• Quantum Computing • AI & Machine Learning • Robotics & Automation • Smart Manufacturing • Sustainable Tech • Digital Twins • IoT • Advanced Materials • MedTech Innovations • Green Manufacturing • Semiconductor Breakthroughs •
- 29-30 September 2026
- The Iconic Marjorie Hotel, Penang, Malaysia
- 29-30 September 2026
- The Iconic Marjorie Hotel, Penang, Malaysia

Sustainable Future Manufacturing Transformation: Human Capital, AI & Innovation
Featured Sessions
Deep Tech Innovation Frontiers for Industry Transformation
Sustainable Future Manufacturing Transformation: Human Capital, AI & Innovation
Advanced Innovation & Manufacturing (AIM) Asia 2026 convention brings together advanced manufacturing industry leaders, innovators, and policymakers to explore the transformative potential of Industry transformation in the advanced manufacturing sector such as the semiconductor, electronics, medtech, and green tech industries.
At the heart of Industry transformation lies the synergy of human capital and advanced technologies, including AI copilots, robotics, digital twins, chiplet-based architectures, and hyperautomation. Together, these advancements promise to redefine the future of advanced manufacturing technologies and sustainable manufacturing by creating secure, intelligent, and globally scalable ecosystems. It also dives deep into pioneering commercialisation and capital raising strategies for the Advanced Innovation & Manufacturing sector.
AIM Asia Week serves as the ultimate gateway to the advanced manufacturing and deep tech innovation ecosystems in Asia, uniting corporations, SMEs, startups, and investors to spotlight visionary leadership, cutting-edge solutions, and transformative opportunities. This premier event is designed to accelerate business growth, showcase groundbreaking projects, build robust sales pipelines, and forge impactful partnerships, setting the stage for unparalleled integration and industry advancement.
2025 Guest-of-Honour

YB Jagdeep Singh Deo
Deputy Chief Minister II
Penang
YB Jagdeep Singh Deo
Penang
Deputy Chief Minister II
Jagdeep Singh Deo is a distinguished Malaysian politician and lawyer, currently serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Penang II since August 2023. He has been a key member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administrations under Chief Ministers Lim Guan Eng and Chow Kon Yeow since May 2013. Representing Datok Keramat as a Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) since March 2008, Jagdeep is a dedicated member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), contributing to both the PH and formerly PR coalitions. As the eldest son of the revered ‘Tiger of Jelutong,’ Karpal Singh, and the older brother of Gobind Singh Deo, Minister of Digital and MP for Damansara, and Ramkarpal Singh, MP for Bukit Gelugor, Jagdeep continues his family’s legacy in Malaysian politics.

YB Dr. Kelvin Yii
Political Secretary to Minister of Human Resources
Malaysia
YB Dr. Kelvin Yii
Malaysia
Political Secretary to Minister of Human Resources
YB Dr. Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen is the current Member of Parliament for Bandar Kuching and presently serves as the Political Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources. Trained as a medical doctor, Dr. Yii transitioned from the medical field into public service, bringing with him a strong passion for healthcare reform, social equity, and nation-building. His background in medicine continues to shape his policy perspectives, particularly in areas related to public health, human capital, and community well-being.
Throughout his parliamentary career, Dr. Yii has held several key leadership roles, including serving as Special Advisor to the Minister of Health, Chair of the Health, Science and Innovation Select Committee, and as a member of the Budget Select Committee. In these capacities, he has been actively involved in shaping national health policies, advancing innovation in science and technology, and contributing to fiscal oversight. His diverse experiences reflect his commitment to improving governance, strengthening Malaysia’s healthcare system, and fostering sustainable development for the nation.
Industry Advisory Committee

