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Sunday | 1 November 2026
Monday | 2 November 2026
Tuesday | 3 November 2026
Sunday | 1 November 2026
Time
Sessions
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Registration Starts
Crowne Plaza Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Merbau Ballroom Foyer, Level 12
03:30 pm - 05:00 pm
Exhibitors Move-In
Foyer, 12F
05:00 pm - 06:30 pm
Reception Party
Le Midi Restaurant, Level 32
Monday | 2 November 2026
Time
Sessions
08:00 am - 08:30 am
Morning Coffee and Break(Registeration Opening: 0800-1800)
Merbau Ballroom Foyer, Level 12
08:35 am - 09:20 am
Conference Opening (Sponsored by CQ Tech)
Merbau 1 Ballroom, Level 12
Conference MC
Dr. Anne-Marie Paiement
Dr. Anne-Marie Paiement
Regional Manager, Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific, Hogan Assessment
Conference MC
Speakers
Cassie Li
Cassie Li
Overseas BDM
ATA Online
Conference Chair
Dr. Shafiza Mohamed
Dr. Shafiza Mohamed
Examination Officer
Malaysian Examinations Council
Conference Ambassador
Dr. William G. Harris
Dr. William G. Harris
CEO
ATP Global
Humphrey Chan
Humphrey Chan
Senior Vice President
Prometric
Chair of the Regional Board
09:20 am - 09:30 am
Welcome Address by the Malaysian Examinations Council (MEC)
Opening Keynote Merbau 1 Ballroom, Level 12
Speaker
Badrul Hisham Abdullah
Badrul Hisham Abdullah
Chief Co-Host of A-ATP 2026
CEO, Malaysian Examinations Council (MEC)
09:30 am - 10:00 am
Disrupt or Be Disrupted - Assessment in the Age of AI
Opening Keynote Merbau 1 Ballroom, Level 12
Speaker
Dr. Barbara Kurshan
Dr. Barbara Kurshan
President, Educorp Consultants Corporation
Senior Innovation Advisor, Penn GSE
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
Merbau Ballroom Foyer, Level 12
10:30 am - 11:00 am
AI Literacy Guidelines for Schools
Presentation Merbau 1 Ballroom, Level 12
Speaker
Fadzliaton Zainudin
Fadzliaton Zainudin
Deputy Director
Educational Resources and Technology Division
Ministry of Education, Malaysia
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Featured Debate: "Will hard skills still matter for future talent?"
Inaugural Presentation Merbau 1 Ballroom, Level 12
Speakers
Dr. William G Harris
Dr. William G Harris
CEO
ATP Global
Karan Khemka
Karan Khemka
CEO
EMK
Humphrey Chan
Humphrey Chan
Senior Vice President
Prometric
11:30 am - 01:30pm
A-ATP 2026 Beyond Borders Luncheon: Connecting Assessment Communities Across the World
Merbau 1 Ballroom, Level 12
Moderator
Paul Edelblut
Paul Edelblut
Vice President, Global Operations
Vantage Labs
Speakers
Asia ATP
Asia ATP
Regional Board
Melanie Atkin
Melanie Atkin
CEO
New Data Solutions Pty Ltd
eAA Representitve
Dr. Haniza Yon
Dr. Haniza Yon
CEO of Global Psytech
President of the Malaysian Psychometrics Association
01:30 pm - 02:30 pm
A-ATP 2026 Innovation Roadshow
Merbau 1 Ballroom, Level 12
Moderator
Alex Tong
Alex Tong
Vice President
ATA Online
Speakers
Paul Edelblut
Paul Edelblut
Vice President, Global Operations
Vantage Labs
Basil Tonks
Basil Tonks
Founder and CEO
Potential Plus
President
Educational Venture Corporation
Neil Yao
Neil Yao
CTO
ATA Online
Zheng Jianan
Zheng Jianan
Founder & CEO
Pawchio
02:30 pm - 03:00 pm
Coffee Break with Exhibitors (30 mins)
Merbau Ballroom Foyer, Level 12
03:00 pm - 03:30 pm
Solving the talent gap from within. A report on “Lost in Transition”
Nyatoh Room, Level 12
Speaker
Craig McFarlane
Craig McFarlane
Head of ANZ Southeast Asia
Pearson Professional Assessments
