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The Malaysian business landscape has changed tremendously with the arrival of foreign brands. Especially the influx of businesses from China. Their practices have raised the bar on pricing, speed, scale, and efficiency.This is a rallying cry for Malaysian businesses to learn, adapt and grow. Learn valuable lessons in expansion from foreign competitors with lessons we can adapt to our own homegrown strengths, such as halal certification, which is increasingly becoming a gateway to markets across ASEAN and beyond. Explore the ways of our competitors to build on our strengths. See how Malaysian businesses have done this and explore new markets. This isn’t about defending our home market. It’s a call to conquer new ones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A survey of 1,033 SMEs found that 81% are already using artificial intelligence (AI), with nearly half planning to expand its use within a year. AI is no longer just an experiment. It is becoming a core business requirement. In this session, learn directly from business owners that have broken through the wall of scepticism and embraced AI to grow their revenues, improve customer experience, boost productivity, and make better decisions in real-time to produce measurable results.  Learn from their journey and follow in their footsteps in approaching A.I. as a strategic investment to grow their revenues, empower their people, and ensure their competitiveness into the future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How will Budget 2027 affect government credit guarantee schemes to help SMEs secure more funding? Hear from key credit guarantee institutions on Budget 2027’s targeted financing facilities, working capital support, and collateral-free guarantee schemes. Then get practical advice at the institutions’ booths for guidance on eligibility requirements. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Core institutional partners deliver concise keynotes followed by a Q&A session focused on incentives, support, and tolls from Budget 2026 and Budget 2027. This rapid-fire session highlights crucial support avenues, intentionally prompting delegates to use the upcoming lunch hour to visit individual institutional booths for one-on-one consultations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Businesses are preparing to navigate a period of uncertainty in the coming years. Get it right and 2027 could be a launchpad for growth over the next 5 to 10 years.  Don’t miss this unique opportunity to create your business of tomorrow with a diverse panel of proven entrepreneurs and trusted experts offering practical insights on a range of topics, from managing cashflow while investing for growth, to attracting and developing talent, futureproofing the business and preparing for succession. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An authoritative macroeconomic briefing mapping out the trajectory of the Malaysian economy immediately following the announcement of Budget 2027. This session breaks down high-growth sectors against emerging risks, providing critical data on consumer spending power, inflationary trends, and executive takeaways designed for mid-tier business strategy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When a corporate scandal breaks, the questions usually go to management, the board and the auditors, and rarely to the lawyers who drafted the contracts and advised on the deals. We discuss how much responsibility lawyers should carry and how businesses can use them to spot trouble before it’s too late. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With China controlling most of the world’s rare earth supply, Malaysia is drawing global interest as the world’s second-largest refiner, with an estimated 16.1 million tonnes of its own. Dr Tricia Yeoh joins us to talk about how realistic that opportunity is, from the investors lining up and the new rules on raw rare earth exports, the environmental risks that must be managed to win public trust, to what local enterprises must do to avoid being locked out of the global processing boom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AEON BiG’s latest Buy & Win campaign, Setahun Oyen Belanja, lets shoppers play a game without downloading an app, and AEON BiG says customers spent more per trip and shopped more often. Nazwan Effendy Choong and Jess Ross join us to talk about how the campaign works, what it costs, what data it collects, and whether a smaller business could run something similar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Budget 2027 exempts local film and theatre in the Federal Territories from entertainment duty, but many concerts and comedy shows still pay as much as 25% of every ticket. We talk about why the tax varies from state to state, how it has hurt the creative industry, and what up-and-coming local talent needs to reach the next level. We also look at the wider benefits of scrapping the tax, and what Malaysia must do to win more international tours. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At a recent Formula 1 race, heavy rain and a mix of conditions nobody had tested for caused several cars to lose power, even though every part was working as designed. Professor Asad Ata joins us to talk about what businesses can learn from it, from spotting hidden risks across connected systems to managing vendor outages and recovering quickly when something breaks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AI in the food and beverage industry is set to grow from US$19 billion this year to nearly US$80 billion by 2030. James Won and Peter Kua join us to talk about when and how AI should be used in commercial kitchens, and how F&B owners can see real returns without overinvesting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Raw sugar futures are up more than 25% since July, as El Niño, export curbs and the oil shock from the US-Iran war push the market from glut to deficit. We discuss how secure Malaysia’s sugar supply is, what higher prices could mean for businesses, and the biggest risks to the country’s food security in 2027. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RHB puts the ringgit’s fair value at around 3.80 to the US dollar by the end of 2027, helped by Budget 2027’s plan to cut the deficit to 3.3% of GDP, but a strong US dollar and the US bond sell-off remain real risks. We discuss where the ringgit is headed, what the bond sell-off means for Malaysia, and where the OPR, loan costs and growth could go next year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malaysia’s hotels started 2026 with a record quarter, but the haze, rising costs and the conflict in the Middle East have since weighed on demand, while short-term rentals like Airbnb compete for the same guests. We talk about levelling the playing field between hotels and Airbnb, and the challenges of growing a hotel business as Ascott plans to expand from 35 to 50 properties in Malaysia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.