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23 Aug 2026
International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining (ICAIDM) Kuala Lumpur 2026 Conference upcoming
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur-hosted academic conference on AI and data mining methods, arriving as Malaysia accelerates its AI Nation 2030 agenda and positions itself as a regional hub for AI infrastructure and talent development.
26โ27 Aug 2026
Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore
Two-day AI conference and expo co-located with TechInnovation, convening enterprise leaders, researchers, investors, and government agencies to accelerate AI commercialisation and cross-sector collaboration across Asia.
AugโSep 2026
Southeast Asia (hybrid)
Organised by AI Singapore, ASEAN Foundation, Google.org, and IMDA, this ideathon awards up to $5,000 to youth aged 18โ35 who design practical AI-for-good solutions aligned with ASEAN's sustainable-development agenda.
AugโOct 2026
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysia leg of a three-city Southeast Asia series spotlighting agentic AI, large language models, and conversational AI at enterprise scale, with a 2026 program expanded to cover broader implications of Agentic AI on intelligent automation.
AugโOct 2026
Singapore
Singapore edition of the Conversational Tech Summit Asia 2026 series, focusing on generative AI for automation, agentic AI, and voice technology delivering emotionally intelligent customer experiences across ASEAN enterprises.
AugโOct 2026
Jakarta, Indonesia
Jakarta leg of the 2026 Conversational Tech Summit Asia series examining real-world deployment of conversational and agentic AI at scale across Indonesia and the broader ASEAN market.
AugโSep 2026 (Regional Finals in Singapore)
Regional (11 ASEAN countries) + Singapore Grand Finals
Google.org-backed ideathon offering a US$20,000 prize pool for youth aged 18โ35 across all 11 ASEAN nations to design AI solutions for public good across knowledge, scientific discovery, and community-safety themes, with finalists flown to Singapore for a Regional Grand Finals showcase.
AugโNov 2026
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Singapore; Jakarta, Indonesia
Three-city ASEAN series focused on agentic AI, large language model personalisation, and voice technology, with hands-on prompt-engineering workshops and live demos tailored to each market โ directly addressing the enterprise AI deployment gap flagged by regional CIOs across Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia.
AugโDec 2026 (TBC per city)
Singapore / Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / Jakarta, Indonesia
A three-city Southeast Asia series covering Conversational AI, Agentic AI, and generative AI with hands-on prompt-engineering workshops and live voice-tech demos; the Kuala Lumpur edition carries a special focus on agentic AI's impact on intelligent automation, making it a practical deployment forum for ASEAN enterprise builders.
Aug 2026
Singapore
Singapore leg of the Conversational Tech Summit Asia, spotlighting generative AI for automation and creativity, Agentic AI, and the future of human-AI collaboration, with live demos of voice tech and prompt engineering.
2โ3 Sep 2026
Bangkok, Thailand
A curated two-day, closed-door summit capped at 600 C-suite executives and senior government officials driving Thailand's AI and digital transformation agenda, with enterprise innovation showcases and private workshops โ a key barometer for enterprise AI adoption across ASEAN.
2โ3 Sep 2026
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok's annual closed-door enterprise AI summit for 600+ C-suite and government leaders, with over 70% of attendees drawn from Thai enterprises and public agencies, directly relevant to Thailand's push to become a regional AI infrastructure hub in H2 2026.
Sep 1โ3, 2026
Hanoi, Vietnam
Vietnam's national AI summit. Focus: AI Law implementation, FPT AI Factory update, VinAI research showcase, and Vietnam's AI roadmap to 2030.
9โ10 Sep 2026
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
GSMA-backed forum bringing together telecom and digital leaders to align AI, IoT, and 5G policy across ASEAN's national digital economy agendas โ a key venue for cross-border AI infrastructure and regulatory interoperability talks.
10โ13 Sep 2026
Lagoi, Bintan Island, Indonesia
A four-day high-level executive summit co-produced with USC Marshall Executive Education that puts generative AI strategy, leadership transformation, and family enterprise governance at the centre of the ASEAN C-suite agenda.
Sep 14โ15, 2026
Singapore
Two-day researchers-and-practitioners summit at Village Hotel Changi focused on responsible AI development, ethics, and accountability โ a neutral Southeast Asian venue for global AI governance dialogue.
