SME Tech Summit 2024

AI POWERED GROWTH FOR SMEs

4 Dec 2024

PSDC

About SME Tech Summit 2024

The goal of the SME Tech Summit is to equip SMEs with the knowledge and strategies to leverage AI for enhancing productivity, competitiveness and sustainable growth. Through insights from industry leaders, the summit will explore real-world applications, best practices, and the challenges of adopting AI technologies.

Key Objectives

Showcase AI Capabilities

Demotrate how SMEs can leverage AI solutions to automate tasks, optimise workflows, and enhance decision-making to improve operational efficiency and competitiveness

Drive Digital Transformation

Explore how teams at Google are using Generative AI to create new Experience

Facilitate Networking and Collaboration

Explore how teams at Google are using Generative AI to create new Experience

AGENDA

8.30 am – 9.00 am	Registration & Morning Tea Break
9.00 am – 9.10 am	Welcoming Remarks by Solomon Lorthu - Chairman, PSDC Management Council
9.10 am – 9.20 am	Opening Remarks by Dato' Loo Lee Lian - CEO, InvestPenang
9.30 am - 10.15 am	Keynote Address by Saravanan Krishnan - Country Manager Sales Malaysia, Dell Technologies
10.15 am - 10.30 am	Tea Break
10.30 am - 11.30 am	Panel 1: Your Experience in Applying AI Within the Organisation Amar Chhajer - Vice President and Country Head, Malaysia, UST Global (M) Sdn Bhd Ong Boon Leong - Principle Engineer, INTEL Microelectronics (M) Sdn Bhd Tan Chian Ming - Technology Advisor, Penang Skills Development Center (Moderator) Dr Hari Narayanan - Chief Executive Officer, Penang Skills Development Centre
11.30 am - 12.30 pm	Panel 2: How do we Encourage the use of AI in the Industry Tan Chin Kong - VP of Strategic Business, NationGate Solution (M) Sdn Bhd Noorazidi bin Che Azib - Deputy Vice President, Inari Technology Sdn Bhd Dr.Karuna Ramanathan - Principal Consultant, ChangeLeader Sdn Bhd Saravanesh Supramaniam - Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya Allan Chee Ram (Moderator) Paraveen Singham - Managing Director, VAT Manufacturing Malaysia Sdn Bhd
12.30 pm - 1.30 pm	Lunch
1.30 pm - 2.30 pm	Workshop 1 - The Future of Work with Microsoft Copilot Darren Lim Wei Ghee - Chief Technology Officer, Pentech Solution Sdn Bhd
2.30 pm - 3.30 pm	Workshop 2 - Running GenAI on the Edge Lim Xiang Yang - Software Enabling and Optimization Engineer, Intel Microelectronics (M) Sdn Bhd
3.30 pm - 3.45 pm	Break
3.45 pm - 4.45 pm	Workshop 3 - Unleashing the Power of AI: Practical Strategies for SMEs Roshan Thiran - Founder, Leaderonomics Group
4.45 pm - 5.00 pm	Closing Remarks