Gamuda’s first digital festival of innovation and ideas served as a strategic platform to align leadership, teams, and industry partners on the role of technology in shaping our future.
Held from February 19–21, 2025, the festival featured a mix of online sessions and in-person discussions at Menara Gamuda, ensuring broad accessibility and engagement. Through insightful fireside chats, technology showcases, and industry collaboration, Gamuda Tech Fest 2025 solidified our commitment to advancing technology as a key pillar of business growth and excellence.
Continuous Innovation and Exploration as the Driving Force
At the heart of Gamuda Tech Fest 2025 was a clear mission: to inspire, educate, and empower Gamudians to embrace digital transformation. The festival focused on four key areas:
- Celebrating Breakthroughs – Showcasing in-house innovations that redefine how we build, design, and operate.
- Fostering a Unified Vision – Aligning teams on the strategic role of technology in Gamuda’s ongoing success.
- Encouraging Bold Thinking – Empowering Gamudians to challenge conventions and leverage technology to solve real industry-related challenges.
- Strengthening Industry Collaborations – Engaging with tech leaders to push boundaries and shape the future of digital engineering.
Key Highlights from Gamuda Tech Fest 2025
Fireside Chats: Technology as a Business Enabler
Technology is no longer an enabler—it is the foundation of modern business. The festival featured insightful discussions with Gamuda’s top leadership, including Managing Director Justin Chin, Group Chief Digital Officer John Lim, and Chief Investment Officer Low Chee Yen, who explored how Gamuda is positioning technology as its next business pillar.
Gamuda Land’s leadership also took center stage, with Sueway Tan and Ahmad Hamidi leading a discussion on “Connected Communities: Enhancing Customer Experience through Digital Innovation.” Their session delved into the future of smart technologies, including artificial intelligence, in transforming real estate and township management.
Industry Collaboration: Powering the Future with Global Tech Leaders
Gamuda Tech Fest 2025 welcomed industry giants Google, Autodesk, and Esri, each bringing invaluable insights on the future of digitalisation:
- Google: Luka Debeljak (Director, Customer Engineering, Southeast Asia) shared how AI and data centers are critical to supporting an intelligent, data-driven future, reinforcing the infrastructure demands of emerging technologies.
- Autodesk: A global leader in design and make technology, Autodesk highlighted Gamuda’s digital transformation success story and its 2025 roadmap for digital construction and collaboration.
- Esri: A pioneer in GIS and digital twins, Esri showcased its latest advancements and Esri’s Technical Director, Micah Callough, participated in a deep-dive fireside chat with Gamuda’s Group Chief Digital Officer, John Lim on the future of intelligent mapping.
Digital Engineering: Transforming the Way We Build
Gamuda’s approach to digital construction is setting new benchmarks in efficiency, sustainability, and precision. Highlights included:
- Building Information Modelling with Augmented Reality (BIMAR) – Elevating project execution with immersive visualisation.
- The Rasau Water Supply Project – Gamuda’s RM2 billion water infrastructure project in Selangor leveraged an interconnected project management system, identifying 2,600+ design issues early, leading to millions in cost savings.
- Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) – Deployed in Sydney’s busiest highways, Gamuda’s smart road infrastructure integrates real-time traffic monitoring and adaptive LED signage to enhance safety and efficiency.
Artificial Intelligence and Data Solutions: Leveraging Relevant Emerging Technologies for Business Use Cases
AI and data are transforming how we work, and Gamuda is leading the charge with AI-driven solutions:
- Bot Unify 2.0 – The latest version of Gamuda’s in-house AI-powered assistant streamlining internal processes, featuring new large language models (LLMs), enhanced UI, and admin controls.
- No-Code Development with AppSheet – Hands-on sessions with Google experts empowered Gamudians to build applications without extensive coding, accelerating innovation from within.
- GL Connect and AskMe.AI platform – A transformative new way to engage customers by leveraging artificial intelligence to address gaps in knowledge and allowing for home customisation.
Sustainability, Safety, and Wellbeing: Using Tech to Improve How We Live and Work
Gamuda remains committed to sustainable and responsible innovation. The festival explored how AI and digital tools are shaping the company’s ESG efforts:
- Intelligent Embodied Carbon Calculator – Gamuda’s AI-powered solution to assess and reduce carbon footprints in construction, aligning with global sustainability goals.
- HR Tech and Wellbeing Initiatives – Digital transformation extends beyond operations, with smart HR systems enhancing employee wellness, talent management, and workplace experience.
Beyond the Festival: A Continuous Journey of Innovation
Innovation thrives when people are empowered. Many of the solutions showcased at Tech Fest were developed by Gamudians themselves—driven by visionary leadership, strategic investments, and a culture of experimentation.
As we move forward, Gamuda will continue to harness the power of AI, cloud computing, and data-driven decision-making to redefine the industry. The conversations, collaborations, and ideas sparked at Tech Fest 2025 will shape the next wave of breakthroughs, ensuring Gamuda remains at the forefront of digital construction.