Sep 15โ17, 2026
Singapore
NVIDIA's flagship Asia technical conference. GPU architecture updates, robotics AI, autonomous systems. Major announcements for ASEAN DC partners. 5,000+ attendees.
22 Sep 2026
Indonesia
Arriving weeks before Indonesia's October 2026 national GovTech AI platform launch, this Jakarta-anchored summit explores how AI is reshaping Indonesian business models, public-sector decision-making, and digital transformation at national scale.
Sep 22, 2026
Malaysia (city TBC)
The Malaysia edition of the AI Revolution Summit arrives as Kuala Lumpur hosts the new ASEAN AI Safety Network secretariat, making it a timely venue for governance, infrastructure, and enterprise AI conversations.
Sep 2026
Singapore
Inaugural summit convening 100+ tech leaders, 30+ ASEAN AI innovators, and policymakers to explore AI centres of excellence, regional talent pipelines, and ethical governance frameworks aligned with Singapore's National AI Strategy 2.0.
Sep 2026
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Part of a multi-country TraiCon series (Malaysia โ Philippines โ Indonesia), this invitation-style summit convenes AI innovators, business leaders, and policymakers to examine real-world AI use cases shaping ASEAN industry sectors.
Sep 2026
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Trescon's flagship Southeast Asia AI event draws 1,000+ C-suite leaders and policymakers across four agenda tracks โ AI Infrastructure & Sovereign Cloud, Enterprise AI Deployment, AI in Government & GLCs, and AI Security & Governance โ directly tied to Malaysia's National AI Roadmap 2030.
Sep 2026
Cebu, Philippines
Philippines-hosted ASEAN AI Summit under the 2026 Chairmanship with a dedicated focus on MSME AI adoption, aiming to translate regional AI policy ambitions into practical deployment frameworks for the bloc's 97%-MSME business landscape.
Sep 2026
Jakarta, Indonesia
Jakarta leg of the Conversational Tech Summit Asia series, showcasing Conversational AI, Generative AI, and Agentic AI use cases across Indonesia's digital economy with hands-on demonstrations.
Sep 2026
Virtual (Southeast Asia)
Premier virtual summit for Southeast Asia's cybersecurity executives, themed 'From Strategic Vision to Operational Excellence.' Covers AI-powered attacks, AI-native security operations, quantum computing risks, and evolving ASEAN regulatory environments.
29โ30 Sep 2026
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Co-located with five other tech events at Marina Bay Sands, Big Data & AI World Asia is Singapore's flagship data-and-AI trade show, giving ASEAN enterprise and government buyers a single venue to evaluate AI platforms, infrastructure, and analytics solutions at scale.
Sep 28โ30, 2026
Singapore
World's largest fintech event. Significant AI-in-finance track. Central bank governors from all ASEAN nations. 60,000+ attendees.
5 Oct 2026
Manila, Philippines
One-day AI summit in Manila bringing together Philippine and regional technology leaders to address AI adoption, innovation, and readiness across Southeast Asia's fourth-largest economy.
Oct 5, 2026
Philippines
The Philippines leg of TraiCon's Asia-wide AI Revolution Summit series, bringing together C-suite executives, regulators, and AI practitioners to explore AI adoption across finance, health, and manufacturing in ASEAN's fourth-largest economy.
5 Oct 2026
Malaysia
The Malaysia leg of the regional AI Revolution Summit series, convening innovators, business leaders, and AI experts to benchmark adoption strategies and explore emerging AI applications relevant to Malaysia's newly launched National AI Action Plan 2026โ2030.
05 Oct 2026
Philippines
The Philippines leg of the AI Revolution Summit convenes during ASEAN's 2026 chair year, spotlighting AI adoption aligned with the country's digital priorities and its role in shaping the ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2026โ2030.
Oct 5, 2026
Philippines (city TBC)
The Philippines leg of the AI Revolution Summit lands as Manila chairs ASEAN 2026 and advances its national digital priorities โ providing a platform for AI enterprise and policy leaders during the Philippines' year in the regional spotlight.
Oct 12โ14, 2026
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysia's flagship tech startup summit. AI unicorn track, NAIO showcase, ASEAN AI infrastructure investment forum. 5,000+ attendees.
15 Oct 2026
Jakarta, Indonesia
Themed 'Adaptive and Trusted Sovereign AI Infrastructure Powering Indonesia's Digital Future,' this one-day summit convenes telecoms, cloud, and data-centre leaders to address Indonesia's fast-evolving AI infrastructure and regulatory landscape.
