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Leadership Keynotes
Leadership Keynotes
Executive Panels
Executive Panels
AI Showcase
AI Showcase
Immersion Experience
Immersion Experience
April 16 - 17, 2026
April 16 - 17, 2026
Le Méridien, Kuala Lumpur
Le Méridien, Kuala Lumpur
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Leadership Keynotes
Executive Panels
AI Showcase
Immersion Experience
April 16 - 17, 2026
Le Méridien, Kuala Lumpur
Registration has now closed
Overview
Collaboration
Innovation
Growth
Culture
APAC's top leaders gather for two days of unfiltered insights that will shape how you compete in 2026 and beyond.
APAC's top leaders gather for two days of unfiltered insights that will shape how you compete in 2026 and beyond.
Day one: learn from leaders deploying AI at scale, navigating hypergrowth, and transforming operations without breaking them.
Day two: rare behind-the-scenes access inside industry-leading companies' operations and strategies.
2026 Agenda
Day 1
Keynote & Sessions
Apr 16 · GMT +8
10:00 - 10:30 am
Reimagining How We Work: Collaboration, Innovation, Growth, and Culture in 2026
The fundamentals of work are being rewritten. How teams collaborate, how companies innovate, how organizations grow, how culture gets built: none of it looks like it did three years ago, and the pace isn't slowing. Expect a clear-eyed look at what's actually changing, which old assumptions no longer hold, which new capabilities separate winners from everyone else, and what it takes to build organizations designed for continuous reinvention.
Speakers
Mark Dembitz
General Manager APAC, Lark
10:30 - 10:40 am
Building Systems That Adapt as You Scale
Every growing organization builds systems to run work. The question is whether those systems help teams move faster or slow them down. Kay explores how teams use Lark Base to design flexible, adaptable ways of working, with AI supporting execution where it matters. A mix of product perspective and real customer examples showing how teams move beyond rigid tools to build systems that evolve with the business.
Speakers
Yixuan Wang
Growth Operations, Lark Base
10:40 - 10:50 am
Your AI Colleague for Faster Execution
Right after Lark Base, we’ll introduce AnyGen—an AI teammate built on top of Lark, designed to help teams move faster from request to result. See how enterprise teams can use AnyGen to draft updates, build decks, summarize ops notes, turn messy inputs into structured plans, and generate share-ready materials in minutes.
Speakers
Cheng Wu
Head of Growth, Anygen
10:50 - 11:20 am
East Meets West: Navigating the 2026 Landscape
2026 won't be predictable, and the forces shaping it look different depending on where you sit. A fireside chat bringing together macro perspectives from both sides of the Pacific. The conversation explores how cultural assumptions and worldviews influence how companies are structured, how decisions are made, and how teams coordinate at scale. Where do Eastern and Western views align? Where do they clash? And what does it mean for how you navigate the year ahead?
Speakers
Dr Samir Puri
Author of 'Westlessness: The Great Global Rebalancing'
Dr Frederick Kliem
Director Southeast Asia, EICN, The Economist Group
11:20 - 12:05 pm
How APAC's Top Brands Operate in Hypergrowth
Whether you're doubling down in your home market or expanding across borders, aggressive growth breaks things. Your processes, your systems, your org structure. Everything that worked at 10 stores stops working at 100. Leaders from top retail and F&B brands share their hypergrowth playbooks: what infrastructure decisions bought them runway to scale, how they maintained operational control while moving fast, where to standardize and where to stay flexible, and the mistakes that cost them momentum.
Speakers
Leo Gan
Chief Operating Officer, MR.DIY
Venon Tian
Group Chief Operating Officer, ZUS Coffee
Ooh Chin Boon
Chief Information Officer, BIG Caring Group
Jerry Goei
Chief Information Officer, Lippo Indonesia
12:05 - 1:30 pm
Lunch & Networking
Speakers
Tech Track
Operations Track
1:30 - 2:15 pm
Staying Disruptive: Building Teams and Culture That Don't Slow Down
Companies disrupt their markets to win them. The harder question is whether they can keep that edge as they grow. This session brings together leaders who've maintained disruptive momentum through scale. Expect conversations about when to make bold bets, how to structure teams that move fast without creating chaos, and building foundations that let you pivot without starting over. Insights from leaders whose companies stayed aggressive when growth could have made them cautious.
Speakers
Herman Widjaja
Chief Technology Officer, Tokopedia
Lim Ben-Jie
Chief People & Partnerships Officer, AirAsia MOVE
Cheryl Liew
Associate Partner & Head of Talent, Monk's Hill Ventures
Nanang Chalid
Organization Development Director, Paragon Corp
Shan Li Tay
Managing Director, Endeavor Malaysia
Learning from China's Global Expansion Playbook
Chinese brands are expanding globally with remarkable velocity. What's different about their approach? From organizational structure to technology foundations, they're built for multi-market intensity from day one. Leaders share what makes their operational model distinct: how they've structured for speed and volume simultaneously, the technology stack enabling coordination across markets, where their playbook diverges from traditional expansion thinking, and what others can learn from their approach.
Speakers
Jerry Gong
Chief Executive Officer, Miniso Malaysia
Jianggan Li
Founder & CEO, Momentum Works
2:15 - 2:30 pm
Break
Speakers
2:30 - 3:15 pm
Moving Beyond AI Experiments: Building an AI-First Organization
Many organizations have experimented with AI. Far fewer have successfully embedded it into how work actually gets done. Early AI adopters share what it really takes to move beyond pilots and proofs-of-concept and turn AI into a core operating capability. Drawing from firsthand experience, the discussion explores how leaders rethink processes, decision-making, and culture to make AI stick at scale.
Speakers
Wai Hong Fong
Co-Founder & Chieftain, Storehub
Zi Yong Chua
Chief Operating Officer, Carro
Modernizing Without Breaking: The Transformation Journey
Many organizations face a choice: modernize legacy systems or accept growing operational constraints. This session brings together leaders who've successfully transformed their operations while running full-speed businesses. Learn how they built the business case that secured buy-in, the strategies that minimized disruption, where to upgrade versus overhaul, and how to measure success beyond cost savings. Real stories about what worked, what failed, and the calls they'd make differently.
Speakers
Khazalin Ghuzal
Chief Retail Officer, Pos Malaysia
Adeline Ausy Setiawan
HCBP & SMS Director, Kawan Lama Group
Teong Tsang Whon, Edmund
Head of Global Business, GDEX
Michael Liew
Business Director, Marrybrown
3:15 - 3:45 pm
Beyond the IT Team: How Leading Organizations Unlock Innovation at Every Level
Great companies don't rely on a handful of decision-makers to drive change. They build systems and culture that enable frontline and non-technical teams to drive innovation, remove friction from daily work, and convert execution excellence into competitive advantage. This session explores how leading enterprises unlock innovation at scale.
Speakers
Gil Carmo
CEO & Co-Founder, iMotorbike
Beyond the IT Team: How Leading Organizations Unlock Innovation at Every Level
Great companies don't rely on a handful of decision-makers to drive change. They build systems and culture that enable frontline and non-technical teams to drive innovation, remove friction from daily work, and convert execution excellence into competitive advantage. This session explores how leading enterprises unlock innovation at scale.
Speakers
Asogan Moorthy
IT Manager, Mydin
3:45 - 4:30 pm
Base, Meegle & AnyGen: Product Walkthrough
Collaboration is just the starting point. This session explores how Lark supports real execution across operations, project management, and AI-assisted content creation. Product owners behind Base, Meegle, and AnyGen share how teams design systems, manage work, and use AI as part of everyday execution.
Speakers
Cheng Wu
Anygen
Yixuan Wang
Base
Xiaoxi Liu
Meegle
Lark in Action: Reimagining Frontline Operations
Experience a real operating shift through the lens of a store manager and see how modern operators are redefining store execution with Lark. Daily huddles, shift handovers, task checklists, HQ communications, issue logs, and store reporting - all run on a single frontline operating system.
Speakers
Dimas Susilo
Lark
Rex Luo
Lark
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Closing Remarks & Networking
6:00 pm
Dinner at Clarke Ballroom
10:00 - 10:30 am
Reimagining How We Work: Collaboration, Innovation, Growth, and Culture in 2026
The fundamentals of work are being rewritten. How teams collaborate, how companies innovate, how organizations grow, how culture gets built: none of it looks like it did three years ago, and the pace isn't slowing. Expect a clear-eyed look at what's actually changing, which old assumptions no longer hold, which new capabilities separate winners from everyone else, and what it takes to build organizations designed for continuous reinvention.
looks like it did three years ago, and the pace isn't slowing. Expect a clear-eyed
…
show more
Speakers
Mark Dembitz
General Manager APAC, Lark
10:30 - 10:40 am
Building Systems That Adapt as You Scale
Every growing organization builds systems to run work. The question is whether those systems help teams move faster or slow them down. Kay explores how teams use Lark Base to design flexible, adaptable ways of working, with AI supporting execution where it matters. A mix of product perspective and real customer examples showing how teams move beyond rigid tools to build systems that evolve with the business.
Kay and Sean explores how teams use Lark Base to design flexible, adaptable
…
show more
Speakers
Yixuan Wang
Growth Operations, Lark Base
10:40 - 10:50 am
Your AI Colleague for Faster Execution
Right after Lark Base, we’ll introduce AnyGen—an AI teammate built on top of Lark, designed to help teams move faster from request to result. See how enterprise teams can use AnyGen to draft updates, build decks, summarize ops notes, turn messy inputs into structured plans, and generate share-ready materials in minutes.
See how enterprise teams can use AnyGen to draft updates, build decks
…
show more
Speakers
Cheng Wu
Head of Growth, Anygen
10:50 - 11:20 am
East Meets West: Navigating the 2026 Landscape
2026 won't be predictable, and the forces shaping it look different depending on where you sit. A fireside chat bringing together macro perspectives from both sides of the Pacific. The conversation explores how cultural assumptions and worldviews influence how companies are structured, how decisions are made, and how teams coordinate at scale. Where do Eastern and Western views align? Where do they clash? And what does it mean for how you navigate the year ahead?
Pacific. The conversation explores the economic and geopolitical realities
…
show more
Speakers
Dr Samir Puri
Author of 'Westlessness: The Great Global Rebalancing'
Dr Frederick Kliem
Director Southeast Asia, EICN, The Economist Group
11:20 - 12:05 pm
How APAC's Top Brands Operate in Hypergrowth
Whether you're doubling down in your home market or expanding across borders, aggressive growth breaks things. Your processes, your systems, your org structure. Everything that worked at 10 stores stops working at 100. Leaders from top retail and F&B brands share their hypergrowth playbooks: what infrastructure decisions bought them runway to scale, how they maintained operational control while moving fast, where to standardize and where to stay flexible, and the mistakes that cost them momentum.
Everything that worked at 10 stores stops working at 100
…
show more
Speakers
Leo Gan
Chief Operating Officer, MR.DIY
Venon Tian
Group Chief Operating Officer, ZUS Coffee
Ooh Chin Boon
Chief Information Officer, BIG Caring Group
Jerry Goei
Chief Information Officer, Lippo Indonesia
12:05 - 1:30 pm
Lunch & Networking
Tech Track
Operations Track
1:30 - 2:15 pm
Staying Disruptive: Building Teams and Culture That Don't Slow Down
Companies disrupt their markets to win them. The harder question is whether they can keep that edge as they grow. This session brings together leaders who've maintained disruptive momentum through scale. Expect conversations about when to make bold bets, how to structure teams that move fast without creating chaos, and building foundations that let you pivot without starting over. Insights from leaders whose companies stayed aggressive when growth could have made them cautious.
they can keep that edge as they
…
show more
Speakers
Herman Widjaja
Chief Technology Officer, Tokopedia
Lim Ben-Jie
Chief People & Partnerships Officer, AirAsia MOVE
Cheryl Liew
Associate Partner & Head of Talent, Monk's Hill Ventures
Nanang Chalid
Organization Development Director, Paragon Corp
Shan Li Tay
Managing Director, Endeavor Malaysia
Learning from China's Global Expansion Playbook
Chinese brands are expanding globally with remarkable velocity. What's different about their approach? From organizational structure to technology foundations, they're built for multi-market intensity from day one. Leaders share what makes their operational model distinct: how they've structured for speed and volume simultaneously, the technology stack enabling coordination across markets, where their playbook diverges from traditional expansion thinking, and what others can learn from their approach.
What's different about their
…
show more
Speakers
Jerry Gong
Chief Executive Officer, Miniso Malaysia
Jianggan Li
Founder & CEO, Momentum Works
2:15 - 2:30 pm
Break
2:30 - 3:15 pm
Moving Beyond AI Experiments: Building an AI-First Organization
Many organizations have experimented with AI. Far fewer have successfully embedded it into how work actually gets done. Early AI adopters share what it really takes to move beyond pilots and proofs-of-concept and turn AI into a core operating capability. Drawing from firsthand experience, the discussion explores how leaders rethink processes, decision-making, and culture to make AI stick at scale.
embedded it into how work actually
…
show more
Speakers
Wai Hong Fong
Co-Founder & Chieftain, Storehub
Zi Yong Chua
Chief Operating Officer, Carro
Modernizing Without Breaking: The Transformation Journey
Many organizations face a choice: modernize legacy systems or accept growing operational constraints. This session brings together leaders who've successfully transformed their operations while running full-speed businesses. Learn how they built the business case that secured buy-in, the strategies that minimized disruption, where to upgrade versus overhaul, and how to measure success beyond cost savings. Real stories about what worked, what failed, and the calls they'd make differently.
growing operational constraints
…
show more
Speakers
Khazalin Ghuzal
Chief Retail Officer, Pos Malaysia
Adeline Ausy Setiawan
HCBP & SMS Director, Kawan Lama Group
Teong Tsang Whon, Edmund
Head of Global Business, GDEX
Michael Liew
Business Director, Marrybrown
3:15 - 3:45 pm
Beyond the IT Team: How Leading Organizations Unlock Innovation at Every Level
Great companies don't rely on a handful of decision-makers to drive change. They build systems and culture that enable frontline and non-technical teams to drive innovation, remove friction from daily work, and convert execution excellence into competitive advantage. This session explores how leading enterprises unlock innovation at scale.
build systems and culture that
…
show more
Speakers
Gil Carmo
CEO & Co-Founder, iMotorbike
Beyond the IT Team: How Leading Organizations Unlock Innovation at Every Level
Great companies don't rely on a handful of decision-makers to drive change. They build systems and culture that enable frontline and non-technical teams to drive innovation, remove friction from daily work, and convert execution excellence into competitive advantage. This session explores how leading enterprises unlock innovation at scale.
build systems and culture that
…
show more
Speakers
Asogan Moorthy
IT Manager, Mydin
3:45 - 4:30 pm
Base, Meegle & AnyGen: Product Walkthrough
Collaboration is just the starting point. This session explores how Lark supports real execution across operations, project management, and AI-assisted content creation. Product owners behind Base, Meegle, and AnyGen share how teams design systems, manage work, and use AI as part of everyday execution.
real execution across operations
…
show more
Speakers
Cheng Wu
Anygen
Yixuan Wang
Base
Xiaoxi Liu
Meegle
Lark in Action: Reimagining Frontline Operations
Experience a real operating shift through the lens of a store manager and see how modern operators are redefining store execution with Lark. Daily huddles, shift handovers, task checklists, HQ communications, issue logs, and store reporting - all run on a single frontline operating system.
modern operators are redefining
…
show more
Speakers
Dimas Susilo
Lark
Rex Luo
Lark
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Closing Remarks & Networking
6:00 pm
Dinner at Clarke Ballroom
Day 1
Tech Track
Apr 16 · GMT +8
1:30 - 2:15 pm
Staying Disruptive: Building Teams and Culture That Don't Slow Down
Companies disrupt their markets to win them. The harder question is whether they can keep that edge as they grow. This session brings together leaders who've maintained disruptive momentum through scale. Expect conversations about when to make bold bets, how to structure teams that move fast without creating chaos, and building foundations that let you pivot without starting over. Insights from leaders whose companies stayed aggressive when growth could have made them cautious.
that edge as they grow. This session brings
...
show more
Herman Widjaja
Chief Technology Officer, Tokopedia
Lim Ben-Jie
Chief People & Partnerships Officer, AirAsia MOVE
Cheryl Liew
Associate Partner & Head of Talent, Monk's Hill Ventures
Nanang Chalid
Organization Development Director, Paragon Corp
Shan Li Tay
Managing Director, Endeavor Malaysia
2:15 - 2:30 pm
Break
2:30 - 3:15 pm
Moving Beyond AI Experiments: Building an AI-First Organization
Many organizations have experimented with AI. Far fewer have successfully embedded it into how work actually gets done. Early AI adopters share what it really takes to move beyond pilots and proofs-of-concept and turn AI into a core operating capability. Drawing from firsthand experience, the discussion explores how leaders rethink processes, decision-making, and culture to make AI stick at scale.
how work actually gets done
...
show more
Wai Hong Fong
Co-Founder & Chieftain, Storehub
Zi Yong Chua
Chief Operating Officer, Carro
3:15 - 3:45 pm
Beyond the IT Team: How Leading Organizations Unlock Innovation at Every Level
Great companies don't rely on a handful of decision-makers to drive change. They build systems and culture that enable frontline and non-technical teams to drive innovation, remove friction from daily work, and convert execution excellence into competitive advantage. This session explores how leading enterprises unlock innovation at scale.
systems and culture that enable frontline
...
show more
Gil Carmo
CEO & Co-Founder, iMotorbike
3:45 - 4:30 pm
Base, Meegle & AnyGen: Product Walkthrough
Collaboration is just the starting point. This session explores how Lark supports real execution across operations, project management, and AI-assisted content creation. Product owners behind Base, Meegle, and AnyGen share how teams design systems, manage work, and use AI as part of everyday execution.
execution across operations, project
...
show more
Cheng Wu
Anygen
Yixuan Wang
Base
Xiaoxi Liu
Meegle
Day 1
Operations Track
Apr 16 · GMT +8
1:30 - 2:15 pm
Learning from China's Global Expansion Playbook
Chinese brands are expanding globally with remarkable velocity. What's different about their approach? From organizational structure to technology foundations, they're built for multi-market intensity from day one. Leaders share what makes their operational model distinct: how they've structured for speed and volume simultaneously, the technology stack enabling coordination across markets, where their playbook diverges from traditional expansion thinking, and what others can learn from their approach.
approach? From organizational structure to
...
show more
Jerry Gong
Chief Executive Officer, Miniso Malaysia
Jianggan Li
Founder & CEO, Momentum Works
2:15 - 2:30 pm
Break
2:30 - 3:15 pm
Modernizing Without Breaking: The Transformation Journey
Many organizations face a choice: modernize legacy systems or accept growing operational constraints. This session brings together leaders who've successfully transformed their operations while running full-speed businesses. Learn how they built the business case that secured buy-in, the strategies that minimized disruption, where to upgrade versus overhaul, and how to measure success beyond cost savings. Real stories about what worked, what failed, and the calls they'd make differently.
constraints. This session brings together
...
show more
Khazalin Ghuzal
Chief Retail Officer, Pos Malaysia
Adeline Ausy Setiawan
HCBP & SMS Director, Kawan Lama Group
Teong Tsang Whon, Edmund
Head of Global Business, GDEX
Michael Liew
Business Director, Marrybrown
3:15 - 3:45 pm
Beyond the IT Team: How Leading Organizations Unlock Innovation at Every Level
Great companies don't rely on a handful of decision-makers to drive change. They build systems and culture that enable frontline and non-technical teams to drive innovation, remove friction from daily work, and convert execution excellence into competitive advantage. This session explores how leading enterprises unlock innovation at scale.
systems and culture that enable frontline and
...
show more
Asogan Moorthy
IT Manager, Mydin
3:45 - 4:30 pm
Lark in Action: Reimagining Frontline Operations
Experience a real operating shift through the lens of a store manager and see how modern operators are redefining store execution with Lark. Daily huddles, shift handovers, task checklists, HQ communications, issue logs, and store reporting - all run on a single frontline operating system.
operators are redefining store execution with
...
show more
Dimas Susilo
Lark
Rex Luo
Lark
Day 1
Ending
Apr 16 · GMT +8
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Closing Remarks & Networking
6 pm Onwards
Dinner at Clarke Ballroom
Day 2
Immersion Experience
Apr 17 · GMT +8
Go behind the scenes of Southeast Asia’s fastest-scaling companies. Pick the track that fits you best:
ZUS Coffee
See how they scaled to 1,000+ outlets in six years through deliberate systems, SOPs, and culture. Best for operations leaders in multi-outlet retail & F&B.
StoreHub
Learn how they process millions of transactions while keeping the speed and ownership of a startup. Best for C-suites and founders managing rapid growth.
iMotorbike
Discover how they re-architected their operations to expand from a single market into a regional marketplace. Best for leaders planning cross-market expansion.
Agenda for all
8:30 - 9:00 am
Bus pick up at Le Meridien
9:30 - 10:00 am
Sharing by senior leadership
10:00 - 10:30 am
Deep dive into operational use cases
10:30 - 11:15 am
Ask-Me-Anything session with key leaders
11:15 - 12:00 pm
Networking
12:00 pm
Bus back to Le Meridien
Go behind the scenes of Southeast Asia’s fastest-scaling companies. Pick the track that fits you best:
ZUS Coffee
See how they scaled to 1,000+ outlets in six years through deliberate systems, SOPs, and culture. Best for operations leaders in multi-outlet retail & F&B.
StoreHub
Learn how they process millions of transactions while keeping the speed and ownership of a startup. Best for C-suites and founders managing rapid growth.
iMotorbike
Discover how they re-architected their operations to expand from a single market into a regional marketplace. Best for leaders planning cross-market expansion.
Agenda for all
8:30 - 9:00 am
Bus pick up at Le Meridien
8:30 - 9:00 am
Bus pick up at Le Meridien
9:30 - 10:00 am
Sharing by senior leadership
10:00 - 10:30 am
Deep dive into operational use cases
10:30 - 11:15 am
Ask-Me-Anything session with key leaders
11:15 - 12:00 pm
Networking
Speakers
Hear from the leaders shaping Asia’s most disruptive brands.
Dr Samir Puri
Author of ‘Westlessness: The Great Global Rebalancing’
Venon Tian
Group Chief Operating Officer
Herman Widjaja
Chief Technology Officer
Wai Hong Fong
Co-Founder & Chieftain
Jianggan Li
Founder & CEO
Shan Li Tay
Managing Director
Dr Frederick Kliem
Director Southeast Asia
Ooh Chin Boon
Chief Information Officer
Nanang Chalid
Organization Development Director
Khazalin Ghuzal
Chief Retail Officer
Teong Tsang Whon, Edmund
Head of Global Business
Asogan Moorthy
IT Manager
Leo Gan
Chief Operating Officer
Jerry Goei
Group Chief Operating Officer
Mark Dembitz
GM APAC
Lim Ben-Jie
Chief People & Partnerships
Michael Liew
Business Director
Jerry Gong
Chief Executive Officer (Malaysia)
Adeline Ausy Setiawan
HCBP & SMS Director
Zi Yong Chua
Chief Operating Officer
Gil Carmo
CEO & Co-Founder
Cheryl Liew
Associate Partner & Head of Talent
Dr Samir Puri
Author of ‘Westlessness: The Great Global Rebalancing’
Venon Tian
Group Chief Operating Officer
Herman Widjaja
Chief Technology Officer
Wai Hong Fong
Co-Founder & Chieftain
Jianggan Li
Founder & CEO
Shan Li Tay
Managing Director
Dr Frederick Kliem
Director Southeast Asia
Ooh Chin Boon
Chief Information Officer
Nanang Chalid
Organization Development Director
Khazalin Ghuzal
Chief Retail Officer
Teong Tsang Whon, Edmund
Head of Global Business
Asogan Moorthy
IT Manager
Leo Gan
Chief Operating Officer
Jerry Goei
Group Chief Operating Officer
Mark Dembitz
GM APAC
Lim Ben-Jie
Chief People & Partnerships
Michael Liew
Business Director
Jerry Gong
Chief Executive Officer (Malaysia)
Adeline Ausy Setiawan
HCBP & SMS Director
Zi Yong Chua
Chief Operating Officer
Gil Carmo
CEO & Co-Founder
Cheryl Liew
Associate Partner & Head of Talent
Dr Samir Puri
Author of ‘Westlessness: The Great Global Rebalancing’
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Dr Frederick Kliem
Director Southeast Asia
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Herman Widjaja
