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

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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 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

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

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

Dr. Chris Daniel Wong
MPCA Secretary General

9:40 AM - 9:50 AM | Keynote Remarks from MPCA Chairman

Ng Sai Kit
MPCA Chairman

9:50 AM - 10:30 AM | Opening Keynote | 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 An
Ekuiti Nasional Berhad (Ekuinas)

Panelist 2
Mr. Shahrul Amry bin Abd Malek
Securities Commission

Panelist 3
Mr. Ang Xing Xian
Capbay

Panelist 4
Mr. Kien Poon Chai
Funding Societies

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

Panelist 1
Nick Tamm
Espada Capital

Panelist 2
Muhammad Iskandar Shah Safar
KWAP

Panelist 3
Mr. Asmu’I Athari Supri
New Moon Capital

Panelist 4
Mr. Taraec Hussein
Jelawang Capital

12:00 PM - 12:10 PM | Special Keynote Address

12:10 PM - 12:55 PM | ventureTECH Conversation Built to Scale: From Malaysian Innovation to Regional Growth

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

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
ScaleX

Panelist 3
Zehan Teoh
AiSED

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | Panel 5 – Malaysia as a Regional Private Capital Hub: Ambition or Reality?

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 Southeast Asia

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | Panel 6 – From Crowd to Capital Stack: The Next Phase of ECF and P2P in Malaysia

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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