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Navigate Your Journey with D-Conference 2025

07:30 AM

Registration

08:30 AM

Introduction & welcome speech By MDA President

Nicholas Sagau

REV Media Group

08:35 AM

Remarks by MDEC Guest

08:45 AM

Opening address by Digital Minister

08:55 AM • Keynote #1

Authenticity in a Synthetic World

As the world becomes filled with synthetic media, what does it mean to be authentic?

Red Hong Yi

09:45 AM • Debate #1

AI: The death of creativity or its greatest tool?

Stanley Clement

Mediabrands Content Studio

Woei Hern Chan

Vayner APAC

Syahriza Badron

FCB SHOUT

Kiron Kesav

PHD APAC & OMG Malaysia

Tai Kam Leong

Astro

10:20 AM • Presenter #1

The Future of Advertising in an AI Era

Arshan Saha

GroupM SG | MY & Nexus Asia Pacific

10:40 AM • Panel discussion #1

AI vs Search: Reinventing discovery or breaking the system?

Gurmeet Gill

Dentsu Malaysia

Pranav Jha

GroupM Nexus Malaysia

11:05 AM • Panel discussion #2

New Era of Creativity in ASEAN

A Transformative Era Where Creativity and Innovation Converge to Redefine Its Cultural and Economic Landscape

Andi Sadha

Asia Pacific Media Forum



Eileen Ooi

PHD Asia Pacific
Flag of Malaysia

Dr Dinh Le Dat

Vietnam Martech Network

Flag of Vietnam

Geoff Tan

The Association of Advertising & Marketing SIngapore

Dian Gemiano

Indonesian Digital Association



Miko David

Digital Marketing Association of the Philippines


Eakchai Parichatikanon

Martech Association of Thailand


12:05 PM • Presenter #2

Next-Gen entertainment: Micro dramas, micro screens & the future of attention

12:25 PM • Debate #2

Creators vs Tech Platforms: Reinventing discovery or breaking the system?

Chris Wee

Omnia

12:50 PM

Lunch break

02:00 PM • Keynote #2

The Rise of Virtual Humans

imma

02:50 PM • Presenter #3

The AI takeover: Is UX as we know it over

Peter Kua

Growth.Pro Data Science

03:30 PM • Panel discussion #3

Synthetic media and the currency of trust

Azeem Abu Bakar

Free Malaysia Today

Lydia Wang

Star Media Group Berhad

Rafiq Razali

Media Prima Berhad

03:55 PM • Debate #3

In-house creative vs external agencies: Do brands sacrifice quality for control

Adzam Bahrin

GrowthOps Asia

Andrew Pinto

Telekom Malaysia

Wang Ie Tjer

FCB SHOUT

04:30 PM • Panel discussion #4

Privacy-first media: So, what really happened to the Cookie?

Serm Teck Choon

Antsomi

04:55 PM • Panel discussion #5

Cancel Culture: Who decides what's offensive?

05:20 PM

Closing by MDA d Conference & d Awards 2025 Co-Organizing Chairperson

Sue-Anne Lim

UNIVERSAL McCANN MALAYSIA

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