FIRESIDE CHAT STAGE SESSION: THE INTELLIGENCE GRID: BUILDING BRIDGES THROUGH SOVEREIGN AI COLLABORATION

YB Senator Tengku Zafrul opened the Fireside Chat on “The Intelligence Grid” by welcoming key leaders, including Prime Ministers Anwar Ibrahim and Pham Minh Chinh, and G42 CEO Peng Xiao. He highlighted AI’s transformative impact on economies and societies, while acknowledging its risks. He called for ASEAN and Gulf nations to pursue sovereign AI collaboration that balances national interests with shared progress and digital sovereignty.



