Below is information on the location, dates and agenda for the 2025 BIIA Conference and the Asia Pacific Regional Consultative Group Meeting
Location and dates
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – The Grand Hyatt Hotel. June 4th – 6th, 2025
4th June 2025 ICCR Asia Pacific Regional Consultative Group (ICCR APRCG) Meeting
| 08.00 – 09.00 | Registration and networking |
| 09.00 – 17.00 | ICCR APRCG Meeting |
| 12.00 – 21.00 | Conference Registration |
| 18.00 – 21.00 | Welcome reception – open to BIIA Conference attendees and attendees of ICCR APRCG. |
5th – 6th June 2025 BIIA Conference
Conference Programme
Digital Finance and Commerce in the 4th Industrial Revolution
How technology, data and regulation is shaping the future
5th June 2025
| 08.00 – 08.45 | Conference Registration and networking |
| 08.45 – 09.00 | Opening of conference by facilitator Neil Munroe, Managing Director, BIIA |
| 09.00 – 09.30 | Welcoming remarks – ‘Digital Transformation of Finance in Malaysia’ Mr Ma Sivanesan, Deputy Secretary-General (Digital Development), Ministry of Digital (Malaysia) – introduced by Miss Lee Shin Mei, Chief Operating Officer of CTOS Data Systems Sdn Bhd |
| 09.30 – 10.00 | Opening keynote 1 – ‘The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Digital Business’ Professor Murugason R. Thangaratnam, CEO, NOVEM CS and Panel Member of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) Digital Expert Network |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Opening keynote 2 – Leveraging Emerging Technologies and Data for Smarter Financial Decisions Dawn Lai, CEO, Experian Information Services Malaysia |
| 10.30 – 11.15 | Networking Break |
| 11.15 – 12.45 | Session 1 – The Use of Technology in Digital Finance and Commerce Moderator: Vincenzo Resta, BIIA Board Director Panellists: Paul Costers, Chief Sales Officer, Cedar Rose Anindita Ghosh, CEO & Co-founder, Interlinkages Limited Mayur Kapur, Chief Strategy Officer APAC, TransUnion Mr. Puven Sangaran, CEO of CTOS Basis Elias Sfeir, President, ANBC, Brazil Dr. Diederick van Thiel, CEO, AdviceRobo |
| 12.45 – 14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 – 15.30 | Session 2 – The role of Regulation in the Digital Economy Moderator: Neil Munroe, Managing Director, BIIA Panellists: Leonardo Lapalorcia, President Director, PT. CRIF Lembaga Informasi Keuangan Peter Sheerin, Executive Committee Member, BIIA Jael Tan, Head of Government and International Relations, GFTN Stephanie Verilhac-Marzin, Institutional and Regulatory Affairs coordinator FEBIS |
| 15.30 – 16.15 | Networking Break |
| 16.15 – 17.45 | Session 3 – Sustainability and the Role of Data and Technology Moderator: Ingrid Riehl, Director, BIIA Panellists: Mikyung Kim, Deputy General Manager, Global Business Dept., Korea Rating & Data (KoData) Sabrina Kuss, Senior Project Manager Business Development, Creditreform Marc Noet, Co-Founder & CEO, Dataprovider.com Mohan Ramaswamy, Co-Founder and CEO, Rubix Data Sciences |
| 17.45 – 18.00 | Summary of Day One and Close Neil Munroe, Managing Director, BIIA |
6th June 2025
| 08.00 – 08.30 | Registration |
| 08.30 – 09.00 | Opening keynote – Navigating Supply Chain Risk in the New World of Trade Ashima Tyagi, Economics Associate Director, Pricing & Purchasing, S&P Global Market Intelligence |
| 09.00 – 10.15 | Session 4 – Cyber and Fraud Threats with Digital Business Moderator: Nitin Mathur, Sr. Account Director, GFTN Panellists: Jaco Benadie, ASEAN OT Cybersecurity Competency Lead, Ernst & Young Global Limited Meng Liu, Senior Analyst, Forrester Davina Myburgh, Senior Director: Head of Fraud, Emerging Markets Fraud International, Transunion |
| 10.15 – 10.45 | Networking Break |
| 10.45 – 12.15 | Session 5 – Data and Analytics in the World of Digital Commerce Moderator: Frederic Paquay, COO, Cedar Rose and BIIA Board Director Panellists: Anit Antony, Head of Product, ADVANCE AI Sungjun Chun, Director of Global Business, Korea Credit Bureau Ficoal Dong, Founder, Asiaverify Giacomo Degli Innocenti, Head of Strategy and Sales Intelligence, CRIF Monika Lacey, Chief Operating Officer, Centrix Karthik Murugian, CEO and Co-Founder, OptiSol Business Solutions |
| 12.15 – 13.25 | Session 6 – 20 Years On – What’s Changed and What’s Coming Up with Industry 4.0 Moderator: Neil Munroe, Deputy Managing Director, BIIA Panellists: Dorota Angotti, Global Data Acquisition Strategy Director, COFACE Adrian Ashurst, President, Worldbox Business Intelligence Anand Krishnaswamy, Chief Product Officer, Identity & Fraud, Transunion William Lim Wah Liang, Executive Director, Credit Bureau Singapore |
| 13.25 – 13.30 | Closing remarks |
| 13.30 – 14.30 | Lunch and Networking |
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