Dr Nurul Hidayah Shabdin

Research Analyst 1

Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT)

Dr Nurul Hidayah Shabdin is the Research Analyst of MIGHT, Malaysia’s premier public-private think tank under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI). As a Town Planner, she has been instrumental in shaping Malaysian cities towards smart and sustainable ecosystem through policy innovation, strategic advisory, and industry-driven transformation. She has extensive 15 years of experience working in area of urban and regional planning, waste management, sustainable development technology and strategic document development at the federal, state and local levels. She also contributed as industry advisor panel for universities and represent at National Steering Committee and Technical Committee for Malaysia Smart City Standards. In her current role, she leads initiatives that promote smart, sustainable, and climate-resilient urban transformation across Malaysian cities reflecting her multidisciplinary knowledge, leadership and advocates for research, innovation and sustainable development.

WEBSITE: nurulhidayah@might.org.my

All session by Dr Nurul Hidayah Shabdin

From Data Centres to AI Grid

The Future

As investment in data centres and AI infrastructure accelerates, the next challenge is turning raw compute capacity into usable intelligence and economic value. This session explores how data-centre infrastructure, energy-efficient computing, AI accelerators, cloud-to-edge architectures and sovereign AI capabilities can operate as an integrated AI grid. Bringing together infrastructure, computing and national perspectives, the discussion will examine how compute can be distributed, optimised and governed to support businesses, government services, research and emerging applications. It will also consider what is required to move beyond infrastructure build-out towards an AI ecosystem that is scalable, efficient, accessible and capable of delivering sustained economic and societal value.

Day 2

How Bankable Cities Get Built

The Future

Opening the Future Cities Day 2 track with financial rigour, let’s break down the precise public-private partnership (PPP) mechanics and risk-allocation models required to make urban infrastructure investments bankable. Moving beyond theoretical urban planning, the presentation details revenue structuring, credit enhancement, and political risk mitigation required to attract global institutional capital. This session equips city leaders and private developers with the exact financial frameworks used by multilateral lenders to fund large-scale civic projects.

Day 2

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

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