SPEAKERS
URIIS 2026 / SPEAKERS
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URIIS 2026 MARQUEE SPEAKERS
Opening Ceremony
YAB Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim
Malaysia Prime Minister
PLENARY SESSION 1: Charting Malaysia`s Path: National
Development, Fiscal Innovation, and University Investment 2030
22 September 2026, 10.15 - 11.00 am, Level 4
Moderator
YB Dato' Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry Abd Kadir
Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE)
Panel
YAB Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Rural and Regional Development
Panel
YB Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani
Ministry of Investment,Trade and Industry (MITI)
Panel
YB Senator Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan
Ministry of Finance II
PLENARY SESSION 2: Energy, Digital Transformation, and University
Innovation: Driving Malaysia`s 2030 Industry Partnerships
22 September 2026, 11.00 am - 12.00 pm, Level 4
Moderator
YB Dato' Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry Abd Kadir
Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE)
Panel
YAB Datuk Amar Haji Fadillah bin Haji Yusof
Deputy Prime Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA)
Panel
YB Datuk Seri Ahmad Fahmi bin Mohamed Fadzli
Minister of Communications
Panel
YB Tuan Akmal Nasrullah Nasir
Minister of Economy
Panel
YB Datuk Chang Lih Kang
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)
PLENARY SESSION 3: MALAYSIA'S Innovation-Drive Investment Economy
Development, Fiscal Innovation, and University Investment 2030
23rd SEPTEMBER 2026, 9.00 AM
Moderator
Ashran Dato' Ghazi
CEO
Malaysian Research Accelerator Technology & Innovation (MRANTI)
Panel
Datuk Sikh Shamsul Ibrahim Sikh Abdul Majid
CEO
Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)
Panel
Datuk Jay Khairil Jeremy Abdullah
CEO
Retirement Fund Incorporated (KWAP)
Panel
Tindaro Danze
President and CEO
Siemens Malaysia
Panel
Datuk Zulkarnain Md Eusope
Managing Director
Boustead Plantation Berhad
Panel
Dr. Yuko Ueno
Director
Leave a Nest Malaysia