About

- 11-12 September 2025
- Penang, Malaysia
Advanced Innovation & Manufacturing Asia Week 2024
Advanced Innovation & Manufacturing (AIM) Asia 2025 convention brings together advanced manufacturing industry leaders, innovators, and policymakers to explore the transformative potential of Industry 5.0 in the advanced manufacturing sector such as the semiconductor, electronics, medtech, and green tech industries.
What is Sustainable Industry 5.0
It focuses on eco-efficiency, circular economy principles, collaborative robotics, and data-driven decision-making to minimize environmental impact and optimize resource use.
By leveraging digital twins, additive manufacturing, and supply chain transparency, the sector can achieve higher productivity while promoting ethical sourcing and responsible manufacturing.
This approach ensures a resilient and sustainable future for advanced manufacturing, balancing technological innovation with environmental and social responsibility.
Advanced Innovation and Manufacturing Asia Week 2024 is where we discuss how to propel towards sustainable industry 5.0 by advancing, accelerating and automating the Advanced Manufacturing sector through latest innovation, technology and investment strategies.
Why Penang as the choice destination?
- Penang boasts a thriving ecosystem of approximately 6,000 SMEs, making up a substantial portion of the manufacturing landscape, with 60% to 70% of them actively engaged in advanced manufacturing.
- MNCs’ economic contribution: The region also houses a significant presence of multinational corporations (MNCs), with approximately 350 of them operating within Penang's advanced manufacturing sector.
- Semiconductor Dominance: The semiconductor industry is the cornerstone of Penang's advanced manufacturing sector. It constitutes a remarkable 5% of the overall global semiconductor market.

Who We Are
At AIM Asia, a dedicated team within Hashtaqs, we are passionate about propelling businesses to new heights. Our mission is to assist companies in scaling up, venture building, and internationalising.
We have crafted dynamic ecosystems that bring together industry leaders, entrepreneurs, governments, and investors from across Asia. Our focus spans AI, innovation, technology, sustainability, investment, entrepreneurship, and DEI, all through our esteemed platforms such as HASH Innovation Asia, HER Entrepreneur, AIII, and Advanced Innovation and Manufacturing Asia.
Join us in shaping the future of business and technology for the Advanced Manufacturing sector, creating a more connected, innovative, and sustainable world.
What We Do
The HASH Innovation Asia Summit is more than just an annual event; it’s a catalyst for real-world change. We connect diverse stakeholders, ignite innovative ideas, and empower businesses to build a more sustainable and impactful future. Until today, we continue to be part of a movement redefining the landscape of business in Asia.
As part of the extension of HASH Innovation Asia, we will be hosting industry focused conventions to uncover new processing & manufacturing innovations, digital innovations, green innovations, commercialisation and investment strategies like Advanced Manufacturing Tech Asia Convention.

Past Speakers
HASH Innovation Asia . HASH LxN . HER Asia . HER Impact .

Minister Grace Fu
Minister for Sustainability
& the Environment, Singapore

Senior Parliamentary Secretary
Baey Yam Keng
Ministry of Sustainability & the Environment & Ministry of Transport, Singapore

Dr. Rezal Khairi Ahmad
CEO, NanoMalaysia

Ganesh Kumar Bangah
Immediate Past Chairman, PIKOM

Abdullah Hashim
Deputy CEO, Medivest

Mohd Khairul Fidzal
CEO, Bioeconomy Corporation

Bryan Chua
CTO, Strategic Account, Microsoft

Clemence Tan
Partner, Cyber Security & Risk, NCS Group

Kenneth Ng
Global Sustainability Lead, Razer Inc.

Marcus Dillion Yin
Chief Information Security Officer, Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau

Wei Hui KEE
Head of Sustainability, MOH Holdings Pte Ltd

Justin Lee
Director, TRIREC

Tharani Prakash
Venture Partner, Impact & ESG, Tembusu Partners

S. Jai Shankar
Director & Sustainable Lead Oil & Gas, Chemical & Energy Section, MATRADE

Elina Jani
CEO, GreenTech Malaysia Alliances

Kaijie Ng
Director of Innovation, IMDA
Upcoming Events
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