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28 October 2025 (Tuesday)

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Malaysia

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  • Registration deadline: 17 October 2025 (Friday)

2025 Ignite

Malaysia · 28 October 2025 (Tuesday)

Ignite your reality at NTT DATA's 2025 Ignite event, where bold ideas spark breakthrough innovation.

Connect

with a global ecosystem of partners, clients and AI experts.

Innovate

with solutions that deliver real outcomes across industries.

Impact

through responsible AI and measurable ROI.

We transform the companies that transform the world

We believe the future is shaped by those who refuse to wait for it.

The best way to make your vision a reality is by working with people you trust.

With operations in more than 50 countries, a broad portfolio of services, deep industry expertise and unmatched capabilities, you can trust NTT DATA to help you meet tomorrow's challenges with today's solutions.

Because if you want to change the world for the better, the time to start is now.

Turning ideas into impact in APAC
14
countries in Asia Pacific
5K+
clients served across the region
54K+
employees across the region
16
data centers in 8 countries across Asia Pacific
Look out for
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9:00AM - 6:00PM
Technology exhibition &
networking
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10:00AM - 12:25PM
Conference main plenary
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1:40PM - 4:30PM
Breakout tracks
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4:30PM - 6:00PM
Post-conference networking
Diamond Sponsor
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
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The keynote speaker

The word is out, and expectations for NTT Research are high. But without question, we are on the right track.

We will reimagine what is possible in game-changing ways that improve lives and brighten our global future.

Kazuhiro Gomi

President and CEO

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Meet our SPEAKERS

Nikunj Shanti
Chief Technology Officer
Abc (AirAsia brand co.)
Ding Wei
Technical Director
Bonree Data Technology
Lee Hann
Account Executive, Cloud & AI Infrastructure (CAI)
Cisco Malaysia
Ee-Laine Koh
Ee-Laine Koh, Senior Sales Engineer, ASEAN
Commvault
Ron Ho
Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering
F5, ASEAN
Raveender Singh
Sr. Partner Manager, Southeast Asia
Genesys
Doddi Priyambodo
Partner Solutions Consultant & Gen AI Ambassador, SEA
Google Cloud
Hana Raja
Country Manager, Malaysia
Google Cloud
Sui-Pei Chong
Partner Development Manager, Malaysia
Google Cloud
Umang Varma
Head of Customer Engineering, Malaysia
Google Cloud
Elbert Bailey
Southeast Asia Ecosystem & Channels
Google Cloud APAC
Manisha Kohli
Southeast Asia Head of Partner Engineering & Gemini Code Assist Lead
Google Cloud APAC
Abdul Nazar
APJ Alliance Leader for Global Service Providers, HPE Aruba Networking
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Roger Wang
Director of Partner Development Dept., Digital Finance BU
Huawei
Darryl Mckinnon
Head of Hybrid Data Center & Digital Workplace - Asia Pacific
NTT DATA
Francis Ng
Head of Technology Solutions - Malaysia
NTT DATA
Henrick Choo
Chief Executive Officer - Malaysia
NTT DATA
Jeff Chong
Senior Solutions Architect - Malaysia
NTT DATA
John Lombard
Chief Executive Officer - Asia Pacific
NTT DATA
KG Wong
Head of Cloud & Security - Malaysia
NTT DATA
Pascal Weiss
Head of IT, Global Units and Practices
NTT DATA
Sze-Mun Foo
Practice Solutions Director - Malaysia
NTT DATA
Tuck-Bin Ng
Head of Cybersecurity - Malaysia
NTT DATA
Udit Agarwal
Principal Specialist, Modernization Practices - Malaysia
NTT DATA
Vivian Au
Head of Hybrid Data Center - Malaysia
NTT DATA
Zhi-Yuan Chai
Head of Application Solutions - Malaysia
NTT DATA
Norazah Harun
Regional Solutions & Delivery Senior Manager, APAC
NTT DATA Business Solutions
Kazuhiro Gomi
President & CEO
NTT Research
Jasmine Lee
Chief Business Officer
ONEVERSE Technology
David Low
SASE Domain Consultant, JAPAC
Palo Alto Networks
Holden Zhang
Head of Solution Consultant
Tansun Technology
Jian-Qin Ng
Jian-Qin Ng, Head of Solution, Asean
TrustDecision

