alliance bizsmart business conference
From LOCAL CHAMPIONS
to NATIONAL ICONS
W HOTEL KUALA LUMPUR | 6 OCTOBER 2026 | 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
ALLIANCE BANK BIZSMART® BUSINESS CONFERENCE (ABBBC): A BATIK-INSPIRED EXPERIENCE In celebration of culture, identity, and unity, ABBBC returns for its third year, drawing inspiration from batik as a timeless symbol of Malaysian heritage and craftsmanship. This year, the conference brings together the 13 states of Malaysia under one roof, fostering a shared space that celebrates diversity while reinforcing a strong collective identity.
OUR SPEAKERS Let's Hear from Them & Be Inspired
speaker
CK CHANG Oxwhite
negeri sembilan negeri sembilan
speaker
CLARENCE LEONG EasyParcel
negeri sembilan penang
speaker
MICHAEL LIEW Marrybrown
negeri sembilan johor
speaker
FAISAL FADZIL Tanamera
negeri sembilan perak
speaker
CARMEN TOH KANTIN
negeri sembilan sarawak
speaker
JARED CHUAH Nateskin
negeri sembilan selangor
speaker
JANICE YEO BORENOS
sabah sabah
speaker
LAWMENCE WONG Cleverus
sabah sabah
 
 
And more local icons* (Click HERE for further details) to be revealed soon!
BLOOMING GLOBALLY TOGETHER At the heart of this experience are unique batik motifs designed to represent each state, with every design inspired by the state's official flower-an emblem of heritage, pride, and character. These motifs reflect the distinct stories and strengths of each state, coming together to form a meaningful visual expression of unity and collaboration.
terengganu
terengganu terengganu
bunga alamanda
sarawak
sarawak sarawak
bunga orkid normah
selangor
selangor selangor
bunga tanjung pecah sembilan
johor
johor johor
bunga lada hitam
kedah
kedah kedah
bunga padi
penang
penang penang
bunga pokok pinang
kedah perlis
bunga harum manis
perak
perak perak
bunga kelumpang
melaka
melaka melaka
bunga kesidang
pahang
pahang pahang
bunga pokok kopi
kelantan
kelantan kelantan
bunga ketam guri
negeri sembilan
negeri sembilan negeri sembilan
bunga lado
sabah
sabah sabah
bunga Rafflesia
 
 
THE THEME: From LOCAL CHAMPIONS
to NATIONAL ICONS
The theme celebrates home-grown individuals and brands that have risen beyond their beginnings while remaining deeply connected to their roots. It highlights the pride of local origins, recognising how every state and community contributes to shaping Malaysia's business landscape, and brings together leaders and brands from all 13 states under a shared identity. Ultimately, it shines a spotlight on inspiring journeys-reminding us that greatness can begin anywhere and grow into national impact.
GET ON BOARD with ABBBC 2026
brand boundaries
Reimagine Your Brand's Boundaries Lead and position your brand to influence the industry with thought-provoking inputs and practical solutions
Expert Solutions
Expert Solutions
Provider
Be the game-changer in providing out-of-the-box perspectives and a fresh take on traditional/modern business challenges
Network
Network, Network, Network Link or be linked! Gain exclusive access to our network of diverse SMEs- from established and scaling to up-and-coming-businesses
Features
Exclusive
Features
Increase brand visibility and branding mileage by being featured prominently on all the promotional materials
 
