, GoCarry

Kam Wah Cheong

Administrator, Persatuan Kanak Kanak Istimewa Hulu Langat

Nur Hidayah Tihani Binti Mohd Eddey

Trainee, Nome

Zulitha Arina

Manager, TM

Chornay Soung

CO-FOUNDER, DWALLA TECH SDN. BHD.

Adam Ashaari

QA Engineer, Eaton Corp

Surendaran ES CS

IT Service Manager, DKSH

Wai Pheng Chin

Student (Judgement System Researcher), Independent Research / Self-initiated Project

Marcus Chang

Director, Decorous Motion Sdn Bhd

Jack Lim

Treasurer, KL Society

Captain Koh

Chairman, Vero Ai

Ammar Latiff

Data Engineer, Kotak Sakti

En Jun Choong

IT, IT

Nishan Kantan

Senior Data Scientist, NTT Data

Kar Man Fong

Cohort 4 Students, Gamuda AI Bootcamp

Sivaneishan Kunasekaran

Entreprenuer, Sivaneishan.

June Xuan Yong

Student, Gamuda AI Academy

Wei Ming Low

Data scientist, Lear

Fawaz Rahimi

Gamuda AI Academy & Enabling Academy Trainee, Yayasan Gamuda

Harinder Singh

Growth Operator, MIMR Growth Lab

Khalil Nooh

Co-Founder & CEO, Mesolitica

Wee Heng Lee

Vice President, Digital Lifestyle, RHB Bank Berhad

Ng Ng

Programmer, Ownbelong Marketing

Nur Farisya Abdul Shukor

Brand Ambassador Kuanta AI, Kuanta AI

Sampras Lee

AI Engineer | Fullstack Web Developer, -

Kian Boon Ong

Director, Skill Infinity Sdn Bhd

Amanda Cham

Vice President, Bullhound Capital

Lee Lee Yong

Director, YL Inspiration Sdn Bhd

Mun Kit Choong

Student, Gamuda AI Academy

Alicia Chui

Trainee, Gamuda AI / Enabling Academy

Mahir Shahryar

Founder/CEO, PRB IT Global Sdn Bhd

Dien Bajerai

Digital, Cloud and Data Manager, PwC Consulting Malaysia

Danish Maleeq Syaful Nizam

Student, UKM

Sandeep Joseph

CEO and co-founder, Ampersand Advisory

Deric Lu

Founder, ComeChat

NGAI HOE YEAN

Student, GAMUDA AI ACADEMY

Arzumy MD

CTO, FAVR

Harzarul Afiq

Freelancer, Freelance

Gisele Wong

Data scientist, Snowflake

Mike Lim

Head of Engineering, Backend, Ryt Bank

Nic N

CTO, Ryt Bank

Robin Gofur

Co-Founder, Lutuk Technologies Sdn Bhd

Dylan Tan

Data Engineer, MoneyLion

Mable Leong

Consultant, PwC

Sean Lee

Director, AxionOne Sdn Bhd

Yan Ting Ng

Student, Gamuda AI Academy

Sarvind Raj

Malaysia

Justin Keng

Director, One global

Faris Kamal

Marketing Technologist, 2X Marketing

Michael Leow

Principal SRE, MoneyLion

Michael Utama

Account Director, Snowflake

Carol Wong

Producer, BFM Media

Sufi Mazlan

Analyst, Richeese

Karam Altabaa

Programme Manager, YTL AI Labs

Team, BFM

Team, BFM

Team, BFM

Maxis

Team, BFM

CEO, Enginemailler

Product Manager, TAWK SDN BHD

Nabeel Javed

Malaysia

Zaki A Sapiuddin

Business Development Specialist, Tuxuri

Shahril Emran

COO, Tulus

Chris Voon

Solution Architect, Alibaba Cloud Malaysia

SuetKeem Tan

CEO, Kredence Creative Solutions

Sean Hoo

Strategic Growth Manager, Polareis Sdn Bhd

Aidiel Mat Isa

Head of Partnerships & Special Projects, Pandai

David Ho

Partner, BEAMSTART

Jodie Tan

Professional Writer, JTY Brand Story Ecosystem

Aliaa Marizan

Malaysia

Mei Chan Loke

Manager, Skill Infinity Sdn Bhd

IMRAN BIN ISMAIL

Partner, Messrs Melanie

Putri Tunku Anor

Manager, Yayasan Bursa Malaysia

About This Event

AI is shaping industries everywhere but what does it mean for Malaysia to have its own sovereign AI? How do we build tools and models that reflect our local needs, languages and culture instead of relying solely on global tech giants? This month, we’re diving deep into the hot topic of Sovereign AI for Malaysia with 2 amazing guest speakers who are actively building in this space:

Foong Chee Mun – Chief Executive Officer, YTL AI LABS
Khalil Nooh – Chief Executive Officer, Mesolitica

They’ll be unpacking the challenges and opportunities around building sovereign AI systems, from data ownership to national security, innovation and the local AI ecosystem. As a bonus, we’ll also have a sneak preview of ILMU Chat, an upcoming AI tool built right here in Malaysia, which is scheduled to go live to the public on 16 Sept 2025.

🔥 What’s in Store:

Insights from AI leaders on why sovereignty matters in tech
Discussion on Malaysia’s role in shaping its own AI future
Sneak peek at ILMU Chat, a homegrown AI tool
Open Q&A + casual networking with the community

Come for the ideas, stay for the conversations. Whether you’re in AI, building a startup or just curious about how tech will impact Malaysia, this is the place to be.

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This meetup is supported by YTL AI Labs, Gamuda AI Academy, EngineMailer, TawkTo, Printcious, WORQ, HumanCard, Tech Jobs Malaysia & Beamstart. Dinner & drinks will be provided.

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WORQ TTDI Event Space

Lot L1-03, Level 1, Glo Damansara Shopping Mall, 699, Jalan Damansara, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, 60000, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Directions to Venue:

Here are the directions to WORQ TTDI https://worq.space/location/ttdi/

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Startups & SMEs Malaysia

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Startups & SMEs Malaysia (formerly known as OpenCoffeeClubKL) is an online community for entrepreneurs with monthly, informal networking events. Since 2012, we have been functioning as a support group where entrepreneurs can seek assistance, resources or simply make friends with like-minded people.

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