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Intelligent Protection: Redefining Insurance in a Connected World

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Overview

The 1st Edition of InsurTech Asia 2026: Kuala Lumpur Series marks the launch of a dedicated platform focused on “Intelligent Protection: Redefining Insurance in a Connected World,” exploring the shift toward frictionless, invisible coverage. Bringing together insurers, reinsurers, regulators, tech pioneers, and ecosystem partners to shape the next era of intelligent protection. This full-day event explores how real-time data, blockchain, parametric triggers, and embedded distribution are turning insurance from a once-a-year purchase into instant, frictionless coverage woven into everyday life, from travel and health to mobility and e-commerce. 

Through sharp keynotes, in-depth panels, and a closing fireside chat, participants will dive into on-chain claims settlement, behaviour-based pricing, proactive cyber protection, climate-risk products, and the strategic question of who truly owns the customer when insurance becomes invisible. Designed specifically for Malaysia and the wider ASEAN market, the conference delivers practical insights, live case studies, and high-level networking to help leaders capture growth in one of the world’s fastest-moving insurtech landscapes.

Registration

08.30 AM - 09.30 AM

1st Annual Conference and Exhibition of InsurTech Asia 2026 Kuala Lumpur Series

Panel Discussion

09.30 AM - 10.15 AM

Panel Discussion: AI Governance at Scale – From Sandbox to Boardroom Accountability

  • Examine scalable model risk frameworks that enable cross-border compliance while prioritising robustness, auditability, and stakeholder alignment in dynamic regulatory environments. 
  • Discover strategies to embed “AI ethics by design” into core functions like lending, trading, and customer service, ensuring transparency, fairness, and human oversight at every stage. 

Opening Remarks

10.15 AM - 10.25 AM

Opening Remarks

Speaker

Selva Nagappan

Organising Chairman, 1st Edition of InsurTech Asia 2026 Kuala Lumpur Series & Managing Director, Knowledge Group of Companies

Keynote Address

10.25 AM - 10.45 AM

The Tokenised Economy: How Real-World Asset Tokenisation Redefines Banking Liquidity

  • Discover how banks are tokenizing loans, deposits, and trade finance assets to unlock 24/7 global liquidity pools.
  • Learn practical frameworks to integrate tokenized assets with existing core banking systems while meeting Basel III and DLT regulations.

Presentation

10.45 AM - 11.15 AM

From White-Label to Ecosystem Orchestrator

  • Learn how leading banks are evolving from BaaS providers to full-stack orchestrators controlling customer interface and data.
  • Examine revenue-share models and regulatory sandboxes that enable non-banks to launch financial products in weeks

Panel Discussion

11.15 AM - 12.00 AM

The Resilience Stack: Building Shared Cyber Defence and Instant Recovery for the Banking Sector

  • Discover how Malaysia’s top banks are leading real-time threat-intel platforms, automated joint response playbooks, and mutualised ransomware recovery — in partnership with insurers and national agencies.
  • Deep dive into deployable BankTech solutions: API threat feeds, smart contract recovery funds, cloud-native orchestration, and zero-downtime resilience models already live or in pilot at Malaysian banks.

Presentation

12.00 AM - 12.30 PM

Zero-Trust Never Trust, Always Verify: Building Post-Perimeter Banking Security

  • Learn how continuous behavioural authentication replaces traditional passwords across mobile and corporate banking.
  • Examine the role of confidential computing in protecting customer data during AI model training.

Break

12.30 AM - 02.00 PM

Networking Luncheon and Exhibition Walkabout

Panel Discussion

02.00 PM - 02.45 PM

Sustainability Compass Project: From Green Reporting to Green Revenue

  • Understand how the Sustainability Compass framework turns ESG data into investable green loan and bond products.
  • Learn to monetize carbon credits and biodiversity offsets directly within corporate banking platforms.

Panel Discussion

02.45 PM - 03.30 PM

The Future of Wealth Advice: When Human + AI Beats Pure Robo or Pure Human

  • Discuss the client segments, product categories, and life stages where hybrid human + AI advisory is driving the strongest gains in AUM growth, conversion rates, and client retention.
  • Share real-world deployments of next-gen BankTech tools: AI co-pilots, augmented planning interfaces, behavioural nudges, and instant portfolio + protection visualisation platforms that advisers and clients use together.

Fireside Chat

03.30 PM - 04.00 PM

The $10 Trillion Question: Who Owns the Customer When Banking Becomes Invisible?

  • Examine how tokenization, Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS), and embedded finance are dissolving traditional banking into e-commerce, ride-hailing, BNPL, and healthcare platforms.
  • SDive into will banks remain the regulated backbone and capture value through open APIs and data orchestration, or will super-apps and Big Tech permanently own the customer interface

End

04.00 PM - 05.00 PM

Networking Drinks and End of 1st Annual Conference and Exhibition InsurTech Asia 2026 Kuala Lumpur Series

Registration

08.30 AM - 09.30 AM

1st Annual Conference and Exhibition of InsurTech Asia 2026 Kuala Lumpur Series-Unique Format

Unique Format

09.30 AM - 04.00 PM

One-to-One Meetings

A platform connecting sponsors and delegates through pre-arranged sessions. 

Product Demo

Sponsors showcase innovations, giving delegates firsthand insights into their technologies. 

RoundTable Discussion

Interactive forum for delegates and sponsors to exchange industry insights.