 
AGENDA
Time Session Details
8:00 am Registration
9:10 am Opening Performance
9:30 am Opening Keynote
9:55 am Appreciation Token
10:10 am The Creator-Led Empire: Turning Content into a Borderless Brand
10:40 am Taking Malaysian Brands to the World: Crossing Borders and Competing with Global Giants
10:55 am Break
11:10 am Deep Tech, Infrastructure, & Exporting Innovation: Building the B2B Backbone for Global Businesses
11:40 am Business Virtual Credit Card
11:50 am From Exit to Unicorn: What It Really Takes to Scale
Building Unicorns: Scaling, Funding, and Successful Exits
12:20 pm Lunch
1:35 pm Identifying an Up-and-Coming Brand/Business/AI (B2B)
1:45 pm Premiumising Local Agriculture & Heritage for Export: Agritech and Premium Export Models
2:45 pm Disrupting the Old Guard: D2C & Legacy Modernisation: Rethinking Old Industries to Capture the Gen Z Wallet
3:15 pm Tea Break
3:35 pm The Community-Led Moat: Turning Local Audiences into a Defensive Moat Against International Competitors
4:05 pm Nasi Lemak Chat
4:35 pm From Farm to Market
5:05 pm Built from the Ground Up: A Local Hero Tale
5:40 pm Closing Remarks
6:00 pm Ends
The Organiser reserves the right to add, withdraw, or substitute speakers or panellists, and to amend programme content, event schedules, seating arrangements, or venue capacity without prior notice.
All SME business owners and entrepreneurs at various stages of growth.
  • Exclusive Access to some of the brightest business minds
  • Get inspired by visionary industry leaders
  • Authentically Curated Topics to empower your vision
  • A Reliable Platform for business matching & networking
More than 30 speakers and over 700 participants.
6 October 2026 | 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Venue: W Hotel Kuala Lumpur
PARTNERS and SPONSORS
shift asia tanamera Oxwhite Nateskin Marrybrown KANTIN easyparcel Cleverus Borenos
And many more
WHAT ABBBC MEANS to Our Attendees
attendes
Norman Matthieu Vanhaecke Group Chief Executive Officer, Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd I love the energy. I’m really excited and I’m very sure it will only be better and bigger in the future. Really looking forward to it.
attendes
Wong Zi En Network Host, BKK Network This conference has been designed according to the trends, with topics that have been covered from the mindsets of the entrepreneurs, topics such as AI and listing of companies.

ABBBC provides valuable insights to our business owners on how they should follow up to the trend and current needs in the society.
attendes
Dato’ Calvin Chan Founder and Managing Director of Oriental Kopi Holdings Bhd It is about Malaysian businesses; it supports different local SMEs.

It’s very helpful because we can learn the real stories from the different business owners and hear their business models.
attendes
Nini Tan Executive Director at DobiQueen Malaysia I find this conference is one of those that have diversity.

I would say the diversity of the people who are attending and the diversity of the speakers as well, from people who have founded different companies to different industries, different ages too.
attendes
Radius Khor Managing Director and Co-Founder, Kee Nguyễn This is where you will get to meet all the founders from different industries and you get to learn all kinds of things that you will never learn from textbooks and playbooks.
attendes
Pinn Yang Co-Founder of Foodie Media Berhad A few beneficial things that you can foresee at this event, are particularly learning from the SME founders.

Here you can pick like-minded people or people starting out who can learn about the pros and the cons, to gain business insights, and share about building brands, value creations, and collaborations.
attendes
Peter Yong Host of Mr Money TV | Co-Founder and CEO of FinLit Media Tech Group I think Malaysian SMEs should really get connected regularly so that they can exchange ideas and to learn from each other. So having this conference, it’s a wonderful event and it should go on each year because the truth is sometimes many people do not know where to go to connect with new people and this conference gives people that opportunity to do so
attendes
Ivor Lim and Chew Hoi Meng HYGR The main takeaway is you can learn from people that have done it before instead of you going in without direction, like banging against a wall. You are taking advice from people that have been there and they have learnt from their mistakes.

Being here at this conference saves you a lot of time and you can reach out to a lot of like-minded business owners so you can share insights to each other.
attendes
Yeoh Chen Chow Founder 1% Advisory & Coaching, Independent Non-Exec Chairman of Foodie Media Berhad It’s a commitment from Alliance Bank, built through and branded across, and we get to see generations of founders, leaders grow through the rank in this conference.

Rising up – many of them – from participants to eventually becoming speakers.
attendes
Dr Jay Jayabalathilagam Founder/CEO of Volt Motorsports Sdn. Bhd (HiiVolt) This conference is very insightful for SMEs, for startups and accelerators.

It gives a lot of knowledge on where to start, how to start and what to do and what the industry is offering us at the end of the day!
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Timothy Tiah Executive Director at Colony Co-Working Space Colony One thing about this event that’s done really well is that it’s very well marketed, like half of KL is here.

There are a lot of other networking events, but if you’re going to pick one or pick a few, this is one of them you should come to because there are a lot of very valuable insights you can get from the people here.
attendes
Madiha Fuad Founder and CEO of PlusVibes I think conference like this really plays a big role in terms of visibility for startups.

If you want to grow your startup, if you want to build network, if you really want to access different types of opportunities, it’s about attending these kinds of events.
 
 
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