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NeuroCampur AI Global Series · Fireside conversation
AI, Opportunity and Belonging
Who gets to shape the future?
A fireside conversation with Natasha Zulkifli, one of Malaysia's most respected leaders in rail, on how AI can open doors for every Malaysian, whatever their discipline or starting point.
Natasha Zulkifli
Women in Rail Malaysia · YTL
The speaker
Natasha Zulkifli
Director (Stakeholder & Business Development), YTL Construction · Founder and President, Women in Rail Malaysia
Natasha Zulkifli is Director (Stakeholder & Business Development) at YTL Construction, part of the YTL Group. She was a core member of the team that delivered the 192km electrified double track Gemas to Johor Bahru rail line for the Government of Malaysia, now completed and formally handed over.
She established and leads the YTL Learning Academy, a certified training provider focused on workforce development and capability building across the Group. Earlier in her career she served at Prasarana Malaysia Berhad and the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD), and as Executive Director of the Malaysia Europe Forum.
In 2017 she founded Women in Rail Malaysia to promote equality, inclusion and long term talent development, championing rail as a career of choice for young women. Educated in Kuala Lumpur, New Zealand and London, she holds a Bachelor of Laws from the London School of Economics.
192km
Gemas to Johor Bahru line
2017
Founded Women in Rail Malaysia
LSE
Bachelor of Laws
YTL
Learning Academy founder
- Remarkable Women in Transport, German Government (2019)
- Inaugural Outstanding Woman of the Year in Rail, Government of Malaysia (2021)
- Winner, Women in Rail Awards, International Railway Journal (2022)
- Malaysia representative, ASEAN BAC Business Women's Working Group (2015 to 2019)
- Independent Non Executive Director and Nomination Committee Chair, TSH Resources
- Chair, BMCC Diversity, Equity & Inclusivity Network
- Board Member, MyCreative Ventures
Her journey
Building rails, building people
Nation building infrastructure
Helped turn an ambitious national plan into the electrified Gemas to Johor Bahru double track that now serves the people of the south.
Investing in people
Built the YTL Learning Academy so engineers, managers and frontline teams can keep growing their capability.
Women in Rail Malaysia
Opening a whole industry to young women through mentoring, advocacy and the proposed RISE skills mandate.
Bridging Malaysia and the world
Led the Malaysia Europe Forum and chairs the British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce DEI Network.
Regional voice
Represented Malaysia in ASEAN BAC's Business Women's Working Group for four years.
Thought leadership
A regular speaker at international rail conferences and contributor of opinion pieces to The Edge.
Programme
Six questions for the conversation
Designed for Malaysian students in the UK and participants joining from Malaysia, so every listener can recognise the contribution they can make.
- 1
Building Malaysia's future
Having helped deliver the Gemas to Johor Bahru railway project, you understand what it takes to turn ambitious plans into infrastructure that serves people. Where do you believe AI could make the greatest difference to how Malaysia builds and operates its transport networks?
- 2
Investing in people
Establishing YTL Learning Academy reflects your commitment to developing talent. How would you approach preparing experienced engineers, project managers and frontline workers for AI in a way that builds their confidence and strengthens the value of their existing expertise?
- 3
Women shaping AI
Through Women in Rail Malaysia, you have helped young women see a future in an industry they might never have considered. As AI creates new opportunities across rail and construction, what should employers do now to ensure women have a meaningful role in designing and leading that transformation?
- 4
Turning AI investment into opportunity
With YTL investing in AI infrastructure, what would you most like to see that investment unlock for Malaysian talent and local businesses? Which practical steps would help more people participate in the opportunities it creates?
- 5
Making skills part of every project
Women in Rail Malaysia's proposed Rail Industry Skills and Education (RISE) mandate places talent development at the heart of infrastructure investment. Applying that principle to AI, what commitments would you want technology partners to make so that Malaysian teams gain lasting expertise and the confidence to innovate independently?
- 6
A collaboration worth championing
Drawing on your experience connecting Malaysian and international organisations, if you could champion one UK and Malaysia AI initiative in rail, construction or workforce development, what would it be, and what difference would you want ordinary Malaysians to feel?
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Saturday 28 November 2026 · Online · 10:00 UK time (GMT) / 18:00 Malaysia time (MYT) · Free to attend
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