End

04.00 PM - 05.00 PM

Networking Drinks and End of 1st Annual Conference and Exhibition InsurTech Asia 2026 Kuala Lumpur Series-Unique Format

Kuala Lumpur Series

Intelligent Protection: Redefining Insurance in a Connected World

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  • Kuala Lumpur Series

Overview

The 1st Edition of InsurTech Asia 2026: Kuala Lumpur Series marks the launch of a dedicated platform focused on “Intelligent Protection: Redefining Insurance in a Connected World,” exploring the shift toward frictionless, invisible coverage. Bringing together insurers, reinsurers, regulators, tech pioneers, and ecosystem partners to shape the next era of intelligent protection. This full-day event explores how real-time data, blockchain, parametric triggers, and embedded distribution are turning insurance from a once-a-year purchase into instant, frictionless coverage woven into everyday life, from travel and health to mobility and e-commerce. 

Through sharp keynotes, in-depth panels, and a closing fireside chat, participants will dive into on-chain claims settlement, behaviour-based pricing, proactive cyber protection, climate-risk products, and the strategic question of who truly owns the customer when insurance becomes invisible. Designed specifically for Malaysia and the wider ASEAN market, the conference delivers practical insights, live case studies, and high-level networking to help leaders capture growth in one of the world’s fastest-moving insurtech landscapes.

Registration

08.30 AM - 09.30 AM

1st Annual Conference and Exhibition of InsurTech Asia 2026 Kuala Lumpur Series

Panel Discussion

09.30 AM - 10.15 AM

Panel Discussion: AI Governance at Scale – From Sandbox to Boardroom Accountability

  • Examine scalable model risk frameworks that enable cross-border compliance while prioritising robustness, auditability, and stakeholder alignment in dynamic regulatory environments. 
  • Discover strategies to embed “AI ethics by design” into core functions like lending, trading, and customer service, ensuring transparency, fairness, and human oversight at every stage. 

Opening Remarks

10.15 AM - 10.25 AM

Opening Remarks

Speaker

Selva Nagappan

Organising Chairman, 1st Edition of InsurTech Asia 2026 Kuala Lumpur Series & Managing Director, Knowledge Group of Companies

Keynote Address

10.25 AM - 10.45 AM

The Tokenised Economy: How Real-World Asset Tokenisation Redefines Banking Liquidity

  • Discover how banks are tokenizing loans, deposits, and trade finance assets to unlock 24/7 global liquidity pools.
  • Learn practical frameworks to integrate tokenized assets with existing core banking systems while meeting Basel III and DLT regulations.

Presentation

10.45 AM - 11.15 AM

From White-Label to Ecosystem Orchestrator

  • Learn how leading banks are evolving from BaaS providers to full-stack orchestrators controlling customer interface and data.
  • Examine revenue-share models and regulatory sandboxes that enable non-banks to launch financial products in weeks

Panel Discussion

11.15 AM - 12.00 AM

The Resilience Stack: Building Shared Cyber Defence and Instant Recovery for the Banking Sector

  • Discover how Malaysia’s top banks are leading real-time threat-intel platforms, automated joint response playbooks, and mutualised ransomware recovery — in partnership with insurers and national agencies.
  • Deep dive into deployable BankTech solutions: API threat feeds, smart contract recovery funds, cloud-native orchestration, and zero-downtime resilience models already live or in pilot at Malaysian banks.

Presentation

12.00 AM - 12.30 PM

Zero-Trust Never Trust, Always Verify: Building Post-Perimeter Banking Security

  • Learn how continuous behavioural authentication replaces traditional passwords across mobile and corporate banking.
  • Examine the role of confidential computing in protecting customer data during AI model training.

Break

12.30 AM - 02.00 PM

Networking Luncheon and Exhibition Walkabout

Panel Discussion

02.00 PM - 02.45 PM

Sustainability Compass Project: From Green Reporting to Green Revenue

  • Understand how the Sustainability Compass framework turns ESG data into investable green loan and bond products.
  • Learn to monetize carbon credits and biodiversity offsets directly within corporate banking platforms.

Panel Discussion

02.45 PM - 03.30 PM

The Future of Wealth Advice: When Human + AI Beats Pure Robo or Pure Human

  • Discuss the client segments, product categories, and life stages where hybrid human + AI advisory is driving the strongest gains in AUM growth, conversion rates, and client retention.
  • Share real-world deployments of next-gen BankTech tools: AI co-pilots, augmented planning interfaces, behavioural nudges, and instant portfolio + protection visualisation platforms that advisers and clients use together.

Fireside Chat

03.30 PM - 04.00 PM

The $10 Trillion Question: Who Owns the Customer When Banking Becomes Invisible?

  • Examine how tokenization, Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS), and embedded finance are dissolving traditional banking into e-commerce, ride-hailing, BNPL, and healthcare platforms.
  • SDive into will banks remain the regulated backbone and capture value through open APIs and data orchestration, or will super-apps and Big Tech permanently own the customer interface

End

04.00 PM - 05.00 PM

Networking Drinks and End of 1st Annual Conference and Exhibition InsurTech Asia 2026 Kuala Lumpur Series

Registration

08.30 AM - 09.30 AM

1st Annual Conference and Exhibition of InsurTech Asia 2026 Kuala Lumpur Series-Unique Format

Unique Format

09.30 AM - 04.00 PM

One-to-One Meetings

A platform connecting sponsors and delegates through pre-arranged sessions. 

Product Demo

Sponsors showcase innovations, giving delegates firsthand insights into their technologies. 

RoundTable Discussion

Interactive forum for delegates and sponsors to exchange industry insights.

End

04.00 PM - 05.00 PM

Networking Drinks and End of 1st Annual Conference and Exhibition InsurTech Asia 2026 Kuala Lumpur Series-Unique Format