Chief Technology Officer
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Nanang Chalid
Organization Development Director
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Adeline Ausy Setiawan
HCBP & SMS Director
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Jerry Goei
Group Chief Operating Officer
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Ooh Chin Boon
Chief Information Officer
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Venon Tian
Group Chief Operating Officer
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Leo Gan
Chief Operating Officer
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Jerry Gong
Chief Executive Officer (Malaysia)
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Wai Hong Fong
Co-Founder & Chieftain
View full bio
Khazalin Ghuzal
Chief Retail Officer
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Wai Hong Fong
Co-Founder & Chieftain
View full bio
Mark Dembitz
GM APAC
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Zi Yong Chua
Chief Operating Officer
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Kay
Head of Base
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Wai Hong Fong
Co-Founder & Chieftain
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Jianggan Li
Founder & CEO
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Teong Tsang Whon, Edmund
Head of Global Business
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Lim Ben-Jie
Chief People & Partnerships
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Gil Carmo
CEO & Co-Founder
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Michael Liew
Business Director
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Cheryl Liew
Associate Partner & Head of Talent
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Shan Li Tay
Managing Director
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Asogan Moorthy
IT Manager
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Why Attend?
Inspiring Speakers
Learn from frontline and tech industry leaders shaping the future of innovation.
Networking
Connect with like-minded innovators, entrepreneurs, and industry disruptors.
Connect with like-minded innovators, entrepreneurs, and industry disruptors.
Engaging Workshops
Gain practical tools and insights to turn ideas into reality
Growth Strategies
Walk away with an actionable game plan to scale and drive impact
Location
Le Méridien, Kuala Lumpur
Le Méridien, Kuala Lumpur
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Overview
Collaboration
Innovation
Growth
Culture
APAC's top leaders gather for two days of unfiltered insights that will shape how you compete in 2026 and beyond.
Day one: learn from leaders deploying AI at scale, navigating hypergrowth, and transforming operations without breaking them.
Day two: rare behind-the-scenes access inside industry-leading companies' operations and strategies.
2026 Agenda
Day 1
Keynote & Sessions
Apr 16 · GMT +8
10:00 - 10:30 am
Reimagining How We Work: Collaboration, Innovation, Growth, and Culture in 2026
The fundamentals of work are being rewritten. How teams collaborate, how companies innovate, how organizations grow, how culture gets built: none of it looks like it did three years ago, and the pace isn't slowing. Expect a clear-eyed look at what's actually changing, which old assumptions no longer hold, which new capabilities separate winners from everyone else, and what it takes to build organizations designed for continuous reinvention.
innovate, how organizations grow, how
...
show more
Mark Dembitz
General Manager APAC, Lark
10:30 - 10:40 am
Building Systems That Adapt as You Scale
Every growing organization builds systems to run work. The question is whether those systems help teams move faster or slow them down. Kay explores how teams use Lark Base to design flexible, adaptable ways of working, with AI supporting execution where it matters. A mix of product perspective and real customer examples showing how teams move beyond rigid tools to build systems that evolve with the business.
systems help teams move faster or slow them
...
show more
Yixuan Wang
Growth Operations, Lark Base
10:40 - 10:50 am
Your AI Colleague for Faster Execution
Right after Lark Base, we’ll introduce AnyGen—an AI teammate built on top of Lark, designed to help teams move faster from request to result. See how enterprise teams can use AnyGen to draft updates, build decks, summarize ops notes, turn messy inputs into structured plans, and generate share-ready materials in minutes.
to help teams move faster from request to
...
show more
Cheng Wu
Head of Growth, Anygen
10:50 - 11:20 am
East Meets West: Navigating the 2026 Landscape
2026 won't be predictable, and the forces shaping it look different depending on where you sit. A fireside chat bringing together macro perspectives from both sides of the Pacific. The conversation explores how cultural assumptions and worldviews influence how companies are structured, how decisions are made, and how teams coordinate at scale. Where do Eastern and Western views align? Where do they clash? And what does it mean for how you navigate the year ahead?