Psychometric Assessment: Challenges and Exciting Possibilities in the Age of Technology
Belian Room, Level 12
Speaker
Dr. Haniza Yon
Dr. Haniza Yon
President
Malaysian Psychometrics Associations
From AI Literacy Standards to Assessment: Connecting Curriculum, Assessment and Classroom Implementation - Lessons from Brunei Darussalam
Chengal Room, Level 12
Speaker
Wagheeh Shukry Hassan
Wagheeh Shukry Hassan
Digital Transformational Lead (Consultant)
ACER (Australian Council for Educational Research)
Enter-Link: Innovative Development and Application of a Human-AI Collaborative OneStop Language Service Platform
Meranti Room, Level 12
Speaker
Janice PAN
Janice PAN
Professor / Founder & CEO
Hong Kong Baptist University / Enter-Link Limited
03:30 pm - 04:00 pm
ATA Online Sponsor Session: What's Next for Assessment in Asia? Perspectives from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan and Thailand
Sponsor Session Nyatoh Room, Level 12
Speakers
Darren Yin
Darren Yin
Head of Business Operations
ATA Online (Hongkong)
Naotomi Umezawa
Naotomi Umezawa
Director of Business Development
ATA Japan
Pattavee Passakul
Pattavee Passakul
CEO
ATA Testing (Thailand)
April Wang
April Wang
Overseas BD Manager
ATA Online
Prometric Sponsor Session: When Work Changes, the Proof Must Change With It —— Innovating measurement and assessment in a world where jobs are continually changing
Sponsor Session Belian Room, Level 12
Speaker
Nikki Eatchel
Nikki Eatchel
Chief Assessment Officer
Prometric
Hogan Assessment Sponsor Session: Global Leadership Effectiveness Survey - the Leadership Divide
Sponsor Session Chengal Room, Level 12
Speaker
Krista Pederson
Krista Pederson
Managing Director, Asia Pacific
Hogan Assessments
Janison Sponsor Session: Scaling specialist assessment expertise with AI
Sponsor Session Meranti Room, Level 12
Speakers
Wesley Toms
Wesley Toms
Head of Platform Sales & Accounts
Janison
Gary Haslam
Gary Haslam
Head of Product
Janison
Paul Montuoro
Paul Montuoro
Chief psychometrician
Janison
04:00 pm - 04:30 pm
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
Merbau Ballroom Foyer, Level 12
04:30 pm - 05:00 pm
Think Exam Sponsor Session: Beyond Proctoring: How AI Is Redefining Secure Assessment & Interviews
Sponsor Session Nyatoh Room, Level 12
Speaker
Rishi Bhaskar
Rishi Bhaskar
Strategic Alliance Head
ThinkExam
CQ Tech Sponsor Session: Sovereign AI for Assessment Workflows
Sponsor Session Belian Room, Level 12
Speaker
Pavan Purohit
Pavan Purohit
President
CQ Tech
Surpass Sponsor Session: Ground-breaking uses of AI in Assessment for Authoring, Scoring and Reporting
Sponsor Session Chengal Room, Level 12
Speaker
Jim Crawford
Jim Crawford
Chief Commercial Officer
Surpass Assessment
ETS Sponsor Session Title: Further than you think: Inside an AI-native assessment lifecycle
Sponsor Session Meranti Room, Level 12
Speaker
Shuken Shiozaki
Shuken Shiozaki
Country Manager
ETS Japan
05:00 pm - 05:30 pm
Designing an ethical human-in-the-loop AI Marking tool for longform high-stakes assessments
Nyatoh Room, Level 12
Speaker
Hans Moningka
Hans Moningka
Director, APAC
RM Assessment
Beyond the Marketing: Real-World Vulnerabilities in Online Proctoring
Belian Room, Level 12
Speaker
Robert Day
Robert Day
Managing Director
Cognisense
Navigating Legal, Ethical, and Leadership Challenges in a Rapidly Evolving Landscape
Chengal Room, Level 12
Speaker
Dongyue Louis Liu
Dongyue Louis Liu
Researcher/Senior Producer
Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd.
