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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
Dr Dinh Le Dat
Vietnam Martech Network
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