In one of our previous articles, we’ve discussed why Malaysia was among the best countries for blockchain technology startups. Along with Singapore, Malaysia, and its vibrant capital city, Kuala Lumpur, are becoming a significant spot for technology and innovation development. That’s one of the reasons why organizations choose Malaysia as a host country for conferences, events, and summits. There are many of them, and some are must-attends as they give useful insights to entrepreneurs, professionals, tech enthusiasts, and citizens. In this article, we will present the four upcoming must-attend technology and innovation events soon to take place in Malaysia.

• Global Conference on Computing and Media Technology 2019

July 17- 18th

Global Conference on Computing and Media Technology (GCMT) 2019 is the third edition of the event and is taking place in Kuala Lumpur, on 17-18 July 2019. GCMT 2019 is organized by Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) and the Asia Pacific Centre for Analytics. The conference aims at discussing matters (trends, results, innovations) relative to Information Systems and Technologies and is for researchers and professionals to attend. GCMT includes technical workshops and keynote talks delivered by experts in the field. The topics discussed will include blockchain technology, Mobile Computing, IoT, Machine Vision, and many others.

Prior to the event, GCMT launches a call for papers for researchers to get a chance to see their work published in Scopus Indexed Journal.

For more info on GCMT 2019, check out the event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-conference-on-computing-and-media-technology-gcmt-2019-tickets-57152441491?aff=ebdssbdestsearch.

• Bloconomic Expo 2019

August 15-16th

Bloconomic Expo – also known as Blockchain Economic Summit-  aims at gathering experts to discuss blockchain implementation and economy in today’s society. For its 2019 edition, Blocomic will take place on August 15-16th in the heart of South East Asia, Kuala Lumpur, and will be composed of Main Conferences, Leaders Panel Session, as well as Mini Exhibition Shows. The event is an opportunity to connect with government representatives, research institutes, associations, tech startups, and crypto-related companies. Organized by Malaysia Blockchain Association and Alphacap, Bloconomic Expo was created to discuss the use-cases and the future of blockchain in a wide range of sectors: finance, healthcare, IoT, payment systems, travel, supply chain management. With a focus on the opportunities and challenges ahead, the event gathers leaders and experts to promote blockchain to the general public.

Last year, the summit welcomed over 3000 attendees, 150 media partners, 250 investors, and 70 speakers globally. No doubt this year will be a huge success too, and the LuxTag® will be there to see it as we will have representatives attending the event.

Check Blocomic Expo’s official website for more details on the event: https://bloconomic.com/expo-test/.

• deTECH Conference 2019

October 1st-2nd

deTECH 2019 will take place on October 1-2nd in Penang, Malaysia. This annual conference is for technology enthusiasts to learn about the latest technological and innovative trends as well as professionals to learn about business opportunities available in the industry. Organized by Ayuh Bina and sponsored by InfoTrek, the event will showcase cutting-edge technologies, and participants will be welcome to attend keynote talks and take part in masterclasses. During the event, six key themes will be highlighted: Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Cyber Security, Smart City, Immersive Technologies, and Smart Retail. deTECH 2019 will welcome around 300 attendees and 16 speakers and trainers who will exchange to explore and share the future of technologies and innovations.

Check out the event here: https://detechconf.com/ 

• Future smart cities conference (FSC) 2nd edition 2019

November 5th

Organized by IEREK and in collaboration with Xiamen University Malaysia, the 2nd International Conference on Future Smart Cities (FSM) will take place in Kuala Lumpur, on November 5-7th, 2019. The event aims at fostering discussions on smart cities: how to build future liveable cyber Ville cities and how to transform our traditional cities into smart cities. FSM is open to the general public and citizens. University delegates, researchers as well as companies are also invited to take part in the dialogue. The discussions will cover topics related to the investments and infrastructure of smart cities as well as technological, economical, and environmental subjects. Innovation in ICT services will also be explored as it has the potential to improve the quality of life.

Feel free to learn more about FSM by visiting their official website: https://www.ierek.com/events/future-smart-cities-fsc-2nd-edition#introduction

In the end, Malaysia offers plenty of opportunities to learn more about technology and innovation for either tech enthusiasts, professionals, researchers, or even merely the general public. In this article, we chose to highlight only four out of many tech events happening both in Malaysia and South East Asia. Hence, we encourage people to do further research to discover more of the technologies that will shape our future.

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