MALAYSIA

Pathways Towards Differentiated Success

2025 FutureCISO Malaysia Conference

FutureCISO Conference Malaysia 2025 (#160)

** Free passes are reserved for CIOs and Senior Management of your organisation’s internal IT team **

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  • 6 November 2025
  • 9am – 5pm (MYT)
  • Kuala Lumpur
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EVENT OVERVIEW

According to a report by Deloitte Global, Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) is morphing into a more influential member of corporate leadership as companies around the world are becoming more strategic in how they manage cybersecurity risk. Also, 20% of businesses now have their CISOs reporting directly to the CEO rather than CIOs, indicating the expanding influence of the role within organisations. 

The continued heightened threat environment, adoption of breakthrough technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and generative AI (Gen AI), quantum computing, cloud shifts, changing regulatory landscape and talent crunch require today’s cybersecurity leaders to establish and refine their cybersecurity strategies. Modern cybersecurity programs and resources will now need to include a combination of risk management, security infrastructure, capabilities, people and technology into action.

“It is clear that no matter where we go, we cannot avoid the impact of AI,” said Daryl Plummer, Distinguished VP Analyst, Chief of Research and Gartner Fellow. “AI is evolving as human use of AI evolves. Before we reach the point where humans can no longer keep up, we must.”

This sentiment underscores the urgency for CISOs to embrace innovation while fortifying their security postures. Recent incidents, such as the CrowdStrike and cloud outages, coupled with the rapid advancement of AI agents, have significantly expanded the attack surface for enterprises. As a result, CISOs must enhance their security and risk solutions to bolster operational resilience and improve incident response strategies.

The FutureCISO Malaysia Conference 2025, themed ‘Pathways Towards Differentiated Success’ will focus on how CISOs can enhance IT security value by ensuring that technology security initiatives contribute directly to business growth, resilience, and competitive advantage – driving agility that would allow their businesses to pivot quickly in response to disruption. The conference will feature insights from industry leaders and practitioners, addressing key topics such as:

  • Cybersecurity as business enabler
  • Optimising cybersecurity cost
  • Innovations in digital defense
  • Respond and recovery from incidents
  • Securing and governing breakthrough technologies

Through this conference, we will reveal strategies that will define the future of cybersecurity in Asia and ensure that cybersecurity not only protects but also propels our organisations toward success.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

CISOs, CTOs, Directors, Heads, MDs, SVPs, VPs, Leads, involved in:

  • Information Security
  • Cyber Security Architecture and Strategy
  • Security and Technology Risk
  • Cyber Security and Privacy
  • Information and Data Protection
  • Risk and Compliance
  • Cloud Governance and Security

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

The FutureCFO Conference aims to give CFOs, who also act as their company’s strategic business partner and catalyst, insights on ensuring corporate growth and successfully mitigating risks and challenges amidst the current economic and political uncertainties in their countries. The conference will also address strategies and best practices on how CFOs can reimagine finance functions and their organizations to survive and thrive in today’s fast-paced and digitally driven landscape.

This by-invitation only one-day event will gather over 120 senior finance leaders from multiple industries and offers the best opportunity to hear from the industry’s leading professionals, contribute questions from the floor, engage in incisive panel discussions that discuss real-life business cases, updates and strategies to meet the most pertinent challenges facing the finance function in 2020.

High-Level Industry Speakers

We gather 20+ industry speakers and experts from leading organizations for keynote presentations and incisive discussions so you can tap on their invaluable insights and best practices important to your finance function management and transformation.

Interactive Discussions

Be part of our interactive panel discussions that address the current hot topics, share ideas and experiences and get the answers to your pressing questions from prominent finance leaders on stage.

Networking Opportunities

Meet new business partners, engage and forge new connections with fellow finance and treasury leaders in the region, solution providers and many more at our event through luncheons, coffee breaks, one-to-one meetings and informal introductions.

Targeted In-Depth Sessions

8 hours of learning and networking opportunities packed into 10 in depth sessions. Listen to corporate-driven best practices and case studies sharing that are targeted to your profession through the personalized country-specific conferences we crafted for you - FutureCFO Conferences.

FUTURECFO CONFERENCE SERIES

2025 AGENDA

09:00

Chairman’s Welcome Remarks

Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY

09:15

Panel Discussion I: Doing More with Less: Cybersecurity as Business Enabler

In a digital race where organisations need to constantly stay one step ahead of threat actors, cyber security has become a key aspect of business growth. Gartner forecasts that worldwide end-user spending on information security is projected to total $212 billion in 2025, an increase of 15.1% from 2024. How should IT security leaders demonstrate the value of cybersecurity to ensure business resiliency amid competing business needs and evolving attack vectors?

