THE GLOBAL BUSINESS CONVENTION 2025 #GBC2025
Day 3(NEXHUB Marketplace, Masterclass , NEx digital-innovation expedition)
Masterclass
Masterclass 1: Driving Company Governance and Performance to Maximize the Impact of AI while Protecting Business
Wong Nai Seng
Duration: 4 hours (13:00 to 17:00)
Audience: Directors and C-suite executives
Objective: Equip leaders with strategies to enhance governance and optimize AI-driven performance, while mitigating risks to ensure sustainable growth and business protection.
Desired outcomes
1. AI Governance Framework Mastery:
Leaders will gain a strong understanding of how to develop and implement AI governance frameworks that ensure ethical, responsible, and effective AI deployment within their organization.
2. Maximized company Performance:
Participants will learn how to harness AI to drive business performance and growth, leveraging AI-driven insights to optimize operations, enhance decision-making, and create value.
3. Risk and Compliance Mitigation:
Leaders will acquire tools to address potential risks associated with AI, including compliance with legal regulations, ethical considerations, and AI-related biases, ensuring sustainable AI adoption.
Masterclass 2: Revenue Revolution: Supercharge Sales & Marketing with Generative AI
Tarun Sukhani – Co Founder CTO Abundent
Duration: 4 hours (09:00 to 13:00)
Audience: C suites and middle managers
Objective: This masterclass explores the transformative power of Generative AI (GenAI) in reshaping sales and marketing strategies to unlock new avenues for growth and revenue generation. Participants will dive deep into how AI can revolutionize lead generation, campaign personalization, and customer engagement while optimizing ROI through actionable insights and performance metrics.
Desired Outcomes:
1.Attendees will leave equipped with actionable strategies and AI-powered tools to supercharge their sales and marketing efforts.
2. By mastering AI-driven personalization, lead scoring, and content automation, participants will gain a competitive edge, driving measurable revenue growth while staying ahead of industry trends.
Masterclass 3: AI-Powered Enterprises: Driving Efficiency and Innovation with GenAI
Tarun Sukhani – Co Founder CTO Magna AI
Duration: 4 hours (09:00 to 13:00)
Audience: Senior leaders and executives
Objective: Participants will gain the knowledge and confidence to lead AI transformation within their organizations. By mastering GenAI architectures and aligning them with enterprise objectives, attendees will be empowered to unlock unprecedented efficiencies, mitigate risks, and scale AI-driven innovation ethically and sust.
Desired Outcomes:
Gain advanced knowledge of GenAI architectures and fine-tuning
Identify internal departments (Finance, HR, Legal, Operations) for AI adoption
Implement best practices for data governance, compliance, and ethics
Understand methods to scale, maintain, and sustain AI models
Masterclass 4: Data Analytics for Boardroom and Leaders
Dr Yves-Alexandre de Montjoye
Duration: 4 hours (13:00 to 17:00)
Audience: Directors, C-suites, and middle managers
Objective: Equip leaders with the knowledge and tools to leverage data analytics for strategic decision-making, performance tracking, and driving business growth.
Desired Outcomes:
1. Strategic Insight: Leaders will gain a deep understanding of how data analytics can be used strategically to shape and influence corporate governance and decision-making at the highest levels.
2. Data-Driven Decision-Making: Participants will acquire practical skills to utilize data tools, such as business intelligence dashboards and predictive analytics, to make informed and timely decisions.
3. Performance Measurement: Leaders will be able to develop and track data-driven Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that align with business objectives, helping them measure progress and make adjustments as needed.
Day 2: Navigating Disruption and Seizing Growth in the Digital & AI World
Big picture, macro-level discussions, and high-profile keynotes with C-suite and Founders’ perspectives on leveraging AI and setting industry-wide transformations and implications.
Navigate uncertainty, leverage digital and AI for growth, and redefine value across customers and industries
0900 – 1000 Keynote Speaker & Dialogue: The Digital Game Changer for Exponential Growth and Net-Worth!
Speaker: To be announced (live streaming)
Focus: Practical and innovative insights on leveraging digital platforms, AI, and entrepreneurship for exponential growth.
0915 – 0930 Welcome
Kick-off the convention with a sharp focus on the digital transformation landscape and contextualising the Global Business Convention including the NeXHub Marketplace.
1015 – 1030 Keynote: Growth in Uncertainties: Opportunities and Risks
Speaker: CEO from a Key Sponsor
Focus: Balancing risks with opportunities in volatile markets by leveraging digital and AI-driven insights for future-readiness and sustainable growth.
1030 - 1045 Break & Networking @ NeXHub Marketplace
1045 – 1110 Keynote: Navigating Asia Pacific’s Disruptive Landscape in 2025 and Beyond
Speaker: Sri Nair, Vice Chairman, Markets, PwC, Asia Pacific
Focus: Asia-Pacific insights on business transformation, digital growth, and AI innovation amidst market disruptions.
1110 – 1130 Ministerial Address: Harnessing the Digital Economy to Realise the Vision for MADANI and Regional Digital Hub
Speaker: YB Minister of Digital, Malaysia
Focus: Strategic plans and policies supporting AI, digital growth, and positioning SEA as a global digital hub.
1130 – 1220 BoD & CEOs Dialogue: Reinventing the Future: How Digital & AI are Reshaping Industries
Moderator: Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift, CEO, Bursa Malaysia
Panelists: Raman, Board of Director , Touch and Go (confirmed)
Focus: Industry leaders discuss how AI and digital tools are reshaping industries and unlocking new business models.
1220 – 1240 Photo session & Guided Tour @ NeXHub Marketplace with Minister & CEOs
1240 – 1400 Lunch | CEOs & Ministerial Roundtable Luncheon
Moderator: Manoj Menon, Founder & CEO, Twimbit and Prof Andrew Maynard, Arizona State University
Focus: Collaborative problem-solving on AI implementation, digital economy challenges, and future opportunities toward a collaborative ecosystem.
1400 – 1445 Founders Dialogue: Riding the Digital & AI Waves to Accelerate Growth
Moderator: President, SME Association
Panelists: to be announced
Focus: Entrepreneurial strategies for scaling up with AI and digital tools.
1445 – 1530 Panel Discussion: Defining Success with AI: Growth, Profit, or Business Reinvention?
Moderator: Oliver Tian, Vice Chair, International Alliance of Robotics Associations (IARA)
Panelists: ( x 4 – to be updated)
Focus: AI to drive growth, profit, and business reinvention.
1530 – 1545 Break, Lucky Draw & Networking @ NexHub Marketplace
1530 – 1545 Mentoring Circle with senior leaders
1545 – 1630 Speaker Session: Digitalisation & AI as a Catalyst for Customer Value Creation
Speaker:
Focus: Digital and AI-driven projects delivering game-changing value for customers. Disruptive AI applications that are leading to significant returns on investment (ROI) and reshaping competitive landscapes.
1630 – 1715 Case Study: Rewired: Outcompeting in the Age of Digital & AI
Speaker: To be announced . Consulting organisation.
Focus: Success stories of companies leading the charge in digital and AI-driven transformation for a differentiated competitive edge.
1715 – 1730 Closing Remarks & Day 1 Wrap-Up
Recap key insights from Day 1 and set the tone for Day 2's practical focus.
1730 – 1745 Lucky Draw @NeXhub Marketplace
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