This is the programme we are building. 3 speakers have confirmed so far; the rest are invitations in progress, and times and sessions may still change.
Thursday · arrival
Thursday, 19 November 2026
- —Participants and MIT team arriveVenue orientation and set-up.
Friday · welcome and launch
Friday, 20 November 2026
- eveningWelcome dinner for dignitaries and VIPsHosts, MIT, ministry guests, sponsors.
- eveningProblem pitchingParticipants pitch the problems they want to work on.
- eveningTeam formation
- across the hackathonHack 101 · Problem Pitching · Mentor and Judge orientation · Final presentationsMIT Hacking Medicine team
Saturday · hackathon
Saturday, 21 November 2026
- all dayHackathon — teams work with mentors
- 15:00–15:30How to Pitch workshopSpeaker to be announced
Sunday · finals and awards
Sunday, 22 November 2026
- morningHackathon — last working session
- 13:00–15:00Final pitches
- 17:00Results announced
- eveningAwards ceremony and dinnerHackathon participants can leave after their awards.
Monday · Innovation Summit
Monday, 23 November 2026
- all dayMaster of ceremoniesMaster of ceremonies to be announced
- 09:00–09:15THE HUMAN STORY — Living with Diabetes: What Healthcare Systems MissA person living with diabetes, speaking for themselves
- 09:15–09:30WELCOME ADDRESS — Building Malaysia's Healthcare Innovation EcosystemMarsy Sebban · Founder & CEO, Purple Door (M) Sdn Bhdconfirmed
- 09:30–09:45PARTNER WELCOME — Why MIT Hacking Medicine Is Coming to MalaysiaMax Hassan · Founder & Managing Director, First Experts Sdn Bhdconfirmed
- 09:45–10:15MINISTERIAL KEYNOTE — Malaysia's Innovation ImperativeKeynote — invitation with Ministry of Health Malaysia
- 10:15–10:30Official launch — partnership signing, group photograph, VIP walkabout, media
- 11:00–11:25MALAYSIA'S DIABETES CHALLENGE — Where Are We Losing the Battle?Speaker from Ministry of Health Malaysia / Institute for Public Health, to be confirmed
- 11:25–12:05MIT FEATURE KEYNOTE — The MIT Mindset for Health InnovationKeynote — invitation with Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 12:05–12:45DUAL TECHNOLOGY SPOTLIGHT — From Detection to PredictionPanel — speakers to be announced
- 14:00–15:00INNOVATION SHOWCASE — Diabetes in Action: Solutions That ScaleSpeaker from Startup · Hospital · AI health · Digital therapeutics · Community health, to be confirmed
- 15:00–16:00REGIONAL HIGH-LEVEL ROUNDTABLE — What Will It Take for Asia to Win Against Diabetes?Moderator to be announced
- 16:30–17:00Oxford-style debate on AI and prevention
- 17:00–17:30SUMMIT CLOSING — Where This Goes NextZen Chu · Faculty Director, MIT Hacking Medicineconfirmed
- eveningFarewell dinnerVIPs, sponsors and speakers.
Times and sessions may change. Ask us anything.
