BeyondFest 2026 | System and Soul
Tickets are RM 60 cheaper direct at eventsize.com/event/beyondfest2026, where Early Flight also takes 20 per cent off until 15 October. This page has no Early Flight.
SYSTEM & SOUL
One day in Kuala Lumpur.
Friday, 13th of November.
For founders building a business worth selling, not just a job with better hours.
Venue. Greybox GMBB, Kuala Lumpur Format. One room. One day. Actionable takeaways. Built for. Rebelpreneurs
THIS IS NOT A CONFERENCE. THIS IS AN INTERVENTION.
BeyondFest is the flagship gathering of The Beyond, a community of Rebelpreneurs moving from freelance work to a business worth selling. No corporate decks. No lame networking. No death by slides. Three rules we enforce, which is exactly why the room stays awake all day.
This year's theme is System and Soul. The System is the framework, the tactic, the repeatable how. The Soul is the human truth underneath it that makes anyone care. A talk that carries only one of the two gets a polite thank you, goodbye.
EIGHT FORMATS
Every hour of the day runs on one of these. No keynote marathons, no panel that forgets it has an audience.
01 // KNOWLEDGE SHARE. A tight talk with one system and one soul. Take the framework home and use it on Monday.
02 // EAVESDROP SESSION. Two founders talk like nobody is listening. You are listening. That is the format.
03 // UNCONFERENCE. The agenda is set in the room, by the room. Bring the problem you actually have.
04 // PITCH FIGHT. Pitch, get hit, adjust, pitch again. Feedback loud enough to be useful.
05 // LIGHTNING RANT. Audience volunteers rant about something to get it off their chest, and either win or lose the room.
06 // STARTUP FXCKUPS. Operators and builders spill the tea on their biggest boo boo failure, not just the glitz and glam of success.
07 // DESTINY DRAW. You showed up with your energy, so the universe rewards you with prizes to elevate your journey.
08 // ENERGY BOOSTERS. Short, physical, slightly ridiculous. The reason the room is still sharp at 4pm.
THE DAY
Doors at eight, main stage done by five, then Eclipse Afterdark.
Times are indicative and the segment order may still move. Speakers confirm by 30 September and the final running order is set on 9 November.
08:00 Registration and networking. Doors open. Badges, coffee, first handshakes. 09:00 Opening icebreaker. Speed-networking to break the ice before the first talk. 09:30 Launch. Miah opens the day. 09:45 Knowledge Share 01. Branding. 10:20 Knowledge Share 02. Business. 10:55 Eavesdrop Session 01. Two speakers talk like nobody is listening. You are listening. 11:30 Lightning Rants. Audience rants against the clock, settled by live vote. 12:00 Lunch and open networking. Eat, swap notes, find the person you came here to meet. 13:00 Movement break. Short, physical, slightly ridiculous. Resets the room after lunch. 13:15 Knowledge Share 03. Content. 13:50 Knowledge Share 04. AI. 14:25 Eavesdrop Session 02. 15:00 Unconference breakouts. Attendee-led sessions. The agenda is set in the room, by the room. 15:45 Knowledge Share 05. Storytelling. 16:20 Pitch Fight. Pitch, get hit, adjust, pitch again. Judged out loud. 16:50 Destiny Draw. Prize draw to close the main stage. 17:00 Open networking into Eclipse Afterdark. The day winds into the afterparty.
BUILT FOR
Rebelpreneurs. Brand builders. E-commerce. Entrepreneurs and founders. Start-ups. Content creators. Community leaders. Marketing agencies.
SPEAKERS
VJ Anand. Founder, Ballsy // Formerly ECD, VaynerMedia EMEA Ghazanfar Iqbal. Former Founder, Unicorn and Big Tech Operator // Angel Investor Grace Yeo. TEDx Speaker and Sales Coach Marco Iannitto. Founder, TechDel Consulting // Formerly Ferrari, Bugatti, Rimac Daniel Woodroof. Founder and CEO, Pandan Social // Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2026 Teng Chan Leong. CEO, Skribble // Founder, SAMA Shi Mei Chin. Founder and CEO of CFOi // FinTech Panel Marko Filipovic. Founder, BooSend.ai // AI Knowledge Share Nur Farzana Abdul Rahman. Panellist // Younger Generation Mindset Poe Aye. Founder, FACE // Founder, Kickoff Marketing Dr Sharone Wang. Physiotherapist // Founder, Living enFLOW James Clanfield. Business Coach // Creator of the PILLAR Method Ben Bagg. Host, Founder Fxckups // Afternoon Failure Session Jeremiah Su. Founder, The Beyond // Founder, BeyondFest
Full bios and the rest of the lineup at www.thebeyondfest.com.
SPONSORS
Gutsy. Synapze. GMBB. Kee Nguyen Vietnam Coffee. SAMA. Let Me Be.
ACCESS
General Access, RM 328 here, RM 268 direct. Full-day access, all Knowledge Shares and sessions, networking breaks, unconference access, basic swag, lunch and refreshments.
Planetary Access, RM 608 here, RM 548 direct. Everything in General, plus the Long Table lunch with the speakers, priority seating and the premium launch kit.
Universal Access, RM 1,548 here, RM 1,488 direct. Everything in Planetary, plus the Rebel Scale Intensive on 12 November, a warm introduction to a speaker at the Long Table, the front row all day, a 30-minute 1:1 with Jeremiah after the event, and the only way into Eclipse Afterdark, with a reserved table.
Every price on this page carries a RM 60 platform fee. Book at eventsize.com/event/beyondfest2026 and you skip it, and until 15 October you also get Early Flight at 20 per cent off.
ECLIPSE AFTERDARK
Private afterparty for Universal Access holders only. Details land closer to the day.
VENUE
Greybox GMBB, Kuala Lumpur. A raw white-brick room on Jalan Robertson, rigged for one long day and one loud night.
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BeyondFest 2026 · The Beyond · Kuala Lumpur · 13 November 2026