BeyondFest 2026 is looking for voices
One full day in Kuala Lumpur. Friday 13 November 2026. A room of Rebelpreneurs who came to build. BeyondFest runs on one idea. System and Soul. The tactics that scale a business, fused with the human truth that makes people actually care. We curate this stage hard. Most applications will not make it, and that is the point. If you have a talk that fuses the how with the why, and you can hold a room without a corporate slide in sight, this is your shot. Fill this in like you mean it. Founder to founder.
System and Soul. Both, or neither.
The System is the framework. The tactic. The repeatable how. The thing someone can copy on Monday morning and get a result from. The Soul is the human truth underneath it. Why you built it that way. What it cost you. The part most speakers edit out to look clean. A talk carrying only one of the two gets passed. Two questions on this form decide it, and they are the only two that really matter.
Five ways to take the stage
Keyshare
Headline the open or the close. Few, and earned. For proven stage voices with a story the whole room needs.
Eavesdrop Session
A panel-style conversation the room leans in to overhear. Unscripted, honest, no moderator theatre.
Knowledge Share
A focused solo talk with real depth. One idea, taken all the way down. This is where most of the magic happens.
Unconference
An attendee-led workshop you facilitate. You hold the frame, the room does the work.
Energy Booster / BX
A short, high-voltage activation that resets the room. Movement, games, noise, whatever wakes people up.
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You apply. Ten minutes, done properly. The two gate questions are where we actually determine the value.
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We curate. Every application gets read by a human. We balance the lineup across five tracks, so a brilliant talk can still miss on timing.
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You hear from us. A human, not a bot. If you are in, we book a call and start shaping the experience together with you.
Straight answers before you apply
Are speakers paid? No fee. Travel and accommodation are handled case by case depending on format and where you are flying from. Raise it on the call and we will be straight with you. What do I get? A curated room of founders who came to build, full access to the day, a speakers dinner and afterdark activity as a thank you for lending your time and wisdom, and a route into the community. What kills an application? A pitch deck with a talk wrapped around it. If the takeaway is book a call with me, this is the wrong stage. When do I hear back? Curation takes time. We read every one properly, so give us a beat.
Are you the rockstar we are looking for?
Answer in your own voice. We are reading for the person, not the polish.