ASEAN International Fair for Trade in Services

AIFTIS 2026 | 3–4 November 2026 | MITI Hall, Kuala Lumpur

Localisation
Innovation
Co-Creation

Our Vision

Malaysia is building ASEAN's hub for service providers to build capacity and develop talent. Through AIFTIS, industry adopts incoming innovation through a trusted localisation pathway, in a framework that travels to other ASEAN nations.

The Five Pillars for localisation, capacity building, technology adoption and co-creation for productivity of services for industry:

Malaysian Industry Trust Mark (MITM)
Professional Mobility
Capacity Building & QTVET
Technology Adoption
Trade Connectivity & Market Access

About This Event

AIFTIS 2026
3–4 Nov | MITI Hall, Kuala Lumpur

Organised by MSPC and supported by MITI, AIFTIS is Malaysia's national platform for the localisation and mobility of trade in services. In 2025, AIFTIS built the platform with MITI and industry support, establishing the Five Pillars as the foundation for industry champions under MPC's 14 Productivity Nexuses.

In 2026, AIFTIS activates the platform at scale through the China Malaysia Intelligent Industry Expo (CMIIE), bringing mature technologies into Malaysia through a trusted localisation pathway that connects them with Malaysian industry, standards and talent. Ten CMIIE exhibitors present on the CMIIE Tech Arena across both days.

Over two days, keynotes, panels, roundtables and workshops bring together regulatory and statutory bodies, industry associations, universities and educators, and invite ASEAN partners to adopt the framework for their own markets, starting with Lao PDR.

AIFTIS 2026 will be officiated by the Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry.

Anchor Collaborators

NGC/PSPN: Five-Pillar capacity building (RMK13 A1.12.1)
ODCCN and MSPC: Malaysian Industry Trust Mark standards
TAM and MBOT: talent development and QTVET
CCID Media and BCGEE: the CMIIE technology pipeline
GCSA: cybersecurity and cyber trust

Room 2

CMIIE Exhibitors

Grand Exhibition HallSTAGE

Room 1

Main Foyer

CMIIE Exhibitors

RegistrationMain Entrance

CMIIE
Tech Arena

Site Map

AIFTIS Day 1: 3 Nov. Event Programme

Grand Exhibition Hall | Main Stage

Time	Session
09:00–09:30	Registration & Networking Registration counter in the Main Foyer.
09:30–10:00	Opening Ceremony & Welcome Remarks AIFTIS 2026 opens with the official ceremony, officiated by the Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, as the platform built in 2025 moves into activation at scale through CMIIE.
10:00–11:30	Panel: Facilitating Trade and Connecting Technology to Industry Need The esteemed panel will set out to determine how mature technologies arriving through CMIIE can be localised, matched, industry verified and piloted. Connect trade facilitation and investment promotion, including MATRADE and MIDA papers, to the Five Pillars working track. Give exhibitors a shared view of the localisation pathway for industry-supported commercialisation.
11:30–12:20	Keynotes: Five Pillar Champion Keynotes Five short keynotes introduce each pillar in turn, showing how together they form the foundation for localisation and productivity in the services sector: Malaysian Industry Trust Mark (MITM) Professional Mobility Capacity Building & QTVET Technology Adoption Trade Connectivity & Market Access
12:25–12:50	Keynote: China's Technology Frontier: Why Mature Technologies Need a Localisation Partner This keynote will explore why localisation, rather than direct entry, is the most credible pathway for mature technologies to commercialise in Malaysia. It will present CMIIE exhibitors as innovation collaborators for industry productivity, not competitors entering the market. It sets the stage for the CMIIE exhibitor presentations in the CMIIE Tech Arena.
12:55–13:30	Session: Standards & Cybersecurity This session will examine how cyber trust, anchored to the Malaysian Industry Trust Mark, can become a recognised currency in procurement. It will address vendor and third-party risk, responsible AI and cyber hygiene. Service providers will come away with a clear view of a practical, tender-ready standard.
13:30–14:15	Lunch & Networking
14:15–14:30	MOU Signing MOUs will be signed between AFEO, AER, ODCCN and MSPC; IEM, ODCCN and MSPC; GCSA and MSPC; and GCSA and NETSEC. ALACE (Lao PDR) and MSPC will sign a Memorandum of Understanding formally activating AIFTIS in Vientiane as a platform for Lao PDR's industry and professional services productivity.
14:30–15:30	Panel: Maintenance & Asset Management The panel will make the case for standardising maintenance and asset management as a certified professional service. It will explore how a Body of Knowledge (BOK) can become the foundation for an industry standard shared across ASEAN. It will chart the path towards an Industry Verified Trust Mark for the sector.
15:30–17:00	Dialogue: ASEAN Regulatory & Statutory Bodies Dialogue Invited ASEAN regulatory, statutory and industry bodies will discuss how the AIFTIS platform can be adopted for their own countries. The dialogue will build on the Lao PDR MOU as a concrete precedent. It will close with a shared 12-month data-collection commitment.
17:00–17:30	Day 1 Wrap-up & Close
17:30 onwards	Networking

