M360 ASEAN – Building the Infrastructure for a Connected Future
M360 ASEAN 2026 brings together leaders from across government, telecom, tech and trade to explore how Southeast Asia can accelerate its digital ambitions amid growing geopolitical complexity, rising infrastructure demands and diverging global standards.
Explore 2026’s defining conference topics:
- Strengthening the Foundations of Digital Connectivity
- Aligning Policies for an Integrated Digital Economy
- Navigating Regional Strategy in a Shifting Global Order
- Empowering People Through Inclusive Digital Transformation
Free to attend, M360 ASEAN will offer a truly 360-degree platform for strategic decision making – bringing together governments, mobile operators and technology innovators to accelerate collaboration, investment and inclusive connectivity across ASEAN, laying the foundation for a more resilient and people-centred digital future.
Register to attend: here
M360 ASEAN – Key topics
Strengthening the Foundations of Digital Connectivity – Building resilient, inclusive infrastructure to power ASEAN’s next phase of integration.
- Closing the Infrastructure Investment Gap: Unlocking financing, public–private partnerships, and policy reforms to accelerate digital and telecom infrastructure deployment.
- Interoperable and Secure Networks: Advancing open, secure, and cross-border telecom infrastructure including 5G, subsea cables, and cloud ecosystems.
- Digital Infrastructure for Logistics and Trade: Enabling supply chain efficiency through connected corridors, smart ports, and mobile-powered logistics.
Ties to: ASEAN Connectivity Strategic Plan (Sustainable Infrastructure, Seamless Logistics), ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2025.
Aligning Policies for an Integrated Digital – From digital trade to data flows, enabling cross-border digital services through harmonised regulation.
- Operationalising DEFA: Turning the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement into actionable standards for payments, platforms, and digital services.
- Regulatory Excellence and Convergence: Creating consistency in data governance, cross-border privacy rules, and telecom policy frameworks.
- Enabling Trade Through Trust: Embedding trust into digital trade infrastructure.
Ties to: DEFA, ASEAN Data Governance Framework, Regulatory Excellence pillar.
Navigating Regional Strategy in a Shifting Global Order – Positioning ASEAN as a stable, sovereign actor amid global tech competition.
- Strategic Connectivity and Supply Chain Security: Reducing infrastructure dependencies and increasing redundancy across telecom and cloud layers.
- Digital Geopolitics and Tech Diplomacy: Shaping ASEAN’s collective voice in global digital governance without aligning to competing power blocs.
- Regional Leadership in Standards and Norms: Creating ASEAN-led frameworks for cybersecurity, AI ethics, and digital trade interoperability.
Ties to: ASEAN Political-Security Community Plan, External Relations, Smart Partnerships
Empowering People Through Inclusive Digital Transformation – Making sure ASEAN’s digital progress is accessible, equitable, and future-ready.
- Addressing the Usage and Skills Gap: Expanding access to mobile internet, affordable devices, and region-wide digital literacy programmes.
- Human Capital for the Digital Economy: Investing in digital skills aligned with future sectors, from fintech to AI, from smart cities to supply chains.
- People-to-People Connectivity: Enhancing mobility, education, and innovation exchanges to bridge development gaps between member states.
Ties to: Socio-Cultural Strategic Plan, TVET, People-to-People pillar of ASEAN Connectivity Plan
