Fireside Chat with YTL AI Labs + Networking
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# AI Salon KL – Fireside Chat with YTL AI Labs + Networking
🌙✨ Welcome back after the Raya festivities. The wait is over! We are kicking off Q2 with a special evening featuring one of the most exciting players in the Malaysian AI landscape.
Join us for a special edition of AI Salon KL as we bring together founders, engineers, and AI builders for an evening of sharp insights and high-quality connections.
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## 🔥 This Edition: Fireside Chat with YTL AI Labs
For this session, we’re hosting an intimate fireside chat with Chee Mun Foong, CEO of YTL AI Labs – one of the key players shaping Malaysia’s AI landscape.
We’ll go beyond surface-level trends and dive into:
🔹 Lessons from the frontlines – what works, what doesn’t, and what’s coming next
🔹 What the NVIDIA partnership really signals
🔹 Where localized models like ILMU-Nemo-30B actually win
🔹 Whether sovereign AI is advantage or baseline
🔹 What this means for builders in Southeast Asia
Expect a candid, operator-level conversation – not theory.
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## 🎤 Demo / Pitch Opportunity
We’re opening a few slots for attendees to demo or pitch their AI solutions during the event.
If you’re building something interesting, let us know in the registration form – we’ll do our best to accommodate selected demos.
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📅 Event Details
Date: Friday, April 3, 2026
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Location: WORQ Bandar Utama, Kuala Lumpur
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🎯 Agenda
6:30 – 7:00 PM | Registration & Networking
7:00 – 7:10 PM | AI Salon KL Organizer Opening Remarks
7:10 – 7:20 PM | WORQ Opening Remarks
7:20 – 7:30 PM | Antler Opening Remarks
7:30 – 7:40 PM | FPT Opening Remarks
7:40 – 8:30 PM | Fireside Chat with Chee Mun (CEO, YTL AI Labs)
830:00 - 9:30 PM | Open Networking + Community Demos
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🎯 What to Expect:
✨ Fireside Chat: Gain rare insights from a leader building at the intersection of infrastructure and application.
🤝 High-Impact Networking: Connect with Kuala Lumpur’s most active AI founders, engineers, and investors.
💡 Live Demos: See what the local community is building in real-time.
🌐 Global Community: Be part of a worldwide network of AI builders, from Miami to Dubai to KL.
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🌐 About AI Salon
AI Salon is a global community connecting AI founders, developers, and investors across cities like Miami, Dubai, Cairo – and Kuala Lumpur – to share practical, real-world perspectives on building with AI.
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🤝 Proudly Supported By
**WORQ** (Venue Sponsor) – Malaysia’s leading coworking and flexible workspace provider.
**FPT AI Factory** – FPT AI Factory is a comprehensive AI Developer cloud platform offering an end-to-end NVIDIA-accelerated computing platform, designed to support the entire AI product lifecycle. Psst... Ask them about special credits for builders attending the event.
**Antler** - Global early-stage venture capital firm empowering exceptional founder
**Tsuin AI** – AI startup building AI Twins that capture how engineers think and make decisions.