Program
08:00 - 09:00 - Registration
09:00 - 09:30 - Openning
09:30 - 10:30
Room 2 (Center)
Openning Keynote
Jason Little
Creator of Lean Change
Beyond Agile: Building Adaptable Organizations It’s been over 20 years since the Agile Manifesto was created and we’ve seen the intention of agile slowly being degraded as it skewed towards being a money-making machine versus a set of timeless values and principles organizations can use to become more adaptable. Some say agile is dead, some say it’s simply evolving. I say agile is just a thing. People worked ‘in an agile way’ long before the manifesto, and will continue to do so in the future when someone comes up with a more markable term. In this talk, I’ll explore my believe that agile has always been about change. I’ll show a variety of ideas and models designed to help you help your organizations become more adaptable. After all, isn’t that was the spirit of agility always was?
10:30 - 11:00 - Morning Break
11:00 - 11:30
Room 1 (Left)
Agile Enthusiast
Representative, Arise
Experience sharing from Arise
Room 2 (Center)
Agile Enthusiast
Representative, ODDs
Experience sharing from ODDs
Room 3 (Right)
Sylvain Mahe
Chief Sustainability Leadership Officer,
PALO IT
Accelerate Your Sustainability Strategy with Agility Whether because they believe it’s the right thing to do or because the regulatory environment is evolving, organizations are crafting Sustainability strategies and rolling out Sustainability initiatives. How successful are they? Well, if you remember the success rate of Agile transformations, you probably know the answer. But now the stakes are even higher. After the financial crisis, the covid-19, the environmental crisis is the ultimate stress test for organizations. Only the resilient ones will make it. The sustainable organization must be an agile organization first. Agile practitioners – with decades of experience in helping organizations adopt new ways of working – are uniquely positioned to make sense of and navigate this new environment. Through case studies and real stories from the trenches, I'll show how Agility improves the likeliness of success of Sustainability initiatives. We'll cover topics such as: - Sustainability as the Why and Agile as the How. Is there more to it? - How to embed Agile practices and competencies into Sustainability journeys to achieve greater success. - What can we learn from Agile transformation to supercharge Sustainability initiatives? - How to connect agile leadership and sustainability leadership? - How to become an agile agent of change in service of sustainability.
11:30 - 12:30
Room 1 (Left)
Khomar A.B
Transformation Lead, Telekom Malaysia
Scaling Agile: From Adoption to Sustainable Value Creation in an MNC Telco. 📈 Scale or Not to Scale? Is It Really Worth It? Are You Ready to Unlock the True Power of Agile at Scale? 🔄 Imagine: Scaling Agile from 7 to over 200 squads, driving more than USD 1 billion in revenue annually. But how do organizations not only implement Agile, but also sustain it in a complex, fast-paced Telco environment? What You’ll Learn: 🚀 MNC Telco Agile Evolution: From Implementation to Scaling Understand the stages of Agile scaling, from the initial implementation and adoption, to building a self-sustained Agile ecosystem—all grounded in both study and real-world experience. 💼 Agile Value Proposition: From Agile as a Product to Agile for Value Creation Discover how Agile evolved from being a product-driven initiative to becoming a core business driver of value across the enterprise. ⚠️ Scaling Agile: Lessons Learned & Red Flags Get actionable tips and avoid common pitfalls from an over 7-year Agile transformational journey that could save your organization time and effort. About Me: 👤 I’m Khomar, a Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) and Value Management Specialist at Telekom Malaysia (TM). I’ve led nationwide Agile initiatives across a multinational environment, scaling Agile to support over 18,000 employees and contributing to an Agile ecosystem that now accounts for 60% of our revenue.
Room 2 (Center)
Ethan Huang, CST
Agile Coach, On Cadence Limited
How Scrum Transforms the Automobile Industry This topic is updated from the keynote speech in RSG Singapore 2024. How is Scrum transforming the automobile industry? Ethan will share how electric vehicle makers like Tesla and Nio, a leading Chinese brand, are leveraging Scrum to revolutionize every aspect of the automotive value chain—from car design and manufacturing to sales, marketing, service, and even energy supply support.
Room 3 (Right)
Marc Gong
Leadership Coach, Leap Agile
Sustainable Agility Starting With Leaders > How can we expect a plane to change direction without the pilot doing so? > How many times have we seen the Agile team complain about the organization leaders? When I talk to the leaders, a lot of them say they don’t know how to work with Agile teams. There are already Scrum Master and Product Owners in the self-organizing teams. What are the challenges organisation leaders have working with Agile teams? What can they learn? How can they change? Based on Business Agility Institute’s research, People-First Leadership is one of the most important factors of business agility. Agility is not going to be sustainable without leadership agility. In this interactive session, we invite the audience to share their thoughts on both the “Leaders’ Game” and the “Agile Game”. We introduce the Agile Leadership compass and 3 levels of Agile Leadership. The audiences will take away a very good understanding of Agile Leadership, have a look at a concrete example of “Expert” leadership and bring back some thoughts to work with the leaders in their organizations. My name is Marc. I am a leadership agility coach and educator. My interest is in leadership and organization agility, digital transformation and empowering people and organizations to thrive in the age of complexity and change. I am looking forward to meeting all of you in Agile Tour Bangkok and exploring how we can have sustainable agility starting with leaders.