The CONFERENCE AGENDA

The program and timings are subject to change without prior notification

9:00AM
Guest arrival (Networking & technology exhibition)
10:00AM
Conference main plenary opens
10:10AM
(15m)
Welcome
  • Henrick Choo, Chief Executive Officer - Malaysia, NTT DATA
10:30AM
(40m)
Keynote
Reimagining the future: NTT's R&D
  • Kazuhiro Gomi, President & CEO, NTT Research

Artificial intelligence is indisputably reshaping the world we live in. While organizations and individuals race to harness the AI revolution, it is essential to recognize the factors that will make this evolution sustainable.

In this session, we will showcase NTT’s cutting-edge research addressing the core challenges of sustainable AI from multiple perspectives: energy efficiency, responsible data governance, and the deployment of trusted AI.

11:10AM
(20m)
Unlocking the limitless possibilities with AI
  • Hana Raja, Country Manager, Malaysia, Google Cloud
  • Umang Varma, Head of Customer Engineering, Malaysia, Google Cloud

We reveal how to deploy an advanced, integrated enterprise AI system — an intelligent "Taskforce" designed to bring simplicity, speed, and creativity to complex, cross-departmental work. This integrated approach enables true scalability, allowing you to confidently deploy thousands of agents across your organization and unlock limitless possibilities for innovation, securely and responsibly.

In this session, you'll learn how to:

Accelerate value: Deploy specialized intelligent agents to automate multi-step processes like synthesizing performance data, drafting communications, and reviewing metrics. This drives immediate business impact, including a projected 20% decrease in sales cycle time.

Generate insight at speed: Equip your teams with the ability to condense hours of manual research into seconds by consolidating vast, scattered internal and external resources.

Scale with trust: Move beyond fragmented tools with a fully integrated technology stack built for the agentic AI era. You will understand how to manage and deploy your enterprise AI taskforce with centralized control, enterprise-grade security, and trust.

11:35AM
(50m)
Panel discussion
Ignite a secure, humanized, and intelligent reality for Malaysia

Anticipate an insightful, dynamic, and transparent dialogue as industry and enterprise leaders explore how Malaysia can accelerate a secure, sustainable, and AI-powered digital future.

Through bold innovation, and shared vision, the panel will highlight how organizations can transform challenges into opportunities and deliver meaningful impact across business and society.

[Panel moderator]

  • Sze-Mun Foo, Practice Solutions Director - Malaysia, NTT DATA

[Panelists]
  • Nikunj Shanti, Chief Technology Officer, Abc (AirAsia brand co.)
  • Kazuhiro Gomi, President & CEO, NTT Research
  • Elbert Bailey, Southeast Asia Ecosystem & Channels, Google Cloud APAC
  • John Lombard, Chief Executive Officer - Asia Pacific, NTT DATA
12:25PM
Networking lunch
Breakout tracks A
Track A1
The foundation for AI without limits
Run AI workloads at speed and scale with secure, scalable platforms that accelerate time-to-value, optimize performance, and ensure resilient enterprise AI operations from the network to air-gapped on-premise environments.
Track A2
Cloud-led innovation and AI-powered experience
Accelerate modernization with automation and real-time intelligence to scale applications seamlessly, elevate experiences, and drive new revenue growth across the digital engagement economy.
1:40PM
(10m)
Track opening
  • Sze-Mun Foo, Practice Solutions Director - Malaysia, NTT DATA
1:40PM
(5m)
Track opening
  • KG Wong, Head of Cloud & Security - Malaysia, NTT DATA
1:50PM
(40m)
Designing the infrastructure for a secure AI-ready data center
  • Lee Hann, Account Executive, Cloud & AI Infrastructure (CAI), Cisco Malaysia
  • Jeff Chong, Senior Solutions Architect - Malaysia, NTT DATA

It’s not business as usual for infrastructure design when you start considering deploying an AI solution. Join this session to explore the new requirements, considerations, and security aspects involved when you start building an AI-Ready Data Center for your organization. We will explore why a different AI infrastructure is essential and introduce the new AI Dense Servers with 8 GPUs, all within a Secure AI Factory design.