From Qualification Frameworks to Digital Competency Frameworks: Building a Portable, Lifelong and Industry-Linked Talent Mobility Ecosystem to Empower Asia
Meranti Room, Level 12
Speaker
Rajeev Sathyadevan
Rajeev Sathyadevan
Head of Digital
Coelrind Ltd UK
06:30 pm - 08:00 pm
Night Gala Powered by EventLinX
Merbau 1 Ballroom, Level 12
Moderators
Rose Xue
Rose Xue
CEO and Founder
EventLinX
Dr. Alan Brown
Dr. Alan Brown
Professor Emeritus
Arizona State University
Tuesday | 3 November 2026
Time
Sessions
08:00 am - 08:30 am
Morning Coffee and Break(Registeration Opening: 0800-1800)
Merbau Ballroom Foyer, Level 12
08:30 am - 09:00 am
Accelerating AI Workforce Readiness Through Assessment and Education (Sponsored by EXIN)
Opening Keynote Merbau 1 Ballroom, Level 12
Speaker
Dr. Sam Majid
Dr. Sam Majid
FORMER CEO OF NATIONAL AI OFFICE
NATIONAL AI OFFICE MALAYSIA
09:00 am - 09:30 am
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
Merbau Ballroom Foyer, Level 12
09:30 am - 10:00 am
South and Southeast Asia SIG: From Paper-Based to Digital Assessments: Navigating the Transition in the AI Era
Panel Workshop Nyatoh Room, Level 12
Speakers
Kapil Goswami
Kapil Goswami
the Founder & CEO
ThinkExam
Dr. Shafiza Mohamed
Dr. Shafiza Mohamed
Examination Officer
Malaysian Examinations Council
Pavan Purohit
Pavan Purohit
President
CQ Tech
Melanie Atkin
Melanie Atkin
CEO
New Data Solutions Pty Ltd
JP SIG: DiTA's Research Report on the Japanese Market and Case Studies
Regional SIG Workshop Belian Room, Level 12
Speakers
Dongyue Louis Liu
Dongyue Louis Liu
Researcher/Senior Producer
Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd.
Kosuke Miki
Kosuke Miki
Lead Expert
The Institute for International Business Communication (IIBC)
Yasuhiro Saito
Yasuhiro Saito
Chief Quality Officer
e-communications, Inc.
Korea SIG: Perceptions of English Proficiency and Digital Skills in Korea in the AI Era
Regional SIG Workshop Chengal Room, Level 12
Speaker
Sanghwan Lee
Sanghwan Lee
Executive Director
YBM
China SIG: From Economic Transformation to Skills Transformation: Preparing China's Workforce for the Future
Panel Workshop Meranti Room, Level 12
Speakers
Alex Tong
Alex Tong
Vice President
ATA Online
Humphrey Chan
Humphrey Chan
Senior Vice President
Prometric
Miranda Wang
Miranda Wang
Managing Director
Project Management Institute
Zhenpeng Sun
Zhenpeng Sun
Managing Director
EXIN Asia-DMI
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Pearson Sponsor Session: The challenges of introducing and conducting a high-stakes tertiary admissions test for school-leavers
Sponsor Session Nyatoh Room, Level 12
Speakers
Edward Li
Edward Li
Principal Psychometrician
Pearson Professional Assessments
Annette Mercer
Annette Mercer
Associate Professor in Medical Education
Monash University
Excelsoft Technologies Sponsor Session: Infrastructure Should Not Decide Who Gets Tested: Securing the Last Mile of Digital Assessment in Asia
Sponsor Session Belian Room, Level 12
Speaker
Adarsh Sudhindra
Adarsh Sudhindra
Chief Innovation Officer
Excelsoft Technologies
Grepp Sponsor Session: Testing in the AI Era: Grepp's Next Moves
Sponsor Session Chengal Room, Level 12
Speaker
Samuel Lim
Samuel Lim
CEO
Grepp
Global Psytech Sdn. Bhd. Sponsor Session: Smarter Talent Decisions: Leveraging AI-Powered People Analytics
Sponsor Session Meranti Room, Level 12
Speaker
Kok Mun Yee (Mandy)
Kok Mun Yee (Mandy)
Director
Global Psytech Sdn. Bhd.