Wahid Nurdin
Agile Coach, Spaceless Indonesia
The Agile Illusion In today’s business world, many organizations believe they’ve achieved true agility but are stuck in what I call "The Agile Illusion." They adopt Agile practices like stand-ups and sprints, but without the necessary cultural shift, they only scratch the surface of Agile’s real potential. In my talk, The Agile Illusion, I will share key insights on how to identify if your organization is trapped in this illusion and what actionable steps can be taken to break free. The focus will be on building a genuine Agile culture, fostering innovation, and adapting quickly to change. I’ll also highlight real-world examples from my work across Southeast Asia, showcasing how companies can move beyond the illusion and achieve true agility.
12:30 - 13:30 - Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:30
Room 1 (Left)
Tanyarat Ruedeesirichot
Head of Transformation, Arise
Beyond the hype: Building High-Performing AGILE COACHES Agile has become widely adopted globally including Thailand, but the challenge is that "Our agile are not equal," especially in large organizations. There are 2 key challenges often raised. First, aligning multiple Agile coaches while maintaining flexibility to build team might be difficult. Imagine managing 5-15 Agile coaches in organization, each coach has their own practices. Initially, this diversity seems beneficial. However, when teams reorganize, the differences create misalignment, forcing a frustrating cycle of rebuilding the Agile mindset and approach. Second, sustaining Agile practices after forming high-performing teams becomes crucial. How do we sustain Agile practices once the coach steps back? Without sustainability, teams tend to revert to the old way of work. In my session, I’ll share proven strategies to overcome these challenges and build teams that thrive and maintain agility on their own, ensuring long-term Agile success.
Room 2 (Center)
Joel Dickson
Director, Agoda
The Post-Agile Era: How Product Engineering Builds What Agile Promised In the last few decades many paradigms and practices have risen along side and some perhaps born of Agile, but the prof is in the pudding, what do the most successful companies do? the ground breaking disruptors, are they Agile? or are the something else as well? Product Engineering, is an old term that has been more recently redefined, that includes practices such as cross function collaboration, customer centricity, Iterative Development, but also some concepts at odds with traditional scrum such as long term Vision, Innovation and Ownership. We'll explore Product Engineering and look at what it borrows from Agile practices and also what extends on what Agile is missing, with many examples from how we build things and work at Agoda.
Room 3 (Right)
Nicola Stephens
Agility and Leadership Coach, Agile Basics
Beyond the Agile Checkbox: Mental Push-Ups for Sustainable Agility Are you tired of the endless cycle of agile practices that still leave you and your team feeling stuck and exhausted, struggling to truly be agile? With the Agile Hype fading, it’s time to uncover the missing link holding you back. Welcome to the gym where we pump mental iron for your Agile mindset. In this refreshingly simple yet profoundly impactful session, we're not just talking theory—I’ll show you how to introduce 'mental push-ups' to build the core strength of genuine agility in you and your teams. Discover how to: • Shatter the 'checkbox illusion' and forge the mental resilience needed for sustainable agility • Develop an unbreakable mindset that bends without breaking in our VUCA world • Master the art of mental flexibility – stretching your capabilities without snapping under pressure Through engaging, hands-on experience, you'll learn to: 1. Identify and neutralise your team's 'saboteurs' – those sneaky mental blocks hiding behind your potential. 2. Cultivate deep trust and psychological safety, turning your team into a cohesive, high-performing unit. 3. Unlock authentic communication that sparks innovation and drives continuous improvement. Join me to discover how these 'mental push-ups' are the secret sauce to making Agile truly stick—building mentally fit, genuinely agile teams that don’t just survive change, but thrive on it.
Workshop
Nopparat Slisatkorn
Agile & Mindfulness Coach
Agility from the Inside Out Through Mindfulness Is a cluttered mind holding back your creativity and decision-making? True agility—whether for yourself or your team—begins with inner clarity. Unlock your creativity and lead with agility by mastering mindfulness. In this workshop, you’ll discover practical techniques to cultivate self-awareness and enhance focus and stay present. Agility starts with you. Join us to practice mindfulness in both work and daily life!
14:30 - 15:30
Room 1 (Left)
Ketan Kulkarni
Enterprise Agile Coach, Eviden
The Bracket Of Change : Blueprint For Sustainable Agility Imagine a successful restaurant chain known for its fresh, fast, and delicious food. At first, customers flock to the restaurant during its opening buzz—the hype cycle. But as time passes, novelty wears off, competitors emerge, and the business must adapt to remain sustainable. The secret lies in the ‘brackets’—the foundational systems that keep the restaurant agile: sourcing sustainable ingredients, refining the menu based on customer feedback, and maintaining a consistent yet adaptable brand experience. These brackets hold the entire operation together, ensuring the restaurant thrives well beyond its launch. In this session, we’ll explore how your organization can design similar "brackets" to ensure that your Agile transformation remains relevant and resilient over time. Just like a successful restaurant adapts its offerings, operations, and customer engagement to remain a favorite, you’ll learn how to create a sustainable blueprint for agility that lasts.