Renee Tan
Chairperson
Advanced Innovation & Manufacturing Asia
Renee Tan
Advanced Innovation & Manufacturing Asia
Chairperson
Renee Tan is the Founder and Managing Director of Hashtaqs®, which helps businesses to scale up and internationalise through brand transformation, omni-channel marketing and ecosystem development. She has more than 13 years of corporate experience in sales, marketing and ecosystem development for the MICE sector in various industries such as Life Sciences, Healthcare, Supply Chain & Logistics, Mining, Power Electricity, Private Banking, Hedge Funds, and recently been actively building the community in the technology, innovation, and sustainability arena.
She’s also the Founder of HER® Entrepreneur, an inclusive and diverse regional community and omni-channel media platform which inspires, educates, empowers and also connects the ecosystem of entrepreneurs, leaders, government and investors across Asia through online content, monthly LearnXNetwork sessions and the yearly summit that was held in Singapore and Malaysia. Her yearly conference gathers C-suites and Founders to discuss, connect and forge potential partnerships.
She’s the Chief Producer for the HASH Asia Summit which was recently held that gathers business owners, industry leaders, government and investors across Asia to discuss about innovation, technology and sustainability.
She’s also the Partner for Artificial Intelligence International Institute (AIII), a think thank that advocates Sustainable AI for Humanity, which is a strategic international partner to the World AI Conference (WAIC), that hosts the largest AI conference globally. AIII’s role is to build the ecosystem of the AI industry globally and venture build AI startups.
She was a recipient of the Brands For Good Award in 2019 and was featured in The Business Times. She’s also the recipient of the SME Excellence Business Award 2022/2023 and the Aspiring Woman Entrepreneurs 2022/2023.
She had been invited to speak in several SME events and events for the MICE industry across the region. Her business and herself was featured in several media platforms such as 938FM, Astro Radio, e27, The Economist, CNA, News5, Marketing in Asia, The Business Times, etc.
She is a Singapore certified management consultant by the certifying body, TUV SUD, an ACTA certified trainer, and a degree graduate who holds a Double Major in Psychology and Marketing from the Singapore Management University. She recently holds an advanced certificate in Venture Capital.

Chee Chun Yee
Director, Product Development
AMD
Chee Chun Yee
AMD
Director, Product Development
Chee Chun Yee is a seasoned technical leader with over 28 years of experience in semiconductor industry.
His experience encompasses of 14 years in Assembly Technology Development focusing on NPI, Yield and Process Integration. Beyond that, he ventured into x86 platform architecture, where he spent 12 years on Hardware Architecture for mobile platform. He was instrumental in developing the Next Unit of Computing (NUC), a groundbreaking product that created a new niche in desktop computing. Holding 9 patents in PC design, packaging, and thermal solutions, Chee Chun is currently a Director of Product Development Engineering at AMD, where he leads post-silicon validation and product development for next-generation AMD EPYC server processors.

Graham Rice
VP, Sustainability, Asia Pacific
B Braun Medical Group
Graham Rice
B Braun Medical Group
VP, Sustainability, Asia Pacific
Graham, an Englishman who has called Malaysia home for over 25 years, was born in the Middle East, and raised in the United Kingdom.
His career spans senior Sourcing & Procurement roles across Asia Pacific in multiple sectors, including Electrical & Electronics, Consultancy & Pharmaceutical, before taking the leap into Medical Technology.
Since joining B Braun in 2015, Graham has served as Vice President & Head of Procurement, for the Asia Pacific region. Leveraging his extensive experience, he has recently taken a new role as Vice President of Sustainability for B Braun in Asia Pacific. In this capacity, Graham is focused on driving stakeholder engagement, finalising the implementation of sustainability reporting and advancing the company’s ESG activities across the region.

Dr Poh Leng Eu
Senior Director, Package Innovation
NXP Semiconductors
Dr Poh Leng Eu
NXP Semiconductors
Senior Director, Package Innovation
Dr. Poh Leng Eu has been with Motorola/Freescale/NXP Semiconductors Malaysia for 25 years and has been very actively involved in the development and introduction of new technology and new product in internal and external factories. She currently leads a team of engineers and site managers, who drive all NTI/NPI development of NXP products with various OSATs around the globe.
She has published 69 technical papers and 4 journals externally and owns 23 filed and 11 issued patents. She is recognized as one of the Notable Inventors in NXP.

