NMC Conference 2026 at Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur invites Malaysians to talk again

The New Muslims Community (NMC) Conference 2026 was scheduled for 13 September 2026 at Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur, from 8am to 6pm. Sinar Daily reported these details in an article published on 3 September, before the conference took place.

What was on the agenda

According to the report, the conference would bring together community leaders, professionals, speakers and members of the public. They would discuss race, religion, the economy, social division, digital culture and the work of building a Malaysia that belongs to everyone.

The organisers described the conference as part of a national effort to help Malaysians "trust one another again". New Muslims were placed at the centre of the conversation, because their lived experience cuts across different racial and cultural backgrounds.

Unlike a typical conference, every panel would be followed by an OpenMic session. Participants could ask questions, share their experiences and disagree respectfully.

The four main panels

Speakers and background

Speakers listed include Datuk Dr Sheikh Hussain Yee, Datuk Kamarudin Abdullah, Firdaus Wong, Prof Dr Ahmed Razman Abdul Latiff, Amin Idris, Sheahnee Lee and Datuk Nelson Fernandez, along with other speakers from professional and community backgrounds.

The conference followed two earlier NMC roadshows, in Johor Bahru on 4 July and in Perak on 1 August. Those roadshows looked at how fear, economic hardship and racial narratives can deepen social divisions.

The programme also included lunch, prayer breaks, refreshments and networking sessions. Tickets were sold through nmcconference.org, which is also where the organisers post their latest information.

The full report is on Sinar Daily.