you sit. A fireside chat bringing together
...
show more
Dr Samir Puri
Author of 'Westlessness: The Great Global Rebalancing'
Dr Frederick Kliem
Director Southeast Asia, EICN, The Economist Group
11:20 - 12:05 pm
How APAC's Top Brands Operate in Hypergrowth
Whether you're doubling down in your home market or expanding across borders, aggressive growth breaks things. Your processes, your systems, your org structure. Everything that worked at 10 stores stops working at 100. Leaders from top retail and F&B brands share their hypergrowth playbooks: what infrastructure decisions bought them runway to scale, how they maintained operational control while moving fast, where to standardize and where to stay flexible, and the mistakes that cost them momentum.
growth breaks things. Your processes, your
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Leo Gan
Chief Operating Officer, MR.DIY
Venon Tian
Group Chief Operating Officer, ZUS Coffee
Ooh Chin Boon
Chief Information Officer, BIG Caring Group
Jerry Goei
Chief Information Officer, Lippo Indonesia
12:05 - 1:30 pm
Lunch & Networking
Day 1
Tech Track
Apr 16 · GMT +8
1:30 - 2:15 pm
Staying Disruptive: Building Teams and Culture That Don't Slow Down
Companies disrupt their markets to win them. The harder question is whether they can keep that edge as they grow. This session brings together leaders who've maintained disruptive momentum through scale. Expect conversations about when to make bold bets, how to structure teams that move fast without creating chaos, and building foundations that let you pivot without starting over. Insights from leaders whose companies stayed aggressive when growth could have made them cautious.
that edge as they grow. This session brings
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Herman Widjaja
Chief Technology Officer, Tokopedia
Lim Ben-Jie
Chief People & Partnerships Officer, AirAsia MOVE
Cheryl Liew
Associate Partner & Head of Talent, Monk's Hill Ventures
Nanang Chalid
Organization Development Director, Paragon Corp
Shan Li Tay
Managing Director, Endeavor Malaysia
2:15 - 2:30 pm
Break
2:30 - 3:15 pm
Moving Beyond AI Experiments: Building an AI-First Organization
Many organizations have experimented with AI. Far fewer have successfully embedded it into how work actually gets done. Early AI adopters share what it really takes to move beyond pilots and proofs-of-concept and turn AI into a core operating capability. Drawing from firsthand experience, the discussion explores how leaders rethink processes, decision-making, and culture to make AI stick at scale.
how work actually gets done
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Wai Hong Fong
Co-Founder & Chieftain, Storehub
Zi Yong Chua
Chief Operating Officer, Carro
3:15 - 3:45 pm
Beyond the IT Team: How Leading Organizations Unlock Innovation at Every Level
Great companies don't rely on a handful of decision-makers to drive change. They build systems and culture that enable frontline and non-technical teams to drive innovation, remove friction from daily work, and convert execution excellence into competitive advantage. This session explores how leading enterprises unlock innovation at scale.
systems and culture that enable frontline
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Gil Carmo
CEO & Co-Founder, iMotorbike
3:45 - 4:30 pm
Base, Meegle & AnyGen: Product Walkthrough
Collaboration is just the starting point. This session explores how Lark supports real execution across operations, project management, and AI-assisted content creation. Product owners behind Base, Meegle, and AnyGen share how teams design systems, manage work, and use AI as part of everyday execution.
execution across operations, project
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Cheng Wu
Anygen
Yixuan Wang
Base
Xiaoxi Liu
Meegle
Day 1
Operations Track
Apr 16 · GMT +8
1:30 - 2:15 pm
Learning from China's Global Expansion Playbook
Chinese brands are expanding globally with remarkable velocity. What's different about their approach? From organizational structure to technology foundations, they're built for multi-market intensity from day one. Leaders share what makes their operational model distinct: how they've structured for speed and volume simultaneously, the technology stack enabling coordination across markets, where their playbook diverges from traditional expansion thinking, and what others can learn from their approach.
approach? From organizational structure to
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Jerry Gong
Chief Executive Officer, Miniso Malaysia
Jianggan Li
Founder & CEO, Momentum Works
2:15 - 2:30 pm
Break
2:30 - 3:15 pm
Modernizing Without Breaking: The Transformation Journey
Many organizations face a choice: modernize legacy systems or accept growing operational constraints. This session brings together leaders who've successfully transformed their operations while running full-speed businesses. Learn how they built the business case that secured buy-in, the strategies that minimized disruption, where to upgrade versus overhaul, and how to measure success beyond cost savings. Real stories about what worked, what failed, and the calls they'd make differently.
constraints. This session brings together
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Khazalin Ghuzal
Chief Retail Officer, Pos Malaysia
Adeline Ausy Setiawan
HCBP & SMS Director, Kawan Lama Group
Teong Tsang Whon, Edmund
Head of Global Business, GDEX
Michael Liew
Business Director, Marrybrown
3:15 - 3:45 pm
Beyond the IT Team: How Leading Organizations Unlock Innovation at Every Level
Great companies don't rely on a handful of decision-makers to drive change. They build systems and culture that enable frontline and non-technical teams to drive innovation, remove friction from daily work, and convert execution excellence into competitive advantage. This session explores how leading enterprises unlock innovation at scale.
systems and culture that enable frontline and
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Asogan Moorthy
IT Manager, Mydin
3:45 - 4:30 pm
Lark in Action: Reimagining Frontline Operations
Experience a real operating shift through the lens of a store manager and see how modern operators are redefining store execution with Lark. Daily huddles, shift handovers, task checklists, HQ communications, issue logs, and store reporting - all run on a single frontline operating system.
operators are redefining store execution with
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Dimas Susilo
Lark
Rex Luo
Lark
Day 1
Ending
Apr 16 · GMT +8
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Closing Remarks & Networking
6 pm Onwards
Dinner at Clarke Ballroom
Day 2
Immersion Experience
Apr 17 · GMT +8
Go behind the scenes of Southeast Asia’s fastest-scaling companies. Pick the track that fits you best:
ZUS Coffee
See how they scaled to 1,000+ outlets in six years through deliberate systems, SOPs, and culture. Best for operations leaders in multi-outlet retail & F&B.
StoreHub
Learn how they process millions of transactions while keeping the speed and ownership of a startup. Best for C-suites and founders managing rapid growth.
iMotorbike
Discover how they re-architected their operations to expand from a single market into a regional marketplace. Best for leaders planning cross-market expansion.
Agenda for all
8:30 - 9:00 am
Bus pick up at Le Meridien
9:30 - 10:00 am
Sharing by senior leadership
10:00 - 10:30 am
Deep dive into operational use cases
10:30 - 11:15 am
Ask-Me-Anything session with key leaders
11:15 - 12:00 pm
Networking
Speakers
Hear from the leaders shaping Asia’s most disruptive brands.
Dr Samir Puri
Author of ‘Westlessness: The Great Global Rebalancing’
Venon Tian
Group Chief Operating Officer
Herman Widjaja
Chief Technology Officer
Wai Hong Fong
Co-Founder & Chieftain
Jianggan Li
Founder & CEO
Shan Li Tay
Managing Director
Dr Frederick Kliem
Director Southeast Asia
Ooh Chin Boon
Chief Information Officer
Nanang Chalid
Organization Development Director
Khazalin Ghuzal
Chief Retail Officer
Teong Tsang Whon, Edmund
Head of Global Business
Asogan Moorthy
IT Manager
Leo Gan
Chief Operating Officer
Jerry Goei
Group Chief Operating Officer
Mark Dembitz
GM APAC
Lim Ben-Jie
Chief People & Partnerships
Michael Liew
Business Director
Jerry Gong
Chief Executive Officer (Malaysia)
Adeline Ausy Setiawan
HCBP & SMS Director
Zi Yong Chua
Chief Operating Officer
Gil Carmo
CEO & Co-Founder
Cheryl Liew
Associate Partner & Head of Talent
Dr Samir Puri
Author of ‘Westlessness: The Great Global Rebalancing’
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Dr Frederick Kliem
Director Southeast Asia
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Herman Widjaja
Chief Technology Officer
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Nanang Chalid
Organization Development Director
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Adeline Ausy Setiawan
HCBP & SMS Director
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Jerry Goei
Group Chief Operating Officer
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Ooh Chin Boon
Chief Information Officer
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Venon Tian
Group Chief Operating Officer
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Leo Gan
Chief Operating Officer
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Jerry Gong
Chief Executive Officer (Malaysia)
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Wai Hong Fong
Co-Founder & Chieftain
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Khazalin Ghuzal
Chief Retail Officer
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Wai Hong Fong
Co-Founder & Chieftain
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Mark Dembitz
GM APAC
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Zi Yong Chua
Chief Operating Officer
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Kay
Head of Base
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Wai Hong Fong
Co-Founder & Chieftain
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Jianggan Li
Founder & CEO
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Teong Tsang Whon, Edmund
Head of Global Business
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Lim Ben-Jie
Chief People & Partnerships
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Gil Carmo
CEO & Co-Founder
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Michael Liew
Business Director
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Cheryl Liew
Associate Partner & Head of Talent
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Shan Li Tay
Managing Director
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Asogan Moorthy
IT Manager
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Inspiring Speakers
Learn from frontline and tech industry leaders shaping the future of innovation.
Networking
Connect with like-minded innovators, entrepreneurs, and industry disruptors.
Engaging Workshops
Gain practical tools and insights to turn ideas into reality
Growth Strategies
Walk away with an actionable game plan to scale and drive impact
Location
Le Méridien, Kuala Lumpur
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