Ramu Iyer
Vice President & Managing Director
Micron Memory
Ramu Iyer
Micron Memory
Vice President & Managing Director
Ramu is a Dynamic Operations & Management Executive with strong domestic and international P & L management experience in driving market share, revenue and profit growth. He possesses expertise in both high tech and traditional manufacturing environments for multinational companies and talent for making rapid assessment of diverse situational challenges, developing solutions and providing the necessary leadership to achieve outstanding results.
Main Conference 2026 Speakers

Ben Oon
Director of Data Center Graphics & Accelerated Computing
AMD
Ben Oon
AMD
Director of Data Center Graphics & Accelerated Computing
Ben is an internationally acclaimed and accomplished Validation Principle Engineer/Director with strong System Architecture End-to-End knowledge, memory subsystem, system agents, platform boot flows and high volume validation experience.
Authored numerous task forces to intercept critical customer program milestone. Holder of 1 Patent on Post Silicon Debug. He is highly energetic, committed, and a team leader with passion on teamwork, integrity and synergy. Currently Ben is serving as Site Lead / Director of Data Center Graphics and Accelerated Computing (AI accelerator) in AMD Penang.

Hoong Fei Lee
Director of IT
AMD
Hoong Fei Lee
AMD
Director of IT
Hoong Fei is a Director of Software Development at AMD, with over 25 years of experience in enterprise IT. Based in Penang, Malaysia, he holds an MBA from the University of South Australia and leads major transformation programs focused on Finance systems and process modernization. His work integrates enterprise SAP with cloud platforms and internal AI tools to deliver seamless user experiences.
Hoong Fei also heads the site IT organization, driving sustainable infrastructure and software development. He is a passionate advocate for AI adoption, spearheading the “AI First” movement at AMD Malaysia to align with the company’s leadership in the AI era. Prior to AMD, Hoong Fei spent over a decade at Intel, where he led IT initiatives across Supply Chain, Finance, and Advanced Analytics.
Testimonials
Jess Khor, IVC Global Solutions
Maisy Ng, Founder & Managing Partner, Delight Capital
Wee Meng Ler, CEO, Securevision
Victor Fasahati, Founder & Managing Partner, Mayflower & Partners,Board Member, Singcham
CS Tan, Group Vice President & General Manager, ST Microelectronics
Yvonne Keil, Senior Director, GF Operations, GlobalFoundries
Dato’ Seri Abdul Halim Hussain, Former Penang State Exco for Trade, Industry and Entrepreneur Development
Chee Chun Yee, Director, Product Development, AMD
Azura Ahmad, Assistant Vice President, TalentCorp Northern Region
Kennard Lin, VP, TRST01
Organised by

Industries
- Semiconductor
- Electronics
- Medical Tech
- Green Tech & New Energy
- Chemical
- Biotechnology
Target Job Roles
- CEO/ CFO/CIO / CSO / CISO
- MD/GM
- Manufacturing Head
- Scientific Head/CSOs
- R&D Head
- Product Development Head
- Commercialisation Head
- Innovation Head
- Venture Building Head
- Investor Relations Head
- Business Development Head
Functions
- Compliance & Audit
- Engineering
- Finance & Investment
- Information Technology
- Procurement
- Production
- Product Management
- Quality Control & Assurance
- Research & Development
- Technical Sales
- Consultants
Industries
- Additive Manufacturing
- Digitalisation,Tech & Software Solution Providers
- Industrial Automation
- Smart Logistics & Supply Chain
- Green Factory
- Intelligent Machine Tools & Engineered Parts
- AI Solutions
- Cybersecurity Solutions
- Banks
- Fintech
- Telecommunication providers
- Insurance
- Legal firms
- Consultancy firms
- IoT platforms
- Capital raising solutions




