CMIIE Tech Arena

Time	Session
11:30–15:15	Presentations: CMIIE Exhibitor Presentations (Day 1) Five CMIIE exhibitors will present their technology, solutions and services in 45-minute slots, running through the lunch break, as the first business-matching moment of the localisation pathway.
15:15–17:00	Networking & Exhibition Viewing Booths remain open for visitors and buyers to meet the exhibitors.

Time

Session

11:30–15:15

Presentations: CMIIE Exhibitor Presentations (Day 1)

Five CMIIE exhibitors will present their technology, solutions and services in 45-minute slots, running through the lunch break, as the first business-matching moment of the localisation pathway.

15:15–17:00

Networking & Exhibition Viewing

Booths remain open for visitors and buyers to meet the exhibitors.

Room 1

Time	Session
11:00–13:00	Workshop: QE 5.0 Towards Operational Excellence This hands-on workshop will equip participants with a practical QE 5.0 framework for operational excellence. It accounts for automation, digitalisation and human-centred production. The session repeats on Day 2 for a second delegate cohort.
14:30–15:30	Roundtable: Five-Pillar Roundtable: Stakeholder Consensus on Capacity Building Co-hosted with MPC, the roundtable will seek stakeholder consensus on how capacity building is prioritised and resourced for each pillar. It will prepare the full rollout of the Five Pillars to the industries they champion. It will conclude with a declaration on rolling out the Five Pillars to industry.

Time

Session

11:00–13:00

Workshop: QE 5.0 Towards Operational Excellence

This hands-on workshop will equip participants with a practical QE 5.0 framework for operational excellence.
It accounts for automation, digitalisation and human-centred production.
The session repeats on Day 2 for a second delegate cohort.

14:30–15:30

Roundtable: Five-Pillar Roundtable: Stakeholder Consensus on Capacity Building

Co-hosted with MPC, the roundtable will seek stakeholder consensus on how capacity building is prioritised and resourced for each pillar.
It will prepare the full rollout of the Five Pillars to the industries they champion.
It will conclude with a declaration on rolling out the Five Pillars to industry.

Room 2

Time	Session
11:00–13:00	Workshop: AI Readiness for Productivity This workshop will help industry members assess their current resources for AI readiness. Participants will benchmark where they stand and map the next steps to deploy AI in real service workflows. Advance booking is required, and the workshop repeats on Day 2.

Time

Session

11:00–13:00

Workshop: AI Readiness for Productivity

This workshop will help industry members assess their current resources for AI readiness.
Participants will benchmark where they stand and map the next steps to deploy AI in real service workflows.
Advance booking is required, and the workshop repeats on Day 2.

AIFTIS Day 2: 4 Nov. Event Programme

Grand Exhibition Hall | Main Stage

Time	Session
09:00–09:30	Registration & Networking Registration counter in the Main Foyer.
09:30–10:00	Opening Remarks: TAM x MBOT: Scaling the TUNE Movement Nationally and Across ASEAN TAM and MBOT will publicly launch TUNE as the next chapter of industry-led capacity building. The remarks will carry Day 1's Five Pillars forward into a talent-development agenda. TUNE will be positioned as a model for other ASEAN bodies to adopt.
10:00–11:00	Panel: From Pilot to Industry Standard: Cyber Security, AI, Satellites and Agriculture Automation The panel will examine what it takes for a mature technology to enter the Malaysian market and become part of an adopted industry standard. It will show how the Five Pillars pathway can turn promising pilots into Industry Verified Standards. Agriculture automation will be explored in light of the agri-industry agreement reached at CIFTIS.
11:00–12:00	Main Stage: TAM x MBOT: Talent Development Across ASEAN and CMIIE TAM and MBOT will present five short segments, each connecting talent development to ASEAN and CMIIE: Agentic AI: Beyond Prompts into Autonomous System Orchestration Quantum-Safe Defence Cybersecurity & Career Readiness BIM-Integrated Digital Twins Logistics & Transportation in Manufacturing Related Services
12:00–12:30	Networking & Exhibition Viewing
12:30–13:30	Lunch & Networking
13:30–14:15	Session: Professional Pathway Session: MBOT x TAM This practical session will drive Graduate Technologist (MBOT) and TAM Student Member registrations on the day. It directly supports the TUNE movement's talent-development goals launched that morning.
15:45–16:30	Panel: Securing Financial & Critical Infrastructure The panel will set out what government, banking and critical-infrastructure buyers require of service providers to secure their assets. It will address the new attack surface created as digital tools, AI and digital twins are adopted faster than security practice matures.
16:30–17:00	Appreciation Ceremony & AIFTIS 2026 Closing Ceremony
17:00–17:30	Group Photo & Adjournment
17:30 onwards	Networking

