MPC Forum Oct 2026: ESG of AI
MPC Forum 2026 — The ESG of AI. Where global impacts become project decisions. 19 October 2026, Monday. UOB Plaza 1, Kuala Lumpur. 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
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Three lenses, one decision

Every session traces back to one of these. Together they form the forum's structure.

E — Environmental

Energy demand, data centres, cooling water, cloud emissions, hardware lifecycle, e-waste, carbon accountability, credible decarbonisation.

S — Social

Education, professional competence, employment, reskilling, inclusion, privacy, bias, human judgement, distribution of AI's benefits and risks.

G — Governance

Human oversight, accountability, data sovereignty, intellectual property, cybersecurity, transparency, auditability, defensible sign-off.

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Programme

Registration from 12:30pm. Guests seated by 1:50pm. PM5.0™ threads through every session as the mechanism connecting decisions, evidence and accountable sign-off, rather than a session of its own.

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Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Mohammad Shahril Osman
Special Address

Education in the Age of AI: Challenges, Uncertainty and the Future of Human Learning

How should universities respond when AI can generate answers, complete assignments and influence how students learn? This address covers assessment credibility, academic integrity, professional competence, institutional uncertainty and the continuing importance of human judgement.

Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Mohammad Shahril Osman — Vice-Chancellor, University of Technology Sarawak
Prof. Ir. Dr. Chan Chee Seng
Keynote

Building AI for Malaysia: Lessons from MalayMMLU and the Journey Towards Sovereign Foundation Models

Lessons in evaluating Malaysian AI, representing language and cultural context, strengthening trustworthy local capability, and advancing Malaysia's technological sovereignty.

Prof. Ir. Dr. Chan Chee Seng — Professor, Department of Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Malaya
Panel

The ESG of AI: How Can Malaysia Scale AI Responsibly?

Who decides, who carries the consequences, what evidence is required, when concerns should be escalated, and whether the final decision can be defended.

Moderator: En. Lee Nan Phin — Founding Member, Malaysia Project-Management Community
Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Mohammad Shahril Osman
Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Mohammad Shahril Osman
Vice-Chancellor
University of Technology Sarawak
Prof. Ir. Dr. Chan Chee Seng
Prof. Ir. Dr. Chan Chee Seng
Faculty of CSIT
Universiti Malaya
Prof. Dr. Ahmad Zaki A. Bakar
Prof. Dr. Ahmad Zaki A. Bakar
President
Malaysia National Computer Society (MNCS)
En. Azmi Yaacob
En. Azmi Yaacob
Senior Manager
DXC Technology Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
En. Ng Kang Siong
En. Ng Kang Siong
IT Specialist
Digital Connect Society
En. Lee Nan Phin
En. Lee Nan Phin
Founding Member · Moderator
MPC.org.my
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Six discussion themes

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PM5.0™

Integrated throughout the forum — not presented as a separate topic.

PM5.0™ connects project delivery, P5 sustainability impact, carbon accountability, AI governance, compliance, escalation and accountable sign-off at the point where consequential decisions are made.

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Why attend

What you will gain
  • Practical insight from real AI-development and education experience.
  • A clearer understanding of AI's environmental, social and governance impacts.
  • Lessons on localised AI, Malaysian language capability and sovereign AI.
  • Practical questions for evaluating AI projects, vendors and investments.
  • Greater awareness of decision ownership, evidence, escalation and defensible sign-off.
  • Connections across technology, sustainability, education, carbon and governance communities.
Who should attend

This forum is designed for professionals who influence, support, review, approve or are affected by AI-enabled organisational decisions.

  • Senior management, board members and decision-makers
  • Project and programme leaders
  • AI, data, digital-transformation and technology professionals
  • University leaders, educators and researchers
  • Sustainability, ESG, carbon and assurance practitioners
  • Risk, audit, legal, compliance and governance professionals
  • Government agencies, policymakers, consultants and emerging professionals
Celebrating applied competence

The forum also hosts the 2026 Certificate of Practice graduation for GHG Management & Carbon Accounting and GHG Lead Verification — recognising professionals who have moved beyond theory to applied competence, evidence and assurance.

See the Class of 2026 →
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Registration & fees

Find your category — the registration link is the same for everyone; the form handles the rest.

Public participant
RM50

Pays by bank transfer or Touch 'n Go — details are on the registration form. Registration and payment are confirmed by our team via WhatsApp.

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MPC Members 2026
Complimentary

No fee. Select the matching category on the form; confirmation follows by WhatsApp.

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Contact host: O' Neil Lim  ·  +60 16-419 4343
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AI may help organisations become faster, smarter and more productive. The real test is whether it will also make them more sustainable, inclusive, accountable and resilient.

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