The AI Summit 2025, held on 7 November at the Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC), is the flagship gathering of innovators, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and thought leaders converging to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, creating new opportunities, and redefining competitiveness.
As part of the SME Expo International 2025, this one-day Summit delivers a powerful line-up of keynotes, dialogues, and networking opportunities that focus on how AI can be harnessed as a catalyst for growth, sustainability, and transformation.
The program highlights 4 Core Keynotes, each designed to address a critical dimension of AI’s impact on business and society.
1. AI as the Catalyst: Redefining Business Growth > This opening keynote positions AI as the driving force behind innovation, efficiency, and expansion. It explores how intelligent automation, data-driven insights, and AI-powered strategies can unlock new revenue streams, reduce costs, and create scalable growth models for enterprises of all sizes.
2. Spotting the Next Wave: How Entrepreneurs Ride the AI Revolution > Focusing on the entrepreneurial journey in the AI era, this keynote provides insights into identifying emerging opportunities, adopting cutting-edge AI tools, and transforming challenges into market advantages. It showcases how startups and SMEs can ride the AI wave to create new business models, disrupt industries, and accelerate growth.
3. The Next Normal: Sustainability as the Blueprint for Global Competitiveness > AI and sustainability are increasingly intertwined. This keynote examines how AI-driven innovation enables businesses to balance growth with environmental and social responsibility. It highlights real-world strategies for embedding sustainability into operations, improving resource efficiency, and ensuring long-term competitiveness in a disrupted global economy.
4. From Idea to Impact: Building an AI-Powered Business Model > This keynote bridges vision with execution, providing practical frameworks to turn AI concepts into scalable, revenue-generating business models that create tangible impact
5. AI for the Everyday Business: Practical Solutions for SMEs > Designed for small and medium enterprises, this session demonstrates how AI can be applied in daily operations — from smarter customer engagement to digital marketing, finance automation, and supply chain optimization.
Final - Compete Globally, Build Locally: Innovation-Driven Growth for Next-Gen Enterprise > A forward-looking session that uncovers how SMEs and startups can scale globally while strengthening local ecosystems, ensuring growth is both inclusive and sustainable.
8:00AM - Morning Refreshment & Registration.
9:00AM - KEYNOTE 1: AI as a Catalyst: Redefining Business Growth.
9:40AM - KEYNOTE 2: Spotting the Next Wave: How Entrepreneurs Ride the AI Revolution.
10:10AM - KEYNOTE 3: The Next Normal: Sustainability as the Blueprint for Global Competitiveness.
11:30AM - OPENING CEREMONY - Welcome Speech & Certificate Presentation.
11:40AM - Opening Address
12:00PM - Keynote by Guest of Honour.
12:30PM - Networking Lunch
1:30PM - KEYNOTE 4: From Idea to Impact: Building an AI-Powered Business Model.
2:30PM - KEYNOTE 5: AI for the Everyday Business: Practical Solutions for SMEs.
3:30PM - FINAL KEYNOTE: Compete Globally : AI Innovation-Driven Growth for Next-Gen Enterprise.
4:00PM - Afternoon Refreshments and Networking, End of Session.
