Event Agenda

BICSI Credential and Conference Credit : To be advised
Infrastructure Excellence for the AI-Connected Future
20 July, Pre-Conference - Technical Session
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Registration
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
(#1) Masterclass: Introduction of ICT & Data Center Infrastructures
Dr. Garies Chong
BICSI Southeast Asia Leadership Committee - Executive Chair
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
(#2) Masterclass: Fibre Connector Reliability in High-Speed Networks
Ir. Dr. Bernard HL Lee
Snr Director, Technology & Innovation, Senko
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Comfort Break
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
(#3)Masterclass: PoE Challenges in ATEX Environments
Mr Bob Camerino
RCDD DCDC CT
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
(#4)Masterclass: Case Study: ATEX Environments Design
Mr Arthur Curry
RCDD
5:00 PM - 5:50 PM
(#5) Panelists Session : ICT & Data Center Insights
YB Dato’ Sri Ramanan Ramakrishnan
Minister of Human Resources (KESUMA)
Mr John H. Daniels
Executive Director & CEO of BICSI International
Dr Garies Chong
Executive Chairman of BICSI Southeast Asia
Ms Mary Elizabeth Cheng
Executive Director of BICSI Southeast Asia
5:50 PM - 6:00 PM
Day Closing. Group Photograph Taking Sessions.
20 July, VIP Networking Session
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Registration of sponsors and invited VIPS/Ambassadors
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Networking session
21 July, Conference Day 1
8.00AM - 8:50 AM
Registration & Networking
BICSI SEA
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM
Welcome Remarks
Ms Mary Elizabeth Cheng
Director of BICSI Southeast Asia Affiliate
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
(#1) From Complexity to Confidence
Mr John H. Daniels
CNM, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, LFACHE
CEO of BICSI
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
(#2) The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Data Centre Interconnect Technology
Ir. Dr. Bernard HL Lee
Snr Director, Technology & Innovation, Senko
10:15 AM - 10:45AM
(#3) Designing the Physical Foundation for the Invisible Engineer
Mr Kenneth Sim
Chief Technology Officer, OneSystems Technologies
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Comfort Break
11:00 AM - 11:30AM
Mr Gowthaman Narayanapillai
(#4) From Complexity to Confidence
Mr Gowthaman Narayanapillai
Regional Solution Engineer - APAC, Datwyler
11:30AM
Guests & Media Registration
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
(#5) Star Panel Discussion: ""BUILDING SUSTAINABLE TALENT ECOSYSTEMS FOR ASEAN’S DIGITAL FUTURE""
Moderator
Dr. Chris Daniel Wong
Emeritus Chairman, MDCC
Panelists
Datin Dr Ts Habsah binti Nordin
President of DAMA Malaysia Chapter
Ms Siti Shafinaz Mohd Salim, Head, Technology Hub Development Division
Panelists
Ms Siti Shafinaz Mohd Salim
Head of Technology Hub Development of Cyberview Sdn Bhd
Mr Kennedy Goh
Panelists
Mr Kennedy Goh
Device Solutions Lead of Microsoft (APAC)
Ts Dr Lee Hing Wah, Technical Director of SIDEC
Panelists
Ts Dr Lee Hing Wah
Technical Director of SIDEC
12:30 PM
Arrival of Guest of Honor, YB Datuk Khairul Firdaus bin Akbar Khan, Deputy Minister of Human Resources
12:35 PM
Negaraku
12:40 PM - 12:45 PM
Official Welcome Remark
Ms Mary Elizabeth Cheng
Director of BICSI Southeast Asia Affiliate
12:45 PM - 12:50 PM
Official Opening Remarks
Mr John H. Daniels
CNM, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, LFACHE
CEO of BICSI
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM
Speech by Guest Honour
YB Datuk Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan
Deputy Minister of Human Resources
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM
OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY OF BICSI SOUTHEAST ASIA
YB Datuk Khairul Firdaus bin Akbar Khan
Deputy Minister of Human Resources
Mr John H. Daniels
CNM, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, LFACHE
CEO of BICSI
Dr Garies Chong
Executive Chairman of BICSI Southeast Asia
