Farhan Bin Fozian

Director of Land Management , Business Development and ESG

Sarawak Metro Sdn Bhd

Farhan Bin Fozian is the Director of Land Management, Business Development & ESG at Sarawak Metro Sdn Bhd (SMSB), a wholly owned subsidiary of a Sarawak State Government agency. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi MARA. SMSB has been entrusted with transforming public road transport in Sarawak’s major urban areas and is presently implementing the Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS) Project, under the purview of the Ministry of Transport Sarawak. The backbone of KUTS is the Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) system, powered by hydrogen, aimed to ease traffic congestion, boosting productivity, and stimulate economic growth while fostering a sustainable, green environment. With over 15 years of experience in contracts, commercial management, and project management across the railway and oil & gas industries, Farhan has been instrumental in delivering complex, high-value infrastructure projects. His expertise covers the entire project lifecycle—from tendering and contract negotiations to cost optimisation and risk management—earning him recognition as a trusted advisor in strategic decision-making. Farhan has contributed to several landmark projects, including: 1. Kelana Jaya Line Extension Project (LRT2) 2. Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT3) 3. Ho Chi Minh MRT Line 1 4. Algeria System Design & Integration Work – Telecommunication Systems for Hassi Messaoud Upside North Project 5. Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS) Project

Programmes

Scalling Smart Cities

FUTURE CITIES

Balancing hardware, software and heartware is one thing in a single showcase district or pilot precinct. Scaling that balance across an entire city, let alone an industrial corridor or regional growth zone, is another challenge entirely. Smart city concepts across the region frequently launch as successful localized wins: a digital command centre here, a smart transit hub there. The harder task is replicating, integrating and expanding those wins city-wide, without losing the human-centred design that made them work in the first place. This session explores how to bridge the gap between high-level urban strategy and ground-level execution at scale. Bringing together national smart city strategists, municipal government leaders and master infrastructure developers, the panel tackles the structural, financial and technological realities of scaling up. How do local councils modernize legacy civic infrastructure without disrupting services? How do private developers integrate smart grids, mobility and sustainable design into mega-builds while keeping citizens, not just systems, at the centre? And how do national policy frameworks align public and private capital so heartware isn’t the first thing sacrificed when a pilot goes citywide?

DAY 1

Scaling Innovation Ecosystems for a Borderless Economy. Earth Orbit and Beyond

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