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Technical depth.
Practical perspective.

From keynotes in Kuala Lumpur to conference sessions in Singapore and Bangkok, my talks connect engineering decisions with the responsibilities of running a business. I also speak to SME leaders and university audiences about blockchain and AI.

Panel discussion at EVM Institutional Day: Institutional Blockchain & Digital Asset Adoption in Practice
EVM Institutional Day · 1 September 2026
Panel: “Institutional Blockchain & Digital Asset Adoption in Practice”
Tan Ji Sheng keynoting on the DFNS Institutional Stage at Malaysia Blockchain Week 2026 — slide: ~20% of all Bitcoin is estimated lost forever
Keynote: "When Wallets Outlive Their Owners" — DFNS Institutional Stage, MYBW 2026, Kuala Lumpur
Tan Ji Sheng, CEO of GamBit Custody, speaking on the Maturing Bitcoin Ecosystem panel at MYBW 2026
"The Maturing Bitcoin Ecosystem" panel — ACTIV8 Retail Stage, MYBW 2026
Tan Ji Sheng keynoting at RWA Gateway, the MYBW 2026 side event at The Westin Kuala Lumpur
Keynote at RWA Gateway — MYBW26 side event, The Westin KL

Talks I'm ready to give

My current focus: safeguarding digital assets, preparing for the next generation, and putting AI to work in business operations. Sessions can be tailored to an executive audience or a technical team.

Digital-asset regulation

Digital Assets in Malaysia: Regulation, Custody & Responsibility

An operator’s perspective on Malaysia’s digital-asset regulatory landscape: how exchanges and custodians serve different roles, what to look for when evaluating a provider, and how governance connects to day-to-day asset control.

For: Business leaders, financial-services teams, and digital-asset operators

Takeaway: Understand the roles in the ecosystem and the questions to bring to your custody, compliance, and legal teams.

Custody & legacy

When Wallets Outlive Their Owners: Passing Digital Wealth Forward

What happens to digital assets when the person controlling them is no longer available? Explore the connection between custody, key access, recovery, and succession, including how technical arrangements need to work alongside estate planning.

For: Families, business owners, wealth advisers, and estate-planning professionals

Takeaway: Identify the people, records, access arrangements, and professional coordination needed for a planned handover.

AI · Robotic Process Improvement

AI for Robotic Process Improvement: From Repetitive Tasks to Better Operations

Start with the process: map repetitive work, find bottlenecks, and decide where rules-based automation or AI can help. Explore document handling, information extraction, exception handling, and the review steps that keep people accountable.

For: SME leaders, operations teams, and transformation teams

Takeaway: Choose a bounded pilot and measure time saved, error rates, rework, and the effort needed for human review.

AI agent workflows

AI Agents at Work: Designing Workflows People Can Trust

Move from a chat response to a workflow with clear responsibilities. Explore how agents use information and tools, hand work between steps, and ask for human approval. Discuss how to handle missing evidence, failed actions, and permissions before expanding automation.

For: Product leaders, engineering teams, and business operators

Takeaway: Map a workflow with defined inputs, tool access, handoffs, review points, and checks for output quality.

I lead GamBit Custody, GamBit Group’s digital-asset custody arm. GamBit Custody is regulated by Securities Commission Malaysia. Regulation and succession sessions offer an operational perspective, with legal and estate-planning questions addressed alongside the relevant professionals. AI sessions cover workflow design and illustrative examples, rather than GamBit’s production systems.

Regulatory reference: Securities Commission Malaysia’s digital-assets overview ↗

Past stages

2026

EVM Institutional Day

Panelist — Institutional Blockchain & Digital Asset Adoption in Practice

1 Sep 2026

2026

Malaysia Blockchain Week 2026 (MYBW26)

Keynote — "When Wallets Outlive Their Owners: Custody, Trusts and the Keys Nobody Inherits" (DFNS Institutional Stage) · Panelist — "The Maturing Bitcoin Ecosystem: Infrastructure, Access and Institutional Demand" (ACTIV8 Retail Stage)

29 — 30 Jul 2026 · World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur

2026

RWA Gateway — MYBW26 side event

Keynote — custody, governance and due-diligence questions that decide whether tokenized-asset deals close · Panelist

28 Jul 2026 · The Westin, Kuala Lumpur

2024

Blockchain Festival Asia 2024

Speaker — listed as CEO of Playermon

2 Mar 2024 · Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

2023

FinTech Festival Asia 2023

Speaker — Smart Contracts in Fintech

28 Sep 2023 · event: 27–28 Sep · Royal Paragon Hall, Bangkok

2023

Philippine Blockchain Week 2023

Presenter — Playermon

19–21 Sep 2023 · event dates · Philippines

Presented Playermon during the 19–21 September event.

2023

Blockchain Fest Singapore 2023

Panelist — GameFi 2.0

16–17 Feb 2023 · panel: 17 Feb · Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

2022

Philippine Blockchain Week 2022

Presenter — Playermon · exhibiting team

1 Dec 2022 · Playermon exhibition · Philippines

Presented Playermon during this edition. The date above refers to Playermon’s exhibition; the linked gallery documents the event.

2022

Minted

Keynote — The Contemporary Art World in Web3

23 Aug 2022 · Penang, Malaysia

2019

IIUM KICT Postgraduate Colloquium

Guest speaker — blockchain fundamentals & real-world applications

Dec 2019 · International Islamic University Malaysia

2019

SME CEO Forum 2019

Speaker — AI & Industry 4.0 for SMEs

Nov 2019 · Pullman Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur

2019

MaGIC × MBA Blockchain Researcher Lab Launch

Speaker — launching Malaysia's blockchain researcher program

Oct 2019 · Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre

2019

Bloconomic Expo 2019

Keynote: Trivechain 2.0 — TriveAcademy won Best Blockchain Technology Developer Award

Aug 2019 · Le Méridien, Putrajaya

2018

BCcon — Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Conference

Featured speaker — as Trivechain core developer

Nov 2018 · Sheraton Imperial, Kuala Lumpur

2018

Blockchain Economic Summit (Bloconomic) 2018

Speaker — introducing Trivechain, as one of its core developers

Aug 2018 · Connexion CEC, Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur

Altcoin Buzz AMA (2021)Cointelegraph sponsored feature (2021)BFM Radio interview (2015)VulcanPost feature (2015)MBA hands-on blockchain workshops

Magazine recognition · September 2024

Top 10 Multimedia University Alumni Leaders – 2024

Included in CEO Insights Asia’s alumni-leaders list as Ji Sheng Tan, CEO of Playermon.

Read the September 2024 magazine listing ↗

Booking for conferences, corporate sessions, and university talks.

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