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
YB Liew Chin Tong
Deputy Minister of Finance Malaysia
Phua Pao Ann
Senior Director, Private Credit
Ekuiti Nasional Berhad (Ekuinas)
Elain Lockman
Co-Founder & CEO
Ata Plus
Muhammad Iskandar Shah Safar
VP of Portfolio Management
KWAP
Jamie He
Senior Vice President, M&A/Transaction Liability, Transactional Risks
Lockton Companies
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
Impact Circle
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
Ng Sai Kit
Chairman
MPCA Committee
Adrian Hia
Treasurer General
MPCA Committee
Nizam Mohd Reza
VentureTECH
Ts. Noor Mohd Helmi Bin Nong Hadzmi
IX Telecom
Azarol Faizi bin Zakaria Ansari
Bateriku
Khairil Effendy bin Dato' Ahmad Dhman Huri
Nexagate Sdn. Bhd
Nicholas Tamm
Director
Espada Capital
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 Forum Programme Director
Adrian Hia
MPCA Treasurer General
9:40 AM - 10:25 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)
Panelist 2
Amardeep Kaur
Securities Commission
Panelist 3
Ang Xing Xian
CapBay
Panelist 4
Kien Poon Chai
Funding Societies
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM | Welcoming Remarks from Organising Chairman
Dr. Chris Daniel Wong
MPCA Secretary General
10:30 AM - 10:35 AM | Keynote Remarks from MPCA Chairman
Ng Sai Kit
MPCA Chairman
10:35 AM - 11:20 AM | Opening Keynote | Group Photo | Certificate Presentation
Deputy Minister of Finance
11:20 AM - 12:05 PM | Panel 2 – From Allocation to Commitment: How LPs Are Choosing Southeast Asia’s Private Capital Managers
Moderator
Dr Chris Daniel Wong
MPCA
Panelist 1
Muhammad Iskandar Shah Safar
KWAP
Panelist 2
Asmu’i Athari Supri
Newmoon Capital
Panelist 3
Taraec Hussein
Jelawang Capital
Panelist 4
David Low
Albourne Partners
12:05 PM - 12:15 PM | Special Keynote Address
Ts. Dr. Lee Hing Wah
SIDEC
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | ventureTECH Conversation Built to Scale: From Malaysian Innovation to Regional Growth
Moderator
Nizam Mohd Reza
VentureTECH
Panelist 1
Khairil Effendy bin Dato’ Ahmad Dhman Huri
Nexagate Sdn. Bhd
Panelist 2
Azarol Faizi bin Zakaria Ansari
Bateriku
Panelist 3
Ts. Noor Mohd Helmi Bin Nong Hadzmi
IX Telecom
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?
Moderator
Neil Falconer
HSBC
Panelist 1
Lee Teng Hau
Kairous Capital
Panelist 2
Yuan Lee Chung
Cento Ventures
Panelist 3
Eugene Khaw
Vynn Capital
Panelist 4
Vy Le
Do Ventures
Panelist 5
Nicholas Tamm
Espada Capital
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM | Panel 4 – Beyond ESG: Investing for Outcomes and Returns in Southeast Asia
Moderator
Jamie He
Lockton Companies
Panelist 1
Chee Leng Hor
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
Panelist 2
Melissa Ong
Impact Circle
Panelist 3
Zehan Teoh
AiSED
Panelist 4
Ee Rong Song
Bintang Capital
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | Panel 5 – Malaysia as a Regional Private Capital Hub: Ambition or Reality?
Moderator
Dr. Wong Huei Ching
Securities Commission
Panelist 1
Hisham Ibrahim
Gobi Partners
Panelist 2
Low Zhen Hui
Artem Ventures
Panelist 3
Cletus Lee Aik Yew
SDEC
Panelist 4
Zubin Rada Krishnan
The Hive Global AI
Panelist 5
Weisheng Neo
Qualgro VC
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | Panel 6 – From Crowd to Capital Stack: The Next Phase of ECF and P2P in Malaysia
Moderator
Adrian Hia
Kairous Capital
Panelist 1
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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