Invest Asean-Malaysia 2025 to showcase 71 firms, attract 1,500 delegates
KUALA LUMPUR: The Invest Asean-Malaysia 2025 Conference in Kuala Lumpur, scheduled for July 1–3, will showcase 71 Asean companies, including 30 from Malaysia, with a combined market capitalisation of about US$382.6 billion (about RM1.62 trillion).
The conference is expected to attract more than 1,500 delegates, including foreign fixed income, equity and private equity investors with a combined asset under management (AUM) of over US$13.6 trillion (about RM57.7 trillion).
Hosted by Bursa Malaysia Bhd and Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), it will feature a plenary session and two days of corporate access, according to a joint statement.
Themed "Driving Asean Integration through Malaysia's Economic Resilience — Capital, Collaboration, Connections", this three-day conference will bring together corporate leaders, policymakers and institutional investors from across the region to chart the next chapter of Asean's economic ascent.
The event will be officiated by Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan, who will also deliver the keynote address.
Bursa Malaysia chief executive officer Datuk Fad'l Mohamed said Malaysia's Asean chairmanship this year presents a unique opportunity to champion deeper regional integration.
He said the flagship conference reaffirms the country's value proposition and leadership towards this regional ambition.
"As the national exchange, Bursa Malaysia is committed to cultivating a dynamic and competitive capital market. one that not only drives Malaysia's economic growth but also reinforces Asean's continued progress," Fad'l added.
Meanwhile, Maybank president and group chief executive officer Datuk Khairussaleh Ramli said, "The conference theme encapsulates our shared imperative to drive the region's trajectory during a time of dynamic transformation as Asean deepens its integration, strengthens regional resilience and positions itself as a central player in the new global economic order."
In conjunction with the conference, delegates will also have the opportunity to join a series of curated thematic site visits, offering them a first-hand look at Malaysia's investment-ready growth corridors and key industries.
These include Selangor's digital and infrastructure development blueprint, Malaysia Vision Valley 2.0 in Negeri Sembilan and Klang Valley's healthcare innovations.
Invest Asean-Malaysia 2025 is supported by Bloomberg and builds on Bursa Malaysia's long-standing Invest Malaysia series, which has featured discourse on Malaysia's capital market and economic competitiveness to global audiences since 2005, as well as Maybank's Invest Asean platform for regional investment and thought leadership that began in 2014.
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