Keynote Presentation
Business Moments Disrupted! Thriving in the New Digital Economy in the Midst of Technological Innovation

Listen to this keynote talk about Digital Business and why it matters. We will explore real-world examples of how Digital Technologies and digital startups are disrupting traditional business models. We will explore its impact to various industries from these disruptive digital technology trends and provide insights into what organizations can do to survive and thrive in the new digital business economy. The concept of “Business Moments” will also be introduced. They are transient moments of need by a customer that creates the opportunity for organizations to deliver value and profit from it. Lastly, we will examine the role of data science professionals in creating new “Business Moments” insights, transforming stakeholders and customer experience to drive digital innovation.

Alan Goon, Executive Partner, Gartner

Keynote Presentation
It’s No Longer Just Another Digital Transformation. It’s a Data-Driven Digital Transformation!

Organizations that describe digital transformation as simply the incorporation of digital technology into all areas of their business often end up overlooking its power. However, a digital transformation that puts data (and analytics) at the core of its operations will allow an organization to look at their business from a data angle instead of seeing it as a set of processes. This presentation looks at why a data-driven digital transformation is formidable and how it changes the value an organization brings to its customers, and itself.

Sekar Jaganathan, CIO,Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd

Case Study
How IT Enables Digital Transformation

Jason Yuan, VP Product & Marketing, Sangfor

Morning Refreshment & Networking Session

Expert Presentation
Powering Human Development with Education and Employability Analytics for Future Workforces

Key job sectors are undergoing rapid changes due to technology. In the next 5 years, up to 50% of existing jobs will no longer exist or will have been replaced by automation or AI. In this expert presentation, find out how CXS connects education to employability through novel employment matching solutions – with profiling analytics, employment analytics, HR analytics, skills matching and machine learning – for the entire workforce ecosystem.

Jan Lambrechts, CEO,CXS PTE LTD

Discovering What a Data-Driven Organization Look Like?

What does a data-driven organization’s DNA look like? Is it the continuous capturing and reinforcing of the value of its data? Is it the empowering of every employee by giving them direct access to the data they need when they need it so they can make better decisions? Attend this panel discussion on how people, process, technology and culture influence the creation of a data-driven organization.

Moderator: Wendy Kong, Full Stack Developer, Pulsifi

Panelist #1: Jan Lambrechts, CEO,CXS PTE LTD

Panelist #2: Sekar Jaganathan, CIO,Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd

Panelist #3: Jason Yuan, VP Product & Marketing, Sangfor

Networking Luncheon Session

Expert Presentation

Big Data: Keeping Users Happy with the “Where, When, What, and How”

These days the presence of sharing economy is getting more and more prominent. It’s a decentralised model of bringing supplies to demands efficiently and effectively. This means we need to quickly analyse and anticipate our users needs across Malaysia – using our car-sharing model as an example, it means across 150+ locations. Keeping our customers happy all the time is not easy, but it helps if you have data, lots of it. Where they need more cars? When do they need the cars? How do they use our cars? What keeps them happy when using our cars? Answer these and more with data, and we will reduce the number of unhappy users. Keyword: Reduce.

Alan Cheah, CEO, GoCAR Mobility

Expert Presentation

Transforming Traffic Management with Intelligent Transportation System

Significant increases in vehicle ownership and traffic movement cause traditional traffic management techniques to fail, resulting in severe bottlenecked junctions, high accident rates and congestions in our road networks. The advancement in cloud computing, big data analytics, mobile applications and IoT has created new emerging opportunities for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and promises a new transformation in traffic management that is cheaper, non-restrictive and inclusive. This presentation takes the audience in the exploration of various conventional ITS deployment in road traffic management, with reference to Malaysia’s experiences, and presents potential prospects for new ITS deployments in the traffic management sector as “take home” thoughts.

Datuk Ir Dr Leong Siew Mun , Executive Director, Dynargy Global Sdn Bhd

Afternoon Break & Networking Session

Expert Presentation
Data-Driven Product Innovation

Across the entire business spectrum, data plays a key role in today’s product development. Here’s an overview on how companies utilize data in developing digital products, using e-wallets as a business case. The rampant growth of the e-wallet space and stiff competition have called for discounts, cashbacks and freebies to spur user acquisition. The enticement of rewards has opened a Pandora’s box of potential scams. Listen to this expert presentation on how big data and analytics are exploited in the adoption of deep device interrogation and live data streaming in uncovering high-risk factors, detecting suspicious anomalies in user behavior and fighting fraudulent activities.

Abdullah Abbas, Head of Engineering, DIGI-X

Case Studies
Novel Ways of Using Data from Intel’s Assembly and Test Factory (ATM)

This presentation contains the rationale for computerization and digitization being the first step towards Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR4.0). Listen to Duncan as he runs through the path which Intel took towards IR4.0. He will share some of the standards used and examples of computerization in an industry where their products are the most expensive element of the manufacturing ecosystem. The expert presentation will highlight situations where the Internet of Things (IoT) was used and the importance of collecting, tracking, tracing and remembering all the equipment that processed the products. Use cases exploiting data between machines for predictive maintenance and the usage of image recognition to detect defects in manufacturing will also be shared.

Duncan Lee, Manufacturing IT Principal Engineer, Intel Corporation

Panel Discussion
Making Money from Big Data and AI: Identifying New Trends and Exploiting Opportunities

The availability of affordable and on-demand computing power has made big data and artificial intelligence (AI) accessible beyond research labs. And this means more opportunities for people like you and me to innovate and develop new business models with these technologies. Join us in this panel discussion on some real life success stories of how some organizations exploit big data and AI to reap large profits.