Oct 15, 2026
Jakarta, Indonesia
2nd Asia AI Infrastructure Series event in Southeast Asia. Themed 'Adaptive and Trusted AI Infrastructure Powering Indonesia's Digital Future,' addressing Indonesia's presidential AI roadmap, AI safety regulations, and scalable data center development.
Oct 20โ22, 2026
Singapore
Amazon Web Services APAC edition. Bedrock and SageMaker ASEAN deployments, sovereign cloud announcements for Indonesia and Malaysia.
Oct 25, 2026
Bali, Indonesia
Co-located cluster of academic conferences in Bali covering machine learning and cybernetics, AI and technology, AI and cognitive science, and intelligent computing โ one of Southeast Asia's largest academic AI gatherings.
Oct 2026
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Public-private dialogue session hosted by the ASEAN AI Safety Network secretariat in Kuala Lumpur. Focuses on AI capacity building, regulatory preparedness, and safeguard measures across ASEAN Member States, supported by the ASEAN-ICT Fund.
Oct 2026
Singapore
Salesforce-hosted summit for India and Southeast Asia exploring enterprise AI adoption via autonomous agents. Covers AI governance, Agentforce, Data Cloud, and how ASEAN organisations (29% of which have adopted AI) are scaling toward enterprise-wide transformation.
27โ29 Oct 2026
Singapore
Enterprise Singapore's flagship deep-tech and AI innovation festival at Marina Bay Sands, connecting startups, investors, corporates, and researchers with a dedicated AI track for the APAC region.
27โ29 Oct 2026
Singapore
Enterprise Singapore's flagship deep-tech and AI innovation festival at Marina Bay Sands, connecting startups, investors, corporates, and researchers from across Asia in one of the region's largest annual innovation gatherings.
29โ31 Oct 2026
MITEC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Three-day regional summit drawing 1,500+ delegates from 24 countries to explore AI-driven industry themes, cross-border investment, and technology market-entry pathways across ASEAN โ a major showcase for AI adoption and sovereign tech strategy.
29โ31 Oct 2026
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Three-day summit at MITEC drawing 1,500+ delegates from 24 countries to connect ASEAN governments, investors, and tech companies across six future-focused industry themes including AI, making it the region's largest cross-border tech-deal platform in Q4 2026.
Oct 29โ31, 2026
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A 1,500-delegate, 40-speaker, 3-day platform at MITEC covering six future-focused tech themes including AI, connecting ASEAN governments, investors, and innovation companies for cross-border market entry and technology adoption deals.
29โ31 Oct 2026
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Three-day regional platform at MITEC drawing 1,500+ delegates from 24 countries across government, industry, and research to advance ASEAN technology adoption, investment, and cross-border collaboration under six future-focused industry themes including AI.
Nov 3, 2026
Singapore
Singapore edition of the global AINext series, recognising AI innovators and industry leaders across generative AI, agentic AI, and digital transformation, with nominations open and a concurrent awards ceremony โ giving ASEAN startups and enterprises a global benchmark stage ahead of the 2027 Singapore edition.
Nov 3โ5, 2026
Jakarta, Indonesia
ASEAN Secretariat forum on AI governance. DEFA AI provisions update, Vietnam AI Law review, ASEAN AI Safety Network progress report.
Nov 13, 2026
Singapore
IDC's November Singapore session focuses specifically on agentic AI systems โ how autonomous decisioning and enterprise automation will reshape Southeast Asian organisations at scale.
Nov 10โ13, 2026
Bangkok, Thailand
ASEAN's largest tri-service defense expo. AI, autonomous systems, counter-drone dominant themes. 600+ companies, 30+ national pavilions, 28,000+ visitors.
16โ18 Nov 2026
Singapore
Three-day Singapore-based conference exploring AI applications in education โ a high-priority policy theme across ASEAN governments addressing talent pipelines, AI literacy, and equitable access.
Nov 18โ19, 2026
Brunei
Annual ADMM. AI in defense framework operationalization, ACICE expansion, maritime AI cooperation in the South China Sea.
26 Nov 2026
Singapore
The Economist's dedicated Asia AI conference convening senior executives and policymakers in Singapore to examine AI governance, enterprise strategy, and long-term accountability as AI systems move deeper into core operations across ASEAN.
Nov 26, 2026
Singapore
The Economist Enterprise's Singapore edition brings together regional CDOs, AI practice heads, and enterprise leaders to debate AI strategy and data governance โ a high-credibility forum for setting ASEAN enterprise AI benchmarks heading into 2027.
Nov 2026
Philippines (TBC)
The 49th ASEAN Leaders' Summit is expected to conclude and sign the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) โ the world's first region-wide digital economy pact covering AI governance, cross-border data flows, and e-commerce rules for a $300B+ digital economy.
Nov 2026
Manila, Philippines
Annual policy forum aligned with the Philippines' ASEAN Chairmanship 2026 priorities. Focuses on advancing DEFA negotiations, cross-border AI governance, and the ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2026โ2030 implementation across member states.
Nov 2026
ICAAIMLA 2026 โ International Conference on Advances in AI, Machine Learning and Applications Conference upcoming
Singapore
Academic conference in Singapore on the latest advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning, covering deep learning, NLP, computer vision, and real-world AI applications relevant to the ASEAN digital economy.
Nov 2026
Singapore
World's largest fintech event. 60,000+ participants from 100+ countries. 2026 focus: AI governance, climate finance, cross-border payments, agentic AI in financial services.
Dec 1โ3, 2026
Singapore
Tech in Asia startup ecosystem summit. AI startup competition, investor panels, ASEAN AI ecosystem report launch. 3,000+ startup founders.
Dec 8โ10, 2026
Manila, Philippines
Philippines' premier cybersecurity and AI security event. ASEAN Chair 2026 edition โ AI governance, counter-deepfake, DICT AI Skills Programme showcase.
Jan 2027
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Seventh edition of the ASEAN Digital Ministers' Meeting, hosted by Brunei. Expected to review progress on ADM 2030, ASEAN AI Safety Network activities, DEFA negotiations, and the region's AI governance and capacity-building agenda.
Past events
19โ21 Aug 2026
Austin International Convention Centre, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
A 200+ booth, 5,000-visitor expo showcasing real-world AI across manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, logistics, and smart cities, designed to position Johor as ASEAN's next AI and data-centre innovation hub amid the region's hyperscale infrastructure boom.
18โ20 Aug 2026
MITEC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysia's premier SME-focused AI expo spanning 8,000+ sqm at MITEC, featuring structured SMEโtech business matching, MATRADE international export opportunities, MDEC grant advisory, and government AI pavilions โ the country's largest AI ecosystem convergence for the SME segment.
Aug 20, 2026
Singapore
Forrester's one-day Singapore forum gathers B2B marketing and technology leaders to work through AI adoption frameworks, responsible deployment strategies, and APAC-specific growth playbooks โ directly relevant as SEA enterprises race to operationalize agentic AI.
Aug 18โ20, 2026
Singapore
Google Cloud's flagship Asia-Pacific event. ASEAN AI use cases, Vertex AI announcements, and customer stories from Grab, Gojek, Sea Group.
19 Aug 2026
International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering (ICAISE) Bangkok 2026 Conference upcoming
Bangkok, Thailand
Academic conference bringing together AI and software engineering researchers in Bangkok, part of a cluster of Southeast Asia-hosted IEEE-style technical events in August 2026 that collectively signal Thailand's growing role as a regional academic AI venue.
19 Aug 2026
International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics (ICMLC) Bangkok 2026 Conference upcoming
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok edition of the ICMLC series focusing on machine learning and cybernetics research, one of three concurrent ICMLC venues in August 2026 and a marker of Thailand's expanding footprint in the Asia-Pacific ML conference circuit.
Aug 19, 2026
ICAISE 2026 โ International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering Conference upcoming
Bangkok, Thailand
Peer-reviewed academic conference on AI research and software engineering methodologies, attracting international researchers and industry professionals to Bangkok.
13 Aug 2026
Vietnam
Part of a Southeast Asia-wide AI Revolution Summit series spanning Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines, this edition brings together business leaders and innovators to explore real-world AI use cases and trends reshaping Vietnamese industries.
13 Aug 2026
Vietnam
Part of a Southeast Asia-wide AI Revolution Summit series also hitting Indonesia (Sep 22) and the Philippines (Oct 5), this Vietnam edition brings together business leaders, AI practitioners, and policymakers to examine real-world AI adoption and industry transformation across the region.
Aug 13, 2026
Vietnam (city TBC)
Part of the multi-country AI Revolution Summit series hitting Indonesia (Jul 16), Vietnam (Aug 13), Malaysia (Sep 22), and the Philippines (Oct 5), this one-day summit brings together enterprise leaders to explore practical AI adoption across ASEAN's fastest-growing digital economies.
Aug 3โ5, 2026
Philippines
Three-day Philippine hackathon challenging teams to build AI-powered solutions focused on Blue Economy, Tourism, and Clean Energy, with winners connected to incubation pathways and government grant programmes โ a rare event anchoring AI innovation to the Philippines' sovereign economic priorities.
Aug 3โ5, 2026
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Annual meeting of ASEAN digital economy ministers. 2026 agenda: DEFA AI provisions, cross-border data frameworks, digital infrastructure sovereignty.
Aug 2, 2026
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
AI.SEA's Kuala Lumpur builder meetup at Sandbox Coworking Space Sunway brings together enterprise AI leads from AEON360 and FoodPanda alongside startup demos and a session on scaling enterprise AI development with Token Factory, signalling KL's growing role as a hands-on practitioner hub within ASEAN's builder network.
Jul 3โ31, 2026
Asia-Pacific (virtual)
An Open Hackathons / NVIDIA-ecosystem month-long virtual codefest focused on sovereign AI themes โ directly relevant to SEA governments building domestic compute and AI capability outside US hyperscaler dependency.
Jul 2026
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Southeast Asia's largest on-site AI buildathon โ 2,000+ builders, 10 enterprise challenge tracks, five days of intensive development in Ho Chi Minh City, organised by GenAI Fund, with winning solutions entering live enterprise deployment conversations on Demo Day.
Jul 2026
Multi-country (Philippines, Vietnam, ASEAN-wide)
First-ever ASEAN AI Hackathon, organized by Passage to ASEAN (P2A) and the ASEAN AI Council under the theme 'AI for a Resilient ASEAN: Innovation, Sustainability, and Humanity,' running from April through July 2026 across 150+ universities in the region.
Jul 2026
Southeast Asia (multi-node, regional)
Inaugural P2A/ASEAN AI Council hackathon spanning 150+ universities across ASEAN under the theme 'AI for a Resilient ASEAN: Innovation, Sustainability, and Humanity,' with mentorship from Google, Samsung, and Alibaba experts culminating in July 2026.
Jul 2026
Southeast Asia (Regional / Virtual)
Regional ideathon by AngelHack empowering young innovators across Southeast Asia to build AI-driven solutions for social good. Aims to promote AI literacy, strengthen cross-border collaboration, and advance inclusive, sustainable AI for ASEAN communities.
Jul 2026
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
First stop of Asia's #1 Conversational AI & CX Summit series. Focus on Agentic AI's impact on intelligent automation, large language models, voice technology, and real-world enterprise deployment across Southeast Asia.
Jul 21โ22, 2026
Singapore
Part of the Singapore Data Festival, this neutral expert-driven forum brings policymakers, legal practitioners, and technologists together to align on AI governance, data protection, and cross-border data-flow standards across the Asia-Pacific โ with a dedicated AI governance training day on July 21.
Jul 16, 2026
Indonesia (city TBC)
The Indonesia leg of the AI Revolution Summit series focuses on real-world AI use cases across industries, arriving as Indonesia pushes a five-pillar AI strategy and courts sovereign compute investment at scale.
Jul 14โ16, 2026
Singapore
Asia's largest ICT trade event. Significant AI and data infrastructure track covering ASEAN connectivity, sovereign cloud, and 5G-AI convergence. 20,000+ attendees, 600+ exhibitors.
Jul 15, 2026
Bali, Indonesia
Academic conference on intelligent information systems, machine learning, and data engineering held in Bali. Co-located with related IT and engineering tracks drawing a regional Southeast Asia audience.
Jul 8โ12, 2026
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Billed as the largest agentic AI hackathon in ASEAN, this 5-day builder sprint by GenAI Fund challenges ~2,000 developers to build and deploy enterprise-grade AI agents across 11 verticals โ with Demo Day closing the week on actual deployment conversations, not just prototypes.
