Malaysia Forward: Rewriting Capital Flows in an Ascension World examines how Malaysia can strengthen its position as a strategic hub for private capital amid global economic shifts and geopolitical fragmentation. The forum brings together investors, policymakers, and industry leaders to explore emerging investment trends, cross-border opportunities, innovation, and the future of capital in ASEAN and beyond.
Malaysia Forward: Rewriting Capital Flows in an Ascension World
Meet Our Speakers
Phua Pao Ann
Senior Director, Private Credit
Ekuiti Nasional Berhad (Ekuinas)
Elain Lockman
Co-Founder & CEO
Ata Plus
Nick Tamm
Director
Espada Capital
Muhammad Iskandar Shah Safar
VP Portfolio Management
KWAP
Adrian Hia
Partner
Kairous Capital
Eugene Khaw
Vice President
Vynn Capital
Vy Le
Co Founder and General Partner
Do Ventures
Hor Chee Leng
Head of Business Development for ASEAN
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
Melissa Ong
Group Chief Officer
ScaleX
Hisham Ibrahim
Managing Director, ASEAN
Gobi Partners
Goh Boon Peng
CEO & Founder
MyStartr
Vincent Soh
CEO & Founder
MoneySave
Chris Daniel Wong
Secretary General
MPCA Committee
Fares Zahir
Director & CEO
Xeraya Capital
Jamie He
Senior Vice President, M&A/Transaction Liability, Transactional Risks
Lockton Companies
Agenda
3 September 2026 (Thursday)
Venue: Menara Affin @ TRX, Level 26, Kuala Lumpur
9.00 AM – 9.30 AM | Registration
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM | Welcoming Remarks from Organising Chairman
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM | Keynote Remarks from MPCA Chairman
9:50 AM - 10:30 AM | Opening Keynote from Minister of Finance II | Group Photo | Certificate Presentation
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Panel 1 – Beyond Banks and Equity: The Rise of Private Credit for Growth Companies in Southeast Asia
Moderator
Joji Thomas Philip
DealstreetAsia
Panelist 1
Phua Pao Ann
Ekuiti Nasional Berhad (Ekuinas)
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Panel 2 – From Allocation to Commitment: How LPs Are Choosing Southeast Asia’s Private Capital Managers
Moderator
Chris Daniel Wong
MPCA Committee
Panelist 1
Nick Tamm
Espada Capital
Panelist 2
Muhammad Iskandar Shah Safar
KWAP
12:00 PM - 12:10 PM | Special Keynote Address
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM | Fireside Chat
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch Networking
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Panel 3 – Venture Investing in SEA 2026: Reset, Recovery or Repricing?
Adrian Hia
Kairous Capital
Panelist 2
Yuan Lee Chung
Cento
Panelist 3
Eugene Khaw
Vynn Capital
Panelist 4
Vy Le
Do Ventures
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM | Panel 4 – Beyond ESG: Investing for Outcomes and Returns in Southeast Asia
Jamie He
Lockton Sime
Panelist 1
Chee Leng Hor
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
Panelist 2
Melissa Ong
ScaleX
Panelist 3
Zehan Teoh
AiSED
Panelist 4
Fares Zahir
Xeraya Capital
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | Panel 5 – Malaysia as a Regional Private Capital Hub: Ambition or Reality?
Hisham Ibrahim
Gobi Partners
Panelist 2
Low Zhen Hui
Artem Ventures
Panelist 3
Cletus Lee Aik Yew
SDEC
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | Panel 6 – What Malaysia needs to do to promote Leap Market, CoCIF, MyCIF, and Private Credit?
Goh Boon Peng
MyStartr
Panelist 2
Vincent Soh
MoneySave
Panelist 3
Elain Lockman
Ata Plus
5:00 PM - 5:05 PM | Closing Remarks
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