Dr. Mohd Hafeez Osman (P.Tech) is a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and serves as the Deputy Director of Infostructure and ICT Innovation at UPM's Infocomm Development Centre (IDEC). He brings over 20 years of combined academic and industry experience across more than eight public and private organizations, including the Prime Minister's Department of Malaysia (MAMPU), Leiden University (Netherlands), and Technical University of Munich (Germany). Dr. Hafeez holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Leiden University. His expertise and research focus on the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to software quality, software testing, requirements engineering, and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.

Ir. Dr. Ahmad Nizar Bin Harun is currently the Chief Executive Officer of MIMOS Academy Sdn Bhd and former Deputy CEO and COO of The ECEOS Sdn Bhd. He is the author and co-author of more than 26 publications in international conferences, journals, and proceedings in Wireless Communication, IoT, Cloud, AI, and Precision Farming. He was the Project Director for the TNB Nuclear Program, working with nuclear scientists and an international team from the US, UK, Austria, Denmark, and Bulgaria, and represents Malaysia in nuclear technical discussions at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

He has been appointed as an AI trainer by institutions including Tenaga Nasional Berhad, the Faculty of AI at UTM, and the Faculty of AI at UPM, with his expertise also extending to the Faculty of Institute Informatics at UKM. He is an Adjunct Professor at UTM-MJIT and holds a PhD in Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud Systems from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2017). He holds 15 patents and has published over 27 research papers, with an h-index of 16 on Semantic Scholar and over 951 citations worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence is no longer merely a technology of the future. It is already transforming how people work, learn, make decisions, and conduct business. Its impact is disruptive because AI does more than improve efficiency; it challenges traditional job roles, organisational structures, business models, and established ways of working.

This talk explores how AI is reshaping industries and society, the new opportunities emerging from this transformation, and the capabilities individuals and organisations need to remain relevant. Participants will be introduced to practical applications of AI across the workplace, education, business, and the public sector. The session will also address key concerns, including job displacement, skills gaps, ethics, privacy, misinformation, and overdependence on technology.

The central message is that AI may not directly replace people. However, individuals who use AI strategically are increasingly likely to outperform or replace those who do not adapt. The future is therefore not only about mastering technology, but also about developing the ability to think critically, innovate, solve problems, and collaborate effectively with AI.