Jul 7โ10, 2026
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Annual ASEAN AI policy and innovation summit hosted by Malaysia. Ministerial-level delegations, national AI strategy presentations, and NAIO showcase. 2,000+ attendees from all 10 ASEAN member states.
8โ9 Jul 2026
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A closed-door, 600-delegate two-day enterprise summit covering AI transformation, cybersecurity, ESG, and digital workforce strategy โ a key private-sector AI decision-making forum for Malaysia and the wider ASEAN region.
Jul 4โ8, 2026
Jakarta, Indonesia
AIS flagship academic conference under the theme 'Leapfrogging the Future with Artificial Intelligence,' convening top researchers and practitioners to examine how AI can accelerate development in emerging economies โ putting Indonesia at the centre of the region's AI research agenda.
5 Jul 2026
International Conference on Machine Learning and Technology (ICMLT) Singapore 2026 Conference upcoming
Singapore
Singapore-based technical conference on machine learning theory and applied technology, positioned within Singapore's post-ASPIRE 2B sovereign-compute push to anchor regional AI research and commercialisation.
Jul 5, 2026
Singapore
Academic conference covering advances in machine learning theory and applied technology, bringing together researchers and practitioners from across the Asia-Pacific region.
Jun 19โ21, 2026
Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (+ virtual)
Apart Research's Global South AI Safety Hackathon with jam sites in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City hosted by AnToร n.AI (AI Safety Vietnam). Participants work on governance harmonization, safety evaluations for non-English LLMs, and region-specific risk assessments.
Jun 17โ19, 2026
Bangkok, Thailand
14th edition of IAIT, organized by KMUTT and IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Thailand Chapter. Theme: 'Trustworthy AI and Cybersecurity: Foundations for a Resilient Digital Future.' Marks the 30th anniversary of KMUTT's School of IT.
Jun 8โ14, 2026
Singapore
Flagship ASEAN AI event. Builders Summit, SuperAI Genesis startup competition (powered by OpenAI + Microsoft), Weights & Models AI leaders forum, AIM ASEAN online programme. 10,000+ attendees expected.
Jun 9โJul 11, 2026
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Five-day intensive build event bringing Southeast Asia's AI builders together to develop and deploy working agentic AI systems, with 1,100+ participants already registered โ marking Vietnam as a live hub for practical AI agent development in ASEAN.
Jun 11, 2026
Singapore
Final round of SEA's premier AI startup competition. Powered by OpenAI and Microsoft for Startups. Previous winner: Nanyang Biologics (graph neural networks for drug discovery).
Jun 29โJul 3, 2026
Bangkok, Thailand
Thailand's ETDA stages a dedicated AI Governance Week โ tied to its freshly unveiled 2026 AI Governance Roadmap โ bringing together regulators, industry, and civil society to set national and regional standards for responsible AI deployment.
May 2026
Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
High-profile regional AI and tech summit where governments, healthcare institutions, and ASEAN youth innovators presented practical AI projects targeting dementia care, rural education, and medical diagnostics. Featured executives from OpenAI, Amazon, NVIDIA, and researchers including Yoshua Bengio.
May 2026
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ASEAN leaders backed AI and digital economy as core priorities. Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines cited as digital economy powerhouses. MSME digital transformation action plan 2026โ2030 adopted.
May 19โ20, 2026
Singapore
IMDA flagship event. OpenAI committed SGD 300M+ and opened Singapore Applied AI Lab (first overseas lab). US-ASEAN AI Ministerial held on margins. AI Ready ASEAN Youth Challenge showcased. President Tharman as Guest-of-Honour.
May 20, 2026
Singapore
First-ever US-ASEAN AI ministerial meeting. Convened by Under Secretary Jacob Helberg alongside ASEAN Digital Ministers. Launched "Road to 50 Years of US-ASEAN Relations." Discussed AI research, development, deployment.
Apr 23โ24, 2026
Novotel Bangkok Ploenchit Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Thailand
Two-day summit organized by AI Global Insight focusing on AI infrastructure, computing power, AIGC, AI hardware, and AI ecosystem services across Southeast Asia's rapidly growing AI market.
MarโJun 2026
Regional (Da Nang, Vietnam โ Finals Hub)
First-ever ASEAN AI Hackathon organized by Passage to ASEAN (P2A) and the ASEAN AI Council. Theme: 'AI for a Resilient ASEAN: Innovation, Sustainability, and Humanity.' Open to university students across 150+ ASEAN institutions; tracks cover climate, health, smart cities, and education.
Mar 27, 2026
Singapore
12th edition of IDC's premier ASEAN gathering for technology decision-makers. Focused on AI strategy, cloud, and cybersecurity as ICT investment in the region surpasses $170 billion, with AI spending growing 1.7ร faster than overall digital tech.
Mar 12, 2026
Singapore
5th edition. GovTech Singapore, Standard Chartered, ST Engineering, Chinabank as speakers. Enterprise data, AI, and advanced analytics focus.
Feb 16โ20, 2026
New Delhi, India (SEA delegations)
Global AI Impact Summit attended by Southeast Asian delegations. 86 countries signed a joint declaration on responsible AI. Key implications for ASEAN's role in global AI governance were widely discussed by regional stakeholders.
Feb 11, 2026
W Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Full-stack AI infrastructure event uniting government policymakers, private equity investors, hardware innovators, hyperscalers, and enterprise IT leaders across Southeast Asia. Covers data centers, edge computing, and GenAI deployment.
Jan 20โ27, 2026
Singapore EXPO, Singapore
The flagship global AI research conference held in Southeast Asia for the first time, featuring technical paper sessions, workshops, tutorials, competitions, and invited speakers across all AI disciplines.
Jan 15โ16, 2026
Hanoi, Vietnam
Sixth ASEAN Digital Ministers' Meeting under the theme 'ASEAN Adaptive: From Connectivity to Connected Intelligence.' Ministers adopted the Hanoi Digital Declaration and the ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2026โ2030, with AI cooperation as a top priority.
Jan 15โ16, 2026
Hanoi, Vietnam
Theme: "ASEAN Adaptive: From Connectivity to Connected Intelligence." Hanoi Digital Declaration adopted. AI Safety Network secretariat confirmed in KL. WG-AI intensifying policy harmonisation.
Jan 14, 2026
China / ASEAN
China and ASEAN opened Digital Academy and AI Innovation Center. Digital Silk Road framework pivots from 5G to AI. Goal: align China's 15th Five-Year Plan with ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2030.
2026 (date TBC)
Singapore
Exclusive one-day summit for senior CIOs across Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia to benchmark AI and cloud strategy as ASEAN ICT investment is projected to surpass US$170 billion, with AI spending growing 1.7ร faster than overall digital tech.
2026 (date TBC)
Manila, Philippines
Part of the global AI+Quantum Summit tour stopping in Manila, convening CXOs, government leaders, and deep-tech builders to debate how AI and quantum computing will reshape enterprise and national policy across the ASEAN region.
Late 2026 (TBC)
Singapore
Enterprise Singaporeโbacked AI conference and expo co-located with TechInnovation, convening enterprise buyers, deep-tech startups, investors, and government agencies to commercialise AI solutions across Asia โ a key deal-making node for the region's AI ecosystem.
2026 (date TBC)
Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
Organised by the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines under the theme 'Intelligent Industries,' this forum leverages the Philippines' 2026 ASEAN Chairmanship to align Philippine AI policy with global governance standards and European institutional frameworks.
MidโLate 2026 (finals phase)
Southeast Asia (multi-country, regional)
The inaugural Passage to ASEAN (P2A) student AI hackathonโrun across universities in the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brunei, Myanmar, and Cambodiaโchallenges teams to build ethical AI solutions for ASEAN health, climate, and education challenges, culminating in regional finals.
2026
Singapore
IDC convenes 80+ ASEAN CIOs, CDOs, and CTOs to address scalable AI governance, synthetic data strategies, and agentic AI deployment โ directly relevant as 80% of ASEAN organizations are set to formalize AI risk policies this year.
2026
Singapore
An executive-level summit covering weaponised LLMs, AI-driven cyber resilience, digital sovereignty, and ASEAN AI safety regulation โ addressing the growing intersection of AI governance and enterprise cybersecurity across the region.
TBC late 2026
Singapore
SCAI brings together leading voices from academia, industry, and government to examine foundational questions shaping AI's future, and as the Singapore government's flagship AI convening it sets the regional policy and research agenda for ASEAN's most advanced AI governance framework.
Q3โQ4 2026
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia & Jakarta, Indonesia
A hands-on multi-city series by Altrusia Global Events covering Agentic AI, LLMs, and voice technology across Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta (plus Singapore), with live demos and prompt-engineering workshops targeted at enterprise decision-makers across SEA's two largest emerging markets.
Q3โQ4 2026
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A curated 200+ participant summit targeting policymakers and enterprise leaders on generative AI, smart manufacturing, and sustainable AI solutions โ one of several policy-adjacent gatherings positioning Malaysia as the region's AI governance hub ahead of the anticipated AI Bill.
2026 (Q3)
Singapore
Part of a three-city ASEAN series (Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta) spotlighting Conversational AI, Agentic AI, and Generative AI through live demos and practitioner-led sessions focused on real-world enterprise deployment.
2026 (Q3โQ4)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Indonesia leg of Altrusia Global Events' ASEAN Conversational AI series, covering Agentic AI, large language model personalisation, and voice technology for enterprise CX โ significant for Indonesia's growing AI SME adoption push.
2026 (H2)
Singapore
Singapore edition of the global AI Summit Series, co-located with ATxSG, focusing on AI governance, enterprise operational readiness, and responsible deployment at scale across APAC.
2026 (exact date TBC)
Manila, Philippines
European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines forum convening policymakers, industry leaders, and EU experts around AI governance, sectoral deployment in finance and logistics, and opportunities tied to the Philippines' 2026 ASEAN Chairmanship digital agenda.
2026
KL / Singapore / Jakarta
Three-city tour: Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta. Focus: agentic AI, LLM personalization, voice AI in SEA. Practical enterprise AI deployment emphasis.
2026
Singapore
Premier ASEAN startup and VC conference. AI track dominant. 10,000+ founders, investors, operators. Key networking event for ASEAN AI ecosystem.
2026
Singapore
Senior IT and business leaders across SG, TH, MY, PH, ID. ICT investments in region projected to surpass $170B. AI spending growing 1.7x faster than overall digital tech. Defining year for enterprise AI strategy.
Nov 2025
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
AI cooperation framework reviewed. Human-in-loop doctrine reaffirmed. ACICE Malware Sharing Platform declared operational.
Nov 10โ13, 2025
Bangkok, Thailand
Record-breaking edition: 580 companies, 28 pavilions, 26,000+ visitors. AI and counter-UAS dominant procurement themes. Elang Hitam first flight announced.
Sep 18โ20, 2025
Singapore
Major AI defense announcements: Mistral AI + DSTA/DSO, Shield AI Hivemind, Anduril Lattice, DSTA-Thales C-UAS Co-Lab, Oracle sovereign defense cloud.
Aug 19, 2025
MITEC, Kuala Lumpur
First ASEAN-wide AI summit. Hosted by Malaysia as ASEAN Chair. Sustainable & Inclusive AI theme. Governments, startups, research hubs from all 10 member states. ILMU LLM announced.
Jun 2025
Singapore
IMDA-led AI safety evaluation program. Evaluation report published Feb 2025. Builds regional AI safety evaluation capability and talent.
Jun 2025
Singapore
Inaugural edition. 10,000+ attendees, 300+ speakers, $500M in deals. Highlights: SEA-LION v3.5, OpenAI Singapore opening, Eureka Robotics Series A.
Mar 2025
ASEAN Secretariat
Formal adoption at ministerial level. Comprehensive strategic framework for responsible AI development across ASEAN. Builds on ASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics (2024).
Feb 2025
Washington DC
ASIA alliance: Anduril + Mahindra maritime autonomy, L3Harris + BEL sensors. Signals US-led autonomous defense architecture ASEAN must respond to.
Feb 26, 2025
Penang, Malaysia
First-ever ASEAN Defence Ministers Joint Statement on AI in Defense. Voluntary framework for AI cooperation and human-control principles.
Annual
Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam's premier tech summit. AI and digital sovereignty increasingly central. FPT, VNG, Viettel, government all present. Growing international attendance.
Annual
Jakarta, Indonesia
Indonesia's largest tech exhibition. AI, cloud, fintech, e-commerce. Growing AI startup pavilion. Government digital transformation showcase.
Annual
Singapore
Government-backed innovation festival. AI startups, investors, government programs. Deep tech focus. Key ASEAN AI networking and deal-making event.
Annual
KL / Regional
ERIA-organized award recognizing ASEAN startups using AI and zero-emission tech for sustainable impact. Finalists from all ASEAN member states.