With the theme “Beyond Borders: Positioning ASEAN in the Global Private Capital Renaissance”, this year’s Forum will convene over 300 leading stakeholders across Southeast Asia’s venture capital, private equity, and startup ecosystems. The program aims to advance regional dialogue on cross-border capital flows, innovation, and ASEAN’s growing role in the global private capital landscape.

Beyond Borders: Positioning ASEAN in the Global Private Capital Renaissance

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Dato’ Amirul Feisal bin Wan Zahir

Managing Director
Khazanah Nasional Berhad

TS Nazir Razak

Chairman
ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN – BAC)

Ng Sai Kit

Chairman
Malaysian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association

Dr. Chris Daniel Wong

Organising Chairman
Malaysia Venture Forum 2025

Michael Li

Managing Director
SS&C GlobeOp

Ang Xing Xian

Co-Founder and CEO
CapBay

Tee Kai Loon

Director in the Growth Clients Coverage & Investments
Mizuho Bank

Victor Chua

Founding & Managing Partner
Vynn Capital

Ramesh Raghavendra

General Partner
The Hive

John Lim Ji Xiong

Group Chief Digital Officer
Gamuda Berhad

Foong Chee Mun

CEO, YTL AI Labs
Chief Product Officer, Ryt Bank (YTL Digital Bank Berhad)

Nora Moosman

Founder
HV Consulting

Meeyydz (Mei) Tan

Founder
Innovatif+

Yuki Tan

Head, Corporate Finance & Mobility
SIME

Dr. Adie Gupta hc

Founder & Managing Director
Spring Galaxy

Dr Melissa Foo

CEO
Malaysia Impact Alliance

Joseph Lee

Managing Partner and Co-Founder
Kairous Capital

Gavin Tan

Director of Investments and Investor Relations
COPE Private Equity

Roshan Kanesan

Producer & Presenter
BFM Media

Sunil Mishra

Partner
Primary Investments Singapore

Yimie Yong

Tech Reporter
TNGlobal

Agenda

Day 1 - 4 December 2025 (Thursday)

Venue: Menara Affin @ TRX, Level 26, Kuala Lumpur

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Registration and Morning Coffee

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Welcome remarks Beyond Borders: Positioning ASEAN in the Global Private Capital Renaissance

Dr. Chris Daniel Wong
Organising Chairman
Malaysia Venture Forum 2025

Mr. Ng Saikit
Chairman, Malaysian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (MVCA)

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM | Panel 1 – Private Capital in ASEAN: Mapping Opportunities in Shifting Markets

Mr. Looi Wen Jie
Head of Investment, Jelawang Capital

Mr. Victor Chua
Founding & Managing Partner, Vynn Capital

Mr. Nizam Mohd Reza
Chief Operating Officer, VentureTECH

Mr. Gavin Tan
Director, Investments & Investor Relations, (COPE)

Mr. Manavaalan Ramasamy
Vice President, Private Equity, Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (KWAP) Malaysia

Moderator:
Mr. Karamjit Singh
Digital News Asia

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Opening keynote Malaysia’s vision for ASEAN’s role in the global private-capital renaissance | Group Photo | Certificate Presentation

Dato’ Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir
Managing Director, Khazanah
Nasional Berhad

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Fireside chat - Catalyst for Venture Capital Ecosystem: Khazanah Dana Impak

Ms. Kayse Foo Khazanah
Nasional Berhad (Dana Impak)

Moderator:
Mr. Joji Thomas Philip,
Founder & Editor-in-Chief, DealStreetAsia (Nikkei Group)

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Panel 2 – Cross-Border Fund Launch & Global Distribution

Mr. Michael Li
Managing Director of SS&C GlobeOp

Ms. Serena Tan
Co-Founder and CEO, Gaia Investment
Partners

Ms. Michele Lee
Head of Fund Placement Mizuho Securities Singapore and Capstone Partners

