NIKKEI FORUM MEDINI, JOHOR 2025 | June 18/19, 2025(JST)

June 18/19, 2025(JST)

In-Person & Online

Venue: Sunway Hotel Big Box (Johor, Malaysia)
Pre-registration is required. Free of charge.

*Simultaneous interpretation to English will be provided.

Johor State, located in the southern part of Peninsular Malaysia, is attracting attention with its favorable location adjacent to Singapore. The leaders of both countries signed an agreement in January 2025 to establish The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ).
More than 100 large-scale development projects are planned in the next 10 years. At this Nikkei Forum, leaders and experts from various fields, including finance, digital economy, technology, clean energy, and education and human resource development, will gather from all over the world to discuss prospects and challenges.

SPEAKERS

(as of May 28, 2025)
*Honorifics and titles omitted, names in no particular order.
*Speakers are subject to change.

Anwar Ibrahim Prime Minister, Malaysia

Anwar Ibrahim

Prime Minister, Malaysia

INVITED

Onn Hafiz Ghazi Chief Minister, Johor State

Onn Hafiz Ghazi

Chief Minister, Johor State

Liew Chin Tong Deputy Minister, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry

Liew Chin Tong

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry

Ir. Hasni Mohammad Chairman, Johor Sustainability Centre

Ir. Hasni Mohammad

Chairman, Johor Sustainability Centre

Lee Ting Han Chairman, Investment, Trade, Consumer Affairs, and Human Resources Committee of Johor State

Lee Ting Han

Chairman, Investment, Trade, Consumer Affairs, and Human Resources Committee of Johor State

Idzham Mohd Hashim President and CEO, IIB

Idzham Mohd Hashim

President and CEO, IIB

Haji Mohd. Noorazam CEO, Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA)

Haji Mohd. Noorazam

CEO, Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA)

Fadzli Abdul Wahit Head of Digital Transformation, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)

Fadzli Abdul Wahit

Head of Digital Transformation, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)

Ng Wei Wei Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd (UOB Malaysia)

Ng Wei Wei

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd (UOB Malaysia)

Amran Hafiz Affifudin Group Managing Director, UEM Group

Amran Hafiz Affifudin

Group Managing Director, UEM Group

Kamal Amzan CEO, Gleneagles Medini Hospital, Johor (owned by IHH Healthcare)

Kamal Amzan

CEO, Gleneagles Medini Hospital, Johor (owned by IHH Healthcare)

Sasa Arsovski Programme Director of AI & Robotics; Associate Professor, Raffles University

Sasa Arsovski

Programme Director of AI & Robotics; Associate Professor, Raffles University

Akie Iriyama Professor, Waseda University, Graduate School of Business and Finance, Waseda Business School

Akie Iriyama

Professor, Waseda University, Graduate School of Business and Finance, Waseda Business School

Masakazu Yoshikawa Deputy Director, Biotechnology and Material Dept., New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

Masakazu Yoshikawa

Deputy Director, Biotechnology and Material Dept., New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

Tomohiro Fujita Founder & Chief Executive Officer, CHITOSE GROUP, Japan/Singapore

Tomohiro Fujita

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, CHITOSE GROUP, Japan/Singapore

Takehiro Suenari Director, COO, FOURDIGIT Inc.

Takehiro Suenari

Director, COO, FOURDIGIT Inc.

Kihoko Tokue Managing Director, Leave a Nest Singapore

Kihoko Tokue

Managing Director, Leave a Nest Singapore

Masayoshi Iwata Managing Director, Higashi Medical Solutions Sdn.Bhd

Masayoshi Iwata

Managing Director, Higashi Medical Solutions Sdn.Bhd

Pras Ganesh Executive Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer, Toyota Motor Asia

Pras Ganesh

Executive Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer, Toyota Motor Asia

Najmie Noordin Chief Talent Officer, Johor Corporation

Najmie Noordin

Chief Talent Officer, Johor Corporation

Sam Cheong Managing Director and Head of Group Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Advisory, United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd (UOB Malaysia)

Sam Cheong

Managing Director and Head of Group Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Advisory, United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd (UOB Malaysia)

Hj. Natazha Harris CEO, Invest Johor

Hj. Natazha Harris

CEO, Invest Johor

Sikh Shamsul Ibrahim Sikh Abdul Majid CEO, MIDA

Sikh Shamsul Ibrahim Sikh Abdul Majid

CEO, MIDA

Kenneth De Muynck, General Manager, Asia Pacific, Oliver Healthcare Packaging Asia

Kenneth De Muynck

General Manager, Asia Pacific, Oliver Healthcare Packaging Asia

Shinichiro Nishikawa Board Director, NTT DATA Payment Services

Shinichiro Nishikawa

Board Director, NTT DATA Payment Services

Jillian Yeoh Managing Director, IMM Healthcare

Jillian Yeoh

Managing Director, IMM Healthcare

Kazuhiro Nishino Managing Director, Sankyu Southeast Asia Holdings

Kazuhiro Nishino

Managing Director, Sankyu Southeast Asia Holdings

Lim Weng Marc Dean and Distinguished Professor, Sunway Business School, Sunway University

Lim Weng Marc

Dean and Distinguished Professor, Sunway Business School, Sunway University

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Date & Time: June 18(Wed)-19(Thu), 2025

Venue: Sunway Hotel Big Box (Johor, Malaysia)
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*In-Person: Limited to 500 (first-come, first-served)
*Online: Live streaming & video archives

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