Gans Subramaniam
Founder & Managing Partner
FirstCapital
Changing the Odds: AI Summit Kuala Lumpur — Request an invite
For Malaysia’s business leaders, family offices, investors and entrepreneurs shaping the decade ahead.
Request an invite into an inside view of AI’s next chapter.
Friday, November 20, 2026
3:00 PM – 9:00 PM MYT
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Attendance is curated and capped. Requests are reviewed by the FirstCapital team; your place is confirmed only when you receive an invitation.
Malaysia powers the AI boom.
Be part of what’s built on it.
FirstCapital is bringing together a closed-door gathering of founders, investors and leaders in Kuala Lumpur. Meet the people building and investing at the US AI frontier, see AI doing real work, and explore where lasting value is taking shape.
From semiconductor testing and packaging in Penang to data centres in Johor, Malaysia is already part of the AI story. The next conversation is about the companies being built on top, and the opportunity for Malaysian industries and capital.
As we launch our fund in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, we’re bringing insights from the United States and, just as importantly, listening to perspectives from Malaysia.
A window into the frontier.
A conversation about what comes next.
Your industry, rewritten
How AI is reshaping banking, healthcare, manufacturing and other industries, and what is likely to reach Malaysia next.
Signal beyond the noise
An investor’s view of where enduring value is forming, alongside candid conversations with founders and live demonstrations.
A sense of timing
What small teams and AI-native products can do today, and why understanding this shift early matters.
A welcome from
your hosts.
We’re looking forward to bringing together leaders in Kuala Lumpur for an evening of candid conversation about AI, the companies being built around it, and the opportunities ahead.
Our previous summit brought builders, operators and investors into the same room. For this gathering, we want to connect that first-hand view of the US frontier with the experience and perspectives of leaders in Malaysia.
Sandeep Raju
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
FirstCapital
New York · September 2026
Inside the last room.
Builders, operators and investors at our first Changing the Odds summit.
The conversations.
A tentative programme of candid discussions and live demonstrations. Topics, speakers and the running order will be confirmed closer to the event.
AI in Financial Services
Banking and Islamic finance are among Malaysia’s largest industries. A first-hand view of AI underwriting, servicing and new ways to invest.
AI in Healthcare
What AI means for a medical-tourism hub and a fast-growing private care sector, from insight to real-world delivery.
AI in Privacy & Security
As more of the world’s data is hosted here, trust, security and data residency become even more important.
AI Data Centres, Chips & Semiconductors
The layer Malaysia already powers, from chip testing and packaging in Penang to AI compute in Johor. Where does value form next?
AI Infrastructure for Building AI Companies
How AI-native companies are built with smaller teams, faster experimentation and products that deliver outcomes.
The people sharing the inside view.
Tentative participants, alongside our founding partners.
Tan Yi Ling
Co-Founder & CFO
Equitable Technologies
Krispian Lawrence
Founder & CEO
Equitable Technologies
Kenneth Lee
Angel Investor
Paris Georgallis
Advisor
Nexus Health AI
Snehal Fulzele
Founder & CEO
UPTIQ.AI
Dhaval Ponda
Vice President & Global Head, Media & Entertainment Business
Tata Communications
Dr Veera Kasavan
Co-Founder & Chief AI Officer
WhiteGator.AI
Anand Deshmukh
CTO
UPTIQ.AI
Comrie B Flinn
Founder & CEO
EarlyBird
Vishnu Tiwari
Founder & CEO
Founder Intelligence
Aadit Dane
Founder & CEO
PRUF
Vish Subramanian
Senior Director, Big Data, Personalization & AI
Samsung
Request a spot in the room.
November 20, 2026 · 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM MYT · Kuala Lumpur
Places are limited. Submit a request to join, and our team will follow up if we can offer you an invitation.