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19 Sep 2026 10:00 UK - 10:45 UK

Cognitive Sovereignty: Who Will Own Malaysia's Mind in the Age of AI? A Fireside Conversation with Dr Ong Kian Ming

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Akal Budi AI 2027 · Fireside Conversation

Cognitive SovereigntyWho Will Own Malaysia's Mind in the Age of AI?

A 45 minute fireside conversation with Dr Ong Kian Ming

Data centres are rising, strategies are multiplying and every institution now claims to be doing AI. This conversation asks the harder question: what must Malaysia actually own. Drawing on a career spanning academia, Parliament, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, industry and higher education, Dr Ong Kian Ming reflects on national capability, institutional leadership, talent corridors, economic value and the limits beyond which no government should allow a machine to decide.

Saturday 19 September 2026 10:00 UK time · 17:00 Malaysia time Online · Free to attend

Please note: only registered participants will receive the online joining link. No website account is required, simply complete the registration form on this page.

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Dr Ong Kian Ming

Dr Ong Kian Ming

Former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia

Our guest

The journey behind the conversation

Economist, political scientist, parliamentarian, deputy minister and now university leader. Few people in Malaysia have seen the AI question from so many sides.

Education

Trained across three disciplines and three countries

Dr Ong Kian Ming read economics at the London School of Economics, took a master's degree in economics at the University of Cambridge, and completed his doctorate in political science at Duke University in the United States. That combination of economics, political science and public policy shapes the way he reads technology questions: not as engineering problems alone, but as questions of institutions, incentives and national interest.

Academia

From lecture theatre to public analysis

He began his professional life in teaching and research, lecturing in Malaysian higher education and building a reputation as one of the country's most rigorous analysts of electoral data, economic policy and governance. His work on the Malaysian Electoral Roll Analysis Project brought careful, evidence-led scrutiny into public debate long before data literacy became fashionable.

Parliament and Government

Two terms as a Member of Parliament, and Deputy Minister at MITI

Elected to the Malaysian Parliament in 2013 and returned in 2018, he served constituents for two full terms before stepping away from electoral politics. Between 2018 and 2020 he served as Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, working on investment, trade negotiation, industrial policy and Malaysia's position in global supply chains, the very terrain on which the country's AI and semiconductor future is now being decided.

Today

University leadership, industry engagement and public thinking

He now works in senior university leadership as Pro Vice-Chancellor for international engagement, building partnerships between Malaysian higher education, global universities and industry. Alongside that he writes, teaches, advises and appears widely in public conversation on economics, governance, technology and Malaysia's development, which is exactly the vantage point this fireside conversation draws upon.

Proud Educational Sponsor

MABECS — Malaysian British Education Counselling Services

This fireside conversation is proudly supported by MABECS, Malaysia's most experienced UK education counselling service. Since 1985 MABECS has guided generations of Malaysian students into leading British universities, a mission that sits at the heart of everything NeuroCampur.Ai builds between the United Kingdom and Malaysia.

Watch before you join

Dr Ong Kian Ming in conversation

A selection of publicly available conversations and talks. They give a sense of how he thinks about economics, governance and Malaysia's future, and make a good preparation for the fireside.

The Man Who Walked Away From 68,000 Votes

On politics, leadership, purpose and life after Parliament

Watch on YouTube

Rethinking Penang's Economic Future

Industrial policy, investment and regional competitiveness

Watch on YouTube

Life and Leadership Lessons I Learned the Hard Way

Leadership, judgement and public service

Watch on YouTube

When Two Podcasters Meet

Governance, policy and public conversation in Malaysia

Watch on YouTube

A 45 minute Akal Budi AI 2027 fireside conversation with Dr Ong Kian Ming, former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry. Data centres are rising, strategies are multiplying and every institution now claims to be doing AI. This conversation asks the harder question: what must Malaysia actually own. Only registered participants will receive the online joining link. No website account is needed. All queries can be directed to aisyah@neurocampur.com.

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Programme Agenda

10:00 UK / 17:00 MYT

Welcome and framing: why cognitive sovereignty matters now

10:05

Learning from different institutions: universities, Parliament, ministries and industry

10:12

Building an equal UK and Malaysia AI partnership at 70 years of relations

10:20

Cognitive sovereignty and the meaning of Akal Budi

10:28

From data centres to national capability: what Malaysia should measure

10:35

A UK and Malaysia AI talent corridor: the first 100 participants

10:40

People, accountability and the lines AI must not cross

10:44

Closing question and thanks

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Keynote Speaker
Dr Ong Kian Ming

Dr Ong Kian Ming

Keynote Speaker

Former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia

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A 45 minute Akal Budi AI 2027 fireside conversation with Dr Ong Kian Ming, former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry. Data centres are rising, strategies are multiplying and every institution now claims to be doing AI. This conversation asks the harder question: what must Malaysia actually own. Only registered participants will receive the online joining link. No website account is needed. All queries can be directed to aisyah@neurocampur.com.

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A 45 minute Akal Budi AI 2027 fireside conversation with Dr Ong Kian Ming, former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry. Data centres are rising, strategies are multiplying and every institution now claims to be doing AI. This conversation asks the harder question: what must Malaysia actually own. Only registered participants will receive the online joining link. No website account is needed. All queries can be directed to aisyah@neurocampur.com.
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