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henry tye November 5, 2026 0 Comments

SAMENTA Opens Registration for Free Microsoft 365 Copilot & Financing Day for SMEs

Kuala Lumpur, 5 November 2026 — Registration is now open for Empowering SMBs for Growth: Microsoft 365 Copilot & Financing, a free full-day programme for SME owners and decision makers at UOB Plaza 1 in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, 18 November 2026.

SAMENTA is a partner on the programme alongside Microsoft, UOB, UOB FinLab, Ingram Micro and EVO. The day is built around the three questions SME owners keep putting to the association: what AI can actually do inside a business today, how to secure it once it is in use, and how to fund the investment.

It is a working session rather than a seminar. Delegates are asked to bring a laptop because the afternoon is hands-on, with live demonstrations of Microsoft 365 Copilot and a walk-through of building an agent without writing code.

What the day covers

  • Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI — what Copilot does inside Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams, and where it returns real hours to a small team
  • Microsoft 365 Business Premium — the security, identity and device-management baseline a small business needs before it turns AI on
  • UOB financing for SMBs — the funding routes available to SMEs paying for the transition
  • SAMENTA SME support — the association’s own programmes and assistance for members
  • SME Corporation Malaysia 2027 programme initiative — the support being lined up for small and medium enterprises under the 2027 plan
  • Agent Builder and multi-model reasoning demonstration — how an SME builds a working agent from existing business tools
  • Copilot live demonstration — run on the delegates’ own laptops during the hands-on session

Who should attend

The programme is aimed at SME owners, directors and decision makers — the people who sign off on a software subscription, a security posture and a financing facility. Places are limited and admission is free, but registration is required in advance.

Date, time and venue

DateWednesday, 18 November 2026
Time9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
VenueMultipurpose Hall, Level M, UOB Plaza 1, 7 Jalan Raja Laut, 50350 Kuala Lumpur
AdmissionFree — limited seats, registration required
What to bringA laptop, for the hands-on session

Register

Registration is handled by the organisers through a Microsoft Forms page. Seats are released on a first-come basis.

Register for the 18 November SME Day →

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Empowering SMBs for Growth: Microsoft 365 Copilot & Financing — 18 November 2026, UOB Plaza 1 Kuala Lumpur
Empowering SMBs for Growth: Microsoft 365 Copilot & Financing — 18 November 2026, UOB Plaza 1, Kuala Lumpur

SAMENTA — the first association of small and medium enterprises in Malaysia — has served Malaysian SMEs since 1986.