1:45PM
(15m)
Inside NTT digital business transformation strategy
  • Pascal Weiss, Head of IT, Global Units and Practices, NTT DATA

This presentation outlines NTT DATA, Inc.’s IT Global Digital Business Strategy and Operating Model, focusing on the transformation to a unified, simplified, and AI-driven digital business environment. The strategy aims to drive company growth, enhance operational efficiency, and improve both employee and client experiences over the next three years.

2:30PM
(20m)
Overcoming AI security and data privacy challenges with F5
  • Ron Ho, Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering, F5, ASEAN

As organizations accelerate their adoption of AI technologies, concerns around security, compliance, and data privacy are becoming increasingly critical. This session explores how F5’s capabilities empower enterprises and financial institutions to deploy AI responsibly and securely.

We'll delve into real-world use cases where F5 helps mitigate risks such as prompt injection, data leakage, and unauthorized access to sensitive information. Attendees will gain practical insights into how F5’s solutions integrate seamlessly with existing infrastructure to enforce policy controls, anonymize sensitive data, and ensure AI models operate within safe and compliant boundaries.

Whether you're building internal AI tools or deploying customer-facing applications, this session will equip you with actionable strategies to address today’s most pressing AI security and privacy challenges.

2:00PM
(15m)
Culture of co-creation & play with AI
  • Sui-Pei Chong, Partner Development Manager, Malaysia, Google Cloud
  • Doddi Priyambodo, Partner Solutions Consultant & Gen AI Ambassador, SEA, Google Cloud

AI is evolving from a simple tool into a dynamic collaborator. This session demonstrates how to build a high-trust "culture of play and co-creation" that unleashes the combined power of your teams and AI.

In this session, you'll learn how to:

Shift your paradigm: Move from rigid, fear-based AI adoption to a playful, iterative process of co-creation.

Empower your experts: Use AI as a creative partner to agument and amplify the ingenuity of your financial analysts, risk managers, and engineers.

Unlock real-world value: Hear concrete examples of how human-AI collaboration is solving core challenges in industries such as financial services and manufacturing.

Foster psychological safety: Create an environment where curiosity and experimentation fuel breakthrough ideas.

2:50PM
(10m)
Q&A
  • Sze-Mun Foo, Practice Solutions Director - Malaysia, NTT DATA
2:15PM
(15m)
Unlock productivity with AI in your day-to-day business, powered by SAP AI and Joule Copilot
  • Norazah Harun, Regional Solutions & Delivery Senior Manager - APAC, NTT DATA Business Solutions

Discover how SAP AI and Joule Copilot can elevate your user experience and drive business impact through task automation, intelligent insights, and business process transformation.


2:30PM
(15m)
The next level of experience
  • Raveender Singh, Sr. Partner Manager, Southeast Asia, Genesys

Learn how Genesys Cloud helps enterprises harness AI orchestration to evolve from automation to intelligence—and from intelligence to tangible business results.


2:45PM
(15m)
CxO fireside chat
  • Udit Agarwal, Principal Specialist, Modernization Practices - Malaysia, NTT DATA
  • Jasmine Lee, Chief Business Officer, ONEVERSE Technology
  • Manisha Kohli, Southeast Asia Head of Partner Engineering & Gemini Code Assist Lead, Google Cloud APAC
3:00PM
(10m)
Delegates transition to tracks B1 & B2
Breakout tracks B
Track B1
Modern business resilience, redefined
Ensure business continuity and adaptive agility with secure hybrid cloud, intelligent networking and AI, strengthened by Third Site Advantage to enable trusted operations and rapid recovery to drive sustained digital transformation.
Track B2
Reimagine trust and experience in BFSI
Enable Malaysia's digital-first financial institutions with intelligent monitoring, secure operations, and data-driven governance to strengthen compliance, protect customers, and build trusted digital experiences.
3:10PM
(10m)
Track opening
  • Vivian Au, Head of Hybrid Data Center - Malaysia, NTT DATA
  • Tuck-Bin Ng, Head of Cybersecurity - Malaysia, NTT DATA
3:10PM
(5m)
Track opening
  • Zhi-Yuan Chai, Head of Application Solutions - Malaysia, NTT DATA
3:20PM
(20m)
Resilience reinvented: Powering continuity and confidence for the digital enterprise
  • Darryl Mckinnon, Head of Hybrid Data Center & Digital Workplace - Asia Pacific, NTT DATA

Resilience in the digital era means more than surviving disruption; it is about building the capacity to adapt and grow stronger through it. Modern enterprises face rapid digital acceleration, cyber threats, evolving regulations, and rising expectations for always-on experiences.