Room 2 (Center)
Michael Chik
Ex-McKinsey Management Consultant
Agile Is Dead. I Killed It! In this talk, Michael Chik will dive into some of the reasons beding the "demise" of Agile. Consultancies may have contributed to the transformation of a once-revolutionary methodology into a profit-driven, hollow buzzword. Giving you a personal insight into how management consultancies approached Agile, Michael helps you understand how Agile was commoditised and maybe twisted. He will also talk about what we can do to restore the agile spirit. Join his exploration of Agile's downfall—and discover the path to restoring its true essence. Michael is an Agile Coach with 20 years of experience in Agile and 7 years at McKinsey.
Room 3 (Right)
Kulawat Wongsaroj
Flight Levels Guide, Lean In Consulting
Sustain your Agility beyond Agile Teams with Flight Levels In this talk, Kulawat shares a compelling journey from his early Agile experiences to the discovery of Flight Levels as a game-changing approach for sustainable agility. Drawing from personal insights, he reveals how initial Agile implementations often get trapped in development silos, limiting their full potential. Kulawat then takes the audience on a thought-provoking "time travel" exercise, reimagining his past experiences through the lens of Flight Levels. By showcasing the design process of a Flight Level 2 Design (FL2D) class and presenting a hypothetical work system from his past, he demonstrates how Flight Levels can break down silos and foster agility across entire organizations. This talk offers both a retrospective look at common Agile pitfalls and a forward-thinking solution for sustaining agility beyond individual teams.
Workshop
Michael Ong & Andre Tan
Cowtopia Space Council & Partner,
The Collab Folks
Cowtopia: Harnessing Serious Games for Sustainable Agility In the rapidly evolving landscape of agile methodologies, organizations often struggle to sustain agility beyond initial adoption. This introduces COWTOPIA: Mission to Mars, a serious game designed to help teams internalize agile principles, navigate complexity, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. Discover how Cowtopia leverages playful learning to address real-world challenges like unexpected change, time constraints, and value delivery, ensuring agility becomes a lasting habit rather than a fleeting hype.
15:30 - 16:00 - Afternoon Break
16:00 - 17:00
Room 1 (Left)
Guillaume (Giom) Duquesnay
Agile Transformation Coach, Fly Agile
3 Angles to save time and money doing Agile The world has turned on different economics, the seasons has passed over the agile movement, and today a hard wave of pragmatic cost control is challenging the world of agility. It’s uncomfortable to answer this simple question: aren’t we wasting time, effort, money, as we claim to seek a higher efficiency? Yet, I think there is virtue in answering the challenge. For too long we’ve seen too much fluff and dogma around the mainstream practices. For years I’ve talked about how transformations are burning big budgets & big approaches for mediocre results. For this session I’m going to embrace the challenge: where and how organisations tend to waste time, effort, money while transforming and implementing Agile practices. Is it just cost control time? Better: it’s efficiency time.
Room 2 (Center)
Maria Matarelli, CST
International Business Consultant, Formula Ink
Daniel Winn
Consultant & Coach,
Formula Ink
Agile Beyond the Hype: Sustainable Strategies for Higher Performance In today’s fast-paced business environment, emotions, egos, and diverse communication styles can create barriers that even the best agile frameworks cannot overcome. Learn how to overcome these challenges by integrating Agile principles with advanced communication techniques and harnessing the power of empathy. The outcome? Happier and higher-performing teams, smoother project delivery, and more productive outcomes for your organization.
Room 3 (Right)
Praweena (Na) Sriprayoonsakul
Enterprise Agile Transformation Coach, ExxonMobil
Assessing Agile Maturity: A Roadmap for Organizational Growth In today’s dynamic business environment, understanding the maturity of your Agile practices is essential for driving continuous improvement and maintaining an effective and efficient operating model. This session, titled “Assessing Agile Maturity: A Roadmap for Organizational Growth,” will delve into the importance of conducting regular agility assessments across your organizations. These assessments provide: 📊 A comprehensive view of your current delivery systems 📏 Benchmarks against company averages and industry standards 🔧 Insights into areas for improvement and positive capabilities We will explore how these assessments serve as a strategic tool, not just to pinpoint challenges, but also to identify opportunities for enhancing effectiveness and efficiency. By adopting a consistent measurement approach, you can: 📈 Establish a clear benchmark for tracking progress over time Ensure your organization stays on the right path in its Agile journey Whether you’re facing skepticism about Agile roles or questioning the value of continued investment in agility, this session will provide the insights and strategies needed to validate your efforts and guide your organization toward greater success.
Workshop
Kiro Hirada
Founder, Attractor Inc
The Bomb Passing Game How are you good at improving your process even though you are under high pressure. This workshop simulates your working process with time-pressure and explore what it takes to keep your process continuously improving.