Ms Mary Elizabeth Cheng
Director of BICSI Southeast Asia Affiliate
Mr Adam Ham
CEO of Global Creative & Media Agency (GCMA)
Mr Nik Izuddin Nik Mohd Yusof
Senior Director – Industry & Ecosystem Development of Invest Selangor
Ir Wan Murdani Wan Mohamad
Vice President – Digital Adoption of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)
Mr Loo Chuan Boon
COO of Selangor Information Technology & Digital Economy Corporation (SIDEC)
Adjunct Practice Prof Alex Liew
Chairman of The National Tech Association of Malaysia (PIKOM)
Dr Chris Daniel Wong
Emeritus Chairman of Malaysia Digital Malaysia Digital Chamber of Commerce (MDCC)
Dr CS Chin
National President of SME Association of Malaysia
1:10 PM - 1:20 PM
Presentation of Tokens of Appreciation to Partners & Sponsors
1:20 PM - 1:30 PM
Exhibition Tour with Guest of Honour
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Media Q&A
1:45 PM
Guest of Honour to Depart
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Networking Lunch / Exhibits
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM
(#6) Best Practices for Testing New High Density Fiber connectors in Data Center Environments​
Azlan Omar​
Product Application Specialist, Fluke Networks
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM
(#7) Wiring the Workforce, Building Malaysia's AI-Ready Talent Backbone
Dato’ Bruce Lim
Managing Director of TVETAA (Technoriant Sdn Bhd)
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM
(#8) Solar PV + BESS for AI Green Data Centers
Mr Derek Ong
Senior Director of LHS Electronics
3:55 PM - 4:15 PM
(#9) Liquid Cooling, Power Density & Thermal Innovation for Next-Generation Data Centers
Dr. Garies Chong
BICSI Southeast Asia Leadership Committee - Executive Chair
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Comfort Break
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM
(#10) Building Human Infrastructure for Malaysia's AI Economy
Ms Ng Saw Hoon
General Manager, Iverson Associates Sdn Bhd
4:50PM - 5:40 PM
(#11)(Panel Discussion) INVESTING & SCALING FOR AI, DEVELOPING MALAYSIA’S NEXT-GEN DATACENTRE
Moderator
Ts James Lai
Chairman of Malaysia IoT Association (MyIoTA)
Panelists
Mr. Nik Izuddin Nik Mohd Yusof
Senior Director, Industry & Ecosystem Development of Invest Selangor
Panelists
Mr Budiman Bujang
Deputy Chief Digital Officer of Johor Corporation
Panelists
Mr Matthew Barsing
Founder of ASEAN Rising
Panelists
Ts Muhammad Dawud Fadlullah Wilmot
Head of Ai & Partner - Technology, Risk and Cybersecurity of KPMG
Panelists
Mr Lai Kun Wah
Head of Cloud, Security & Infrastructure Services (CSI) Services Delivery of Hitachi Sunway Information Systems
5:40 PM - 6:00 PM
Day 1 Closing. Lucky Draw & Group Photo Taking Sessions
22 July, Conference Day 2
8.00AM - 9:00 AM
Registration & Networking
9.00 AM - 9.10 AM
Welcome Address & BICSI Standard, Certification & Publication
Dr. Garies Chong
BICS Southeast Asia Leadership Committee - Executive Chair
9.10 AM - 9.40 AM
(#12) VVIP OPENING “Building Infrastructure for a Scalable AI Future”
Ir Wan Murdani Wan Mohamad
Vice President of Digital Adoption, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)
9.40 AM - 10.05 AM
(#13) VIP OPENING "Cyber Resilience in the Age of AI"
Dato' Dr Ts Amirudin Abdul Wahab
Former CEO of Cybersecurity Malaysia & Professional Chair of Cybersecurity in the Faculty of Computing & Digital Technology of HELP University
10.05 AM - 10.45 AM
(#14) NAVIGATNG AI HURRICANE AND SCALING YOUR CABLING
Mr. Takeshi Kasai
Associate Senior Technologist of SENKO
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Comfort Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
(#15) Risk, Reliability & Availability, Selecting A Data Center Design Class
Dr. Garies Chong
BICSI Southeast Asia Leadership Committee - Executive Chair
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
(#16) How to Design Networks and Cabling for AI
Mr Jonathan Jew
J&M Consultants Inc
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
(#17) The Global Specialist In Electrical & Digital Building Infrastructure
Mr Cheong Weng Larp
Solutions & Project Delivery Specialists of Legrand Malaysia