  • Optimising existing security investments without compromising security posture
  • Making the business case for cybersecurity investments: Risks vs. Investments
  • Bridging the communication gaps with the boardroom and getting buy-ins from internal and external decision makers
  • Tool consolidation and optimisation for remediating blind spots
  • Getting the most value from limited security budgets by adopting Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) approach

Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY

09:50

Keynote: Minimising Exposures and Eliminating the Hidden Risks of Ransomware Threats

According to the 2025 State of Cybersecurity Report: Paradigm Shift, ransomware as the most significant cybersecurity threat – with only 29% of security professionals who have expressed confidence in their organisations preparedness for ransomware attacks. Threat actors are evolving faster than defenders can respond, capitalising on vulnerabilities and overlooked infrastructure. With the escalating scale of ransomware threats, attackers are evolving faster than defenders – driving up the cost and impact of cyberattacks.  

  • Examining how ransomware tactics are evolving
  • Moving away from traditional defense and detection techniques
  • Exploring the shift beyond encryption to data theft and advanced cyber extortion
  • Defence strategies and response frameworks to combat evolving threat actors

10:15

Fireside Chat: Adapting to the Expanding Regulatory Landscape and Preparing for New Cybersecurity Laws

With the introduction of the ASEAN Cybersecurity Cooperation Strategy 2026 – 2030 and Malaysia’s strong commitment to advancing cybersecurity capabilities, the anticipated enhancements to cybersecurity laws and regional harmonisation efforts makes it imperative for CISOs to stay ahead of legislative developments.

  • Briefing on upcoming and proposed cybersecurity regulations in Malaysia and ASEAN
  • Compliance readiness: Preparing for audits, reporting, and enforcement
  • Aligning cybersecurity controls with evolving regulatory frameworks
  • Multi-jurisdictional compliance: Best practices for companies with cross-border operations
  • Proactive engagement with regulators and industry bodies

Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY

10:40

MORNING COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

11:10

Keynote: Knowing and Defending Against AI-Powered Cyber Threats

A survey by Darktrace found that nearly 74% of cybersecurity professionals say that AI-powered threats are a major challenge for their organisations. While GenAI models and LLMs offer transformative benefits, they also introduce unique risks that requires new security practices.

  • Latest developments in AI-generated phishing, deepfakes and ransomware attacks
  • Building an AI-aware cybersecurity strategy to stay ahead of evolving threats
  • Identifying vulnerabilities and developing system parameters for prevention
  • governance and compliance frameworks

11:35

Panel Discussion: Evolving Cyber Threats Require Evolving CISOs

The State of the CISO 2025 Report, found that only 28% of CISOs achieved both C-suite access and boardroom influence, and successfully aligned cybersecurity goals with business goals. As the challenges, demands and responsibilities of CISOs evolve, so does the role of the CISO. Today, CISOs have become a strategic business advisor, innovation enabler that goes beyond being a technical custodian.

  • Translating technical risk into business language that resonates with executives and board members
  • Balance between protecting operations and enabling innovation in an evolving landscape
  • Beyond a technical expert and becoming a strategic advisor in digital transformation, M&A and ecosystem trust
  • Enabling innovation, protecting customer trust and understanding digital ethics

Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY

12:10

Keynote: Data Defense in the Age of Escalating Threats

Gartner survey reveals only 14% of security leaders can ‘effectively secure organisational data assets while also enabling the use of data to achieve business objectives. With these concerns organisations face increased cyber threats, operational inefficiencies, stakeholder trust and regulatory penalties – making it pivotal to adopt efficient strategies that eliminate data blind spots and silos to better protect the business.

  • Predicting and preventing cyber threats with actionable data insights
  • Real world examples on data-centric approach that aligns with business needs
  • Examine how modern threat actors are targeting organisations and weaponising internal tools
  • Unpacking the evolving tactics used in data exfiltration
  • Bridging IT and security data silos for effective threat visibility and incident response

12:35

NETWORKING LUNCH

14:00

Keynote: Innovations in Cloud Security: Gaining Complete Visibility into All Data-in-Motion

Cloud in business landscape is in a constant flux. IDC predicts that 750 million cloud-native applications will be created globally by 2025, as businesses work toward building these sustainable digital value engines.

Cloud as a software as a service (SaaS) provider, exponential data expansion, adoption of Industry Cloud Platforms (ICPs) and new era of cloud computing being dominated by AI are some of the cloud shifts that businesses expect to see in 2025. Given the new developments that are changing the nature of the cloud, how can CISOs manage the heightened concerns about cloud security?

  • The future of cloud and emerging cloud-native threats in 2025
  • Blind spots across hybrid cloud infrastructure 
  • Implementing AI-driven security in the cloud
  • Achieving deep observability across cloud infrastructure

14:25

Panel Discussion: Preventing, Detecting and Responding to Disinformation and Misinformation in the Age of AI

Gartner predicts that by 2028, 50% of enterprises will begin adopting products, services or features designed specifically to address disinformation security use cases, up from less than 5% today. In the era where disinformation campaigns are magnified by the proliferation and potential misuse of generative AI to produce what is known as “synthetic content”; if left unchecked, this can cause serious financial loss and lasting reputational damage to any organisation.

  • Disinformation 2.0 in the age of AI
  • Implementing disinformation security to combat disinformation
  • Integrating and implementing ethical AI and ML to prevent the spread of misinformation

Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY

15:00

Panel Discussion: Redefining Cyber Recruitment and Bridging the Talent Gap

With Malaysia’s focus on enhancing national cyber resilience and the anticipated rise in demand for cyber security personnels in 2026, several programmes have been introduced by the Digital Ministry to develop cybersecurity talent. Organisations will need to keep pace by tackling the talent shortages and nurturing existing talent to strengthen cyber resilience. 

  • Evolving talent model and differentiating between hiring for skills or credentials
  • Discussing what “the right hire” looks like in today’s cybersecurity landscape
  • Practical approaches to upskilling existing teams to meet evolving security demands

Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY

15:35

AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

16:05

Fireside Chat: Securing the New Frontier with Generative AI

According to Gartner, the adoption of Generative AI (GenAI) will bridge the skills gap by 2028 and minimise the occurrence of employee-driven security incidents. With GenAI changing things fast in cybersecurity, how will GenAI impact CISOs and their teams in 2025?

  • The expanded use of GenAI in strengthening digital defense
  • Applying security frameworks around GenAI strategies
  • Automating security and implementing AI to remediate visibility gaps
  • How will the GenAI-driven SOC co-pilots transform cybersecurity in 2025
  • Use cases of GenAI in cybersecurity

Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY

16:30

Panel Discussion: Building a Threat Response Culture Across the Enterprise

According to Gartner, with the overwhelming increase in cyber and socially engineered attacks, humans are the most vulnerable point of exploitation – predicting that human failure will be responsible for over half of significant cyber incidents.

Fostering a strong cybersecurity culture across the enterprise is crucial in protecting against the evolving threat landscape. This effort is no longer confined to the SOC, but a collaborative effort at all levels, across the enterprise.

  • Addressing the lack of cybersecurity awareness and understanding
  • Moving beyond SOC and involve non-technical departments
  • Strategies to enable faster and business-aligned responses
  • Practical examples of effectively educating and operationalising across departments
  • Closing the cybersecurity communication gap

Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY

17:05

Panel Discussion: Elevating Response and Recovery in Cybersecurity

As the world navigates the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats and attacks, there is no way security leaders can keep up with these. According to Gartner, CISOs who elevate response and recovery to equal status with prevention are generating more value than those who adhere to outdated zero tolerance for failure mindsets. Rather than keep implementing new tools every time new cybersecurity disruption occur, CISOs should consider deploying new approaches to stay resilient.

  • How to become an augmented cybersecurity organisation
  • Setting a clear cybersecurity roadmap that thrives
  • Developing well-established processes and solutions that will be applicable regardless the threats evolution

Moderator:
Allan Tan, Group Editor-in-Chief, CXOCIETY

17:40

CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS

17:50

END OF CONFERENCE

2025 SPEAKERS

Allan Tan

Group Editor-in-Chief

CXOCIETY

Benny M. Silalahi

VP Financial Controller

PT. TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA INTERNATIONAL (TELIN)

Bharat Joshi

Director, CFO

CIMORY GROUP

Chee-Hean Chew

Finance Director

PT CABOT INDONESIA

Conor Keating

Director, Cyber Growth Leader, Asia

WTW

Devesh Goyal KIMBERLY-CLARK SOFTEX INDONESIA

Devesh Goyal

CFO

KIMBERLY-CLARK SOFTEX INDONESIA

Erwantho Siregar

Finance Director & Corporate Secretary

PT. DUTA INTIDAYA TBK (WATSONS INDONESIA)

Faizal Abdillah

Head of Pricing

PT ZURICH ASURANSI INDONESIA TBK

Handoko Soeryadjaya

Finance Transformation Lead - Asia Pacific

ECOLAB INDONESIA

Irianto Lesmana

Finance Director

LEVI STRAUSS INDONESIA

Irwan Rismawan

CFO

PRIMAYA HOSPITAL GROUP

Jayaprawirya Diah

Executive Vice President

PT BANK CENTRAL ASIA TBK

Jonathan Lew

CFO

FINMO

Junita Hutagaol

Director & VP Finance

NS BLUESCOPE INDONESIA

Juvanus Tjandra

Managing Partner

IBM CONSULTING

Leonard Pontoh

CFO

SHIPPER

Patra Azwar

CFO

INCHCAPE INDONESIA

Rajendra Jat

CFO

KNS GROUP

Rika Juniaty

CFO

MR. D.I.Y. INDONESIA

Rizky A. Putra

CFO

PT. VALE INDONESIA TBK

Selly Kang

Director of Finance and Business Support

JHL COLLECTION

Setiadi Sutanto

Head of Finance & Compliance

HENKEL INDONESIA

Sintawati Kusumawardani

Finance Director

HALEON INDONESIA

Sufen Triantio

CFO

PT. BANK NEO COMMERCE TBK

Sun May Ng

Finance Director for Commercial Retail, Hotel and Other Non-Developer Projects

AGUNG SEDAYU GROUP

Umit Coskun

Director/Group Manager, Finance & Accounting

PT. INDO KORDSA TBK.

Yanti Lawidjaja

CFO

PT REKSO NASIONAL FOOD (MCDONALD’S INDONESIA)

Yohanes Jeffry Johary

Managing Director and President Director

OCS INDONESIA

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