KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia will host the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ABIS) 2025 on 25 and 26 October at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) in Kuala Lumpur.

Held in conjunction with the 47th ASEAN Summit, the event is organised by the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC).

ABIS 2025 is expected to attract more than 1,000 global leaders, chief executives and senior policymakers from across ASEAN and beyond.

With the theme “Unifying markets for shared prosperity”, the summit will focus on driving investment, regional integration, the digital economy and sustainability across the region.

It will also look into redesigning trade architecture under free-trade agreements such as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), mobilising long-term investment, scaling creative industries and advancing energy transition.

Other sessions will explore artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, empowering micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the digital economy, developing an AI-ready workforce and promoting philanthropy for public good.

Confirmed speakers include Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, former Philippine finance secretary Cesar Purisima and Singapore’s ASEAN-BAC Chairman SS Teo.

Among the Malaysian speakers are Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz and Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo, alongside business leaders such as Capital A CEO Tony Fernandes, CIMB Group CEO Datuk Mohd Novan Amirudin, Temasek CEO Dilhan Pillay and Google’s Vice-President for Government Affairs Wilson L White.