SG4 Business & Economic Forum 2026
Four states.
One economic vision.
Four Chief Ministers, a former Prime Minister, and the institutions deciding where Malaysia's next industrial corridor gets built. In one room, for one day.
- Date
- 26 October 2026
- Monday
- Venue
- Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Hours
- 9.00am – 6.00pm
- Five sessions, one day
Kedah
RM56.3B
2.24M people
Terengganu
RM40.6B
1.26M people
Kelantan
RM29.8B
1.93M people
Perlis
RM6.7B
297,000 people
Who takes the floor
All 22 speakers →A former Prime Minister, and all four Chief Ministers.
Special address
On the day
10.10am
Agreements are signed in the room, not announced after it.
Memoranda of Understanding between incoming investors and the four state governments are executed on stage, before the first panel sits down. The forum opens with commitments already made.
- Kedah
- Terengganu
- Kelantan
- Perlis
Order of proceedings
One day, five working sessions, and all four Chief Ministers.
9am – 6pm · KL Convention Centre
- Sessions
- Addresses
- Ceremony
- Break
What the sessions cover
- 10.30am
A World Full of Uncertainties: Are There Still Hopes?
- 11.35am
Managing & Offering Sustainable Financing in a Time of Chaos
- 2.40pm
Economic Opportunities In The Ecosystem of Semiconductor Industry
- 3.40pm
SMEs Survival Between Managing Challenges and Securing Opportunities
- 4.50pm
Economic Opportunities in SG4
Addresses from the floor
- 9.20am
YAB Dato' Seri Ir. Dr. Ahmad Samsuri bin Mokhtar
Managing Economic Development In a World Full of Uncertainties: Are We Ready?
- 10am
Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad
Former Prime Minister of Malaysia
- 12.40pm
YAB Dato' Panglima Perang Ustaz Dato' Haji Mohd Nassuruddin bin Haji Daud
Critical Minerals: Positioning Malaysia in The Strategic Global Supply
- 2pm
YAB Dato' Seri Haji Muhammad Sanusi bin Md Nor
The Greater Kedah: Rising as Malaysia’s New Economic Powerhouse
- 5.25pm
YAB Tuan Abu Bakar bin Hamzah
SG4 Perlis: Small State, Bold Vision, Boundless Opportunities
The bloc in figures
The four states draw 8.7% of Malaysia's approved investment while producing 7.7% of its output.
Capital is arriving faster than the region's share of the economy would predict. Every figure below is published, dated and sourced.
What the region is
RM133.4B
Combined output
2025, constant 2015 prices · DOSM
5.72M
People
2026 estimate across four states
What is moving into it
RM209.3B
Approved investment
2021–2025, cumulative · MIDA
8.7%
Of all national approvals
2025, against 7.7% of national output
Convened with
The four agencies that approve investment in these states.
About the strategic partners →
Admission
One rate per place, paid by your organisation.
Who it is for
- Government agencies
- GLCs
- Corporates
- Financial institutions
- Investors
- Entrepreneurs
- Industry leaders
Bronze
RM800
RM1,000 until 30 September 2026
The standard corporate seat.
Silver
RM1,200
RM1,500 until 30 September 2026
Companies sending a delegation to do business.
Gold
RM1,600
RM2,000 until 30 September 2026
Investors and institutions who came for access.
Three or more places take a further 10% off. Per place, and no service tax: the figure shown is the whole amount payable.
Officers of the four SG4 state governments and their federal counterparts attend complimentary, by invitation. Media attend by accreditation.
Before you book
The questions that remain.
A one-day, high-level economic forum bringing together Malaysia's policymakers, economists, investors and industry leaders to discuss economic resilience, sustainable financing, semiconductor opportunities, and SME growth.
26 October 2026 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia.
Bronze at RM1,000, Silver at RM1,500, Gold at RM2,000, each payable by your organisation. Early bird prices apply to every place until 30 September 2026, and three or more places take a further 10%. Payment is taken here by card or online banking, and your place is confirmed as soon as it clears. Officers of the four SG4 state governments and their federal counterparts attend complimentary, by invitation.
Names may be substituted free of charge until 19 October 2026. Send a replacement rather than lose the place. Cancellations are refundable until 12 October 2026. Inside 14 days of the forum no refund is available, though a substitution still is. Payment is taken when you book, so there is no place to hold and no invoice to chase.
Five core themes: Economic Resilience, Sustainable Financing, Semiconductor Ecosystem, SME Competitiveness, and Regional Economic Opportunities within the SG4 states.
Yes. An extended lunch break is built into the programme, and the Sharing Session puts delegates in front of the investment agencies of all four SG4 states.
Attendance is by registration.
Places at the SG4 Business & Economic Forum 2026 are limited and allocated by the Secretariat.
26 October 2026 · Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre