Finweek Kuala Lumpur 2026 — Programme
Digital Diplomacy Summit
Opening: Digital Sovereignty & the EU–ASEAN moment
Summit Welcome — DEFA, MiCA & Project Nexus
Strategic Keynote: building digital finance rails
MiCA & the DLT Pilot — lessons for ASEAN
EU–ASEAN Regulatory Roundtable
Closed-door, Chatham House rules — tokenisation, MiCA & cross-border CBDC interoperability
Malaysia Fintech Radar — preliminary insights
Developed with a leading Malaysian university & EU partners
ASEAN–EU Fintech Leaders' Panel (with IDEA)
Live Investment Gateway — vision reveal & MoU signing
The founding cohort of the ASEAN–EU Investment Gateway
VIP Diplomatic Reception & Fireside: "A Nation's Digital Leap"
Infrastructure Day — Fintech & Digital Assets
Year in Review & Global Economic Outlook
Growth projections, trade & geopolitics, Malaysia's outlook
Wholesale CBDC & BIS Nexus — cross-border settlement
Tokenisation & DEFA — from BNM paper to projects
Stablecoins: MiCA vs ASEAN
AI readiness for ASEAN financial institutions
Cybersecurity in open finance — guarding the APIs
Islamic DeFi & digital sukuk — a $4T economy
Scaling Shariah-compliant digital finance
Closing Plenary: what got built — and what's next
Corridors & Capital Day — Talent · Innovation · CEE–ASEAN
Trump 2.0: Trade & Policy Shifts
Trumponomics, regional trade & the ASEAN investment outlook
CEE — Europe's fintech launchpad for ASEAN
CEE as gateway to the EU market — the MiCA advantage
From handshake to deal structure
Talent Meets Opportunity — speed networking
FINTLAS workshop — AI for business & law
Deep tech meets finance — ZK, privacy & new primitives
Women in Fintech: not a quota — a strategy
ESG & green fintech — metrics that work
Startup Showcase — ASEAN–EU Fintech Competition
Signature pitch competition · live judging
Closing Plenary: the EU–ASEAN Digital Finance Roadmap
Awards · Investment Dashboard update · Finweek 2027 reveal
Confirmed speakers
More announced through Q3 2026.
Dato’ Dr. Amiruddin Abdul Wahab (MY)
Former CEO, CyberSecurity Malaysia | AI & Cyber Governance Expert
Stéphane Latouche (FR)
Chief Representative for Asia-Pacific, Banque de France
Prof Dr Aini Suzana Ariffin (MY)
Chair, UNESCO STEPAN Network (21 countries) | AI Governance Lead, Malaysia National Blockchain & AI Roadmap
Cristina Amor Maclang (PH)
Co-Founder, IDEA · Asia Chair, Global Fintech Alliance
Muhammad Didi Hendra Shah (MY)
President, MIFA
Rugile Gurrieri (UK)
Managing Director & Head of Risk, Lendable
Raymond Siva (MY)
Digital Strategy & Investment Consultant · former Chief Digital Investment Officer, MDEC
Neha Mehta (SG)
CEO, FEMtech Partners
Tran Hung (VN)
CEO, Uquid — 170M+ products on crypto rails
Davy Cajko (SK)
CEO of Finweek and Fintech Valley Europe
Nate Wentzlaff (USA)
Founder & CEO, FinanTEXT — AI in Financial Markets
Pranisa Worajit (TH)
Cross-Border Strategic Advisor, AstraLingo
Dr. Kevin Ng (MY)
Dean, IFT Academy — Fintech Education Malaysia
Vanessa Loh Wan Chin (MY)
Founder at FINTLAS | Applied Fintech Learning, Cofounder at Malaysian Youth Fintech Association
Rostyslav Dyuk (UA)
Chairman Of The Board at Ukrainian Association of FinTech and Innovative Companies
Youth/Academic Showcase
Ricky Chua Chin Han (MY)
Final Year Banking and Finance Student @ APU
We are in advanced discussions with several prominent European speakers — senior EU regulatory officials, leading fintech executives, and international law firms. Full programme announced progressively through Q3 2026.