Moderator: Goh Chee Yim, Director, Women Who Code Kuala Lumpur

Panelist #1: Duncan Lee, Manufacturing IT Principal Engineer, Intel Corporation

Panelist #2: Abdullah Abbas, Head of Engineering, DIGI-X

Panelist #3: Alan Cheah, CEO, GoCar Mobility

End of Day 1

Keynote Presentation

The Prometheus Society and Enabling Technologies

Are we going to be more or less human in the future? With advances in AI, biosciences, augmented and virtual reality, to name just a few, it is thrilling to imagine a future where we begin to look like cyborgs with superintelligence. Listen to this breathtaking keynote on how the rise of intelligent societies will change our lives in many ways. Take artificial intelligence, for instance. When we reach the singularity in 2045, as predicted by Ray Kurzweil, AI will lead to machines that are smarter than human beings. They will merge with us and make us smarter. Will we be free then to focus on strategy, creativity and innovation? Or will we fear these machines inside us taking over us and the world?

Thillai Raj, CTO, MIMOS BERHAD

Data and Natural Language Processing for Content Recommendation, Personalisation and Customer Experience

What do content recommendation, personalization and customer experience have in common? It’s all about delivering the most relevant content and products to the right person at the precise time and place. Listen to this expert presentation on the increasingly long and complex digital journeys consumers take when they devour online content or purchase something. And understand how natural language processing (NLP) can be used to analyze this data to personalize and suggest relevant content or products, effectively elevating the customer experience.

Teh Kim Ming, Chief Data Scientist, Media Prima Digital

Morning Refreshment & Networking Session

Expert Presentation

Managing an Analytics and AI Transformation the Way Your Brain Works

In its immense complexity, artificial intelligence is like human intelligence. Effective analytics teams in businesses interact in the same way as our nervous system does to enable human intelligence:

Analytics Organization: Data professionals are like neurons in our brain, which organise cognitive and analytical functions akin to an analytics organizational chart. Leaders need to understand analytics roles, hiring and retention techniques, organizational models and the role of the Chief Data Officer

Data-driven culture: Culture is like the reptilian brain, the oldest part of our brain, whose primary role is reflex responses, not rational thinking. Relevant topics include building data-centric culture, managing cultural clash, managing people and robots, as well as data ethics.

Analytics Strategy: Is like the neo-cortex, the part of our brain which allows us to develop complex thoughts. Leaders need to define a use case-driven analytics and A.I. roadmap and get buy-in for it.

Analytics Execution: Is like an agile human nervous system which reaches all parts of the body. Relevant topics are managing an experimental project portfolio, agile methodology, metrics and governance.

Successfully managing a team through an analytics and artificial intelligence transformation requires skills and philosophies different from managing other groups of talented professionals. It is wise to be aware of potential trade-offs when it comes to defining the right organization, culture, strategy and execution.

Pedro Uria-Recio, Head of Axiata Analytics Center, Axiata Group Berhad

Expert Presentation
When Reality Does Not Meet Expectations: The Challenges Faced by Data Science Professionals

You were hired because you demonstrated your ability to write intelligent machine and deep learning algorithms. However, in the ensuing three months in your new organization, all you did was produce reports for your boss to present in his weekly board meeting. Many green data scientists think data science is all about predictive analytics, machine learning and unravelling complex issues. This is often a delusion. Listen to this expert presentation on why many data scientists leave their job due to reality not matching their expectations, and how one will need to realign their expectations of an actual data science role.

Mohd Azham, Assistant Vice President of Operations Improvement, Pos Malaysia Berhad

Networking Luncheon Session

Case Study
The PLUS Expressway Journey of Data and Technology

Insights into the journey and aspiration of Malaysia’s Premier expressway in becoming Digital for driving Mobility in the years to come

Sam Majid, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at PLUS Malaysia Berhad

Expert Presentation 

Autonomous Vehicles: The Technologies and AI Behind This Transformative Technology

Autonomous vehicles will control all the driving so we can go from point A to point B without taking the wheel. This self-driving technology will greatly enhance road safety and mobility for everyone. Listen to this expert presentation on how autonomous vehicles, with their sensors, are designed to detect other vehicles, cyclists and foot-travelers – 360 degrees. And armed with artificial intelligence software, these smart vehicles can also sense and predict the behavior of road users to ensure a safe and comfortable journey. 

Dr Marcelo H. ANG Jr, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,National University of Singapore 

Afternoon Refreshment & Networking Session

Expert Presentation

The Art of Data Storytelling

It is not enough to just show your data. You need to tell a story with it. From the most remote villages to ancient scriptures to books and to movies, storytelling is human nature and has existed even before the written language was conceived. Listen to this expert presentation on how we can tell stories with data, and how these stories impact human understanding, can be used to communicate with stakeholders and influence change in the world.

Anthea Low, Data Scientist, Media Prima Digital

Artificial Intelligence: Is the Future More or Less Human? Will the Risks Outweigh the Rewards

There is no doubt our lives are being transformed by intelligent systems. But as these systems become more and more clever, AI experts are increasingly being kept awake at night by new risk assessment and ethical issues surrounding these super-intelligent machines. Tune in and listen to this great debate on whether the future is more or less human. Topics such as the end of jobs, wealth distribution, how machines affect our behavior, technological singularity and racist robots will be discussed and argued at length.

Moderator: Mohd Azham, Assistant Vice President of Operations Improvement, Pos Malaysia Berhad