12:20 PM - 1:10 PM
(#18) FUTURE-PROOFING MALAYSIA’S ICT & DATA CENTER ECOSYSTEM
Moderator
Mr CS Chin
President of SME Assoiation of Malaysia
Panelists
Adjunct Practice Prof. Alex Liew
Chairman of PIKOM
Panelists
Mr Shah Sidek
Head of ASEAN – Digital Technologies & Infrastructure of International Data Center Authority (IDCA)
Panelists
Mr Kumar Verappan
Country ESG / HSE Consultant SGS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Panelists
Mr Fong Choong Fook
Executive Chairman of LGMS Berhad
Panelists
Mr Adrian Paul Raj
Project Director, Data Center Lead of Turner & Townsend
1:10 PM - 2:10 PM
Networking Lunch / Exhibits
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
(#19 ) Multi-Agent AI: From Tools to an Operating Layer
Mr Jason Lee
Director of AI Solutions, Daxonet
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
(#20) Solving the Hidden Fiber Testing Challenges from Multifiber to Hollow Core Networks
Mr Raymond Lai
Technical Director of EXFO Asia Pacific
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM
(#21) 100s of Terawatt-hours for AI, 2 Cookies for Us: Learning from Data Center Best Practices
Mr Rui Takei
BICSI Japan
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
(#22) Data Centre and Outside Plant Fibre Optic Solutions
Mr Ashish Samuel Sudhakar
Head of APAC Data Center Sales of HellermannTyton
3:40 PM - 4:10 PM
(#23) Smart Buildings & ESG-Driven ICT Infrastructure Design
Adjunct Practice Prof Cheah Kok Hoong
President of ESG Association of Malaysia
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM
Break & Exhibits
4:30 PM -4:50 PM
(#24) Building Confidence in Connectivity: The future of Structured Cabling and Fiber Quality Assurance
Mr Tan Jun Yen
Sales Manager, RIMBA SEMPURNA SDN BHD
4:50 PM - 5:40 PM
(#25) (Panel Discussion) RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN & WORKFORCE PREPAREDNESS FOR MISSION-CRITICAL FACILITIES
Moderator
Dr Ong Kian Ming
Adjunct Professor of Taylor’s University and Former Deputy Minister of International Trade & Industry (MITI)
Panelists
Mr James Rix
Head of Data Centre & Industrial – Malaysia & Indonesia of JLL Project & Construction Management Sdn Bhd
Mr Tan Tze Meng
Panelists
Mr Tan Tze Meng
Head of Data Cloud Business / SME Digital Infrastructure & Services of MDEC
Panelists
Mr Ar Sarly Adre Sarkum
CEO of Green Building Index Sdn Bhd
Panelists
Mr Mathew Simon
Head of Sales Engineering & Solutions Network Infrastructure, Asia Pacific of Nokia
Panelists
Mr Kent Chow
Data Center Segment Lead AMEA of ABB Malaysia Sdn Bhd
5:40 PM - 6:00 PM
Lucky Draws & Final Day Closing. Group Photograph Taking Sessions.
21 July, BICSI SKILL Challenge - Competition Day 1
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
REGISTERATION
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
TRAINING & BRIEFING
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Lunch
12:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Event F - MCQ
ALL Group
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Event A - Cat 6 Termination
Group 1
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Event A - Cat 6 Termination
Group 3
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Event A - Cat 6 Termination
Group 2
22 July, BICSI SKILL Challenge - Competition Day 2
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Group Briefing
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Event B - 110 Block
Group 1
Event C - MPTL
Group 2
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Event B - 110 Block
Group 2
Event C - MPTL
Group 3
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Event B - 110 Block
Group 3
Event C - MPTL
Group 1
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Event D - Fiber Termination & Splicing
Group 3
Event E -TroubleShooting
Group 1
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Event D - Fiber Termination & Splicing
Group 1
Event E -TroubleShooting
Group 2
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Event D - Fiber Termination & Splicing
Group 2
Event E -TroubleShooting
Group 3
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Score Tally
6:00 PM
Announcement