Mr. Muhammad Iskandar Safar
Vice President, Private Equity, Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (KWAP) Malaysia

Moderator:
Ms. Amardeep Kaur
General Manager, Investment Management Development, Securities Commission
Malaysia

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | AppWorks Demo Day #31 at Malaysia Venture Forum 2025

Appworks

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch Break

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Panel 3 – Chips, Code & Capital: ASEAN’s Regional Strategy for AI and Semiconductor

Mr. Khailee Ng
Managing Partner, 500 Global

Ts. John Lim Ji Xiong
Chief Digital Officer, Gamuda Berhad

Mr. Foong Chee Mun (Chee Mun)
CEO, YTL iLab (ILMU/LLM)

Mr. Kamesh Raghavendra
Partner, The Hive

Moderator:
Mr. Jesse Chooi Tze Kheong
Senior Manager, Scaleup Growth, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM | Panel 4 – The Last Mile: Turning Investments into DPI

Mr. Sunil Mishra
Chairman, Singapore Venture Capital
and Private Equity Association (SVCA)

Mr. Adrian Hia
Partner, Kairous Capital

Ms. Pamela Fung
Managing Director, Morgan Stanley

Mr. Muhd Farrish Ishak
Vice President of Listing Development, Bursa Malaysia

Moderator:
Mr. Kuek Ser Kwang Zhe
Journalist and editor, The Edge Malaysia

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | Panel 5 – Family Office & Corporate Investor: Investing into Venture Ecosystem

Mr. Tee Kai Loon
Director, Mizuho Bank

Ms. Nora Moosman Founder
HV Consulting LLC

Ms. Yuki Tan
Head of Corporate Finance & Mobility SIME

Ms. Mei Tan
Founder, Innovatif+

Moderator:
Mr. Roshan Kanesan
Producer & Presenter, BFM Media

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | Panel 6: Capital for Good – Impact and sustainability investing in ASEAN

Ms. Melissa Ong
Group Chief Officer, Impact Circle

Dr. Melissa Foo
CEO, MyImpact Alliance

Ms. Caroline Liew
Executive Director & Team Head, Schroders global

Mr. Mah Jun Kit
Co-founder & CEO, Bioloop Sdn Bhd

Moderator :
Ms. Pamela Ng
Hive & Partners

5:00 PM - 5:45 PM | Panel 7 – Country spotlight: Malaysia & ASEAN as a regional hub for venture capital

Mr. Joel Neoh
Founder, First Move

Mr. Zhen Hui
Managing Partner, Artem Ventures

Dr. Adie Gupta hc
Founder & Managing Director, Spring Galaxy (Advisory) Sdn. Bhd.

Dato Patrick Liew Chin Joon, Chairman, Sarawak Business Angel Network (SBAN)

Moderator:
Ms. Yimie Yong
Tech Reporter, TNGlobal

5:45 PM - 6:00 PM | Closing keynote

Day 2 - 5 December 2025 (Friday)

(By Private Invitation)

Venue: De.Wan 1958 by Chef Wan, The Linc KL

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Registration

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM | Opening Remarks

Chairman MVCA/Organising Chairman

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | Fireside Chat 1

TS Nazir Razak
Chairman, ASEAN Business Advisory Council

Moderator:
Dato’ Syed Haizam
Managing Partner of The Hive Southeast Asia

4:45 PM - 5:30 PM | Fireside Chat 2: TBC

(TBC)

Moderator:
TBC

5:30 PM - 6:15 PM | Fireside Chat 3: Discover Sarawak: ASEAN’s New Frontier for Innovation and Investment

Mr. Khairool Adzelan Bin Aman
Acting Head of Department, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC)

Moderator:
Mr. Ng Sai Kit, Chairman,
Malaysian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (MVCA)

6:15 PM - 7:30 PM | Break & Solat

7:30 PM Onwards | MVCA Dinner

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