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
Merbau Ballroom Foyer, Level 12
11:00 am - 11:30 am
A Computational Psychometrics Ecosystem for Language Assessment: Stepping into the Future of Asia's Workforce
Nyatoh Room, Level 12
Speaker
Dr Ardeshir Geranpayeh
Dr Ardeshir Geranpayeh
Founder & Director
Cambridge Computational Psychometrics Ltd
AI, English proficiency, and workforce readiness: What global employers are telling us about the future of language assessment
Belian Room, Level 12
Speakers
Ratnesh Kumar Jha
Ratnesh Kumar Jha
General Manager
ETS
Soichiro Nagai
Soichiro Nagai
Managing Director
The Institute for International Business Communication (IIBC)
Sanghwan Lee
Sanghwan Lee
Executive Director
YBM
Disability Inclusion on Credentialling Exams: Accessibility from a Global Perspective
Chengal Room, Level 12
Speaker
Dr. John Hosterman
Dr. John Hosterman
Chief of Accessibility & Disability Services
Paradigm Testing
Innovations in Education and Assessment: An Investor's Perspective
Meranti Room, Level 12
Moderator
Rose Xue
Rose Xue
CEO and Founder
EventLinX
Speakers
Dr. Barbara Kurshan
Dr. Barbara Kurshan
President, Educorp Consultants Corporation
Senior Innovation Advisor, Penn GSE
Shengyang Shi
Shengyang Shi
Executive Director
Hillhouse Investment
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Title of session: Protecting Construct Integrity in AI-Adapted Assessment Across Asian Languages
Nyatoh Room, Level 12
Speaker
Adarsh Sudhindra
Adarsh Sudhindra
Chief Innovation Officer
Excelsoft Technologies
Scaling high‑stakes item development with responsible AI: Lessons from Inteleos
Belian Room, Level 12
Speaker
Jim Crawford
Jim Crawford
Chief Commercial Officer
Surpass Assessment
From Assessment to Action: Transforming Workforce Readiness with Talent Intelligence
Chengal Room, Level 12
Speaker
Jimmy Ong Cheng Keat
Jimmy Ong Cheng Keat
Managing Partner
Nucleus Advisory Sdn. Bhd.
Same Score, Different Mastery: What Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment Reveals about English Reading
Meranti Room, Level 12
Speaker
MUHAMAD FIRDAUS MOHD NOH
MUHAMAD FIRDAUS MOHD NOH
POSTGRADUATE STUDENT (PHD)
UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA
12:00 pm - 01:30 pm
Lunch
Merbau 1 Ballroom, Level 12
01:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Beyond the Score: Malaysia's Bold Leap Towards the Future of Assessment
Merbau 1 Ballroom, Level 12
Speaker
Dr. Shafiza Mohamed
Dr. Shafiza Mohamed
Examination Officer
Malaysian Examinations Council
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm
A-ATP 2026 Awards Presentation
Merbau 1 Ballroom, Level 12
Award Presenters
Dr. William G Harris
Dr. William G Harris
CEO
ATP Global
Krista Pederson
Krista Pederson
Managing Director APAC
Hogan Assessments
03:00 pm - 03:30 pm
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
Merbau Ballroom Foyer, Level 12
03:30 pm - 04:00 pm
A-ATP Board Featured Session: Talent Mobility & Empowering Asia's Workforce
Merbau 1 Ballroom, Level 12
Speakers
Humphrey Chan
Humphrey Chan
SVP and Managing Director of APAC-Prometric
Shoichiro Taniguchi
Shoichiro Taniguchi
Corporate Officer
GAKKEN HOLDINGS CO.,LTD.
Alex Tong
Alex Tong
Vice President
ATA Online
Miranda Wang
Miranda Wang
Managing Director
Project Management Institute
04:00 pm - 04:30 pm
Closing Keynote: Building the Future through Entrepreneurial Innovation
Closing Keynote Merbau 1 Ballroom, Level 12
Speaker
Jenny Zapf, Ph.D.
Jenny Zapf, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow and Director of Education Entrepreneurship
GSE and The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
04:30 pm - 05:00 pm
Conference Wrap-up
Merbau 1 Ballroom, Level 12
Conference MC
Dr. Anne-Marie Paiement
Dr. Anne-Marie Paiement
Regional Manager, Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific, Hogan Assessment
Conference MC
Speakers
Humphrey Chan
Humphrey Chan
Senior Vice President
Prometric
Chair of the Regional Board
Cassie Li
Cassie Li
Overseas BDM
ATA Online
2026 Conference Chair
Lina Lu
Lina Lu
Marketing Manager
APAC Prometric
2027 Conference Chair