Conference
As the core thought-leadership component of Penang Green Summit 2026, the conference highlights how artificial intelligence can drive sustainable innovation, smart governance, and green transformation across industries.
Conference Tracks
URBAN GOVERNANCE
Focusing on the architectural backbone of smart cities and resilient public services.
- Environmental Monitoring
- Resource Planning
- Digital Twins
AI FOR INDUSTRIES
Harnessing machine learning to redefine production efficiency and resource circularity.
- Smart Factories
- Circular Economy
- Green Supply Chain Management
Key Topics
Urban Governance and Smart Cities
Intelligent & Autonomous Manufacturing Systems
Future-Proof Green Industrial Parks & Moving Towards a Green Manufacturing Hub
Cross-Cutting Issues for AI Implementation
PENANG GREEN SUMMIT 2026 CONFERENCE: AI FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Standard Price
RM 1,500
RM 1,500
Training Programme No: 10001727590
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12 November 2026 (Thursday)
08:30 — 09:00
Registration, Networking & Breakfast
09:00 — 10:30
Opening Ceremony
10:30 — 10:50
Keynote (1):
Speaker
Wilson Zhang
Chief Executive Officer, Commercial & Industrial (C&I) Business Leader Energy Group Berhad
11:00 — 12:30
Panel Discussion (1)
Urban Governance & Smart Cities
Cities are becoming platforms, not just places. This session examines how IoT, digital twins, and AI are transforming municipal administration. Shifting urban governance from reactive service delivery to proactive, data-driven ecosystems that optimise resources, strengthen public safety, and preserve cultural heritage. Discussion spans environmental monitoring and disaster response, smart low-carbon mobility, resource planning and smart utilities, urban digital twins, and smart infrastructure and asset management.
Moderator:
Mr. Muhammad Fa’izzul Bin Zaidi
General Manager, SDEC Karuna JV Sdn Bhd
Panelist 1:
Dato’ Ir. Rajendran Anthony
Mayor of the City Council of Penang Island (MBPP)
Panelist 2:
Dato Haji Hilmy Bin Haji Othman
Mayor of Kuching North
Panelist 3:
Datuk Nik Ahmad Faizul
Smart City Architect / Founder, Smart Cities Program Alliance
Panelist 4:
TPr Ts. Md Farabi Yussoff bin Md Yussof
Head of Smart Infrastructure, Gamuda Technologies Sdn Bhd
12:30 — 13:00
Presentation
Sharing by MBPP: Virtual Island of Penang (VIP)
Speaker
Dato’ Ir. Rajendran Anthony
Mayor of the City Council of Penang Island (MBPP)
13:00 — 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 — 14:30
Keynote (2):
Overall Potential of AI for Sustainability
Speaker
Mr Tan Lip Gee
Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Malaysia
14:30 — 16:00
Panel Discussion (2):
Intelligent & Autonomous Manufacturing Systems
Manufacturing sustainability used to mean compliance, today it’s a growth lever. This session explores how AI, robotics, and data-driven design are redefining production, moving factories from traditional automation toward fully autonomous, self-optimising ecosystems that maximise output while cutting resource waste. Discussion covers smart, connected factories, circular-economy resource optimisation, and green supply chain management, from decarbonising logistics to ethical, traceable sourcing.
Moderator:
Ts. Dr. Chua Wen-Shyan
Head of Malaysian Smart Factory 4.0, Selangor Human Resource Development Centre (SHRDC)
Panelist 1:
Dr Matin Ng Chin Liang
Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer, UWC Berhad
Panelist 2:
Mr Koay Tze Siang
Managing Director, Dell Technologies Malaysia
Panelist 3:
Mr. Rex Lai
Chief Strategy Officer and Co-founder of Teragrid
Panelist 4:
Mr Graham Rice
Vice President of Sustainability, B. Braun Asia Pacific
16:00 — 16:30
End and Networking
13 November 2026 (Friday)
08:30 — 09:00
Registration, Networking & Breakfast
09:00 — 10:15
Panel Discussion (3):
Future-Proof Green Industrial Parks & Moving Towards a Green Manufacturing Hub
As Penang’s manufacturing ecosystem moves toward greater sustainability, Green Industrial Parks have evolved from a basic-infrastructure conversation into a necessity for operational resilience and circularity. This session explores how Penang can become a Green Manufacturing Hub by 2030 through AI. Covering Accredited and Managed Smart Eco-Industrial Parks, a bankable green park model that makes sustainable infrastructure investable, sensor-ready foundations that lower the “green premium” for SMEs, circular-economy systems turning industrial waste into shared resources, and environmental and cybersecurity resilience.
Moderator:
Ms Wan Rodziana Wan Hassan
Assistant General Manager, Corporate Strategy, Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA), Malaysia
Panelist 1:
Leader Energy
Panelist 2:
Sr Roslan bin Hassan
Deputy Chief Executive (Management) of Penang Development Corporation (PDC)
Panelist 3:
Mr Clarence Chan
Partner, PwC Malaysia
Panelist 4:
Dr Neil Foo
NCT Group of Companies – Chief Strategist
Former CEO of Bukit Jalil Global Acquisition Ltd (Nasdaq)
10:15 — 10:45
Presentation
SHIFT Enable: Climate Mitigation Fund
Speaker:
Mr Kevin Shawn Fernandez
Vice President of Group Sustainability & Strategic Partnerships, Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad (ABMB)
10:45 — 12:00
Panel Discussion (4):
Cross-Cutting Issues for AI Implementation
Two days of discussing what AI can do for cities, factories, and industrial parks come down to this: What has to be true underneath it all for AI to work at scale? This closing session tackles the foundational factors that determine whether AI adoption sticks; talent cultivation, AI and sustainability integration, AI policy and governance, and public-private collaboration.
Moderator:
Mr Shamsul Majid
Former CEO of AI Malaysia Berhad (NAIO)
Panelist 1:
Dr. Hari Narayanan
Chief Executive Officer, Penang Skills Development Centre (PSDC)
Panelist 2:
Mr Foo Thong Seng
Chief Technology Officer, Public Sector, Microsoft ASEAN
Panelist 3:
YB Joshua Woo Sze Zeng
State Assemblyman for Pulau Tikus, Penang
Panelist 4:
YB Yeo Bee Yin
Member of Parliament for Puchong, Selangor
12:00 — 12:10
Closing Remark
Speaker:
Ms Josephine Tan Mei Ling
CEO of Penang Green Council
12:15 — 14:30
Lunch Break
14:40 — 16:40
Workshop Session
Workshop (A):
AI Agent For Manufacturing Sustainability
Dr Kenny Puah
Workshop (B):
Vibe Coding For Green Operations
Mr Lau Heng Kar
Workshop (C):
AI Agents For Green Supply Chain Management
1. Mr. Lim Meng Thong
2. Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Lim M.H.
3. Mr. Leow Chee Kian
Workshop (D):
Digital Intelligence for Business Resilience
GAMUDA / Bursa Malaysia
1. Yow Thin Thin
2. Ong Jee Lian
3. Venu Mahendra A/L Muniandy