Event
Asia Annual Meeting 2025
Date
19 - 20 November 2025
Location
Kota Kinabalu city, Malaysia
Location confirmed: Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Further to our earlier announcement that the Asia Annual Meeting’s venue this year will be changed, we are pleased to confirm that the meeting will now be held in the city of Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah located in East Malaysia (island of Borneo). Registrations are open!
Kota Kinabalu (KK) is a vibrant coastal city named after the highest mountain in Malaysia, Mount Kinabalu (4,101m). KK is easily accessible, with the 2nd busiest airport in Malaysia, and there are direct flights from many cities in the APAC region. KK is also the home state of the Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living, the Malaysian Market Enforcement agency, so we are also hoping to secure their attendance at the meeting.
Venue
Shangri-La Tanjung Aru
Address:
No. 20 Jalan Aru, Tanjung Aru
88100 Kota Kinabalu
Sabah, Malaysia
Good news: We have secured a discounted rate for hotel room, if members/participants would like to book the hotel room, they can reach out to Melinda Yandan at melinda.yandan@shangri-la.com and mention our event/ company (React Asia Annual Meeting 2025 on 19th and 20th Nov/ React Malaysia IP Sdn Bhd)
Agenda
Two days of presentations, networking and panel discussions. On the first day there is room for meetings with our offices and partners during the consultation sessions. On the second day you can train the law officials in the Product Identification Training.
See below all the topics of the presentations on both days.
Program & Topics
Program day 1
- Introduction and general outlook – Ronald Brohm, Managing Director, React
- Regional Updates
- China – Jan Xia, React China Manager
- India & Bangladesh Update – Vinita Lamba, React South Asia Manager
- Online Enforcement – Micah Liwanag, Team Leader, React Philippines
- Presentation: Crimefighting – Big fish dashboard, case study – PJ Whyte, Head of Global Investigations, React
- Presentation: How has the e-commerce & IP protection environment developed after the introduction of the Digital Services Act – Ronald Brohm, Managing Director, React
- Panel Discussion on Pharma, Consumer Health & Medical Devices Enforcement – Panelists: Ministry of Health Malaysia, Perry Ng, INTERPOL, BPOM Indonesia (invited)
- The React Pharma team will share its results in offline and online enforcement. There are great improvements and challenges. Selected Health and Enforcement Officials from Asia and several React members will provide their views.
- Online to Offline – Best Practices and legal developments
- Damages: China – Florence Dong, React China Legal Manager
- From Infringement to Action: Evaluating the Viability of IP Enforcement in China – Attorney Chen Jiangxiong, Guangdong Zhuojian Law Firm\
- E-commerce platforms fulfillment centres: how to get to the actual counterfeit traders – Omar Emad, OSIRIS & Vincent Chong, VCWL Malaysia
Program day 2
- Opening and Welcome Address – Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living, Malaysia
- Welcome Address – Ronald Brohm, Managing Director, React
- React Asia Overview – Jonathan Selvasegaram, Asia Pacific Manager & Legal Counsel
- Presentation – Enforcement in Malaysia – Enforcement Division, Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living, Malaysia
- Road Mapping the Future of a Conscious ISP – Scorecard – Ronald Brohm, Managing Director, React
- Presentation Online to Offline – A case study in consumer electronics – Michelle Hogeveen, React Investigations
- Small Parcel Program – How to manage e-commerce consignments efficiently & effectively?
- Pilot program in South Korea to utilize customs seizure to enhance IPR enforcement – Mizi Park, Alibaba International & TIPA
- Panel Discussion / Opportunities elsewhere in Asia – Selected Custom Officials from Asia. Panelists: Australia Border Force, Vietnam Customs (invited), Thailand Customs (invited)
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Panel Discussion with Online Platforms; Beyond Takedowns – Building Safer E-Commerce Ecosystems. Panelists to discuss seller vetting, intelligence sharing, payment and logistics
- Panelists: Daniel Dougherty / Joyce Ang, Alibaba International, Olivier de Combret, Shopee (invited) and Ing Wang, Amazon, Kostas Fintrillis, TikTok (invited), Danish Ali Khan, IndiaMart (invited), DHgate (invited) – moderated by Andy Chua, Johnson & Johnson
Time schedule
19 November 2025, Wednesday (Day 1)
| 08.30 | Registration |
| 09.00 | Introduction by Ronald Brohm, Managing Director, React. |
| 09.20 | Regional Updates |
| 10.10-10.40 | Coffee Break |
| 10.40-11.40 | Presentation: Crimefighting - Big fish dashboard, case study |
| 11.40-12.00 | Presentation: How has the e-commerce & IP protection environment developed after the introduction of the Digital Services Act |
| 12.00-13.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30-14.30 | Panel Discussion on Pharma, Consumer Health & Medical Devices Enforcement |
| 14:30-15.30 | Online to Offline – Best Practices and legal developments |
| 15.30-15.50 | Coffee Break |
| 15.50-16.15 | Appreciation Ceremony - React Partners |
| 16.15-18.00 | Consultation sessions |
| 19.00-22.00 | Welcome Dinner |
20 November 2025, Thursday (Day 2)
| 08.30 | Registration |
| 09.00 | Opening and Welcome Address - Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living, Malaysia |
| 09.20 | Welcome Address - Ronald Brohm, Managing Director, React |
| 09.30 | React Asia overview |
| 09.50 | Presentation – Enforcement in Malaysia |
| 10.10 | Road mapping the Future of a Conscious ISP - Scorecard |
| 10.30 | Coffee Break |
| 10.50 | Presentation: Online to Offline - A case study in consumer electronics |
| 11.10 | Small Parcel Program – How to manage e-commerce consignments efficiently & effectively? |
| 11.30 | Panel Discussion / Opportunities elsewhere in Asia |
| 12.10 | Group Photo |
| 12.20 | Lunch |
| 13.30 | Panel Discussion with Online Platforms |
| 15.00 | Appreciation Ceremony - Law Enforcement & E-commerce platforms |
| 15.45 | Product Identification Workshop |
| 17.00 | Conclusion of conference |