CMIIE Tech Arena

Time	Session
11:00–14:45	Presentations: CMIIE Exhibitor Presentations (Day 2) The remaining five CMIIE exhibitors will present their technology, solutions and services in 45-minute slots, running through the lunch break.
13:30–16:30	Networking & Exhibition Viewing Booths remain open for visitors and buyers to meet the exhibitors.

Time

Session

11:00–14:45

Presentations: CMIIE Exhibitor Presentations (Day 2)

The remaining five CMIIE exhibitors will present their technology, solutions and services in 45-minute slots, running through the lunch break.

13:30–16:30

Networking & Exhibition Viewing

Booths remain open for visitors and buyers to meet the exhibitors.

Room 1

Time	Session
11:00–13:00	Workshop: QE 5.0 Towards Operational Excellence A repeat of the Day 1 workshop, giving a second cohort of delegates the same practical QE 5.0 framework for operational excellence.
13:30–14:30	Roundtable: Productivity & Trust: Scaling Capacity Building The roundtable will define a shared roadmap for scaling capacity building and the Malaysian Industry Trust Mark beyond AIFTIS 2026 into an ongoing programme. It will give TUNE a multi-stakeholder mandate aligned with the Five Pillars and the cyber-trust agenda. It will set the date for the first working track after AIFTIS 2026.
14:30–16:30	Roundtable: AIFTIS CIFTIS 2027 Working Track The roundtable will formally open the working track for the Five Pillars to assess, standardise and pilot technologies and services ahead of AIFTIS CIFTIS 2027. It will discuss a Guest Country of Honor arrangement for Malaysia at CIFTIS Beijing. Joined by Lao PDR, the track extends its reach beyond Malaysia from its first year.

Time

Session

11:00–13:00

Workshop: QE 5.0 Towards Operational Excellence

A repeat of the Day 1 workshop, giving a second cohort of delegates the same practical QE 5.0 framework for operational excellence.

13:30–14:30

Roundtable: Productivity & Trust: Scaling Capacity Building

The roundtable will define a shared roadmap for scaling capacity building and the Malaysian Industry Trust Mark beyond AIFTIS 2026 into an ongoing programme.
It will give TUNE a multi-stakeholder mandate aligned with the Five Pillars and the cyber-trust agenda.
It will set the date for the first working track after AIFTIS 2026.

14:30–16:30

Roundtable: AIFTIS CIFTIS 2027 Working Track

The roundtable will formally open the working track for the Five Pillars to assess, standardise and pilot technologies and services ahead of AIFTIS CIFTIS 2027.
It will discuss a Guest Country of Honor arrangement for Malaysia at CIFTIS Beijing.
Joined by Lao PDR, the track extends its reach beyond Malaysia from its first year.

Room 2

Time	Session
11:00–13:00	Workshop: AI Readiness for Productivity A repeat of the Day 1 workshop: industry members benchmark their AI readiness and map the next steps to deploy AI in real service workflows. Advance booking is required.

Time

Session

11:00–13:00

Workshop: AI Readiness for Productivity

A repeat of the Day 1 workshop: industry members benchmark their AI readiness and map the next steps to deploy AI in real service workflows. Advance booking is required.

NOTE: Programme is subject to change.

Registration

Free to attend · 3–4 November 2026 · MITI Hall, Kuala Lumpur

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1Register online on Eventbrite before the event.
2Receive your confirmation email with your e-ticket.
3Present your e-ticket at the Registration counter, Main Foyer, from 09:00 each day.
4Collect your delegate badge. Workshops in Room 1 and Room 2 require advance booking.