NTT DATA helps organizations reimagine resilience through secure hybrid cloud, AI-enabled operations, and intelligent networking. This integrated approach enables operational continuity, agility, and digital trust while reducing risk and improving performance.

Join this session to learn how NTT DATA empowers trusted operations and rapid recovery, turning continuity into a competitive advantage and building adaptive confidence in an unpredictable digital world.

3:15PM
(25m)
Transforming Malaysia’s financial landscape: A strategic collaboration with Huawei RongHai partner ecosystem
  • Roger Wang, Director of Partner Development Dept., Digital Finance BU, Huawei

As part of Huawei’s expanding Digital Finance Global Partner – RongHai Program, Huawei is collaborating with its partners to deliver a diverse suite of resilient and intelligent solutions. These initiatives aim to accelerate application modernization, enhance data-driven decision-making, and enable AI-powered business transformation — ultimately creating new value for Malaysia’s financial industry.

3:40PM
(20m)
Ignite your reality
  • Abdul Nazar, APJ Alliance Leader for Global Service Providers, HPE Aruba Networking, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Secure networking, hybrid cloud, and AI form the backbone of digital infrastructure. HPE’s AI-native networking and AI Factory strategy drive scalable, governed innovation. Enterprises are shifting from pilots to impactful AI outcomes in loyalty, sustainability, and performance. AI tools enable faster issue resolution and predictive insights, powered by HPE’s data lake and AIOps. Sustainable innovation is supported by energy-efficient cooling and lifecycle services that reduce carbon footprint.

3:40PM
(15m)
Unified intelligent observability with Bonree ONE
  • Ding Wei, Technical Director, Bonree Data Technology

Explore how Bonree ONE empowers businesses to overcome modern IT challenges through unified intelligent observability. This session covers Bonree’s capabilities, best practices in observability, and real-world success stories that showcase the impact of its solutions.

4:00PM
(20m)
Embrace the future of work with new innovations in Prisma SASE
  • David Low, SASE Domain Consultant, JAPAC, Palo Alto Networks

Organizations today face immense pressure as new trends reshape modern work. Discover how Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE is embracing the future of work with innovations focused on AI-powered security, enhanced user experience, and simplified operations to protect the modern, distributed workforce.

3:55PM
(15m)
AI fraud defense for modern banking
  • Jian-Qin Ng, Head of Solution, Asean, TrustDecision

Digital fraud is accelerating globally, particularly through mobile banking, money laundering, and scams. This session explores why banks must adopt real-time AI-driven fraud detection to avoid financial losses, safeguard customers, while keeping compliance in check.

4:20PM
(10m)
Q&A
  • Vivian Au, Head of Hybrid Data Center - Malaysia, NTT DATA
  • Tuck-Bin Ng, Head of Cybersecurity - Malaysia, NTT DATA
4:10PM
(15m)
Reimagine AI-enabled retail banking
  • Holden Zhang, Head of Solution Consultant, Tansun Technology

Join us to explore how Tansun leverages a suite of AI-enabled retail banking solutions including digital lending and credit card services, to help financial service institutions address the challenge of "trust" and reshape the customer experience in financial services.


4:25PM
(5m)
Q&A
  • Zhi-Yuan Chai, Head of Application Solutions - Malaysia, NTT DATA
Regroup at the exhibition area
4:30PM
Networking drinks

Special address
  • Ee-Laine Koh, Senior Sales Engineer, ASEAN, Commvault

Thank you
  • Francis Ng, Head of Technology Solutions - Malaysia, NTT DATA

Prize draw
6:00PM
The end

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