64th Edition - Malaysia

A High Impact Industry Institute Interaction Event

Location

Holiday Inn Kuala Lumpur, Bangsar, Malaysia

Date

03 July 2025

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BRIDGE 2025 - Malaysia

Empowering Tomorrow: AI, Skills, and Global Competence

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) reshapes every industry, the demand for a future-ready, AI-literate workforce has never been greater. According to the World Economic Forum, AI is expected to create 97 million new jobs globally by 2025, yet a significant talent gap persists—particularly in emerging economies like Malaysia. A 2023 Microsoft-IDC report highlights that over 83% of Malaysian businesses are accelerating AI adoption, but over 70% face challenges in finding skilled talent.

"Empowering Tomorrow: AI, Skills, and Global Competence" explores how academia and industry can collaborate to bridge this gap. The first ever ICT Academy BRIDGE at Malaysia convenes educators, policymakers, and business text-pers to address education transformation, workforce upskilling, and global certification pathways. The focus is on equipping youth with cutting-edge AI skills while nurturing the soft skills and global mindset needed to thrive in a borderless, technology-driven economy. This event is a vital step toward positioning Malaysia as a regional AI talent hub.

BRIDGE 2025 - Malaysia

Focus Areas

Driving Economic Growth through AI

Women in AI: Inclusion by Design

Industry-Academia Talent Alignment

Future Careers for Digital Natives

Digital Startups and Entrepreneurship

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Event Format

Keynote Session by Policymakers
Keynote Session by Industry Experts
Focused Panel Discussions
Networking Session
Motivational Talks
Partnerships & MoU exchanges
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Participants

Academia

Chairmen, Secretaries, Principals, Training & Placement Directors, Department Heads & Faculty Members

Government

Policymakers, Senior Officials & Bureaucrats

Corporate

CXOs, Industry Experts & HR text-pers

Chief Guest

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Dr Palanivel Thiaga Rajan

Hon'ble Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services, Government of Tamil Nadu

Guest of Honour

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Shri. B N Reddy

High Commission of India
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Speakers

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Mike Muralidharan

Board Director, Bahwan CyberTek Group, CEO, BCT Consulting & Chairman - Ethiraj College for Women

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Srimathi Shivashankar

Corporate Vice President and Global Head
HCL EdTech Business

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V Srikanth

Chief Executive Officer
ICT Academy

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Novie Tajuddin

Chief Executive Officer
Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) Malaysia

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William Sim

Lead consultant, ServiceNow University (APAC)
ServiceNow

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Bala MS

GCC Leader. CEO STRATINFINITY INC, Chairman - Southern Regional Commitee of AICTE, Innovation Center, Deputy Chairman of the Steering Committee of Ministry of Education and AICTE Investor Network

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Shivakumar Gowdaiah

Director, Global Workforce Programs, APAC ,Salesforce

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Gopalakrishnan Kolandai

Secretary General, Data Science Association (DSA Malaysia) & CEO, Thulija Technologies Sdn Bhd

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Prof Dr David Asirvatham

Professor of Practice - AI & Technology, Asia Business School (ABS) (MIT Sloan and Bank Negara Malaysia)

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Dr Mahiswaran Selvanathan

Senior Lecturer – Perdana Center, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

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Prof Ir Ts Dr Mohammed Reyasudin Basir Khan

Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) & URIMPACT (UNIRAZAK Innovative Methods & Projects Powered by AI & Cutting-Edge Technology)

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Dr V S Thangarasu,

Director Academic Support, SAARC Masts Technologies Pvt Ltd

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Prof Dr Murali Raman

Deputy Vice Chancellor, Asia Pacific University (APU), Malaysia

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TAN Chun Sheng

Group Vice-President & General Manager, STMicroelectronics Malaysia, and Board Member of SEMI Southeast Asia, Singapore, Adjunct Professor, UTeM’s Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

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Angel Low

General Manager, Advanced Semiconductor Academy of Malaysia (ASEM)

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J Philip Vincent

Group Director of GSH Precision Technology, Committee Member of MSIA (Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association)

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Dr M Subaji

Director - Global Engagement
Vellore Institute of Technology
Chennai

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Prof Angela Lee Siew Hoong

Deputy Dean (Employability & Alumni)
Sunway University

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Mr Shahrill Sabarudin

Digital Marketing Director
Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) Malaysia

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Ir Dr Bernard Lim

Chairman
IEEE Malaysia

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Sponsors & Partners


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Academic Partners

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Skilling Partners

About BRIDGE

BRIDGE a flagship conference of ICT Academy aims to bridge the industry-academia gap. BRIDGE is a confluence of Educators, Researchers, Corporate, Solution Providers, NGOs and Policy Makers to find possible solutions and answers to some of the most challenging, critical and relevant challenges in shaping the future of education and workforce development.

The conference serves as a platform in providing a strategic view on the trends that shape the educational ecosystem. The conference engages various stakeholders to seize opportunities to transform from theories to practice and become indispensable in the new digital world. Started in the year 2011, BRIDGE has completed 62 impactful editions in India, fostering strong academia-industry collaboration. Now, it marks a global milestone with its debut in Malaysia. This international edition aims to expand knowledge exchange and innovation, emerging as a high-impact industry-institute interaction platform that drives educational and economic transformation beyond borders